PleinAir Magazine

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PLEIN AIR Heritage

PleinAir Magazine

Passing the Torch

The Future of Plein Air Is in Their Hands

The Collector’s Guide to Studio Landscapes

Holiday Gift Guide for the artist on your list! • Make this the most wonderful time of the year for the artist on your list - with our help! Our annual gift guide is full of great ideas for artists and art lovers, no matter your budget. Paints, easels, tools, accessories…we’ve got it all.

Views of the Heartland

From Pixar to Plein Air • After a successful career in Hollywood, this watercolor artist now channels his creativity into landscapes that reveal both the poetry of place and the resilience of his own experience.

Building Good Bones • For this well-known pastelist, successful plein air painting begins with slowing down, looking carefully, and sketching a scene multiple times before she ever touches pastel to paper.

DEMONSTRATION: INVESTIGATING AN IMAGE

Painting on the Edge • From Cotopaxi to the Scottish Highlands, this Washington, D.C., oil painter captures nature at its most elemental, immersing herself in landscapes that are vast, wild, and unpredictable.

Chasing Moonlit Waves • A witness to two rare lunar events, this Florida transplant embarked on a quest to capture the ocean’s shifting colors under the light of the moon.

Next in Line • Meet six young artists shaping the future of plein air. 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 today.

Tech Meets Tradition • Artists Mike Hernandez and Tiffanie Mang explain how digital painting tools can enhance your plein air practice — making you faster, bolder, and more inventive in the field.

PleinAir SALON • ACCLAIMED ARTIST LARRY MOORE NAMES THE PRIZEWINNING PAINTINGS FROM THE JUNE COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • MASTER ARTIST THOMAS W. SCHALLER GIVES HIGH MARKS TO THESE PAINTINGS FROM THE JULY COMPETITION.

Events

Seeing Sargent Anew • Discover what a close-up view of the master’s brushwork can reveal about painting light, land, and air — and how it can inspire your own plein air practice.

Postcards from the Road