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

Considerations in Painting a Figure in the Landscape

At the Speed of Light

It's Personal

Living With Art • Sometimes it’s love at first sight; other times it’s a slow burn. This art collector describes the qualities that drew him to a favorite painting, what sealed the deal, and his process for finding the right spot for it at home.

Go Figure

A Play of Drama and Color Creation • This theater veteran digs deeply into subject matter, making multiple versions of a scene with varying degrees of abstraction, all while taking full advantage of pastel’s vibrancy.

The Artist's Discovery of Self in Subject • From plein air landscapes and seascapes to large-scale florals, the through-line of this artist’s work emanates from her love of nature.

How Figures Fit Into Plein Air • The people in Morgan Samuel Price’s paintings bring vitality and charm, but they also create visual opportunities and compositional solutions.

Where Science Meets Art • This Colorado biologist and painter uses the observational skills of both fields to paint the truth in the landscape.

The Gift of Art

Miniatures Have Their Moment

Memories of Place

MIX UP YOUR PRIMARIES • This watercolor artist identified one mistake his students were making over and over again — using the wrong colors when mixing grays. He says the solution comes down to selecting the right primaries for the job.

PleinAir SALON • JUDGE ALBERT HANDELL GIVES HIGH MARKS TO THESE PAINTINGS FROM THE AUGUST COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • JUDGE WILLIAM A. (BILL) SUYS, JR. NAMES HIS TOP PICKS FROM THE SEPTEMBER COMPETITION.

Events

Postcards from the Road

Enhancing Your Artistic Journey

6 Reasons Artists Love PaintTube.TV

WHAT'S NEW

Discover the Essence of Nature with Legendary Master Artist Clyde Aspevig!

The Secret to Captivating Watercolor Portraits Isn't Just Skill - It's This.

BESTSELLING WATERCOLOR VIDEOS

BESTSELLING PASTEL VIDEOS

The Reluctant Impressionist • J. Alden Weir traded a painting of a flower for a farm in Connecticut, and it transformed his approach to painting.

The Best of The Best • Here’s a look at some of the award- winning work created at plein air events across the country this past year.

2024 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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PUBLISHER'S LETTER

BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH PAINTING EVENTS & ORGANIZATIONS