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How to Begin Teaching Art Workshops
Are you ready to start teaching art workshops? Christine Lashley shares the benefits of teaching, strategies you can use, how to find students, pitfalls to avoid, and more.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: “SoHo Rooftop No. 31, South”
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "SoHo Rooftop No. 31, South" by Julie Davis.
Artist Encounters With Curious Cows
There are some challenges that all plein air artists come across while in the field, including weather and insects. Among the top occurrences just might be of the bovine variety...
PleinAir Podcast 191: French Impressionist Painter Antonin Passemard
In this episode Eric interviews French Impressionist painter Antonin Passemard, who shares what it was like to study art through the Repin Academy; why it can be easier to teach someone painting if they've never had an art lesson; how to make one element the "main character" of your painting; and more!
The How of Painting Clouds and Sky
In case you missed it: We received a wide variety of submissions from an earlier Winter Sky Challenge. So what did we see when we looked at the paintings? Two things.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: “Good Morning Bailey’s”
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Good Morning Bailey’s" by Brienne Brown.
PleinAir Podcast 189: Qiang Huang on Art as a Science and More
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews artist Qiang Huang on how he discovered plein air painting, the color theory app he created for artists, what he learned from Richard Schmid, and much more!
PleinAir Salon August 2020 Winners Revealed
George Billis of the George Billis Gallery, NYC and LA, has revealed his selections for the winners in this round of the PleinAir Salon.
My Favorite Place to Paint: Bruce Katz
Nine years ago, California artist Bruce Katz was featured in a Plein Air Today series called “My Favorite Place to Paint.” Back then, it was the countryside outside of San Francisco. We followed up with him to see if - or how - his locale preference has changed.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: “Under and Over”
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Under and Over" by Brenda Boylan.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: “Sailor’s Delight”
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Sailor's Delight" by Shelby Keefe.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Lean In
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Lean In" by Suzie Baker.
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.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Sonoma Patchwork
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Sonoma Patchwork" by Kim VanDerHoek.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: “The Caddy — The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO”
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is “The Caddy — The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO” by Lyn Boyer.
PleinAir Podcast 185: Rose Frantzen on Philosophies of Art and More
In this episode of the PleinAir Podcast, Eric interviews Rose Frantzen, who shares some of the deepest thinking about painting you may have ever heard.
Kelly Kane’s Pick of the Week: Boats at Dusk
Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Boats at Dusk" by Jane Hunt.
The Healing Power of Mother Nature
Nancy Klos on painting en plein air: "My hope in this restricted time is for all of us to realize the message of Mother Nature is an offer, a reflection, an opportunity to consider this particular story on a far grander scale."
Hundreds Gather Online for Plein Air Live
At Plein Air Live, we welcomed artists from all over the world and from a variety of artistic backgrounds. From painting demonstrations with live Q&As to mini Zoom rooms for getting to know each other better, the week was filled with educational moments and a feeling of community. Keep scrolling to see more from this historic event.
The 7 “C”s Criteria for a Plein Air Judge
Minnesota plein air painter Bob Upton takes the responsibility of being a plein air competition judge seriously. Here, he outlines his seven “C”s criteria for judging artwork.