PleinAir Podcast 132: JR Baldini of the International Plein Air Painters
Eric Rhoads interviews JR Baldini, Executive Director of the International Plein Air Painters organization in this week’s podcast. Discover how IPAP members manage to stay tightknit, despite the group’s size and varying locations.
PleinAir Podcast Episode 99: Gay Faulkenberry
Oklahoma artist Gay Faulkenberry is a Signature Member of the Plein Air Painters of America. In this educational conversation, Faulkenberry tells us the importance of planning your palette and keeping your colors in the same place for color mixing, and much more!
PleinAir Podcast 183: Mary Longe Shares Advice for Starting a Plein Air Group
In this episode Eric interviews Mary Longe of the Plein Painters of Chicago on a common topic: how to have a successful plein air group.
PleinAir Podcast 134: Ireland’s Plein Air Event, “Art in the Open”
Eric Rhoads interviews three organizers from Ireland’s prominent plein air event, “Art in the Open,” which starts Saturday, July 27.
PleinAir Podcast 165: Kyle Ma on Painting Roses, Drawing Shapes, and More
In this episode Eric interviews representational painter Kyle Ma, who shares how he balances college life with plein air painting, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 193: Italian Artist Francesco Fontana on Watercolor and More
In this Plein Air Podcast with Eric Rhoads, listen to Fontana tell us about what it was like to continue living as an artist in Italy during the initial Covid outbreak; his approach to painting watercolor and his advice for painting cities and for finding the right colors to use; and more.
PleinAir Podcast: Episode 23 – Carol Swinney and Mastering the Palette Knife
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Publisher Eric Rhoads and palette knife extraordinaire Carol Swinney have a delightful conversation with a range of...
PleinAir Podcast 206: Watercolor Artist Tom Lynch on Building an Art Career and More
In this episode of the Plein Air Podcast, Eric interviews watercolor artist Tom Lynch; listen and learn how to build a career and make a successful living from someone who has done both.
PleinAir Podcast 177: Lon Brauer on Painting and More
In this episode Eric interviews Lon Brauer on entering - and winning - plein air competitions, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast: Episode 16 – Eric Rhoads with Thomas Jefferson Kitts
In this week's episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Publisher Eric Rhoads interviews the outstanding painter Thomas Jefferson Kitts. Among several compelling topics, Kitts offers...
PleinAir Podcast: Episode 36 – Carol Marine and Teaching Art Correctly
In this compelling episode, Publisher Eric Rhoads interviews accomplished artist and Austin, Texas, native Carol Marine. Our listeners will be fascinated with Marine's artistic journey, which involved a heroic recovery from the Bastrop fires, a growing family, and finding the right priorities when teaching art. Your approach might change after hearing this!
PleinAir Podcast Episode 110: Joe Gyurcsak on Approaching Art Galleries and More
What does it mean to have a consistent body of work? Joe Gyurcsak shares this and much more, in this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads.
PleinAir Podcast 209: Charles Muench on Artistic Discipline and More
In this episode of the Plein Air Podcast, Eric interviews Charles Muench, who says, "it's live and die with every canvas, live and die with every brush stroke."
PleinAir Podcast 135: Paul Kratter on Painting for Beginners and More
This week Eric Rhoads interviews landscape artist Paul Kratter. They discuss close encounters with Edgar Payne paintings, art advice for the true beginner, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast 186: Art Curator Timothy Standring on Contemporary and Historic Painters
In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Timothy Standring, who is the Curator Emeritus of the Denver Art Museum, an art historian, author, and much more.
Nathan Fowkes on Relentless Practice, Simplification & Plein Air Technique
In this episode of the Plein Air Podcast, discover Nathan Fowkes’s practical advice on daily studies, gouache plein air workflow, and storytelling design—insights ahead of his Plein Air Convention demo.
What Years of Plein Air Competition Taught Jason Sacran
Arkansas painter Jason Sacran reflects on nearly a decade of competitive plein air events—what it taught him, what it cost, and how illness reshaped his approach to painting closer to home.
PleinAir Podcast Episode 114: Clark Mitchell on Painting Majestic Landscapes and More
Clark Mitchell on majestic painting scenes, advice for younger artists, painting with pastels — and much more — in this PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads.
PleinAir Podcast 126: Dawn Whitelaw’s Painting Approach to Plein Air and More
Eric Rhoads interviews Dawn Whitelaw in this week’s PleinAir Podcast. Dawn shares her advice for the beginner plein air painter, the paintings that made her say "I just didn't know paint could look like that," and much more.
PleinAir Podcast: Episode 31 – Roos Schuring On Dedication and Evolution
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Publisher Eric Rhoads has a fascinating chat with international artist Roos Schuring from Holland, who will be a key faculty member during PleinAir Magazine's annual Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in 2017. Among the topics discussed include plein air painting in Europe, evolving your art marketing techniques, and dedicating yourself to a series. A fantastic episode!






















