Landscape - Plein Air Blog

En Plein Air: For the Love of Light

If there’s one thing I’ve noticed about dedicated plein air painters, it’s their love of light and the great lengths they’ll go to behold and/or paint the perfect light condition. I’d like to hear your stories of a particular instance where you risked life or limb to get a glance of, or paint, one of nature’s not-to-be-missed moments of beauty.

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Published 9 Jul 2009 5:00 AM by Allison

Filed under: Plein Air, Edgar Payne, Landscape, oil, en plein air, Light

Edward Minoff's Large-Scale Landscape Painting

New York artist Edward Minoff wrote an article that will appear in the July/August issue of American Artist on his approach to creating a large-scale landscape in the style of the Hudson River School painters. The resulting painting Waves is presented here, along with some of the artist’s commentary.

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Published 23 Apr 2009 5:00 AM by Allison

Filed under: American Artist, Landscape, Asher B. Durand, oil, Cavalier Galleries, Edward Minoff, Hudson River School, Landscape Painting, Frederic Edwin Church, Nicholas Hiltner, Travis Schlaht, William Trost Richards, Jacob Collins

En Plein Air: A Conversation With Joseph McGurl

Joseph McGurl grew up under his talented father’s artistic tutelage while cultivating a passion for boating and a love of the sea. This early influence, coupled with years of hard work and practice, have made him one of today’s foremost landscape painters, and in this interview he shares his knowledge, experience, and insight on the art of painting nature.

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Published 5 Mar 2009 5:00 AM by Allison

Filed under: Plein Air, American Artist, Landscape, Joseph McGurl, oil, en plein air, Weekend With the Masters, sketches, Sketch, workshop, painting light, Frederic Edwin Church, Marcia Burtt, drawing, Allison Malafronte, scumble, Ken Auster, impasto, figure drawing, John Singer Sargent, draw, Andrew Wyeth, Jamie Wyeth, art history

En Plein Air: A Conversation With Clyde Aspevig

Clyde Aspevig's technically astute and aesthetically impressive landscape paintings have been inspiring collectors and painters alike for years, and he is often refered to as a living master among those in the landscape genre. Here, the artist offers valuable insight into how he continues to increase his understanding of nature, construct his own form of realism, and handle the business aspects of art.

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Published 22 Jan 2009 12:15 PM by Allison

Filed under: Plein Air, Landscape, Clyde Aspevig, oil, en plein air, Landscape Painting, Allison Malafronte, impasto, selling art, art business, painting technique

En Plein Air: The Salmagundi Centennial

A Lumpy Sea by James Gale Tyler, 1909, oil. by Allison Malafronte The Salmagundi Club, in New York City, has a long history of being one of the most important art organizations in the country and has held exhibitions over the years that have featured...

Published 4 Dec 2008 9:15 AM by Allison

Filed under: Plein Air, American Artist, Landscape, Salmagundi Club, James Gale Tyler, John F. Carlson, Michael Budden, oil, en plein air, Watercolor, sketches, Sketch, sculpture, Allison Malafronte, mixed media

En Plein Air: A California Exhibition

Stately Palms by Paul Grimm, oil, 20 x 24. Private collection. by Allison Malafronte There’s a wonderful exhibition of landscape work currently on view at The Irvine Museum, in Irvine, California, that I would like to share with all of you. It’s...

Published 19 Nov 2008 8:00 PM by Allison

Filed under: Edgar Payne, Paul Grimm, The Irvine Museum, Granville Redmond, Landscape, America Artist, oil, en plein air, landscape paintings, Allison Malafronte

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