PleinAir Magazine

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PLEIN AIR HERITAGE

PleinAir Magazine US

CREATING DISNEYLAND FOR PLEIN AIR PAINTERS

THE POWER OF ART

CREATING ART AND COMMUNITY • The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association builds on the rich tradition of California plein air painting to support a thriving network of artists around the world.

Forgotten Coast en Plein Air • Now in the 15th year of documenting the landscapes and culture of the last vestige of authentic “Old Florida” from Alligator Point to Mexico Beach, Forgotten Coast en Plein Air is among the world’s most prestigious plein air events.

NOCTURNES

FROM RIVER TO RIM • Five intrepid painters take on the Grand Canyon.

Amery Bohling

NARROW YOUR FOCUS

Bill Cramer

Linda Glover Gooch

John D Cogan

Marcia Molnar

CROSSING OVER • For this California artist, a year spent painting Los Angeles River bridges led to a series that expanded across the country — and a dramatic change in style.

DEMONSTRATION: From Bold to Delicate

ARTIST’S TOOLKIT

INTO AFRICA • Follow along as I share my adventures painting with gouache on safari.

ARTIST’S TOOLKIT

CLEAN BLADES AND CAREFUL FOREGROUNDS • This West Virginia painter finds the precision and boldness of a trowel helps him create oil paintings that blur the line between abstraction and representation.

DEEPER DARKER RICHER • California artist Terri Ford imbues her pastels with compelling light effects and vivid color, enhanced with her signature ‘calligraphy.’

DEMONSTRATION: From Underpainting to Calligraphic Marks

THE VIBRATION OF LIFE • Sculpting en plein air allows this Montana artist to capture the spirit of Yellowstone’s wildlife.

CAPTURING THE COLOR IN REFLECTED LIGHT AND SHADOWS • Rather than paint an object itself, it’s possible to suggest the shape by painting around it. Follow along as this accomplished watercolor artist demonstrates her process for negative painting and for breathing life into her shadows with reflected color.

DEMONSTRATION: Negative Painting

TYPES OF SHADOWS

ARTIST’S TOOLKIT

TIPS FOR GETTING THE MOST FROM SKETCHING ON SITE

THE RESULTS ARE IN • Michele Marceau Ward, owner of Principle Gallery, names her picks for the top paintings in the June-July competition.

OPERATION FUNDSTORM

THE FORGOTTEN COAST REMEMBERED • A year ago, Hurricane Michael blasted through the Florida Gulf Coast towns that plein air artists have been documenting for 14 years. Here’s a snapshot of how the area fares today.

PLEIN AIR EASTON MARKS 15 YEARS

ART BLOOMS AT FIRST BRUSH OF SPRING

WILD RIVERS WIDENS THE FIELD

TOP ARTISTS TAKE ON TELLURIDE

PLEIN AIR SOUTHWEST ARTISTS IMMERSED IN HISTORY

A Portrait of Resilience

WHAT’S IN MY SKETCH BAG? • Get a peek inside my grab-and-go sketch tote, perfected over years of traveling and on-site sketching.

SKETCH BAG SUPPLY LIST

PORTRAITS OF AMERICA • The landscape paintings of Charlie Hunter are anything but average. In this Q&A, he shares why he describes his work as “drippy portraits of rotting American infrastructure.”