Plein Air Art Podcast

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Nashville native Beverly Ford Evans on how she fell in love with painting wildlife en plein air; how to enhance the scene in front of you to create a better painting; how to get better at values, and much more.

In this interview, listen to Francesco Fontana tell us about what it was like to continue living as an artist in Italy during the initial Covid outbreak; his approach to painting watercolor and his advice for painting cities and for finding the right colors to use; and more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Josh Clare, who shares the surprising advice he got about how to excel at painting and experience substantial growth as an artist; the first thing he looks for when beginning a plein air painting; studio vs plein air landscapes; saving a painting that wasn't working; and more.

Eric Rhoads interviews French Impressionist painter Antonin Passemard, who shares what it was like to study art through the Repin Academy; why it can be easier to teach someone painting if they've never had an art lesson; how to make one element the "main character" of your painting; and more!

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Carolyn Anderson on what it was like to work at Disney's' Imagineering workshop and how it influenced her as an artist; why we have such a hard time with edges; the important art book written by a neuroscientist, and more!

In this episode Eric interviews artist Qiang Huang on how he discovered plein air painting, what he learned from Richard Schmid, and much more!

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews the world famous watercolorist Thomas W. Schaller on bad painting habits, developing good design as a painter, the one thing that has made him want to burn his brushes, and much more.

Today Eric Rhoads interviews Georgia Mansur, an American artist living and working in Australia for most of her life - you don't want to miss this one!

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Timothy Standring, who is the Curator Emeritus of the Denver Art Museum, an art historian, author, and much more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Rose Frantzen, who shares some of the deepest thinking about painting you may have ever heard.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews watercolor artist Brienne Brown painting outdoors, framing watercolors, and much more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Mary Longe of the Plein Painters of Chicago on how to have a successful plein air group.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Sherrie McGraw, Jane Hunt, and Kathleen Hudson during the "Art-Life Balance" roundtable during Plein Air Live.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Jill Carver on the four principles of art she'll discuss during Plein Air Live, and much more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews artist, author, and teacher Kevin Macpherson on his upcoming demonstrations for Plein Air Live (which includes a live Q&A), and much more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Craig Nelson, a landscape painter who began his career in art by doing album covers, including for Sammy Davis and The Everly Brothers.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Jane Bell Meyer, art dealer and creator of "Where in the World is Plein Air."

In this episode Eric interviews Lon Brauer on entering - and winning - plein air competitions, and much more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads chats with Pierre Guidetti, CEO and co-founder of Savoir-Faire, which makes the original paints used by the first Impressionists. Guidetti is both an art supply historian and an advocate of the arts. If you paint with oil, you do not want to miss this interview.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews impressionist artist Kathie Odom her past decade of painting outdoors, including her advice for beginning plein air painters.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Lyn Boyer on how to make the most out of each plein air painting experience, and more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Contemporary American Impressionist Lori Putnam, who tells us about her plein air painting process, and much more.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Kim Lordier about painting from photo references,  creating atmospheric perspective, and more.

In this episode Eric interviews Dr. Dan Hill, CEO of Sensory Logic, facial decoder, and author of " First Blush: People's Intuitive Reactions to Famous Art " and several other titles. In this podcast, discover how you can use the knowledge of eye tracking to get the strongest effects in your next painting.

In this episode Eric Rhoads interviews Scottish artist Iain Stewart on watercolor techniques, his path as an artist, and more.