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Chasing Fragile Dreams
Come walk with me as I remember one of my dreams and how I chased it. It is a dream that led me, along with my painting gear, all the way to the southern tip of South America.
Artist Spotlight: Deborah McAllister
Deborah McAllister: I have been creating art all my life. After finishing graphic design school at age 21, I studied painting and began entering...
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for July 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Plein Air Podcast 224: Russian Landscape Painter Zufar Bikbov
In this episode of the Plein Air Podcast, Eric Rhoads interviews Russian landscape painter Zufar Bikbov in a fascinating conversation.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for May 2022
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Colorado’s First Female Resident Artist
As a plein air painter, you are part of one of the largest art movements in history. Learn about one of the women who helped start this movement in some way, and be inspired to continue your own journey.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for October 2021
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Finding Plein Air Inspiration in Finland, 1800s
A look at our plein air heritage as we feature a Finnish artist who was originally best-known for his portraits of royalty.
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for September 2021
Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide!
Painting the Landscape in Ireland: Art in the Open Winners
In its 14th year, this annual festival hosted 100 artists painting and capturing the stunning landscape of the Sunny South East, County Wexford in Ireland.
Even An Eye Infection Didn’t Stop Him
When this famous artist began to suffer from a recurring eye infection that prevented him from working outdoors, he found a new way to paint the landscape.
Too Old for Impressionism?
This historic French artist tried to infuse his paintings with a vigorous ...
Your Plein Air Painting Events Guide for July 2021
Summer is in full swing, and so are these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities.
One Plein Air Artist’s Wild Wooded Story
Walking the remnants of an old wagon trail past ancient stands of pine, white oak, elm, hickory, sweetgum, maple, hornbeam, and red oak, this artist felt drawn into a reverie.
The 25-Year-Old Who Launched the French Plein Air Artist Tradition
This British artist represented an important bridge between English and French landscape painting, inspiring such icons as ...
PleinAir Podcast 208: Mike Hernandez on Channeling Fear and More
In this episode of the Plein Air Podcast, Eric Rhoads interviews plein air painter and former production designer for DreamWorks Animation Mike Hernandez. Mike shares how he learned to channel his fear into creative energy and the related near-death experience that left him thinking, "What am I doing? I wanted to be an artist." This story will have your palms sweating.
Plein Air or Nothing
In this edition of "Plein Air Heritage," learn about a British artist who said the only way to achieve success was to ...
Thomas Moran’s Grand Adventure
Learn how Moran came to be one of the most famous landscape artists, and the meaning behind his secret signature.
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.
How (and Why) This Artist Painted 186 Barns in Indiana
“Heritage Barns of Indiana” is a painting project started in 2004 by Gwen Gutwein. “My focus was on historic barns throughout Indiana and capturing as many on canvas as possible, on location,” she said. We asked Gutwein to tell us about her inspiring and meaningful project, including her guidelines for painting historic barns and her advice for other plein air artists.