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Michael Obermeyer

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LPAPA Signature Artist Michael Obermeyer at his easel2026 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting
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Michael Obermeyer
Laguna Beach, California

“Although I have been an artist my entire life, I began plein air painting thirty years ago, surrounded by a group of friends and fellow painters here in Laguna Beach who were just establishing the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. I have since been fortunate to have participated in every Laguna Plein Air Invitational since it’s inception in 1999. The beautiful and varied scenery of Laguna Beach and the surrounding hills, valleys and coastline have given me endless inspiration throughout the years. But it has been my fellow Invitational painters’ enthusiasm and creative spirit that that has inspired me the most.“

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Jim McVicker

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Jim McVicker
Loleta, California

“I have no set rules but work until I feel I’ve completed the painting. Sometimes years later I will re-work a painting in the studio when I feel it is not quite working. It is funny how time can often change how we perceive our work.I always look at as much art as I can, historical and contemporary. I learn from all of it. I will always keep painting and trying to grow as a painter. I think that will never end. ”

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Geoff Allen

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LPAPA Invitational Artist Geoff Allen at his easel2026 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting
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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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Don Demers

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Laguna Invitational Artist Don Demers2026 Laguna Beach Plein Air
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Don Demers
Eliot, Maine

Don’s maritime experience came about as a crew member aboard many traditional sailing vessels including schooners and square-riggers. His professional career began as an illustrator and expanded into the field of fine art. His illustrations can be found on many book covers and in national publications such as Reader’s Digest, Sail Magazine, Field & Stream, Sports Afield, Yankee, and National Geographic.
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