Adirondacks Produce Winners, Naturally
The 9th Annual Adirondack Plein Air Festival recently wrapped up with a first-time participant taking home the grand prize valued at $2,200. Who joined this artist in victory, and what did they receive? There’s only one way to find out...
Solomons Is Soon!
It won’t be long before a star-studded cast of international plein air artists converge on Solomons Island, Maryland, for a weeklong painting extravaganza! Details here.
Rural & Urban Paintings in Portland, Oregon
Scott Gellatly is well known to PleinAir magazine readers as an expert who shares his considerable knowledge about painting at art schools, retail art-supply...
New Plein Air Landscape Exhibition: “Tetralogy”
The scent and movement of the air, the light dancing over a scene, the subtle shifting of colors — these are all elements that find their way into this artist’s work.
Closer Than You Think
May 2023 seems like it’s far in the future, but there is something so important happening in May, you’ll want to start planning right now...
‘The Wild Side’
On October 22, the Catalina Island Conservancy will host the Seventh Annual “Catalina: The Wild Side Art Show” featuring the works of 10 nationally recognized plein air artists!
Plein Air Glacier: New Format for 2020
The Hockaday Museum will host a new format for its annual Plein Air Glacier event, with a paint-from-home option, an extended exhibition, and an online auction.
Painters of the Upper Mississippi in Wisconsin
The Lake Pepin Art & Design Center in Pepin, Wisconsin, is currently hosting an exhibition of landscape painters until November 18, 2012. Several plein...
2019 Plein Air Grand Marais Winners
See who took home awards (and survived a Nor’easter) in the 16th annual Plein Air Grand Marais competition.
Why You Need to Experience Plein Air Live
Learn from speakers on topics about art and plein air, people teaching core essentials, top star artists doing demos, artists critiquing paintings, artist discussions and roundtables, and even painting together in beautiful places. You’ll love what we’ve come up with for this.
For Plein Air Groups: Good News and Bad News
An Important Message for Plein Air Event Planners
Paint the Beach in Fort Myers
Learn about an upcoming plein air festival in Florida!
Summer Days at Door
The weather was perfect, the crowds were thick, and the paintings were — well, you’ll just have to see for yourself. This may have been the best Door County Plein Air Festival ever — and I missed it! Not to worry if you did too, because the hot-off-the-press results are right here.
Will You Have Uninterrupted Painting Time This Week?
"It gives me a week of solid, uninterrupted painting time. No spouse, kids, pets, friends saying ‘Are you done yet?’"
More Favorite Moments From the Plein Air Convention
Live podcasts on stage; demos in pastel, oil, and watercolor; our 2020 location reveal; pictures from an epic ’60s/’70s dance party, and more!
Illinois Artists Exhibit
Members of the Suburban Plein Air Painters recently exhibited their paintings in the Herb Aigner Gallery of the Prairie Center for the Arts in...
Easton Impresses Again
One of the nation’s premier painting events, Plein Air Easton, witnessed another fantastic week of camaraderie, warm weather, and stacks of brilliant paintings. Both established and up-and-coming names filled the winners list. Take a look!
Landscape Paintings by Dave Santillanes
Preview an exhibition of landscape paintings with soft edges, atmospheric perspective, and sophisticated compositions.
Must-See Moods of California
J. Bond Francisco, Edgar Payne, Paul Lauritz, and William Wendt are among the blockbuster artists represented during the Irvine Museum’s current exhibition “Moods of California,” which explores seven unique ecological regions of the Golden State.
Finding New Friends at Fall Color Week
Learn about the secret surprises and annual favorites attendees experienced at this year's Fall Color Week.