OutdoorPainter

The unique challenge of the forested landscape is translating all that chaotic beauty into a coherent design. In scenes that include millions of leaves and needles, thousands of branches, hundreds of species of plants, and numberless blades of grass, where do we begin? Rick J. Delanty explains.

Cindy Baron is nationally recognized in both watercolors and oils, painting the grand landscapes of the western mountains and coastal shorelines. Enjoy an exclusive interview by John Hughes about Cindy's path in art and her insights on painting techniques.

Neutrals, when used correctly, evoke a feeling of mood and quality of light that is unequaled. Your work can be ...

Help us congratulate Clyde Aspevig, who is being recognized for both his mastery of painting the Montana landscape and his lifelong contributions to the tradition of Western art.

Lisa Stauffer, PSA-Master and IAPS-Eminent Pastelist, shares the story behind her painting of a barn that caught her eye from the highway.

Arkansas painter Jason Sacran reflects on nearly a decade of competitive plein air events—what it taught him, what it cost, and how illness reshaped his approach to painting closer to home.

Join PleinAir Magazine publisher Eric Rhoads for our exclusive winter “Publisher’s Invitational” Event and enjoy a week of sun, paint, and pure relaxation.

Inspiration for Fall Color Week - a private painting retreat with PleinAir Magazine's Publisher, Eric Rhoads, October 11-18, 2026.

Inspiration from Cindy Briggs.

Understanding how to paint the light is a common conversation topic for plein air artists, and it’s one that came up during a special talk led by ...