My Favorite Place to Paint: Kevin McCain
When Kevin McCain goes to his favorite place to paint, he goes home -- home to a place where movie studios, pop stars, and...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: John P. Lasater IV
What's the big deal about painting a nocturne? You just have to figure out how to get some light, right? John P. Lasater IV...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Joe Anna Arnett
Joe Anna Arnett is a restless soul. Her approach to painting is constantly mutating, but there are a few things participants at the Plein...
A Jungle in the Suburbs, A Wild Stream in an Office Park
Donald Neff has always been drawn to the quiet little spots in our world. "Give me a little ditch with some water -- that...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Ria Krishnan
Lily pads, wooded trails, and, most important, trees are all at Ria Krishnan's favorite place to paint, just 10 miles from her home. ...
Not Idle in Winter: Pamela Ruschman
Idle in winter? That would mean being idle for nearly half the year in Wisconsin. Pamela Ruschman has other ideas, and a prejudice against...
Painting Amidst a Pitched Battle
R. Gregory Summers knew this painting experience was going to be quite different. But suddenly there were people falling down all around his feet,...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Bill Guffey
Bill Guffey's favorite place to paint is man-made, but it's wild and natural. It's in farm country, but it's public property. It's scenic in...
Putting Many Colors in the Shadows
A painting by California artist Kim VanDerHoek ably demonstrated the artist's prerogative to look closely for somewhat unexpected colors in a scene to strengthen...
Publisher Eric Rhoads – My Story
My company mantra is that we only do business in areas we love. We refuse to spend our time on subjects and projects just for revenue alone. We love art. We love figurative work. We love doing PleinAir magazine.
My Favorite Place to Paint: Carol Smith Myer
It's called Rush Creek, but it's more of a wetlands area, with an estimated 196 species of birds enjoying the nature preserve's 522 acres...
Spotlight on PACE Faculty: Debra Joy Groesser
Nebraska painter Debra Joy Groesser may prefer to paint outside, but she has a system down for working indoors -- one that some of...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Jennifer L. Hoffman
Wyoming painter Jennifer L. Hoffman takes advantage of "artist's hours" to get a lot of work done in the winter months.
Hoffman's setup at South...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Jennifer Fairbanks
Kentucky artist Jennifer Fairbanks prefers that those observing her plein air painting have hooves and paws, and she gets her way when she paints...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Larry Moore
When Larry Moore returns to his favorite place to paint, things are going to be a little different. Moore is intent on venturing past...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Kelli Folsom
Oklahoma artist Kelli Folsom sometimes wonders what artists from places like Colorado would think about her favorite place to paint. There are no dramatic...
My Favorite Place to Paint: Robert Vogel
Robert Vogel left the Eastern Sierras to live in Los Angeles. But those mountains are still his favorite place to paint. Why?
"You almost can't...
Painting the Beautiful Truth of Appalachia
Appalachia. For those who live in the region, it is a place of beautiful mountains, quintessentially American scenes, and, yes, a potentially hardscrabble existence....
My Favorite Place to Paint: Kelly Medford
Kelly Medford lives in a working-class neighborhood in Rome, Italy, that is rapidly changing. That's appropriate for a plein air painter, because so is...
PACE Faculty: Watercolorist Stewart White
We'll occasionally showcase new and notable instructors at the Plein Air Convention & Expo, starting with a person who was a ceaseless advocate for...