Kelly Kane
PleinAir Magazine and American Watercolor Weekly Editor-in-Chief
With more than 20 years experience in art publishing, Kelly Kane has served previously as Editor-in-Chief of Watercolor Artist magazine and Content Director for The Artist’s Magazine, Drawing, Acrylic Artist, and Pastel Journal. She has interviewed many of the preeminent artists of our time and written numerous articles about painting, drawing, art education and art history. She is now the Editor-in-Chief of PleinAir Magazine and the American Watercolor Weekly newsletter. Click here to send her an email.
Color Theory For Dummies
Emma Colbert shares the painting that’s had the biggest impact on her work.
Double the Kudos
Michael and Julie Freeman have been awarded Master Pastellist status by the The Pastel Society of Australia.
Aaron Schuerr Takes Top Pastel Prize
"Into the Valley" by Aaron Schuerr took home Best Plein Air Pastel in the February 2023 PleinAir Salon competition.
2 Ways to Start Out on the Right Foot
Pastel artist Debora Stewart shares her best prep tips.
Women Get Real
A unique exhibition explores a moment when more realistic portrayals of women increasingly superseded idealized images.
Ambassador of the Week: Felicity Talman
Felicity Talman, a young artist living in Wales, is creating a series inspired by seaweed that’s washed up on the beach in the welsh coastal town of Aberaeron.
Express Yourself
Karen Margulis shares the story of how she loosened up and began producing more painterly pastels.
Night Life
Although a host of challenges await, from fatigue to seeing values and shapes accurately, these paintings prove that rewards abound for artists not afraid of the dark.
Little Moments, Big Memories
Michele Ashby painted items from her late mother’s sewing box to help with the grieving process and to keep her mum's memory alive.
Lost in Meditation
As Linda Mutti paints a coastal preserve near her home, the troubles of the world melt away — which, for her, is the joy of plein air.