Plein air

5 Tips for Beginner and Intermediate Plein Air Painters

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is “Looking East” by Sara Linda Poly.

Best Plein Air Painting Chairs Reviews: Guerrilla Painters Bestbuddy

This is 9 of the 13 paintings I did during the Sonoma Plein Air event this year. This one was difficult because these buildings were so far away, I had difficulty seeing the details clearly. Normally I would get closer to them, but the field between me and the subject was private property. Back of the Ranch 6x12" It was a hot day when I discovered this trailer. Fortunately I had my huge patio umbrella with me and was able to stand in the shade. The most difficult and most time consuming…

M. Shawn Cornell is primarily a plein air painter who also carries an interest in creating pottery and print making. Landscapes and the individual forms that exist in that realm are his subjects.

Nicholas O'Leary pushes plein air painting to its limits by making works at the dead of night, deep in snow and out in the wilderness as well as capturing more traditional street scenes, summery coastlines and calming forests. His work encompasses a rare and incredibly skilled rendering of time and movement - we caught up with him to find out more about how his practice of painting outside has influenced his general views on painting.

“Redmond trail plein air painting from last week! Spent some more cleanup time on this one afterward... um I got too hungry while painting and had to stop and go find food 😐 #procreate #pleinair”

Hallmark artists share plein air painting tips from a trip to Santa Fe. Learn how to make the most of a day spent painting outdoors.

Photographic journal capturing Irish modern impressionist Gerard Byrne. Kaleidoscope of images featuring artist's plein air landscape painting trips.