Artist and Collector Profiles

Preston spent his teen years developing as a musician and as a budding artist studying Flemish still life paintings. See a selection of his oil paintings here.

Congratulations to Robert Niedzwiecki, whose work has been recognized in the PleinAir Salon. Here, Niedzwiecki tells us how his dramatic landscape painting, "Big Sky" came to be.

At first glance, the portrait paintings of Nick Gebhart advertise the merits of strict adherence to tradition and a skill-based technique. Despite his highly detailed finish and faithful representation, however, the 31-year-old artist does not just replicate what is in front of him.

First introduced through the lost wax method used for bronze sculpture, next introduced to encaustic painting also involving heating and sculpting the medium, and finally, learned to paint with cold wax and oils.

Shelley Prior, who is on the faculty of Watercolor Live, is a Canadian artist living in ...

Artist Kim Casebeer gathers inspiration from places where she lives, and revisits them to acquire a deeper study.

If you haven’t heard of artist Tanya Atanasova, it might be time.

Kathy Anderson is no stranger to strong design, which is a major factor in her floral paintings. In the following, Kathy shares her thoughts on her painting, “Quince and Oriole.”

At the 10th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo (PACE) in Denver, Colorado, Eric Rhoads presented actor and painter Jane Seymour with the PleinAir™...

Contemporary realist oil painter Allan Gorman shares paintings - and insights - from his recent series.