Guides, gear recommendations, and outdoor painting resources to help you feel more confident getting outside and painting.
From getting started and solving common problems to building confidence with technique, planning, and process, these guides are designed to help you make the most of painting outdoors.
Practical guide to woodland plein air painting: seasons, picking a spot, mixing greens, handling dappled light and the kit and permissions you need for UK woods.
10 Aug 2026
Practical guide to painting clouds plein air in the UK with oils and watercolour. Focus on value, edges, limited palettes, cloud shadows and fast workflows for changing skies.
4 Aug 2026
Practical techniques for plein air painting in wind: choose shelter, weight and secure your easel, work small, adapt brushwork and know when to stop to protect gear and paintings.
3 Aug 2026
Choosing gear for plein air painting isn’t just about quality. It’s about weight, portability, ease of use, and whether it suits the way you actually want to paint. Our reviews and comparisons are here to help you choose well.
Practical guide to choosing the best brush washer for oil painting outdoors. Recommends a 300 ml steel washer for most plein air painters and covers lid, solvent and cleaning routine.
7 Aug 2026
A practical UK guide to the best plein air lights for nocturne painting. Covers colour temperature, CRI, battery strategy, mounting and budget options.
6 Aug 2026
Practical guide to choosing the best plein air sketchbooks in the UK. Key tips on paper weight, binding, format, and medium compatibility plus short, opinionated product picks.
31 Jul 2026
Explore opportunities, events, selling advice, community connections, and practical resources for painters who want plein air to become a more meaningful part of their creative life.
Practical, step by step guidance to craft a 150 to 200 word artist statement for landscape painters. Covers structure, drafting exercises, common mistakes, and UK-focused tips.
5 Aug 2026
A practical UK guide to selling prints from plein air paintings, covering file capture, printing choices, editions, pricing, selling channels and basic legal and tax points.
29 Jul 2026
Step-by-step UK guide to packing and dispatching oil paintings. Check touch drying, protect surfaces with glassine, use rigid boards and double-walled boxes, and insure or use specialist shippers for high value work.
29 Jul 2026
Alongside practical guides and gear advice, we also explore the artists, places, habits, and creative thinking that make plein air painting such a rewarding way to work.
Practical guide to Camden Town Group landscape painting and what outdoor painters can learn from their focus on ordinary parks, suburbs, allotments and working with grey British light.
8 Aug 2026
Tracing Laura Knight plein air from Staithes and Lamorna to the Malvern Hills, this examines her large-scale, site-specific outdoor paintings and their hard-won observation.
25 Jul 2026
A practical plein air guide to Constable Country Suffolk, with key painting sites, travel routes, timing tips, and where to see The Hay Wain in the landscape that inspired Constable.
12 Jul 2026
From practical guidance and equipment advice to locations, community, and the wider culture of plein air painting, explore the areas that matter most to your outdoor practice.
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