Careful, Then Controlled Chaos
Maryland artist Ken Karlic lets randomness in his painting technique provide a gritty feeling to urban scenes and similar subject matter. Here's how he...
Deadline Fast Approaching in PleinAir Salon
If you haven't entered the June-July contest in the PleinAir Salon yet, you had better get cracking.
Lead Image: "Desert Sentry," by Jim Wodark, oil,...
Parting Shot: Lovely Lavender
Brenda Boylan and her comrades braved 90-plus degree temperatures at the Willamette Valley Lavender Fest, with the reward being fine paintings like this.
The...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Prelude to American History
In this series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt studied...
Presenting … the Steering-Wheel Easel
Who hasn't painted in their vehicle, or at least thought about it? But things can get cramped in there. Amanda Williams built an easel...
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...
What the Rocks Tell Us: Beginning the Journey
In this new series of articles, Utah artist J. Brad Holt talks about what artists are seeing as they look at the landscape. Holt...
A Window Into the Canyon
Colorado artist Joshua Been recently posted a video on YouTube that offers something for painters, new collectors, and folks just interested in seeing intrepid...
Parting Shot: Up All Night
John Porter Lasater IV tackled his third 24 Paintings in 24 Hours event, this time in Carthage, Missouri, and this time with a partner...
Gurney on Gouache, Casein
Among the 20 instructors at the recent Susan Kathleen Black Foundation workshop in Dubois, Wyoming, was James Gurney. He took a moment to talk about...
Using Frames to Sell Artwork
In the world of selling and marketing your art, there are obvious tactics and subtle tactics. Obvious are things like marketing plans, and all...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Thomas Caleb Goggans
Thomas Caleb Goggans lives in Chattanooga, Tennessee, a river town in the Southeastern United States with its fair share of beauty, history, and quirkiness....
“Gamestoppers: Plein Air Disasters”
James Gurney attended the Plein Air Convention & Expo, held in Monterey, California, recently, and assembled this short video about the travails of plein...
What Paintings to Enter?
How do you pick the three paintings you'll attach to the application you submit to a plein air festival? We asked that question on...
Quotes Worth Sharing
We come across quotes by artists, philosophers, historians, and critics that offer a new way of looking at plein air painting. We offer one...
Can You Be Easily Contacted?
An eager collector called us to ask how he could contact two artists recently featured in PleinAir magazine, and we had difficulty providing contact...
Eric Rhoads Reviews The Painter’s Watch
Publisher Eric Rhoads wanted to find out if the claims of a watch for painters can hold up. Can a watch tell you how...
History
The History of Plein Air Painting Before the 19th century, landscape painting was used as the ...