PleinAir Magazine

Get your PleinAir Magazine digital subscription today and join tens of thousands of artists and collectors who have joined a new plein air movement. Rooted in a deep history, each bi-monthly issue, edited by Kelly Kane, chronicles important events and spotlights today’s master artists, their techniques, the collectors who follow them, as well as the historic artists who came before them.

PLEIN AIR Heritage

PleinAir Magazine

A Homecoming Like No Other

The Joy of Painting — and Sharing

The 2025 Collector's Guide to Watercolor and Gouache Artists

Door County Plein Air

Faraway Places

Drawn to ADVENTURE • Armed with curiosity and a satchel full of sketchbooks, Thomas Kinkade (1958–2012) and I crisscrossed America, documenting the strange, the gritty, and the overlooked. Here’s what we discovered — and how those early escapades still shape my art today.

Simply Complex • Whether painting lush farmland, quaint villages, or rocky coasts, this Indiana artist brings every scene to life with loose watercolors painted on location.

DEMONSTRATION: LEADING THE EYE

Where Tides and Time Collide • Discover how Nova Scotia’s ancient cliffs and powerful tides have long inspired artists — from early explorers to today’s plein air painters.

The Art of Going Home • Australian-born artist Barbara Tapp rediscovers her native country in an epic 6,000-mile painting adventure.

The Art That Moved Her

Guardians of the Wash • Born from rebellion and fueled by community, watercolor societies have shaped the course of art history -and they’re evolving to meet a new era.

PLEIN AIR ROOTS

From Sketch to Studio • Follow along as this Colorado artist shows you how thumbnail plein air sk etches can bridge the gap between fleeting impr essions and finished studio paintings.

PleinAir SALON • ARTIST JILL CARVER UNVEILS THE TOP PAINTINGS FROM THE FEBRUARY COMPETITION.

PleinAir SALON • ARTIST LORI PUTNAM ANNOUNCES HER TOP PICKS FROM THE MARCH COMPETITION.

Events

Turner's Watercolor Journeys • Guided by a passion for capturing nature’s fleeting beauty, J.M.W. Turner embraced watercolor as a means to explore both place and possibility.

Postcards from the Road