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

PleinAir Magazine

What Will Your Storybook Life Be?

Paint What You Know

PLEIN AIR IN PASTEL

PleinAir SALON • PLEINAIR MAGAZINE PRESENTS THE WINNERS OF THE 13TH ANNUAL COMPETITION.

The Poetry of Glass, Wood, and Steel • Most often we celebrate the organic forms of landscapes or seascapes in these pages, but for this issue we want to showcase paintings of one of the most public visual art forms — architecture. From views of dilapidated rural outbuildings and charming beachside cottages to shiny examples of modern design, the 17 paintings featured here glorify the beauty in the built environment.

A Special Brand of Light • Making her home in a fishing village with a rich artistic history, this UK artist finds infinite inspiration in the unique effects of water on the quality of light.

The Science of Beauty • What's with artists drawing elaborate grids on their canvases, and how does it spur rather than stifle creativity? The answers lie within a study of dynamic symmetry.

A Hollywood Ending • This watercolor painter found exciting work drawing storyboards for movies before a chance to live in Paris altered his career course and set him on an idyllic path.

DEMONSTRATION: DESCRIBING A BUSY SCENE WITHOUT MAKING IT BUSY

Women's Work • A unique exhibition challenges preconceived notions of women's contributions to the way of life in the American West.

Pastel Fix-It Guide • Shawn Dell Joyce, Lyn Diefenbach, Kathleen Kalinowski, and Heidi A. Marshall offer practical solutions to three common problems pastel artists face when painting on location.

PleinAir SALON • CURATOR RICHARD MONTOUX GIVES HIGH MARKS TO THESE PAINTINGS FROM THE APRIL COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • ARTIST AND FIRST PLEINAIR SALON GRAND PRIZE WINNER D. ELEINNE BASA NAMES HER TOP PICKS FROM THE MAY COMPETITION.

PACE DEBUTS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI

Postcards from the Road

Honoring Nature • An exhibition on display now shines a light on early Southern Appalachian landscape painting.

OTHER LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS BY RUDOLPH FRANK INGERLE