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PleinAir Magazine AugSept 2024

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This picture shows my setup and how much the water had come in when I first noticed it.

Reader Spotlight: A Silent Tide

We love to hear from the Plein Air Today community! The following is part of a series that spotlights an artist who loves painting outdoors. Today's feature is on Hema Gupta.
photo of artist painting

Artist Spotlight: David Lussier

How did you develop your unique style? David Lussier: I was trained to paint in the style of photo realism during my 4 years of...
Plein Air Podcast - Eric Rhoads and Aimee Erickson

Plein Air Podcast 262: Aimee Erickson on Understanding Composition, and More

In this episode, Eric Rhoads interviews artist Aimee Erickson, who shares her journey, including painting in Florence, riding a bicycle across America, and more.
Watercolor studies - Stan Miller, "Molto Bene," watercolor, 10 x 12 in.  

An Artist’s Journey to Venice: 4 Plein Air Watercolor Studies

Watercolor artist Stan Miller takes us to Venice, Italy, to share four watercolor sketches he painted on location. Bonus: Includes four of his art tips for beginners.

Featured Artwork

Watercolor studies - Stan Miller, "Molto Bene," watercolor, 10 x 12 in.  

An Artist’s Journey to Venice: 4 Plein Air Watercolor Studies

Watercolor artist Stan Miller takes us to Venice, Italy, to share four watercolor sketches he painted on location. Bonus: Includes four of his art tips for beginners.
photo of artist painting en plein air in the desert landscape

Artist Spotlight: Karen Halbert

How did you get started and then develop your career? Karen Halbert: On 9/11, faced with the magnitude of the catastrophe, I had to make...
Plein Air Convention - Lake Tahoe 2025

Meet Your Art Instructors

The 12th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) at breathtaking Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada Mountains just got even more exciting…
Plein air artist Don Bishop, painting with acrylics on location

Room to Explore: Why I Paint With Acrylics

Plus: Six types of acrylic mediums that can lengthen drying time, make it thicker, or change the texture.
The Group of Seven Artists - Canada

The Group of Seven: Canadian Artists Who Sparked a Movement

Meet the artists who changed the way Canadians saw their country and sparked a national art movement.
Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806), "Mountain Landscape at Sunset," c. 1765, oil on paper, 8 7/16 x 12 15/16 in. National Gallery of Art, Chester Dale Fund

A Quick Response to Nature

Rediscovered more than 25 years ago, this small plein air oil sketch shed light on a little-known aspect of ...
In progress: A painting by Neill Slaughter while on location in the Northeast U.S.

Along Our Shores

On view in East Hampton, New York is Neill Slaughter's exhibition of plein air paintings, titled "Along Our Shores." The show is organized by ...
Best of Show: Lee MacLeod, "First Light," oil, 7" x 10"

If You’re In the Area: PAPNM 16th National Exhibition

Plein Air Painters of New Mexico (PAPNM) is holding its 16th National Juried Members Exhibition at Legends of the West Fine Art Gallery in Santa Fe. When?
Barbara Tapp with the gentleman who bought her plein air watercolor painting on site

That’s My House You’re Painting!

Plein Painting and Its Unexpected Outcomes By Barbara Tapp I was plein air painting in a neighborhood when a man drove up, leaned out of the...

Your September 2024 Art Events and Deadlines

Take advantage of these in-person and virtual plein air painting opportunities from our special guide! Bonus: Includes upcoming event deadlines!
What started as a night painting in my mind — and on my panel — became a twilight painting once the lights didn’t go on.

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