Frank Serrano: Teaching Plein Air Fundamentals

As a largely self-taught artist, California plein air painter and instructor Frank Serrano can certainly relate to those who attend workshops to further enhance their skills. We recently caught up with this popular artist-instructor in between his weekly landscape-painting classes in Southern California to learn more about his approach as an artist and his methods as an instructor.

Clyde Aspevig: A Living Landscape Legend

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.

Camille Przewodek: Seeing the Light

California landscape painter Camille Przewodek credits her teacher Henry Hensche with opening her eyes to a new way of seeing and setting her career on a path filled with color and light.

Jacob Collins: Painting in the Tradition of the Past

Known primarily for his figurative work and for leading a resurgence in classical art education through his Water Street Atelier and The Grand Central Academy of Art, in New York City, Jacob Collins is now the founder of the Hudson River School for Landscape, where he aims to reconnect contemporary plein air painters with the traditions of the first American school of landscape painting.

Scott Christensen: Pure Color, Natural Light

Wyoming artist Scott Christensen is one of the most well-respected landscape painters in the country, and his understanding of light, ability to achieve pure color, and reverence for nature also make him a highly sought-after instructor. In this Q+A section, we list Christensen’s responses to 10 questions on landscape painting, to give readers a glimpse into the artist's mind, process, and teaching style.