For portrait paintings to be successful, you have to find a way to grab viewers’ attention. Victoria Herrera Brings Portraits to Life By Milène J. Fernández On a stormy weekend in 2024, I sat with Victoria [...]

By Realism Today Unlike many of the artists we cover, Janie Kinnane (b. 1989) never pursued an art career. Instead, it pursued her. One of 10 siblings growing up on a coastal farm in Rhode Island, Kinnane enjoyed [...]

Nathanael Gray focused his painting for an entire year by painting in the Lake Tahoe Basin. At the end of it all, he selected his best and exhibited them in a show titled “A Year [...]

A dedicated artist shares what goes into a solo exhibition, including the work, the payoff, and the necessary evils. Saying Yes BY JULIO REYES Several years might pass in between my solo exhibitions, and for [...]

Discover the essentials of how to license your art and unlock new income streams. From rugs to puzzles and beyond, learn how artists turn their creative designs into lucrative licensing deals, boosting their visibility and [...]

Artist Scott Fraser address the challenges of being a realist painter trying to create something new and relevant in the 21st century. The Still Life: On Lemons and Art History BY SCOTT FRASER I am a [...]

By Contributing Author: Nancy Tankersley  From the Editor: Just about now, plein air devotees are applying to plein air contest events they’d like to do in 2025. So, it seemed a good time to offer [...]

By Contributing Author, Bill Davisdson Learn how to quickly accomplish a glowing, magical atmosphere in paintings with this free step-by-step demo from Bill Davidson (“How to Paint Glowing Landscapes” on PaintTube.TV). Glow, Energy, Texture: How [...]

By Fine Art Connoisseur  There is a beauty in abandoned places: boarded houses dismantled by wind and rain, rusted millwheels, collapsing barns and sealed grain silos the color of dust. These are lonely places, sure, [...]

By Kelly Kane A growing body of evidence proves something the readers of PleinAir™ Magazine (and Inside Art) have long understood: Art makes us feel better.  Whether we’re making it or simply looking at it, art can [...]