2024 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational Artist
Mark Fehlman
San Diego, California

“As an artist, I can’t wait to get up in the morning to paint. My wife and I travel extensively, and I always try to sneak in a few hours of painting. My work is filled with color, and energetic brushwork as I strive to capture the essence of a place. Field studies are the basis for creating larger and more designed work in the studio. Collectors often comment that I have tapped into their special memories of a place that makes them happy.”
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2024 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational Artist
Aimee Erickson
Portland, Oregon

“Color has emotional weight and is related to the shape of space. Drawing or painting, for me, means to look at the thing and transmit its vitality to the canvas.”

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2024 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational Artist
Anthony Salvo
Newport Beach, California

“Plein Air Painting is the catalyst that motivated me to paint again. For me, it’s meeting the challenge of the quick decision of color and brushstroke. Not to over-think, but to be deliberate, fresh, and spontaneous in my approach. I want to convey that unspoken energy into every painting to tell my story.”
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2024 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational Artist
Geoff Allen
Encinitas, California

“While I have worked in many media, for me watercolor is the most immediate.  By embracing the water’s independence, I find that it is both medium and metaphor, and at times both a curse and a blessing.  I love that aspect of art making- something that is out of my control and a challenge.  My journey in watercolor is to learn how to conjure the water into abstraction, in other words to allow the water to do the work.”
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2024 Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational Artist
David Marty
Edmonds, Washington

” I am awestruck by the beauty and diversity of the Northwest. I see the fingerprints of a creative God all around me — from the last glow of golden light on a mountain to the sparkle of a meandering meadow stream. This inspires me to try to capture an essence of a scene or moment in time, and share that with others.”
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