Published bi-monthly, PleinAir® magazine is focused on landscape paintings by historical and contemporary artists, art collections, events, and the process of creating plein air paintings. Beautifully designed with rich reproductions on high-quality paper, PleinAir features the top artists and artworks from around the world.
PleinAir Magazine, April/May ’24
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ON THE COVER: Joe Paquet, “Community Garden,” 2021, oil, 40 x 50 in., Available from the artist, Plein air with tweaks in the studio
COLUMNS:
- Plein Air Heritage
- Publisher’s Letter: A Manifesto for the Future of Plein Air Painting
- Editor’s Note: Close to Home
- In Memoriam: Joe Anna Arnett
- PleinAir Salon
- Postcards From the Road
- Artists’ Guide to Painting in North Carolina and Tennessee
FEATURES:
- ARTWISE
An Artist’s Legacy – A Family Affair: What should heirs do with a lifetime of their relative’s unsold artwork? We look at the options.
By Daniel Grant - PLEIN AIR PORTFOLIO
Nature’s Studio - SPECIAL FEATURE
The Secret Spaces That Became Art: Peek through the hedge for a glimpse of the private gardens that inspired the French Impressionists and those who followed in their footsteps.
By Kelly Kane - JOE PAQUET
Absolutely Real but Not Photographic: This much-admired St. Paul, Minnesota, painter takes great care with every inch of his paintings, and the result is a rich experience beyond mere representation.
By Bob Bahr - KATHIE ODOM
Of Mist and Memory: Sharing her sense of nostalgia for a bygone era in Appalachian history, Tennessee artist Kathie Odom takes us on a tour of her favorite painting haunts in the Great Smoky Mountains.
By Kelly Kane - THOMAS JEFFERSON KITTS
Where Music and Painting Meet: A seasoned pro explores the shared language of composition.
By Thomas Jefferson Kitts - KIMBALL GEISLER
Intuitive & Instinctual: This Idaho oil painter finds inspiration in nature, but guidance in the more ephemeral experience.
By Bob Bahr - THE ELEMENTS
Wild About Wildflowers: From meadows of riotous color to scatterings of greenery along the side of the road, wildflowers and grasses provide the plein air painter with exciting opportunities to explore color and composition.
By Karen Margulis
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