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Plein Talk with Tom Brown

August 30, 2020 by Toni Kellenberg

Tom Brown of Fairview, Texas
LPAPA’s September 2020 Artist Member of the Month

Click to see Tom’s artwork at TomBrownWatercolors.com
Click to read Tom’s Q&A answers: LPAPA Plein Talk with Tom Brown

“With every painting I attempt to tell a story. Mood and atmosphere are paramount to creating a great painting. I strive to communicate these elements to the viewer, in a visual language. I ask myself this question, ‘What must I do to cause someone to walk across the room to view my painting and then assure that they are not disappointed once they arrive?'”. — Tom Brown

Click here to visit Tom’s website to learn more about the artist.

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

“From Dusk to Dawn” 2020 Awards

August 6, 2020 by Toni Kellenberg

From Dusk to Dawn Virtual Gallery Show

LPAPA’s “From Dusk to Dawn” Juried City Hall Cultural Arts Exhibition
Plein Air and Studio Paintings created by LPAPA artists
A celebration of nocturne works of art! Click on the Art Catalog above to view full screen!View the award winning artwork through the digital catalog above!

LPAPA presented this juried cultural art show as a Virtual Gallery Show in lieu of the physical exhibition at Laguna Beach City Hall due to the restrictions imposed by the pandemic. The art work is available for purchase through LPAPA’s special priced sale/auction with proceeds benefitting the artists and nonprofit LPAPA. LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy, promoting the plein air painting tradition and connecting artists and art lovers globally. LPAPA strives to enhance the livelihood of its artist members and inspire the next generation of plein air painters!

Celebrate the Legacy, be part of the 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 purchase inquiries, please contact LPAPA at 949-376-3635 or info@lpapa.org

Plein Talk with Keiko Tanabe

August 1, 2020 by Toni Kellenberg

Keiko Tanabe of Carlsbad, California
LPAPA’s August 2020 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month

Click to visit Keiko’s website to view more of her artwork: KTanabeFineArt.com
Click to read: LPAPA Plein Talk with Keiko Tanabe

Keiko was born in Kyoto, Japan. As a child growing up in an art-loving family, she always enjoyed drawing and painting and won many awards in children’s art contests. However, art was not her chosen field of study later on. She earned a B.A. in intercultural communication (International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan) and an M.A. in international education (UCLA, California). She then worked in international relations positions in a Japanese government trade organization in Tokyo, at a large law firm in San Francisco and at a private consulting firm in San Diego. For decades, she has traveled extensively, mainly in European countries, Asia and North America.

Click here to visit Keiko’s website to learn more about the artist.

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

4th Annual “Waterworks” 2020 Awards

July 19, 2020 by Toni Kellenberg

4th Annual Waterworks Virtual Gallery
(click the 4-arrows above, below the art catalog to view full-size)
4th Annual “Waterworks” a Juried Watercolor (Virtual!) Art Show
Plein Air and Studio Watercolor Paintings created by LPAPA artists
A celebration of artwork created using transparent watercolors!

Congratulations to our Waterworks Award Winners!

Virtual Gallery Exhibition Dates: July 13 – 19, 2020
Virtual Awards Presentation: Sunday, July 19, 2020, 5-7pm
Click to read article in American Watercolor “Let Loose the Waterworks”
Expanded Online Waterworks Art Show: DailyBrushwork.com

This annual watercolor show is made possible with the support of the Joe Hanks Van Cleave Foundation for the Arts and honors the family’s matriarch Joe Hanks Van Cleave (1920-2003) who preferred painting with transparent watercolor and often exhibited as a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association (1957-1969) in their gallery (now the Laguna Art Museum), with her big one-woman show in July 1962.

Many thanks to our jurors LPAPA Signature Artist Cindy Baron, Invitational Planning Committee Member Linda Stern, and LPAPA Executive Director Rosemary Swimm, and our Awards Judge and LPAPA Artistic Advisor to the Board, Mr. Jean Stern.

LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy, promoting the plein air painting tradition, and creating a network of plein air painters around the world. LPAPA strives to enhance the livelihood of its artist members and inspire the next generation of plein air painters!

Join LPAPA’s celebration, be part of the tradition!

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

All paintings in the Virtual Art Gallery Catalog and on DailyBrushwork are available to purchase
To view past show winners visit LPAPA’s Award Winners Archive Gallery
For purchase inquiries, please contact LPAPA at 949-376-3635 or info@lpapa.org

LPAPA’s New 2020 Signature Members

July 5, 2020 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA is pleased to announce and congratulate our new 2020 Signature Artist Members: Michael Broshar of Buckingham, Iowa, Tatyana Fogarty of Fair Oaks, California, Catherine Hillis of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, Ryan Jensen of Blue Lake, California, Jason Li of Yorba Linda, California, Richard Lindenberg of Novato, California, and Mark Shasha of Swampscott, Massachusetts.

“The designation of “Signature Artist” in any artists’ association is a recognition of high status, an acknowledgment by your peers that you are worthy of special distinction for your remarkable talent and capability in creating a work of art. It is a distinction that the majority of members of any art group do not have and in turn would love to receive. Your peers look to Signature Artists for inspiration and to set a high standard that they themselves strive to achieve.” — Mr. Jean Stern, Senior Curator of California Impressionism, The UCI Institute and Museum for California Art.

The top scoring artists, based on the combined scores of our 4 distinguished panel of jurors, after a review of the submitted body of work representing the artist’s best plein air and studio work, receive the designation of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Artist Member.

Many thanks to our 2020 distinguished panel of Jurors:
Saim Caglayan, LPAPA Founder & Signature Artist Member
Rick J. Delanty, LPAPA Signature Artist Member & LPAPA’s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Mr. Jean Stern, Artistic Advisory to LPAPA’s Board and Senior Curator of California Impressionism, The Institute and Museum for California Art University of California, Irvine, and
Rosemary Swimm, LPAPA’s Executive Director