Living in the Now, Through Plein Air
Canadian artist Richard Dixon has been painting for 40 years, but he remembers only one of them. Learn why, and why he calls it a blessing.
Superbloom: Painting the California Poppies
Emilie Lee tells us about her visit to the Antelope Valley and Figueroa Mountain to paint the beautiful fields of poppies, known as the “superbloom” for good reason.
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!
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Yarra Valley
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
What You Can Learn With Small Plein Air Paintings
Why Daniel Keys creates small paintings on location and the important lessons he learns from the experience.
Six Degrees of Plein Air
Discover what’s inside the newest issue of Plein Air magazine, including dramatic lighting in landscapes, textural watercolors, “broken color,” and more, in this sneak peek.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Ryan Paints Fishing Boats
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
The Best Painting Locations in the World
In celebration of the places around the world that have inspired painters to set up their easels, we’re inviting YOU to vote for your favorite!
On John Singer Sargent’s “Home Fields, 1885”
Did Sargent place himself in this landscape painting? Thomas Jefferson Kitts, on the work that turned him onto plein air painting.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Visual Trespass
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
The Most Crucial Part of the Painting Process
Ben Bauer shares his perspective on what is the most crucial part of a painting, which may also be most difficult and fun.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Anasazi Trail
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
Conveying Our Deepest Emotions
To make paintings that stir up primal reactions, communicate your emotions clearly and with conviction.
The Power of Art to Unite
"We, as artists, have the opportunity to bring this feeling into people's lives though the art we create," says Livingstone. "Art can bring people to a moment of discovery, a moment of awe, a moment of feeling so uplifted and connected to what we are expressing that ...
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Scuze Me While I Kiss the Sky
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Country Relic
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
WATCH: National Geographic Recognizes Plein Air Painters
Read the new “Nat Geo” article “How Art Saved Yellowstone – and the Landscape Still Inspires.”
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Beach Cottages
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.
Art Inspiration: As Important as Breathing
There is much to be learned by going portable and exploring the world, both outer and inner, in which we live. Anita Louise West explains.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Red Awning, Paris
In this weekly series Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting from the current issue.