The Best of Plein Air Painting
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The Artists who create and Collectors who invest in plein-air paintings.
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With the recent huge resurgence of outdoor painting over the last twenty years, more and more people are creating and collecting works done en plein air (in the open air). This feature is a work in progress...meaning, more data and rich content will be added. Enjoy, view, learn about and invest in the works of plein air painters.
With the recent huge resurgence of outdoor painting over the last twenty years, more and more people are creating and collecting works done en plein air (in the open air). This feature is a work in progress...meaning, more data and rich content will be added. Enjoy, view, learn about and invest in the works of plein air painters.
Top five reasons artists paint en plein air
There are hundreds of reasons why artists paint on location. These five are what I have discovered are among the top of the heap:
- To paint directly from life rather rather than using other means.
- To interpret, not copy nature, architecture, people in their own way.
- To experience the freshness and elements of being out-of-doors.
- To paint in their back yard or across the globe in discovery of new colors, shapes, venues.
- To strengthen, study and prepare for larger works in their studios.
Links that prove the point
Selected Organizations and Plein-Air Resource Sites
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Outdoor Painting
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http://www.p-a-p-a.com/
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http://www.pap-se.com/
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast is a prestigio more...0 points
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http://www.squidoo.com/pleinairpainting/
Jan Blencowe offers a page filled with resources a more...0 points
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Plein Air Wear
Free instruction, products and resources for the p more...0 points
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The Plein Air Scene
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Historic Plein Air Masters
And and vote for the plein-air historic painter who you admire and inspires you.
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Claude Monet
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Auguste Renoir
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John Singer Sargent
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George Inness
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John Constable
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Edgar Payne
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Thomas Moran
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Vincent VanGogh
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Claude Lorrain
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Asher B. Durand
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Selected Individual Contemporary Plein-Air Artists
Virtually thousands of people from beginners to advanced levels are painting on location. These are among the best-known living plein air artists. There are many more...add your favorites and rate the best!
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Scott Burdick
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Frank LaLumia
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Kevin MacPherson
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Richard Schmid
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Scott Christensen
FolioLink Websites for artists and photographers ( more...1 point
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William Scott Jennings
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Larry Moore
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Perry Austin
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Roger Dale Brown
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Larry Seiler
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Plein Air Instruction
Videos & sites that offer instruction options
- CCP Videos
- Our top pick for DVDs on painting for all levels.
- The Virtual Art Academy
- Tops! The Virtual Art Academy was founded by artist Barry John Raybould in 2003 to publish and distribute high quality self-study art instruction courses over the internet. The goal was to provide the level and quality of instruction that you would get at an accredited art institution or art academy and at the same time to take advantage of the internet to distribute course materials at a fraction of the price of the larger art academies and institutions.
- Shawguides.com
- Probably the top site for finding workshops of all kinds globally.
- Creative Spotlight
- SmartFix.com
- Online lessons by leaders in plein-air instruction.
Collecting Plein-Air Works
Today, most painters work directly with their clients. However, there are a number of fine art galleries that either specialize in or have a passion for plein-air art. These are just a few. Additionally, to check out the work of your favorite painters visit the first link.
- AskArt for Collectors
- Seek out the best in classic plein-air painters for investment or pleasure.
- Waterhouse Gallery
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Walls Fine Art Gallery
- Wilmington, NC
- Troika Gallery
- Easton, MD
- Debra Huse Gallery
- Balboa Island, CA
- William Lester Gallery
- Point Reyes Station, CA
- Tree's Place Gallery
- Orleans, MA
View Artists Creating Plein Air Paintings
Demonstrations of painting on location
Many painters today are freely sharing their painting techniques on the Web. The following are randomly delivered via YouTube.
Plein Air Books for Artists
New and old classics for painting en plein air.
Plein Air Books for Collectors
Exqusite volumes for lovers of open-air paintings
- Painting North Carolina: Impressions en Plein Air (Hardcover)
- First ever published book about plein-air painters in N.C.
- Impressions of Light: The French Landsacpe from Corot to Monet
- Exquisite volume of color en plein air from the early years to Monet.
- Monet's Landscapes
- Most wonderful journey with Monet from his travels painting live. A personal favorite of mine.
- Camille Pissarro
- Love Pissarro? My what a collection.
- Poussin Nature: Arcadian Visions, Metropolitan
- This beautiful catalogue presents the first in-depth examination of Poussin's landscapes. Featured here are more than 40 paintings, ranging from the artist's early Venetian-inspired pastorals to his grandly structured and austere works, designed as metaphors or allegories for the processes of nature.
- n the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet
- This is the first to examine the significance of the region to the plein-air tradition in France. The book highlights four pivotal figures Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Théodore Rousseau, Jean-François Millet, and Claude Monet. I
- Winslow Homer: The Color of Light
- American painter Winslow Homer created some of the most breathtaking and influential watercolours in the history of the medium.
- Savannah Sketchbook
- Forward by Tony Bennett. Illustrations by Savannah College of Art and Design.
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