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September 2022 Featured Signature Artist: Robin Purcell

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September 2022 Signature Artist Member of the Month:  Robin Purcell of Carlsbad, California

“I discovered a love of Plein Air Watercolor with William Ternes during New England Summers. I was able to begin painting outdoors year round when I moved to sunny inland Northern California. Four years ago I moved to Southern California where the light changed my work because of a luminous coastal atmosphere .It has meant the most to me to document the recovery of Mount Diablo with an “After the Fire ” Series. I am proud to be recognized by my peers as a Signature Member of LPAPA, AIS, NWS, AWS, MCWA, and to have  been an exhibitor at the California Art Club for 12 Consecutive Gold Medal Exhibition. I was honored to paint in the 2019 LPAPA invitational.” –Robin Purcell

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The following painting by Robin Purcell is currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

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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

September 2022 Featured Artist: Ellen Schauer

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Ellen Schauer Artist Member of the Month

September 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month: Ellen Schauer of Lake Elsinore, California

Ellen’s favorite part of being an artist is the challenge. She loves the continual process of problem-solving that comes from trying to convey her artistic expression. With a strong analytical background, that process comes as naturally to her as the movements of her hand, and keeps her tantalizingly engaged. Although inspired by the swishes and swirls of nature’s natural Fibonacci, Ellen finds it especially intriguing when man-made objects unintentionally mimic this elegant flow in light, shadow and reflection… as if trying to achieve balance where the spirit of nature would otherwise be broken. Ellen strives for a looser more impressionistic feel to her art while still trying to achieve the impression of realism. Toward that goal she continues to add the detail that attracts her collectors, yet with more free-spirited mark making. 

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Artwork by Ellen Schauer currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

Click to view more of Ellen’s artwork at EllenSchauerFineArt.com

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

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

August 2022 Featured Signature Artist: Jim Wodark

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Signature Member of the Month Jim Wodark

August 2022 Signature Artist Member of the Month:  Jim Wodark of Orange, California

Influenced by the beauty of Colorado, Jim was greatly influenced by his parents, whom were also artists. Beginning his career as a cartoonist, he later moved to California in 1990 and began painting with oils. The births of his children, Clint, Sophia and Gwen, provide great inspiration to Jim’s work a serious artist. Painting daily for the past 18 years, Jim feels this focus and commitment has contributed to his growth and success. As both a plein air and studio painter, he yearns to inspire others, while also being inspired by other art as well. Jim considers it a real blessing to create work that provides beauty into people’s homes and businesses. Jim shares, “I paint to bring beauty into the world, to bring beauty in people’s lives, to inspire and be inspired. I want to make a difference through my art.”

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The following paintings by Jim Wodark are currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

Mule Ear Trail by Jim Wodark

Morning Pink by Jim Wodark

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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

August 2022 Featured Artist Member: Joe Mancuso

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Artist Member of the Month Joe Mancuso

August 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month: Joe Mancuso of Torrance, California

Joe is well known for the quality of light in his work. He is greatly influenced by the changing of seasons and the weather. The more dramatic the weather, the more inspired he feels. Joe celebrates the mood each season brings and he enjoys working on location to accurately see and capture the changing light. Joe shares, “Although I may be attracted to a certain place or scene, it is always my goal to move beyond a literal translation and say something extraordinary about light in my work. It is always the light and its effects that inspire me.”

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Artwork by Joe Mancuso currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

 

Click to view more of Joe’s artwork at JoeMancusoFineArt.com

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

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

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

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

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