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Featured Artwork: Karen Hitt
“Painters Paradise”
Oil on linen
8 1/2 x 19 in.
About the Artist:Karen Ann Hitt received her art training at Parson’s School of Design in New York....
Featured Artwork: Lisa Stauffer
Lisa K. Stauffer, PSA, IAPS Master Circle
"Lingering Maples"
Pastel
12 x 16 in.
$1095
www.lisastauffer.com
About the artist:
In spring, summer, fall, and even winter in northern Minnesota, Lisa can...
Early Influences: Don Demers
Don Demers didn’t just gravitate to a particular Homer painting because of its painting style. The subject matter was transformative as well.
Featured Artwork: Jason Tako
“Among the Cottonwoods”
Oil on linen
24x36
$7,000www.JasonTako.com
"Among the Cottonwoods" is one of Jason Tako’s latest paintings. Based upon Golden Section proportions, the pattern of the cottonwoods...
About Us
PleinAir™ Magazine, owned and published by Streamline Publishing, was originally circulated in 2004 and later became Fine Art Connoisseur magazine because of a need...
Publisher Eric Rhoads – My Story
My company mantra is that we only do business in areas we love. We refuse to spend our time on subjects and projects just for revenue alone. We love art. We love figurative work. We love doing PleinAir magazine.
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Featured Artwork: Mark Boedges
"Years of Fun"
18 x 24 in. Oil
$5,100www.markboedges.comMark Boedges's paintings are in private and corporate collections around the world. He has received numerous awards both...
Announcement: The April Salon Art Prize Winners Are …
Catherine Saks, of Saks Gallery in Cherry Creek, Colorado, has revealed her selections for the April 2026 Salon Art Prize. They are ...
6 Ways to Develop a Distinctive Style
Beth Bathe's reductive approach to plein air painting, combined with simplification, strong design, and a unique perspective, distinguishes her from other artists. Here are a few elements that contribute to her distinct artistic identity and how you can use them to set your own work apart.
She Has the Courage to Paint Remote Landscapes
From Cotopaxi to the Scottish Highlands, this Washington, D.C., oil painter captures nature at its most elemental, immersing herself in landscapes that are vast, wild, and unpredictable.
Lisa Wang: Painting the Sculptures of Venice
How Melbourne-based artist Lisa Wang draws on her early Chinese art education to capture centuries-old objects en plein air.
Tutorial: Don’t Underestimate the Underpainting
Richard McKinley takes us through a step-by-step tutorial of painting with pastel over a watercolor underpainting.
Art Snippet: Why I Love to Layer
I view the world in shapes and color notes — not objects, and this is how I approach my paintings as well. In general, I begin a painting by ...
How to Create Perspective and Depth in a Landscape
Learn how to add realistic perspective and depth to a landscape using Carla Bosch’s shape-first approach. Includes guidance on sketching, toned canvas, and leading the eye for an atmospheric Yosemite mountain scene.
Build a “Visual Library”
In this issue of PleinAir Magazine, you’ll meet Ellie Wilson — a painter who has accumulated what she describes as “piles of plein air paintings,” and arrived at a philosophy that every artist, at every level, needs to hear.
Landscape Painting Demo: Building and Taking Away
The following landscape painting demonstration is by Trey Finney, whose work stresses high contrast and a high key.
Annual Salon Winner: “One of the Best of His Generation”
Discover who won the Grand Prize in the 15th Annual PleinAir Salon (now known as The Salon Art Prize, and one of the most prestigious art prizes in the world). The artist's winning painting, "Summertime" had already ...
Landscape Painting Tutorial: Plotting Points of Interest
Plein air painter Peggy Immel takes us through a step-by-step landscape painting tutorial on how she created "Spring Willows."
7 City Sights
The paintings of city scenes showcased here encourage us to slow down and enjoy the complex beauty that can be found amidst ...