PleinAir Magazine

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PLEIN AIR Heritage

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Spring Training Begins

250 Years of Tradition

America the Beautiful

From Sea to Shining Sea • Trace the arc of American plein air through the artists who helped forge our nation's sense of place, from wilderness cathedral to bustling metropolis.

MILESTONES IN AMERICAN PLEIN AIR PAINTING

SYMBOLS OF AMERICA IN PAINT • Across two centuries of outdoor painting, this country's artists have repeatedly returned to a handful of visual motifs — not out of habit, but because they express something essential about the American spirit: resilience, place, history, and the ongoing dialogue between land and people.

The Living Landscape • For centuries, painters have recorded — and shaped — America's evolving relationship to place. Today's plein air artists reveal why painting the land matters more than ever.

What It Means to Paint America • From first impressions to lasting roots, four immigrant artists reflect on landscape, identity, and the act of claiming home.

The Places That Shape Us • From Indiana grandstands to Georgia marshes, New Hampshire bogs, New Mexico mesas, and Montana prairie — discover how place becomes both muse and mentor in the hands of artists who know it best.

America's Hidden Masterpieces • Uncover the extraordinary trove of paintings, sketches, and field studies safeguarded by the National Park Service — and meet the artists whose visions helped preserve America's natural wonders.

ART FOR THE PARKS

Holding the Line on the American Landscape • At a time of rapid cultural change, the California Art Club stands as a steward of representational painting, ensuring that skills, values, and ways of seeing are passed from artist to artist.

PleinAir SALON • ELAINE ADAMS, DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN LEGACY FINE ARTS, ANNOUNCES HER TOP PICKS FROM THE OCTOBER 2025 COMPETITION

PleinAir SALON • MASTER ARTIST WILLIAM A. SCHNEIDER PRESENTS THESE SHOWSTOPPERS FROM THE NOVEMBER 2025 COMPETITION.

The Birth of American Landscape Painting • Three works reveal how the genre evolved from pastoral backdrop to poetic vision.

Postcards from the Road

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LEARNING WHERE THE REAL WORLD STILL MATTERS

LEARNING IN THE AGE OF AI • What workshops offer that technology can't

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