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.

PLEIN AIR Heritage

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A Manifesto for the Future of Plein Air Painting

THROUGH the EYES of the ARTIST

Close to Home

Joe Anna Arnett (1950-2024)

An Artist's Legacy: A Family Affair • What should heirs do with a lifetime of their relative’s unsold artwork? We look at the options.

Nature's Studio • Perhaps no one knows better the beauty awaiting us just outside our doors than the plein air painter. Here we share the work of 17 artists who found inspiration close to home in a variety of gardens, yards, and green spaces.

The Secret Spaces That Became Art • Peek through the hedge for a glimpse of the private gardens that inspired the French Impressionists and those who followed in their footsteps.

Absolutely Real but Not Photographic • This much-admired St. Paul, Minnesota, painter takes great care with every inch of his paintings, and the result is a rich experience beyond mere representation.

Of Mist and Memory • Sharing her sense of nostalgia for a bygone era in Appalachian history, Tennessee artist Kathie Odom takes us on a tour of her favorite painting haunts in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Where Music and Painting Meet • A seasoned pro explores the shared language of composition.

Intuitive & Instinctual • This Idaho oil painter finds inspiration in nature, but guidance in the more ephemeral experience.

WILD ABOUT Wildflowers • From meadows of riotous color to scatterings of greenery along the side of the road, wildflowers and grasses provide the plein air painter with exciting opportunities to explore color and composition.

7 TIPS FOR PAINTING WILDFLOWERS AND GRASSES

PleinAir SALON • JUDGE CAMILLE PRZEWODEK PRESENTS THESE SHOWSTOPPERS FROM THE DECEMBER 2023 COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • LISA SKELLY, ARTIST AND OWNER OF HUSE SKELLY GALLERY, NAMES THE WINNERS IN THE JANUARY 2024 COMPETITION.

Postcards from the Road

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Artists' Guide to Painting in North Carolina and Tennessee

Insider Tips

Places to Paint

Great Places to See Art

Main Attractions

Grow Your Love for Painting Trees • Trees can be an intimidating aspect of painting the landscape. But it doesn’t have to be as complicated as you might think. For a quick tutorial, let’s look at mid-20th-century American landscapist Chauncey Foster Ryder.