Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is Outdoor Self-Portrait.

At a time when cameras are almost always at hand, some travelers are putting down their cellphones and picking up a paintbrush.

Editor-in-Chief Kelly Kane shares a preview of the new issue of Plein Air magazine, and insights on how the art community has adapted.

Innovations to plein air art supplies like paint boxes have made the job of the outdoor painter more practical and enjoyable.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is Cliff Side Memories by Shar Coulson.

In this issue of Plein Air Magazine, we celebrate ways artists respond to the landscape, presenting us with new ways of seeing and appreciating the world.

New to painting en plein air? Get advice for painting outdoors with this excerpt from the new book “Plein Air Painting Tips and Tales.”

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Deepdene Sparkle" by Tara Will.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is “Winterburn Creek, WV” by Lynn Boggess.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting & artist quote. This week's feature is "Lahaina Morning Glow."

After 20 years of painting outdoors, Kathleen Dunphy has honed her gear down to the essentials. By Kathleen Dunphy Kathleen Dunphy's winter plein air toolkit and setup In the Jan/Feb 2021 issue of Artists Magazine

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is “Picnic at the Point” by Michele Usibelli.

Discover the newest issue of Plein Air magazine and see what all of our featured artists have in common with each other, and with you.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature: "Trout Pool" by Christine Lashley.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "May Poppies" by Jane Hunt.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is “Fireweed” by Peggy Immel.

In this excerpt from "Beautiful Landscape Painting Outdoors: Mastering Plein Air," Michael Chesley Johnson explains how to finish a ...

Plein Air for Beginners > Painting outdoors gives you so many options! Get insider notes from Carrie Curran's advice on "Plein Air Basics."

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is Sonoma Patchwork by Kim VanDerHoek.

After years of painting outdoors and in the studio, Dee Beard Dean has developed ways to quickly capture the sense of light and space in ...

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is Nikolas’ Garden Shed.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Labor of Love" by Thomas Bucci.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Crashing Surf" by Rae O’Shea.

Tips for plein air painters > Try these exercises at home to sharpen your plein air skills, and create better designs on the spot.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is “Between Two Boats” by Ryan Jensen.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is “Out to Dry” by Greg Barnes.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "For Sale by Owner" by Lyn Boyer.

Go "behind the easel" and learn Hsin-Yao Tseng's plein air painting techniques, driven by his unending ambition to make better paintings.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Barn at Walking R Ranch."

Joe Gyurcsak is not afraid of color, as his paintings show. Learn more about this 2019 Plein Air Convention Featured Artist.

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Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is “Stroll Along Discover Lake” by Shuang Li.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is a plein air pastel by Greg Barnes.

Plein Air Painting News > We're excited to share the news that Lori Putnam has published a beautiful book titled "Lori Putnam, So Far."

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Spring Colors."

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Martini Time."

What should you do if you see a bear while plein air painting in the wilderness? See what Bill Davidson did to survive his encounter.

For Artists > A note of inspiration from Eric Rhoads, publisher of Plein Air magazine, for new or inexperienced outdoor painters only.

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting and artist quote. This week's feature is "Beneath Kilea Cone."

In case you missed it: An art conservator found an extraordinary detail with a microscope in Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 “Olive Trees."

Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine, shares a favorite painting. This week's feature is an oil painting titled "The Good Life."