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.

Heritage

PleinAir Magazine

No Plastic Here

Where Inspiration Strikes

Door County Plein Air

PAiNT GRAND TRAVERSE a plein air affair

Collectors’ Guide to Wstercolor

Hitting the Road

Investigating the Character of the Landscape • By paying attention to all parts of a scene, this oil painter from the upper Midwest honors the individuality of each element, while maintaining a hierarchy that privileges the focal point.

DEMONSTRATION: CREATING A FEELING OF MOVEMENT

Making Waves • Meet four artists who take their craft to the water.

The Story Of Light & Texture • This Colorado oil painter combines her love of mark-making and abstraction to create skies that draw the viewer in and generate subtle interest.

DEMONSTRATION: FROM FIELD STUDY TO STUDIO

Watercolor Fix-It Guide • Jason Li, Catherine Hillis, Jared Cullum, and Wyatt Waters offer practical solutions to three common problems watercolor artists face when painting on location.

Paint What You Know • Giving credence to an old adage, this Alabama artist drives the back roads near his home, rediscovering old haunts and injecting narrative into his work.

SALON • JUDGE SCOTT A. SHIELDS, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AT THE CROCKER ART MUSEUM IN SACRAMENTO AND TED AND MELZA BARR CHIEF CURATOR, UNVEILS THE TOP PAINTINGS FROM THE FEBRUARY 2023 COMPETITION.

SALON • JUDGE TIMOTHY JAMES STANDRING ANNOUNCES HIS TOP PICKS FROM THE MARCH 2023 COMPETITION.

Events

First There Is a Mountain

Postcards from the Road

EXPANDED DIGITAL EDITION CONTENT

EXPANDED DIGITAL EDITION CONTENT

Stories of the Landscape in Watercolor • “When painting en plein air, a number of elements exist outside our control, including situations where it's too windy, too dry, too wet, or there's too many mosquitoes,” says Jason Li. “One thing we can control is the narrative of our painting. To me, plein air means more than just painting what I see. Rather, it's a type of storytelling.”