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July 2022 Featured Signature Artist: Keiko Tanabe

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Signature Artist of the Month Keiko Tanabe

July 2022 Signature Artist Member of the Month:  Keiko Tanabe of Carlsbad, California

Mostly self-taught, Keiko embarked on a professional art career in 2005 and started exhibiting publicly.  In the same year she took a workshop from Alvaro Castagnet and discovered the joy of plein-air painting.  Since that year her paintings have been juried into many exhibitions across Americas and in Asia and Europe.  Her work has been purchased by private and corporate collectors from all around the world.  She also had her paintings published in leading art magazines in the U.S., Europe and Japan.  

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

Artwork by Keiko Tanabe currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery..

 

Click here to see more of Keiko’s Artwork

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Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)
Gallery: 414 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone (949) 376-3635, Email info@lpapa.org

Watercolor Live 2022!

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Watercolor Live 2022LPAPA is proud to once again be a sponsor of Watercolor Live — a global virtual experience taking place online over three days, January 27-29, 2022, with a beginner day on January 26th! Artists from around the world getting together to watch the world’s best instructors demo and celebrate watercolor painting, from the comfort of your home.…and all attendees receive a promo code to join LPAPA or purchase LPAPA Merchandise at a discount! 

Be a part of the Watercolor Live virtual experience and community. Click to learn more and register through our link so they know LPAPA sent you!

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We have a variety of LPAPA Merchandise available through the LPAPA Gallery and in LPAPA’s Online Shop! Hats! T-Shirts! Invitational Catalogs! And More! Help our nonprofit grow and show your support by buying yourself or your favorite artist a LPAPA gift!

Show your support of LPAPA’s Mission to preserve and promote Plein Air Painting by sharing your photos wearing or using your LPAPA merchandise on social media using hashtag #lpapa !

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South Laguna Community Garden Park Art Competition

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Calling all LPAPA Artists! Here’s a great opportunity to show your community spirit! The colorful blooms at the South Laguna Community Garden Park are calling out to be painted. The Garden is especially beautiful now, and they are inviting artists to come, experience and record their artistic interpretation on canvas as part of a painting competition. To Register to participate, email GardenPark@SouthLaguna.org for more information and an application. Garden is open only to gardeners and registered artists at this time, so sign up now.

Don’t delay! Painting competition submissions due June 30!

To register as a participating artist, email GardenPark@SouthLaguna.org.

Details in downloadable form: South Laguna Community Garden Art Competition

 

PleinAir Magazine: Best of Plein Air 2018 Winners

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PleinAir Today featured the award winning paintings of LPAPA’s 14th Annual “Best of Plein Air”.  This is a special juried exhibition of original works of art created by Signature and Artist Members of LPAPA. 400 entries were received for this prestigious show with jurors Cynthia Britain (Signature and Founding Member of LPAPA), Carl Bretzke (LPAPA Signature Artist), and Ludo Leideritz (owner Forest & Ocean Gallery and LPAPA Board Member) choosing more than 60 original framed paintings for the show’s coveted gallery spots.

LPAPA Signature Artist Suzie Baker received 1st Place Best in Show for “Harvey was Here“; 2nd Place was presented to LPAPA Signature Artist Durre Waseem for “On the Crystal Cove Bench“; 3rd Place went to LPAPA Artist Bob Upton for “The Breakwater“; and Honorable Mention Awards were presented to LPAPA Signature Artist Greg LaRock for “All Quiet Now” and LPAPA Artist Tatyana Fogarty for “Monterey Fishing“.

Click here for the full article and to view the award winning paintings.