Category: How To
The French Easel
The French easel is the workhorse and the workstation, the classical box for plein air painters for decades, steeped in nostalgia and authenticity. It is the cheapest, the sturdiest, and, with certain modifications, the most...
Read MoreBrush Carrier
Shown in the photo, the canvas brush carrier is one of those simple tools that really does the job. It always works and never lets you down. Carry all of your brushes, palette knives, and pencils in this pouch. The flap folds...
Read MorePortable Easels
There are so many kinds of easels available now, the Soltek, the Guerrilla painter, the Julian, Craftech, Pro Advanced, Easylite, Utrecht, Open Box M, Beauport, gloucester, French full box, French half-box, thumb-box pochades...
Read MorePlein Air Painting Large on Location
Plein Air Painting Large It is not common to see a plein air painter standing in front of a large canvas. The typical canvas size has become 14”x11” and often 20”x16”. Plein air painting large on location is a challenge...
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Plein Air Nocturnes: How Not to Be Afraid of the Dark
Plein Air Nocturnes Nocturnes are paintings done at night. Plein air nocturnes can be...
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Plein Air, Multiple Days, One Painting
Plein Air Painting over Multiple Days Painting over a period of two or three days takes some...
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Sunrise, Sunset: Painting Ahead of the Sun
The sun moves fast. If you want to paint the sunrise you need to be ready for it, but...
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Plein Air Challenges
Challenges. Life is filled with challenges. Plein air is, by definition, challenging. Who needs...
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The Plein Air Sketch in Oil
Immediacy is a quality of freshness in the visual image. It tells the viewer that you have not...
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Color Block Studies
Color block studies are a wonderful way to understand color by looking at light as it bounces...
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How to Paint for Success
It’s not about painting to sell. If selling is your ambition then you will never be a...
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Creating Delicious Brushwork in your Plein Air Painting
Yum! Half the fun of looking at a plein air painting is enjoying it up close and personal. It is a...
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