PleinAir Magazine

Painting from nature out-of-doors “en plein air” and painting from life is the foundation of all painting throughout the history of art. Today tens-of-thousands of artists and collectors have joined a new plein air movement, which you can follow in the new Plein Air Magazine. Rooted in deep history each quarterly issue, edited by Stephen Doherty, chronicles today’s master artists, their techniques, events and the collectors who follow them as well as the historic artists who came before them.

PleinAir Magazine

Planning for Success

Joy Is Infectious

PASTEL SPOTLIGHT

SALON • PLEINAIR MAGAZINE PRESENTS THE WINNERS OF THE 12TH ANNUAL COMPETITION.

Breaking Tradition (Or Is It?) • In recent years, the population of nontraditional students interested in the flexibility of low-residency MFA programs has exploded. Could one be right for you?

Painting the World • On a continuous quest for inspiration, artists often find the best way to engage with places they encounter on their travels is to paint them. By immersing themselves in the landscape, they experience it on a more profound level, absorbing its colors, textures, and moods, so they can better translate their observations and feelings to the painting surface. Ultimately, the work epresents a visual dialogue between the artists, the environment, and the viewers, bridging the gap between distant places and diverse cultures, and inviting others to connect with the unique eauty of landscapes around the world.

Seeds of Creation • This Colorado native has progressed in his creative process enough to understand what he needs to get the job done.

DEMONSTRATION: THE ARTIST'S NOTE - TAKING

In Search of a Larger Truth • For this San Francisco oil painter, more is more.

Tempering the Siren Song of Color • Balancing her fertile imagination with what nature presents, this Washington pastelist creates fetching scenes of the Northwest.

Pastel Pioneers • Meet the icons and innovators who blazed the trail for plein air painting in pastel.

At Day's End • In terms of color, composition, and direction of light, painting at night can be a thrilling and rewarding experience.

DEMONSTRATION: GOING WITH THE FLOW • I've always loved the Smithsonian Castle in Washington, D.C., and had been looking forward to painting it for years. Little did I know that it is the one building on the National Mall that is not illuminated at night. So what started as a night painting in my mind — and on my panel —became a twilight painting once the sun went down and the lights didn't go on.

SALON • JUDGE CATHERINE SAKS, OWNER OF SAKS GALLERIES, PRESENTS THESE SHOWSTOPPERS FROM THE APRIL 2023 COMPETITION.

SALON • JUDGE JOE ANNA ARNETT NAMES THE WINNERS IN THE MAY 2023 COMPETITION.

Events

Postcards from the Road

EXPANDED DIGITAL EDITION CONTENT

A Studio Painter en Plein Air

Corot's Palette Revealed • We now know exactly what pigments the landscape master used to create his gauzy, silvery tone poems.