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Plein Talk with Paul Kratter

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LPAPA Signature Artist Paul KratterLPAPA Signature Artist Member Paul Kratter
of Moraga, California
LPAPA’s January 2018 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.

Paul’s plein air advice & artwork:  LPAPA Plein Talk QAs with Paul Kratter & Artwork Showcase.

Paul’s two great passions have always been sports and wildlife. He was fortunate to make a living mainly in advertising, which included a long relationship with the National Football League and various Major League Baseball Clubs. As time went on, he concentrated soley on wildlife illustration. Paul worked for a variety of zoos and the Nature Company. He illustrated a number of children’s books, including “The Living Rainforest” with award winning paintings in Communication Arts Annual in 2002. Paul became interested in the immediacy and spontaneity of the Plein Air approach and started painting in the East Bay Hills near his home. He soon had a collection of works and began to show in galleries and join various plein air events. Paul’s style changed almost overnight, although his approach remained intact, utilizing solid drawing skills and portraying strong graphic shapes. Painting outdoors has become a passion.
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“It’s still a thrill every time I go outside to paint.” — Paul Kratter

LPAPA Signature Artist Paul Kratter

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Plein Talk with J. Ken Spencer

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LPAPA Artist Member J. Ken Spencer

LPAPA Artist Member J. Ken Spencer of Blackfoot, Idaho
LPAPA’s January 2018 Artist Member of the Month

Ken’s plein air painting tips, advice & adventures: LPAPA Plein Talk QAs with J. Ken Spencer  & Artwork Showcase

“Art exists so that we may say the unsayable. I hope that a person viewing my artwork will not only find the painting interesting to look at, but will enjoy a personal and emotional connection to the work of art.” — J. Ken Spencer

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LPAPA Artist Member J. Ken Spencer

 

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LPAPA Book Fundraiser

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Laguna Plein Air Painters Association is celebrating a Special Milestone this year! Help us tell our story and support LPAPA’s first venture into book publishing!

20 years ago a tradition was started – The Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational. Each year the best of the best plein air artists are invited to Laguna Beach to paint and to celebrate the legacy of the early plein air artists who established Laguna Beach as an Artists’ Colony, founded the first Laguna Beach Art Association and opened the first Art Gallery.

LPAPA is considered the steward of Laguna’s plein air legacy, and dedicated to preserving the legacy and plein air tradition of painting for future generations

Today, the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association is celebrating this tradition by publishing its first hardbound book. This special book, authored by Mr. Jean Stern, the leading authority on plein air art, will be a recording of the Invitational history and the top award-winning artists who have helped us celebrate Laguna’s artistic legacy and have become part of the tradition.

Your support will help our book become a reality! Please consider making a donation to our nonprofit organization to support the publishing of our first book titled:

Best of Show:
Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational at 20

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2018: Centennial Celebration

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LPAPA Celebrates 100 Years En Plein Air! To celebrate the official day on which the original Laguna Beach Art Association was founded in 1918, the Laguna Art Museum has invited the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association to join the LBAA Birthday Party Celebration on Saturday August 25th by painting En Plein Air in Heisler Park, as a Community Arts Partner in the Laguna Art Museum’s free day of art activities 10am-5pm. This is a family-friendly event and will be a day-long celebration of the historic milestone.
We invite all LPAPA members to come out and join in the Centennial Celebration Paint Out, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon at Heisler Park! All artists are invited to come out and paint in the park… plus we have 40 spots available for artists to register to participate in the LPAPA in Residence Centennial Celebration Exhibit & Sale (cash prizes to be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd Place!). All art lovers are invited to come out and see the artists in action!
LPAPA Celebrates 100 Years En Plein Air

Centennial Celebration Paint Out at Heisler Park
Saturday August 25, 2018 — 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Open to all artists – Free LPAPA Paint Out Event, registration requested

Centennial Celebration Paint Out Exhibition & Sale
LPAPA in Residence at the Forest & Ocean Gallery
Saturday August 25th to Wednesday September 4th, 2018
Limited to the first 40 LPAPA Member artists who register and pay $25 entry fee

Click here for details and  full prospectus: LPAPA Centennial Celebration Paint Out & Art Show

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(free, no participation limits) 
or as a 
($25 registration fee, limited to 40 exhibition artists)
The Public is invited to watch as the artists paint – No registration required to watch the action!
Participating LPAPA Members include Elisa Arancibia*, Val Carson*, Peggie Chew, Mary Christie, Rick J. Delanty*, Fletcher Dice, Monica Edwards*, Bob Francis, Doreen Galchutt, Linda Gunn*, William Hanks, Dawn Harrison, Joey Heuisler Ward, Irene Horiuchi*, Jeff Horn, Edgar Ibarra*, Mai Igarashi*, Betty Anne Kreutziger, Mel Larew, Wendy Li-Bertrams*, David McEwen, Rick Morales*, Lisa Mozzini-McDill*, Elena Roche*, Lisa Rometti, Anthony Salvo, Kathleen Strukoff*, Stephen Van Handel, and Durre Waseem*.
*Gallery Exhibition Artists