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It’s an exciting time to be an artist, especially a plein air painter. Find inspiration here with Mark Shasha.

by Laura Vailati
Art enthusiast and Editor at Miami Niche

Artist Mark Shasha considers plein air to be the most honest form of painting.

A Plein Air Today Reader Spotlight

“Leo Carrillo State Beach at Sequit Point in California is my favorite place to paint for many reasons,” says Marian Fortunati.

“First, it’s where I started learning to paint outside with my mentor, David C. Gallup.

“Secon...

Color is always shifting for plein air painters. What to do? Gavin Glakas explains how he uses color studies when “chasing the light.”

by Gavin Glakas

Frederic Church was always my guy. I saw an exhibit of his work at the National G...

Collectors and visitors to the North Shore of Lake Superior in Cook County, Minnesota were awed by the high quality of paintings produced during this year’s Plein Air Grand Marais. Participating artists from Minnesota and across the United States produced hundreds of paintings during Competition Week in September, weathering intense but beautiful atmospheric effects and early...

A master of both oil and pastel, William A. Schneider believes in cross-training. “Certain effects are easier in pastel and others in oil, but trying both sharpens your skills overall,” he says. “Working with pastel, for example, heightens your sensitivity to shifts in color temperature, and since you don’t mix on a palette but rather on the painting itself, you quickly learn...