Eastern Brush Techniques, Western Sensibility
Hsin-Yao Tseng combines Eastern brush techniques with a Western sensibility to create paintings that exude attitude and atmosphere.
Artist Spotlight: Ryan Jensen
How did you get started and develop your career?
My earliest memories are of my family and including my father, a painter, and mother, a...
Painting On Location: In Service of the Heart
Imbuing her work with the lessons of art history, this Maine oil painter takes advantage of amassed techniques and skills to stay in the moment and express her feelings about a scene.
When Painting on Location, What’s the Big Idea?
In this artist Q&A, Suzie Baker explains her process for painting on location, from "the big idea," to color, to how to assess a finished work.
Artist Spotlight: Larry Cannon
How did you get started and then develop your career?
Larry Cannon: I had one semester of watercolor during my architectural training but did not...
On Seeing – and Perceiving – as a Plein Air Artist
Loss of vision in one eye has taught this plein air painter that there's more to perception than seeing.
How to Paint Landscapes: A Q&A with Kathleen Hudson
Kathleen Hudson (who is on the faculty of the Plein Air Convention) has been drawn to the landscape since childhood. Here, she explains her process of how to paint landscapes.
What’s Your Mother Color?
A Q&A with Bob Rohm on the process of landscape painting, including his use of a "mother color."
A Day in the Life of … Jill Stefani Wagner
Today we're going on a tour with Jill Stefani Wagner, who takes us through a typical - and inspiring - day of being a professional artist.
Fleeting Moments: Plein Air Watercolor
Working quickly and directly, Joseph Zbukvic exploits all the qualities that make plein air painting with watercolor so unique.
Vantage Points: Part 1
There is something elemental and powerful about responding directly to nature. Ken Knight shares his approach to plein air painting.
Women Artists: From Competition to Compensation, and Everything in Between
What does it mean to be a woman in plein air? Brienne Brown shares her experiences in this article excerpt from Plein Air Magazine (April/May 2020)
Painting the Grand Canyon en Plein Air: An Interview with Amery Bohling
Amery Bohling explains the importance (and joys) of working from life, composing a scene, creating scale, and more.
Colorado’s First Female Resident Artist
As a plein air painter, you are part of one of the largest art movements in history. Learn about one of the women who helped start this movement in some way, and be inspired to continue your own journey.
Artist Spotlight: Nancie King Mertz
Master & Eminent Pastelist Nancie King Mertz finds that light and shadow are the elements that “take her breath.”
Artist Spotlight: Jennifer Riefenberg
Artist Jennifer Riefenberg is constantly reaching beyond her own boundaries on the eternal road to improvement and understanding of art in all forms.
A Day in the Life of Mark Shasha
Welcome to our new "Day in the Life of ..." series for Plein Air Today, in which we feature one of today's master artists...
Artist Spotlight: Carol Strock Wasson
For Carol Strock Wasson, painting outdoors became a way of life, and she learned successful painting is no accident — its years of learning, painting, and connections with other artists.
Not Idle in Winter: Stewart White and Plein Air Watercolor
On plein air watercolor >
Baltimore painter and PleinAir Salon Grand Prize winner Stewart White tells us what he does in the winter to keep...
Artist Spotlight: Barbara Coleman
Barbara Coleman traces her fine art career back to a startling moment in Rome when she was ten and shares how she then developed her career.