PleinAir Magazine

Get your PleinAir Magazine digital subscription today and join tens of thousands of artists and collectors who have joined a new plein air movement. Rooted in a deep history, each bi-monthly issue, edited by Kelly Kane, chronicles important events and spotlights today’s master artists, their techniques, the collectors who follow them, as well as the historic artists who came before them.

PLEIN AIR Heritage

PleinAir Magazine

Plein Air’s Future: The Best and Worst

In the Path of Inspiration

The Essential Guide to OUTDOOR PAINTING

Holiday Gift Guide for the artist on your list!

Camille Przewodek (1947 - 2024)

The Cost of Deception • Why honesty matters on your CV and when it comes to entering competitions and shows.

The Other Side of the Easel • With their stationary poses, shapely umbrellas, and telltale setups, fellow artists in the field make attractive subjects in their own right. Here, we showcase 14 paintings that celebrate the plein air artist at work — both in front of and behind the easel.

Sense and Sensibilities • Drawing on a love of nature first discovered in the forests of Scotland, this artist traces the path of her artistic evolution and shares her “secret sauce” for success.

CREATING A TRIBE, Reaping the Benefits • This summer, five top-notch painters gathered in an Idaho campground to create, learn, and enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded professionals.

Stirring Up Novelty • This South Carolina painter finds inspiration in everything from a common forest plant to a croissant.

The Spirit of the American West • A series of new works by this California artist bridges his early life experiences in northeastern China with his current inspiration — the people and landscapes of the American West.

Artists to Watch • Meet five rising plein air stars who have caught our attention. Find out what inspires them, the breakthroughs that have taken their work to the next level, and how you can add their paintings to your collection right now.

Adding Life to Your Landscapes • Tell a story, provide scale, add a point of interest — figures can have a big impact on your plein air work.

PleinAir SALON • ARTIST KATHLEEN DUNPHY UNVEILS THE TOP PAINTINGS FROM THE JUNE COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • ARTIST MICHELE DUNAWAY ANNOUNCES HER TOP PICKS FROM THE JULY COMPETITION.

Events

What Matisse Can Teach Us About Plein Air • One simple statement can have us thinking about the artist’s connection to nature in a whole new way.

Postcards from the Road