April 2022 Signature Artist Member of the Month:  Jeff Horn of Costa Mesa, California

“I prefer to paint directly from nature and I love being outdoors where I can see, hear, feel, smell and even taste the scene around me. For me, the painting is a translation of nature and my experience of it. If I am successful, I take the viewer with me to feel the moment.  I believe good painting is not a slavish copy of visual details, but an emotional response to a moment in nature.”  –Jeff Horn

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Artwork by Jeff Horn currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

Click to view more of Jeff’s artwork at  HornArt.com

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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

April 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month: Lisa Mansour of Laguna Beach, California

Blending traditional technique with exuberant expression, artist Lisa Mansour loves exploring the playful side of fine art. Whether completing detailed studio work or painting studies en plein air, Lisa enjoys focusing the fullness of her attention in the moment. Classically trained, Lisa received her Post-Baccalaureate degree from Laguna College of Art + Design. Her artwork can be found year round at Quorum Gallery and in the summer at the Sawdust Art Festival. This year marks Lisa’s 22nd in Laguna Beach where she lives and paints.

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Artwork by Lisa Mansour currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

Click to view Lisa’s artwork at LisaMansourArt.com

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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

March 2022 Featured Signature Artist Member of the Month: David Damm of Irvine, California

David Damm was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He graduated from Art Center College of Design and later studied with the noted Russian artist, Sergei Bongart (1919-1985). David’s career began illustrating books, magazines and newspapers. In 1981 he began exhibiting, and has since participated in numerous exhibitions, throughout the country, including the Natural History Museum, The Muckenthaler Cultural Center, The Bowers Museum among many others. He was featured in “American Artist” and has received many top awards including ‘First Place’ at the 1996 Mission San Juan Capistrano Plein Air Painting Event sponsored by Joan Irvine Smith. His greatest honor was meeting and completing a commissioned portrait of President Ronald Reagan.

Click the following link to view more of David’s artwork at  DavidDamm.com
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LPAPA’s March 2022 Artist Member of the Month Carole Boller of Balboa Island, California

Transformation is at the heart of Boller’s paintings.  Each time she paints she approaches the canvas without baggage. Intrigued by light-hitting color, she relies on the sensitivity of her eye and the clarity of her memory to keep the scene alive, as she intuitively reaches for opaque pigments that transform into a translucent atmosphere when juxtaposed on canvas. When looking at one of her paintings, one partakes in the pleasure she surely felt in achieving her goal and thus is also transformed by her vision. 

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Click to view more of Carol’s artwork at BollerArt.com

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Eileen McCullough of Huntington Beach, California
LPAPA’s February 2022 Featured Signature Artist Member of the Month

Click to view Eileen’s artwork at  EileenMcCullough.com

Eileen shares, “Whether the painting is created outdoors for plein air or in the comfort of my studio the process is the same. All paintings begin with a full size sketch created on location. I use student grade watercolor paper size 18 x 24 and a combination of water soluble graphite pencils and crayons. The purpose of the sketch is to design a composition that I believe has potential for a good painting. The sketch is used as my blueprint and will dictate most of my painting decisions. I break away from traditional painting choices such as local color, light source, perspective and form. My stylized paintings reflect not only what I see but what I feel.“

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