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What Is Color Temperature?
Learn how warming up or cooling down areas of your painting can provide unity and balance in your work. Bonus: Includes a step-by-step demo!
5 Compelling Pastels by Jill Stefani Wagner
For this dedicated painter, artistic growth comes from seizing on a compelling scene, painting with speed, then looking ahead to the next experience.
American Women Artists Paint at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
Recently, American Women Artists hosted a Plein Air Paint Out in Nashville. Works created that day were eligible for a $2,250 in-kind grand prize donated by PleinAir Magazine, and the winner was ...
“Sunrise With Moonset,” and 7 More Paintings From the Seashore
From crashing waves and colorful beach umbrellas to vast calm waters, the scenes depicted here capture the many moods of the place where land meets sea.
7 Tips for Greater Creative Expression
Landscape painter Richard McKinley shares his "7 Tips for Greater Creative Expression," especially for those painting en plein air with pastel.
4 Ways Don Demers Approaches a Landscape
Everyone says "paint what you see," but here's how Don Demers approaches a scene. Bonus: In "Painting Rocks and Water in Plein Air," you get to spend a full afternoon at his easel, learning how he works...
Our 5 Non-Negotiables of Art Marketing
As Buddy Odom stepped in to help grow the career of his wife, celebrated plein air painter Kathie Odom, he took his cues from the artist herself. Along the way, they identified five art marketing secrets to success.
How the Moon Inspires My Seascapes
A witness to two rare lunar events, this Florida transplant embarked on a quest to capture the ocean’s shifting colors under the light of the moon.
Salon Winner Truly A Moment of Brilliance
Discover Sharon Sprung's selections for the February/March 2026 PleinAir Salon art competition, which has a huge announcement of its own ...
The Appeal of Impressionism
Explore artist Kyle Buckland's approach to impressionist oil painting techniques, focusing on expressive brushstrokes, texture, and his unique process for creating captivating landscape paintings.
Joe Anna Arnett ~ A Tribute Exhibition
Joe Anna Arnett was a beloved member of the plein air painting community. This month, her work is being celebrated by "Art With Purpose," offering collectors a rare opportunity. Created over decades of devoted practice, these paintings represent the final available pieces of Joe Anna's artistic legacy, with a portion of the proceeds going to ...
That Unknown, Undefined, Yet Beautiful Balance
"The working process is intense and concentrated . . . and it IS work." Plein air painter Harry Stooshinoff shares his inspiration for continuously painting the landscape.
Showing Up
There’s a moment — every plein air painter knows it — when you stand at the front door with your kit carefully packed … and your resolve already starting to waver. The light looked better an hour ago. The wind has picked up. The canvas you pulled out has a ghost of a failed painting on it. And some part of your brain suggests, with the best of intentions, that ...
Where Artists Are Painting This April
Check out these April 2026 plein air painting events, highlighting groups in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. Bonus: Catch this month's deadlines so you don't miss out on upcoming opportunities.
Artists and Conservancy: Never Underestimate Your Impact
As an artist, what role can you play in the conservation and preservation of land, cultures, and buildings?
Painting Tutorial: Water-Mixable Oils in Action
In this demonstration from PleinAir Magazine, we see how Beth Bathe uses water-mixable oils to create the tonal landscape painting, "Pipkas Cottage."
Now I Get It
"I always wondered why artists painted a series when there were tens of thousands of themes one could explore - until ..."
Paintings That “Feel” Like Landscapes
A painting only has to answer to itself. By almost completely abstracting the landscape, Scott Gellatly distills the experience of nature to its essence, and, perhaps more important, he ...
Painting On Location: In Service of the Heart
Imbuing her work with the lessons of art history, this Maine oil painter takes advantage of amassed techniques and skills to stay in the moment and express her feelings about a scene.
A Tribute to Karl Dempwolf (1939-2026)
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of prolific plein air painter Karl Dempwolf, who passed away recently due to an accident. The art community is feeling the loss of this beloved artist and, in tribute to him, we'd like to share some of his iconic interviews and ...