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Alina Lindquist, "One of My Favorite Places — Avi Kwa Ame National Monument," 2025, gouache, 11 x 14 in., plein air and studio, available from artist

The Moment Everything Clicked

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Heiner Radau, drawing the NYC Highline

Did You Draw This?!

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Landscape painter Clyde Aspevig

Six Questions With Clyde Aspevig

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Kevin Macpherson approaches painting through a simple, structured system

3 Painting Habits That Will Instantly Simplify Your Process

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Landscape painter Alex Dzigurski artist

I Will Paint In Any Way Possible

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Oil painting of cherries on a tree - Beth Bathe, "Sweet Tarts," 2024, oil, 16 x 20 in., Available at Fine Line Designs Gallery, Sister Bay, WI, Plein air

6 Ways to Develop a Distinctive Style

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Freya Grand, "Plateau," 2023, oil, 36 x 60 in.; Photo: Greg Staley

She Has the Courage to Paint Remote Landscapes

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Ellie Wilson, featured in the PleinAir Magazine article “The Purpose in Presence” (June/July 2026 issue).

Build a “Visual Library”

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"Spring on the Farm," 2020, pastel, 8 x 10 in., Available from the artist, Plein air

5 Compelling Pastels by Jill Stefani Wagner

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Val Sandell, "Sunrise With Moonset," 2009, oil, 20 x 30 in., Private collection, Studio from plein air study

“Sunrise With Moonset,” and 7 More Paintings From the Seashore

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Steve Browning, "Vico Baths, Dublin," 2019, acrylic, 10 x 14 in., Private collection, Plein air

Looking for Vibrancy, and How I Found It

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Creative Expression - Richard McKinley, "Tennessee Trees," 2015, pastel over watercolor, 12 x 9 in., private collection, plein air

7 Tips for Greater Creative Expression

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From Kathleen Hudson's oil painting demo

A 6-Second Tip Worth Reading

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John Hughes, "Renewal," 24 x 48 in.

The Greatest Accomplishment of a Landscape Painter

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Poppy Balser - Easton, Maryland - The Best Artist-Friendly Cities to Visit - or Live - In America

The Best Artist-Friendly Cities to Visit – or Live – In...

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Beth Bathe, featured in the PleinAir Magazine column “Postcards From the Road” (April/May 2026 issue)

Showing Up

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The cover of our April/May 2026 issue of PleinAir Magazine; art by Anton Nowels

What’s Inside PleinAir Magazine (April/May 2026)

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Artists and Conservancy: Never Underestimate Your Impact

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John Pototschnik: Keeping it Simple

5 Thoughts Every Artist Has

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Making master copies in an art museum - Image by Pexels from Pixabay

The Do’s and Don’ts of Creating Master Copies

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