Guide to Plein Air Painting in North Carolina and Tennessee
Today the art scene in North Carolina and Tennessee is vibrant and ever-growing and the plein air tradition flourishes. Find opportunities and inspiration with this free guide!
Buffalo Kaplinski: “I Just About Fainted”
Plein air watercolor painter Buffalo Kaplinski shares a special moment from ...
A Moment From the High Sierras
A moment from a trip that Michele Usebelli says was "a trip and experience I'll never forget and am anxious to do again!"
Wyoming Welcomes Artists in Residence
Earlier this spring, Heather Burton and Chula Beauregard set off for Big Horn, Wyoming, to participate in an Artist in Residence program with the Brinton Museum. Learn about their experience here!
One Way to Become a Better Artist
If you’ve been dreaming of bringing a looser and more painterly feel to your work, this will be the most important message you read today.
Plein Air Painting Is the Largest Movement in Art History … and Growing
We are seeing thousands adopt the plein air painting lifestyle, which means more painters’ groups, more events and shows, and more people being exposed to original art and collecting it.
From Plein Air Magazine: In the Meantime
From the newest issue: As the coronavirus brought the world to a near standstill, the arts, like many communities, were hit hard. But beneath the adversity and anxiety, we find stories of resilience, creativity, and determination.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Bohemian Preserve
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Bohemian Preserve" by Richard McDaniel.
Raj Chaudhuri’s Forma Mentis Between Old and New Technologies
Do you use technology for painting outdoors? This artist has found the balance - see how and be inspired.
Time-Lapse: Five Artists, One Painting
ICYMI - See what happens when five plein air artists are given a few minutes each to complete a landscape painting — on stage, in front of a large, live audience!
How to Paint Landscapes: Design Makes All the Difference
How artist Jim Wodark redesigns the landscape to create stunning compositions.
January Plein Air Challenge: Painting Sunrises
Want to win a free art video workshop? It’s easy — simply join our January Challenge by sharing your art!
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Memorial Day
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Memorial Day" by Liz Haywood-Sullivan.
The Llama Syndicate
Most artists have their unique ways for going about their business. Colorado artist Michael Charron has a few notable ones involving llamas, a syndication system for selling paintings, and underdrawings with spiritual symbols and cursive writing.
What the Rocks Tell Us: The Shape of the Land
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Sharing Plein Air: The BertonBox
See how one artist is encouraging plein air with “a self-contained painting station.”
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Evening Along the Riverbed
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Evening Along the Riverbed" by Brooke Borcherding.
What the Rocks Tell Us: Time Passages
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
High Wind Wednesday: Painting at Rocky Mountain National Park
In this guest blog post, David Harms takes us step by step through a landscape painting he created at Rocky Mountain National Park, inspired by "the drama of the oncoming storm obscuring the mountains beyond."