PleinAir Magazine

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PLEIN AIR Heritage

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The Joy of Getting Out While You Can

Showing Up

Plein Air Artists Colorado 2026

North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival in Historic New Bern, Beaufort, and Oriental

Into the Woods

Finding the Fire • After years of pursuing technical perfection, Andrew Tischler found the real breakthrough came from reigniting his passion for the landscape.

Painting What Remains • For Anton Nowels, the most compelling landscapes emerge not from what is seen in the moment, but from what lingers — reshaped by memory, intuition, and the body's response to place.

The Color of Distance • The same atmospheric forces that turn the sky orange at sunset also reshape the landscape below, offering painters a deeper understanding of how color, value, and space interact.

Carving Through White • From Alpine modernists to contemporary visionaries, artists have long turned to skiing as a powerful way to explore light, scale, motion, and the drama of humans moving through vast winter landscapes.

The Future of Plein Air Is Now • In a digital age, young artists are increasingly prioritizing firsthand experience over screens — ensuring the tradition of painting from life continues to thrive.

PAINTING THE HEART OF UMBRIA • From medieval hill towns to volcanic lakes, a small band of painters tours Italy's storied landscape, discovering how shared travel can deepen both craft and camaraderie.

Events

Capturing Waterfalls With Confidence • Three experienced plein air painters explain how to cut through the chaos, sidestep common mistakes, and bring clarity and life to one of nature's most dynamic subjects.

PleinAir SALON • MASTER ARTIST DEBRA JOY GROESSER NAMES THE WINNERS IN THE DECEMBER 2025 COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • GEORGE BILLIS, OWNER OF GEORGE BILLIS GALLERIES, CROWNS HIS PICKS FOR THE TOP PAINTINGS IN THE JANUARY COMPETITION.

When Money Moved a River • Behind the artist's celebrated Poplars series lies one of art history's most audacious acts of creative will.

Postcards from the Road

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Artists's Guide to Painting in the Ozarks

PLACES TO VISIT

PACE 2026 special section • Enjoy these featured pieces from members of the PACE 2026 faculty! Be sure to meet all of them and be inspired by the talent and passion they invest in their work.