Laguna Plein Air Artist Matt Smith
“I appreciate traditional landscape painting and I am inspired by the pristine landscapes of the American West. I enjoy working in areas where one can travel for miles without seeing the influence of man. When I paint, I feel I’ve hit the mark when I’ve captured a balance between mood, look and feel.”
Matt Smith
Scottsdale, Arizona
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Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Artist Rita Pacheco
“God has blessed me with such a precious gift in the joy of painting! Through plein air painting, I’ve come to appreciate details in our surroundings that are sometimes so easily missed in our busy daily lives. Being quiet, and listening to life around me while I paint in response, I’m filled with awe for this world. It’s wonderful to find that my work can bring this same awareness into other people’s lives. I am truly one grateful artist!”
Rita Pacheco
Carlsbad, California
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Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Artist Debra Huse
“I strive to capture the beauty of the moment, the poetry of the atmosphere, and the notes of colorful light with the spontaneity and energy of a painter intrigued.”Â
Debra Huse
Costa Mesa, California
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Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Artist Mark Kerckhoff
“I have long admired Mark Kerckhoff for his excellent paintings. They show his superb ability to draw, his solidity of form and perspective, and most of all his unfailing facility with color. His paintings are always characterized by a unique and convincing sense of outdoor light, and like few other artists, he succeeds at producing the true effect of the fluidity of natural light.” — Mr. Jean Stern
Mark Kerckhoff
San Juan Capistrano, California
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Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Artist Jeff Horn
“I prefer to paint directly from nature and I love being outdoors where I can see, hear, feel, smell and even taste the scene around me. For me, the painting is a translation of nature and my experience of it. If I am successful, I take the viewer with me to feel the moment. I believe good painting is not a slavish copy of visual details, but an emotional response to a moment in nature.“
Jeff Horn
Costa Mesa, California
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