Plein Air Podcast

Listen to the Plein Air Podcast, hosted by Publisher Eric Rhoads. Each week Rhoads features a new artist to discuss the world of painting outdoors, the business side of art, and more.

PleinAir Podcast - William Scott Jennings - OutdoorPainter.com

PleinAir Podcast 151: William Scott Jennings on Painting Values, Color, and More

A talented painter who is also great at explaining painting techniques, William Scott Jennings joins Eric Rhoads for this episode of the PleinAir Podcast. Jennings paints large-scale landscapes and is passionate about painting outdoors. “No matter how good you are - or aren't - you learn,” he says.
PleinAir Podcast - David Curtis - OutdoorPainter.com

PleinAir Podcast 150: London-Based Landscape Painter David Curtis

In this PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, you’ll be inspired by David Curtis, who is a member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. Essentially a "plein air" and figurative painter, working in both oil and watercolor, he is the author of numerous books and has work in collections all over the world.
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PleinAir Podcast 149: Icon John Stobart on Painting, Life as an Artist, and More

Plein air artist and icon John Stobart turns 90 next month. In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, John shares what he has learned from a lifetime of living as an artist. He includes how he overcame the adversity of being told as a young man, "You're never going to put bread on the table with that kind of work.”
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PleinAir Podcast 148: Mark Boedges on Painting Greens and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast, Eric Rhoads interviews landscape painter Mark Boedges, who explains why he tends to avoid greens even though they show up in his landscape paintings.
PleinAir Podcast - Van Gogh expert Teio Meedendorp

PleinAir Podcast 147: Teio Meedendorp on the True Life of Van Gogh

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, gain fascinating insights from the world’s leading expert on Vincent Van Gogh.
PleinAir Podcast - Molly Siple - OutdoorPainter.com

PleinAir Podcast 146: Molly Siple on Building Your Art Career and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, contemporary art historian and author Molly Siple talks about building your art career, and much more.
PleinAir Podcast - Matt Ryder - OutdoorPainter.com

PleinAir Podcast 145: Matt Ryder on Painting in the Desert and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, meet British artist Matt Ryder, who is a full-time artist working in Dubai, UAE.
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PleinAir Podcast 143: Haidee-Jo Summers on Brushwork, Finding Painting Subjects, and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, UK artist Haidee-Jo Summers tells us about her brushwork techniques for plein air, and much more!
PleinAir Podcast 142: Sharon Bamber’s 1,000-Mile On-Foot Painting Journey

PleinAir Podcast 142: Sharon Bamber’s 1,000-Mile On-Foot Painting Journey

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, discover the story of Sharon Bamber, who walked - and painted - 1,000 miles with a donkey across the mountains of France and Spain.
PleinAir Podcast - Scott Gellatly

PleinAir Podcast 141: Scott Gellatly on Color, Oil Paints, and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, you’ll learn more about paint than you thought you needed to know, especially if you want your paintings to last for future generations.
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PleinAir Podcast 140: Ken Salaz on Painting Waterfalls, Scumbling, and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast with Eric Rhoads, you’ll learn the anatomy of painting a waterfall, the tradition of seekers of beauty, how Ken Salaz became a non-criminal pick-pocket, and much more.
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PleinAir Podcast 139: Michael Obermeyer on Painting Landscapes for the Air Force, and More

In this week’s PleinAir Podcast, Eric Rhoads welcomes California landscape painter Michael Obermeyer, whose paintings are in the U.S. Air Force Historical Art Collection in the Smithsonian Institute and the Pentagon.
PleinAir Podcast - Linda Glover Gooch

PleinAir Podcast 138: Linda Glover Gooch on Painting Clouds and More

This week in the PleinAir Podcast, Eric Rhoads interviews landscape painter Linda Glover Gooch, who takes us into her experiences of painting and life, including a topic that’s never been discussed on this podcast before.
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PleinAir Podcast 137: Artist Forum in the Adirondacks

At the Publisher’s Invitational in the Adirondack Mountains this summer, Eric Rhoads welcomed 86 artists to participate in a lively forum for this PleinAir Podcast episode. This “summer camp for artists” is located one hour from the Canadian border, where the artists had gathered for a week to simply paint together, see old friends and make new ones, learn, and be inspired.
PleinAir Podcast - Rosemary Swimm LPAPA

PleinAir Podcast 136: Spotlight on Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Listen as Eric Rhoads interviews Rosemary Swimm, the Executive Director of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA). Even if you’re not in California, you’ll want to listen to this podcast to see what they’re doing for the plein air community at large, and how you can be a part of it, too.
PleinAir Podcast - Paul Kratter

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.
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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 133 John Poon

PleinAir Podcast 133: John Poon on Painting Landscapes in Four Steps and More

Eric Rhoads interviews John Poon in this week’s PleinAir Podcast, in which they discuss rejections, teaching art, why plein air can be compared to a sport, and much more.
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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 131: Cody DeLong

PleinAir Podcast 131: Artist Cody DeLong on Art Business and More

Eric Rhoads interviews modern impressionist Cody DeLong in this week’s PleinAir Podcast. DeLong shares the six questions he tells students to ask themselves, his close encounter with a mountain lion, and more.