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2022 “LPAPA Squared” Awards

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3rd Annual LPAPA Squared 2022

3rd Annual “LPAPA Squared” Juried All Member Art Show
A celebration of artwork created in an 8″ square format by LPAPA Artists!

Award Winners:

  • Signature Artist Eileen McCullough
  • Signature Artist Jeff Sewell
  • Signature Artist Karl Dempwolf
  • Signature Artist Carl Bretzke
  • LPAPA Artist Terry Miura
  • LPAPA Artist Toni Danchik
  • LPAPA Artist Geoff Allen
  • LPAPA Artist Liz Abeyta
  • LPAPA Student Artist Amber Jodoin
  • LPAPA Student Artist Ava Xiaosy Chen
  • LPAPA Student Artist Chapman Hamborg
  • LPAPA Student Artist Isabel Couciero

Online Virtual Gallery Exhibition & Sale: Nov 28th, 2022 through Jan 2nd, 2023
Online Gallery Preview & Silent Auction:  10AM Monday, Nov 28th to 8PM Thursday, Dec 1st
LPAPA Gallery Show & Sale:  Thursday, Dec 1st thru Monday, January 2nd (subject to holiday hours)
LPAPA Gallery Reception: Thursday, December 1, 2022, 6PM – 9PM (awards 7PM)*
*Gallery awards presentation will be live-streamed on Facebook
(All times shown are Pacific Time)

Award Winners: There will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd + Honorable Mention Awards presented in 3 awards categories — Signature Members, Artist Members, & Student Members (award winners to be announced on December 1st at 7pm).

The LPAPA Gallery is located at 414 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11AM to 5PM (First Thursday Art Walk gallery reception 6PM to 9PM), and by appointment by calling LPAPA at (949) 376-3635 or email info@lpapa.org

The Online Preview Auction referenced above will open at 80% of the full retail price for the framed paintings with minimum $10 bid increments. The preview auction includes a “buy now” option at the full retail price. Unless other arrangements are made through LPAPA, paintings sold through the Auction and through the Gallery will be shipped or available for pick up after the gallery show ends.

Proceeds generated through the sale of artwork benefit the participating artists and nonprofit Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA). LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy, and promoting the plein air painting tradition. LPAPA strives to enhance the livelihood of its artist members through education and opportunity, and inspiring the next generation of plein air painters to continue the Laguna Plein Air Painting tradition!

Join LPAPA, be part of the legacy and tradition!

For information about becoming a LPAPA Member, click here: Join LPAPA

To view past show winners visit LPAPA’s Award Winners Archive Gallery
For inquiries, please contact LPAPA at 949-376-3635 or info@lpapa.org

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2022 “From Dusk to Dawn” Awards

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LPAPA's From Dusk to Dawn a Gallery and City Hall Exhibition

Annual “From Dusk to Dawn” Juried Nocturne Art Show
A celebration of nocturne paintings created between dusk and dawn by LPAPA Members!

Pleased to showcase our Award Winners: 

  • 2022 From Dusk to Dawn
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  • LPAPA 2022 From Dusk to Dawn
  • LPAPA 2022 From Dusk to Dawn
  • LPAPA 2022 From Dusk to Dawn
  • LPAPA 2022 From Dusk to Dawn

Online Virtual Gallery Exhibition & Sale (Finalists & Top Semi-Finalists): Aug 1 thru Aug 29, 2022
Online Preview Auction (Finalists & Top Semi-Finalists):  10AM Mon, Aug 1st to 8PM Thurs, Aug 4th
LPAPA Gallery Show & Sale (Finalists):  Thursday, Aug 4th thru Monday, August 29th
Laguna Beach City Hall Exhibition (Top Semi-Finalists): Aug 1 thru Sep 23, 2022
Expanded Online Gallery Exhibition (All Semi-Finalists): DailyBrushwork.com
LPAPA Gallery Reception: Thursday, August 4, 2022, 6PM – 9PM (awards 7PM)*
*Gallery awards presentation will be live-streamed on Facebook
(All times shown are Pacific Time)

Award Winners:

The LPAPA Gallery is located at 414 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11AM to 5PM (First Thursday Art Walk gallery reception 6PM to 9PM).

The Laguna Beach City Hall is located at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California. City Hall hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30AM to 5:30PM, and alternative Fridays, 7:30AM to 4:30PM (Click to get updates for City Hall hours).

The Online Preview Auction of the Gallery finalists and top-scoring semi-finalists will open at 80% of the full retail price for the painting with $10 bid increments. The preview auction includes a “buy now” option at the full retail price. Unless other arrangements are made through LPAPA, paintings sold through the Auction and through the Gallery will be shipped or available for pick up after the gallery show ends. Unless other arrangements are made with LPAPA, paintings sold through the expanded City Hall top-scoring semi-finalist paintings and/or DailyBrushwork online semi-finalist paintings will be shipped by LPAPA at the end of the City Hall Show.

Proceeds generated through the sale of artwork benefit the participating artists and nonprofit Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA). LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy, and promoting the plein air painting tradition. LPAPA strives to enhance the livelihood of its artist members through education and opportunity, and inspire the next generation of plein air painters to continue the tradition!

Join LPAPA, be part of the legacy and tradition!

For information about becoming a LPAPA Member, click here: Join LPAPA

To view past show winners visit LPAPA’s Award Winners Archive Gallery
For inquiries, please contact LPAPA at 949-376-3635 or info@lpapa.org

Follow #LPAPA

2022 Patron Party & Mini Auction, August 24th

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LPAPA Mini Auction and Patron Party 2022

The Laguna Plein Air Painter Association is excited to be hosting its 8th Annual “Patron Party & Miniature Auction FUN-raiser” on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 6 pm at the LPAPA Gallery located at 414 North Coast Highway on Gallery Row in Laguna Beach!

VIEW 2022 MINIATURE ARTWORK

Patron Party FUNraiser Tickets are $125 per guest
for In-person or Proxy access
(member ticket $100)
PURCHASE TICKETS

The FUN begins with wine and passed hors d’oeuvres prepared exclusively for the evening’s festivities by Saltwater Catering. Guests will have the opportunity to preview the available miniature artwork as they mingle with fellow art lovers. This has become a favorite annual art auction coveted by collectors’ who vie for the opportunity to add a special little gem to their collection.

Special guest Mr. Jean Stern, Director Emeritus of The Irvine Museum, Art Historian and nationally recognized authority on California Impressionism, will share about the artists who helped establish Laguna Beach as an artists’ colony and historical miniatures. He will also share miniatures from his private collection.

The artwork available in the 2022 auction is current on exhibit at the LPAPA Gallery and can be viewed online through the link above. The art auction will open exclusively to Patron Party attendees and registered Proxy Bidders with a fast-paced live auction. Our patrons who are not able to join us in person have a virtual ticket option with a personal Proxy assigned to bid on behalf of offsite guests.

Auction ticket holders will also have the opportunity to pre-purchase tickets at a $100 savings to attend the 24th Annual Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational “Collectors Gala” being hosted at the Laguna Festival of Arts on Saturday October 8th!

LPAPA’s Miniature Auction FUNraiser celebrates the plein air painting legacy that helped establish Laguna Beach as an artists’ colony more than a century ago by famous early plein air painters — William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Frank Cuprien, Anna Hills, and many others — who founded the first Laguna Beach Art Association, and opened the first Laguna Beach art gallery, in 1918. To raise the money needed to open the gallery and support the association, the artists hosted art parties and painted special miniatures for their patrons that are now coveted by fine art collectors. LPAPA brings this historical tradition into the present with miniature paintings created by our contemporary award-winning Artists in support of the Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, the LPAPA Gallery, and LPAPA’s Mission to keep the Laguna Plein Air Painting tradition and legacy alive for future generations.

Patron Party Fundraiser Tickets are $125 per guest
for In-person or Proxy access
(member in-person ticket $100)

PURCHASE TICKETS

Celebrate the Legacy, Be part of the Tradition!
“Monterey Coast” by LPAPA Signature Artist Jesse Powell
(4″ x 5″ miniature; private collection of Jean & Linda Stern)

LPAPA Members can log at lpapa-portal.org and go to Plein Talks under the Members Only Video tab to watch the recording of Mr. Stern’s 2020 Plein Talk.

Need assistance? Contact LPAPA by Phone (949) 376-3635 or Email info@lpapa.org

Click here for other Laguna Plein Air Art Shows & Events

2022 “Less is More” Award Winners

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16th Annual Less is More Show 2022

LPAPA’s 16th Annual “Less is More” Juried Art Show
A celebration of small paintings with big impact created by LPAPA Members!

Award Winners: 

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  • 1st Place Carl Bretzke
  • 2nd Place Jennifer Diehl
  • 3rd Place Award to Terry Miura
  • Honorable Mention Award to Lamya Deeb
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Online Virtual Gallery Exhibition & Sale (Finalists + Top Semi-Finalists): July 4 through August 1, 2022
Online Gallery Preview & Auction (Finalists + Top Semi-Finalists):  10AM Mon, Jul 4th to 8PM Thurs, Jul 7th
LPAPA Gallery Show & Sale (Finalists):  Thursday, July 7th thru Monday, August 1st
Expanded Online Exhibition & Sale (All Semi-Finalists): July 4 through August 1, 2022 at DailyBrushwork.com
LPAPA Gallery Artwalk Reception: Thursday, July 7, 2022, 6PM – 9PM (awards 7PM)*
*Gallery awards presentation will be live-streamed on Facebook
(All times shown are Pacific Time)

The LPAPA Gallery is located at 414 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California. Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday, 11AM to 5PM (First Thursday Art Walk gallery reception 6PM to 9PM).

The Online Preview Auction referenced above will open at 80% of the full retail price for the painting with $10 bid increments. The preview auction includes a “buy now” option at the full retail price. Unless other arrangements are made through LPAPA, paintings sold through the Auction and through the Gallery will be shipped or available for pick up after the gallery show ends. Paintings sold through the expanded online show of semi-finalist paintings will be shipped by the artist.

Proceeds generated through the sale of artwork benefit the participating artists and nonprofit Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA). LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy, and promoting the plein air painting tradition. LPAPA strives to enhance the livelihood of its artist members through education and opportunity, and inspire the next generation of plein air painters to continue the tradition!

Join LPAPA, be part of the legacy and tradition!

For information about becoming a LPAPA Member, click here: Join LPAPA

*Feature image shows 2021 award-winning paintings; click here  for details
To view past show winners visit LPAPA’s Award Winners Archive Gallery
For inquiries, please contact LPAPA at 949-376-3635 or info@lpapa.org

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The Great American West by Jove Wang, Nov 3 – 28

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LPAPA Gallery “Artist in Residence” Solo Exhibition
“The Great American West” by Jove Wang
Exhibition Dates: November 3rd through 28th, 2022
Art Walk Opening Reception: November 3rd, 2022 (6 pm to 9 pm)
VIP Collectors’ Reception & Painting Demonstration: Nov 5th, 2022 *
Laguna Plein Air Painting Workshop: Nov 7th through 11th, 2022 **
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LPAPA is proud to present a special “Artist in Residence” solo exhibition by LPAPA Signature Artist Jove Wang at the LPAPA Gallery November 3-28, 2022. “The Great American West” will include major studio paintings and the field work that inspired them. The show will open on Thursday November 3rd with a First Thursdays Art Walk Gallery Reception (free, open to the public 11am – 9pm), followed with a private VIP Collectors Reception with Jove Wang on Saturday November 5th (private ticketed event; ticket link below).
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Creating a major studio painting takes more than just the desire to paint. Hours of research to find an inspiring location, time in the field to paint plein air studies, weeks, sometimes months, of design work while the idea percolates, and days (or sometimes even a year) of painting all go into creating the final painting that will be framed and exhibited. Please mark your calendars now to visit the LPAPA Gallery in Laguna Beach for this extraordinary exhibition, November 3rd through November 28th.
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The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association’s LPAPA Gallery is located at 414 North Coast Highway on Gallery Row, between Jasmine and Myrtle Streets, in Laguna Beach. Gallery hours are 11am to 5pm Thursday through Monday and by appointment. The gallery is open extended hours, 6pm to 9pm, for Laguna’s First Thursday Art Walk the first Thursday of each month. Please feel free to contact us by phone (949) 376-3635 or by email info@lpapa.org.
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*VIP Collectors Reception with Jove Wang & Painting Demonstration at the LPAPA Gallery
Saturday November 5, 2022 (5pm-8pm)
A limited number of seats are available for invited and ticketed guests
Tickets $50 for LPAPA Members*, $75 for Non-Members
REGISTER FOR PRIVATE RECEPTION
 
**5-Day Laguna Plein Air Painting Workshop
Monday November 7th through Friday November 11th, 2022 (9am-4pm)
Tuition $1,150 for LPAPA Members*, $1,200 for Non-Members
REGISTER FOR WORKSHOP

*LPAPA Members must log in when registering to receive the discounted member price and LPAPA Loyalty Rewards.

Laguna Plein Air Artist Jove Wang