LPAPA Artist Member Lynn Gertenbach of Fallbrook, California
LPAPA’s May 2018 Artist Member of the Month
Click for Lynn’s plein air painting tips, advice & adventures: LPAPA Plein Talk with Lynn Gertenbach & Artwork Showcase
“Painting is my passion.” — Lynn Gertenbach
The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association’s
2nd Annual “Waterworks” Watercolor Juried Art Show
LPAPA’s Juried Art Show Dedicated to Transparent Watercolor Paintings is
Presented with the support of the Joe Hanks Van Cleave Foundation for the Arts
Art Exhibition Dates: May 8-20, 2018
Location: LPAPA in Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery
480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, California
Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri & Sun 11am-5pm; | Saturdays 10am – 6pm | Closed Mondays
Award Winners:
Click here to read American Watercolor “Turn on the Waterworks”
GRAND PRIZE “Best in Show Plein Air Watercolor” $1,000 + Artist Invited to participate in the 2018 Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational. Five additional cash prizes to be awarded for plein air and studio paintings. Sincere thanks to our distinguished jurors: LPAPA Signature Artist David Damm, Curate Fine Art Founder Kirsten Hermstad, Forest & Ocean Gallery Owner Ludo Leideritz, and our Awards Judge Mr. Jean Stern, Associate Director of The University of California, Irvine Institute and Museum for California Art.
Juried Gallery Artists:
The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents juried art shows at its “LPAPA in Residence” gallery home located at Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our regional, national and international Signature, Artist and Student Members to show their work in our thriving art colony, and provides LPAPA with the opportunity for our nonprofit art organization to connect with our members, our community, supporters and art lovers, to further our Mission.
Laguna Plein Air Artists are dedicated to painting the landscape,
preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy and promoting the plein air painting tradition.
Celebrate the plein air legacy, be part of the tradition!
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Image: 2017 1st Place Award winning painting “Peaceful Dawn” by LPAPA Signature Artist Cindy Baron
LPAPA Signature Artist Member Larry Cannon
of Santa Clarita, California
LPAPA’s April 2018 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.
Larry’s plein air advice & artwork: LPAPA Plein Talk with Larry Cannon & Artwork Showcase.
Discovering plein air painting led Larry to an ever deepening appreciation for the land and sea around him, and a greater spiritual engagement with Nature. He has long had a strong emotional and intellectual connection with nature and her infinite variety of moods. In his seascapes especially, Larry responds to the meeting of land, sea and sky, and to the realization that the same conflict between irresistible forces and immovable objects have shaped the land and human events since time began. Larry loves painting the sea where he can sense the energy of the waves, the wind and the clouds that were born days ago and thousands of miles away.
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LPAPA Artist Member Michele Usibelli of Woodway, Washington
LPAPA’s April 2018 Artist Member of the Month
Michele’s plein air painting tips, advice & adventures: Plein Talk with Michele Usibelli & Artwork Showcase
“It is my primary goal to have each artwork I create resonate with energy and the poetry of light.” — Michele Usibelli
LPAPA Signature Artist Member Bill Cramer
of Prescott, Arizona
LPAPA’s March 2018 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.
Bill’s plein air advice & artwork: LPAPA Plein Talk with Bill Cramer & Artwork Showcase.
Growing up in southern California, Bill always had an interest in exploring nature and creating art. As an experienced rock climber, he spent much of his youth enjoying the more vertical places of the American west. This gave him a perspective of the world that few others would ever experience. He received a fine arts degree from California State University Long Beach and later moved to Prescott, Arizona with his wife Michelle to be closer to the scenery they both enjoyed. It was there that Bill discovered the joys and challenges of landscape painting, his outdoor experiences providing much of the insight and inspiration expressed in his art. He believes that painting on location and in the studio are complimentary pursuits, each enriching the other. The opportunity to experience and paint some of the most scenic places in America has contributed greatly to his artistic growth. Today with his wife and two daughters, Sarah and Megan, Bill divides his time between family, art and outdoor pursuits.
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“Any landscape worth painting is more than the obvious visual elements. The push of an evening breeze, the feel of sun baked sandstone, the scent of sagebrush or the sound of a raven suddenly overhead are examples of the many unseen elements that inform my work. I’m satisfied when a painting is as rich as the landscape that inspired it. My goals are to keep exploring the southwest’s wild places, search for new ideas and express what I find exciting about landscapes and about painting.” — Bill Cramer
