Plein Air Prompt: View From Your Window
Create a painting inspired by our creative art prompts, and your art could be featured in Plein Air Today!
Two Approaches to Painting Clouds
In the course of a Sky Paintings Challenge, we saw dozens of different approaches to the subject matter. Two styles of painting clouds were particularly striking, in part because of their contrast to one another. Check out two ways to look at high-altitude water vapor.
How Can We Help?
Now, more than ever, we all are turning to our friends, and so we are writing to remind you that we are your allies.
Painting Outdoors: Inspiration for Life
Moments while painting outdoors can become inspiration for a lifetime of beginning a practice of gratitude, appreciating the “little things” and seeing your palette as half full.
The Ripple Effect of Painting Together
How Georgia Mansur began teaching workshops in Australia, helping to form a new community through the creative arts.
Painting On Location: The Great Wall and the Painted Hall
UK artist Rob Pointon shares his experience of painting outdoors at the Great Wall of China, and on location at the Painted Hall in London.
Making My Best Guess When Painting Landscapes
Plein air painter Michael Chesley Johnson explains his “best guess” process for painting landscapes, and how it inspires a variety of styles that span the centuries.
Artist Michael J. Lynch to Be Honored with PleinAir Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award
“I was extremely surprised and pleased upon learning that I had been selected..." Lynch said. "Considering the great number of artist friends and colleagues who are undoubtedly more deserving of this recognition than I am, I consider it a great honor and am deeply appreciative."
What I’ve Learned About Art
Inspiration for Artists > 75-year-old artist Mike Hoyt shares how he was driven to begin oil painting 25 years ago, why he hasn’t stopped since, and what he has learned along the way.
Painting Mountains and More, in Miniature
Landscape painter Remington Robinson is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, but moved to Boulder, Colorado, in 2004, driven by his desire to paint mountains.
Plein Air Force: Introducing Children to Plein Air Painting
Oregon art instructor Hyon Fielding taught dozens of children the importance and benefits of plein air painting. Here, she offers 10 pieces of advice on the topic.
The Restorative Power of Nature
“As cover artist Aaron Schuerr reminds us, winter doesn’t have to signal the end of the “plein air season.” Preview the newest issue of PleinAir Magazine with Kelly Kane’s Editor’s Letter.
Plan for a Powerful Painting
Plein air painter Mark Fehlman shares his words of advice for those new to painting outdoors.
My Favorite Winter Painting Spot
Kathleen Kalinowski shares what it’s like to paint in the cold Michigan winter, and why it has its benefits.
Going to Extremes: Plein Air Painting in a Rail Yard
An artist shares how he followed his muse and made his way into a rail yard to paint a burned out and abandoned train car.
Top 10 Reasons to Enter the PleinAir Salon
Need a reason to enter the PleinAir Salon at the end of this month? We’ll give you 10.
Alvaro Castagnet Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Congratulations to watercolor master Alvaro Castagnet, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 7th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo.
Why This Works: “Coffee Time, Long Beach Morning”
In this series, plein air painter and instructor Jeanne Mackenzie takes a look at new paintings by contemporary artists and points out why they...