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Julia Munger Seelos won first place with her painting "Nature's Window" in the LPAPA "Best of Plein Air" exhibition. She will be participating in the North Tahoe Plein Air 2010 and San Luis Obispo Plein Air events in September, prior to the Laguna Beach Invitational. www.juliaseelosgallery.com
Kim Lordier's painting, "Sierra Sparkle II", was juried into the California Art Club's 99th Gold Medal Exhibition. She will be participating in the Sierra Foothills Conservancy, "En Plein Sight" Invitational. This is a traveling show comprised of 13 California Landscape Artists who have spent the last year painting the protected lands of the Sierra Foothill Conservancy. For more information please go to www.sierrafoothillconservancy.com/pleinair. Proceeds benefit the arts and support the conservation lands between Yosemite and Kings Canyon National Parks. www.kimfancherlordier.com
Eli Cedrone will be painting on location for the Copley Society of Art's 22nd Annual "Fresh Paint" event, on April 25th, 2010. Look for her in Boston's historic Fanueil Hall area, from 10am till 3pm and see the painting in progress. Over 40 other CoSo artists will be participating citywide. You can bid on the artwork at "A Splash of Green" Gala & Auction at the Copley Society gallery on May 8th. www.elicedrone.com www.copleysociety.org
LPAPA Signature Member Peggi Kroll Roberts introduces her new series of video lessons. Each lesson features one aspect of painting for students to focus on. The DVD lessons are 30 minutes and also include an introduction, a slide show, her 13 minute materials and supplies clip, biography and website link. DVD lessons and slide shows are unique to each video. For more information and to purchase visit www.krollroberts.com
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Carol Swinney’s painting “Valley View” a 12” x 9” oil, won Best in Show at the “2009 Tucson Plein Air Painter’s Artist Member Show” in March 2009.
Carol has been juried into the “2nd Annual Wyoming Plein Air 2009” to be held August 15th through September 30th at the Link Gallery and Deselms Fine Art in Cheyenne, WY.
Carol will be participating in “Western Visions Miniatures and More 2009” show and sale. The event is held September 17-18th at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, WY.
Carol has been invited to the “Windows to the Divine Exhibition & Sale” to be held at the MADDEN Museum of Art from October 3-23, 2009. The Gala Opening will be October 3rd at the museum. www.carolswinney.com
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Greg LaRock won both 1st place in the quick draw and the overall competition at the 2009 Paint San Clemente Event. "A Chance of Rain" was Greg's submission for the 3 hour quick draw depicting the San Clemente pier. "Crystal Rocks" took the grand prize award after the week-long competition. www.greglarock.com
Rick Delanty was awarded 3rd place in the Quick Draw event at the San Clemente Plein Air Competition, June 2009. Jurors were Ray and Peggy Kroll-Roberts. www.delantyfineart.com
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Ying Liu's oil painting "A Clear Winter Morning" is selected to exhibited in the Oil Painters of America 2009 Western Regional Show at Kirkland, Washington from August 8 - 30, 2009.
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Peggy Immel’s oil painting, “Lingering Winter” was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Nomadas del Arte national juried exhibition held April 3 – April 30 at the Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The exhibition featured four hundred paintings completed at any time during the 2008 calendar year in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas or Utah by two hundred plein air painters.
Peggy’s work can be seen from May 23 to June 14 in “Far Out”, a three person landscape show at Wilder Nightingale Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico. www.peggyimmel.com www.wnightingale.com
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Lisa Mozzini-McDill's painting, "Holding Onto The Light" was selected by jury for special recognition in the California Art Club 17th Biannual Juried Exhibition, "Eternal Light" at the historic Blinn House. The Artists’ Reception is Sat. June 13, 5 - 7pm. The exhibition will run from June 14 - Dec. 2, 2009
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"Laguna Shoreline" by Jeff Sewell
Join Gallery McCollum in celebrating its 15 year anniversary! "Warm Breezes" a group summer show consisting of art by Michael Obermeyer, Jeff Sewell, Caroline Zimmerman and Pat Tobin will open Saturday, June 27th with an Artists Reception open to all at 6:00pm. Located at 206 N. Coast Highway Laguna Beach. www.gallerymccollum.com
Mark Kerckhoff won the Best of Show award at Borrego Springs Plein Air Invitational 2009. www.kerckhoffpaintings.com
Carol Swinney’s painting “Morning Along the Wash” won an Award of Excellence at the 2009 “Nomadas Del Arte” Show and Sale held April 1st through the 30th at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas.
Carol participated in the 2009 “Cowgirl up! Art from the Other Half of the West” show, held March 27th through May 3rd at the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona.
Carol is one of seven invited artists for the Outdoor Painters Society’s “Plein Air Southwest 2009” event being held at Southwest Gallery in Dallas, Texas. The show and reception will be held December 4th and 5th with a dinner, reception and awards ceremony including a $5000 Purchase Award.
Carol’s paintings has been accepted into the California Art Club’s 98th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, held at the Pasadena Museum of California Art from April 26th to May 17th. The Artist’s Gala Reception: Saturday, April 25, 2009
www.carolswinney.com
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Greg LaRock was awarded a Jury's Top 50 for his painting "Lotus, Lily, Lily, Koi" at the 2009 Greenhouse Gallery's Salon International show in San Antonio Texas. www.greglarock.com
Maggie Renner Hellmann's plein-air oil painting "Gizdich Farm & Rolling Hills" was selected into the 2009 limited-edition calendar published by the Artist's Magazine. www.MaggieRennerHellmann.com
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Carol Swinney's painting “Desert Textures” was awarded the Governor’s Choice Award at the 5th Annual “Cowgirl Up – Art from the other half of the West” Invitational exhibit and sale.
Carol has been invited to her 5th “Western Visions” miniature show at the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming. The Wild West Party and Miniatures & More show and sale will be held at the museum on September 16th and 17th. www.carolswinney.com
April Raber's painting "Monolith" won third place at the LPAPA's Less is More show. Her painting "Kaleidoscope" was in the show of the Oil Painters of America Nineteenth Annual Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils at the Legacy Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ.
Her work is currently on display at the Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach, CA. www.aprilr.com
Cindy Carrillo's painting "Dancing Garden Shadows" won "Best in Show" and "People's Choice" at the Women of the West show at the Earthwood Gallery in Boulder, Colorado. The show will hang from July 9th – August 31th, 2010. Cindy's newest works will also be shown in the "Western Light" show in Estes Park at the Earthwood Gallery from August 7th – October 31st, 2010. www.cindycarrillo.com
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Rick Delanty of San Clemente was one of 23 California artists selected to participate in the Second Hearst Castle Plein Air Invitational, May/June 2010. Other Southern California LPAPA members included Michael Obermeyer and Michael Situ. Paintings were exhibited at "Twilight on the Terrace" event with 200 guests, June 5th. This was the first time that artists have been invited to paint on the museum's grounds. www.delantyfineart.com
A special juried show in "still life" will be held in Rainey Fine Art Gallery. Featuring many LPAPA members, the show is comprised of 12 unique artists and their various interpretations of interior settings. Artists include Peggy Chang, Christine Hooker, Greg LaRock, Dee Kirkham, Lisa Rainey, Jeff Sewell, Alfred Tse, Jeff Yeomans and others. Opening night reception and awards June 19th, 6:00 – 9:00pm at Rainey Fine Art Gallery, 111 Palm Street, Newport Beach, CA 92661.
Tel: (949)673-1382 www.raineyfineart.com
Laurel Mines is having a solo show at the Palm Loft Gallery in Carpinteria, CA. Opening reception is May 29th, 5:00 – 7:00pm. www.laurelmines.com
Cindy Carrillo has two paintings showing at the SoCalpapa gallery in Newport Beach, CA. The "Small is Beautiful" show runs untill June 13th. She is also in a 4 Person show called "Best of Show" at the Epperson Gallery in Crockett, CA, in the Bay Area. www.eppersongallery.com
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Suzanne Morris' painting "Heading Out" was selected for exhibition in the Southeastern Plein Air Exhibit in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will run from February 5 – 26. She will also be a featured artist at the "Romance Goes a Long Way" show at Art Source Gallery in Raleigh, NC (Feb. 1 – 28). www.suzannemorrisstudios.com
Eli Cedrone's "Ashley at Belcourt" juried into Salon International's 9th Annual Exhibition, sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Masters. The exhibition will open on April 10th at Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, Texas. Everett Raymond Kinstler, the country's premier portrait painter presided over the judging. www.elicedrone.com
Eli Cedrone received Honorable Mention from Portrait Society of America. For the second year in a row, Boston based artist Eli Cedrone has garnered an award in the PSA's Members Showcase Competition. Last year, her portrait titled, "Dalena" won 3rd Place in the same competition. The winning painting "Rouge et Noir" was also accepted for inclusion in the Oil Painter's of America, Eastern Regional Exhibition, which was held in November at Corse Gallery in Jacksonville Florida.
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The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) recently juried eight members into their top “Signature” status. Joining 27 other Signature members are: (l to r) Daniel Aldana, MIchael Situ, Carolyn Hesse-Low, Jim Wodark, Jennifer McChristian, Ronaldo Macedo, Greg LaRock, and Kathleen Dunphy (not pictured). Their works were submitted to and judged by: Jean Stern - Director of the Irvine Museum, Saim Caglayan - LPAPA President, Jeff Horn - LPAPA Vice President, and Ray Roberts - Signature Member. more
Jeff Sewell's painting "Passing By" recently raised $1750 at auction for the Hoag Hospital Diabetes Center during a hospital holiday fundraiser.
www.jeffsewellart.com
Sterling Hoffmann's painting "Legible Cascade" won the Best of Show at the 2009 Estes Park Plein Air Competition and Show in August.
He is featured as an Artist to Watch in the September/October issue of Fine Art Connoisseur. In May, he won the Best Quick Draw award and an honorable mention at the Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Event. www.sterlinghoffmann.com
Well known with its long tradition of artist illustrated covers by Rockwell and Leyendecker, the Saturday Evening Post has commissioned Eric Bowman to illustrate the cover of July/August issue. Eric's oil painting showing a plein air artist painting the California coastline. Eric Bowman website
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