Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Plein Talk with Joe Anna Arnett

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LPAPA Signature Artist Joe Anna ArnettJoe Anna Arnett of Santa Fe, New Mexico
LPAPA’s September 2019 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.

Click these links for: LPAPA Plein Talk with Joe Anna Arnett & Artwork Showcase, plus more at JoeAnnaArnett.com.

Joe Anna Arnett is a master artist on “Passport & Palette” the art instruction and travel series airing on PBS stations across the country. She not only appears on the show, but also produces and writes for the program.

In 1997, she became a Master Artist of the Artists in America Show at the Denver Historical Society Museum. She has also exhibited at museums around the country and in 2006 she was honored by the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK as one of their featured artists in the Rendezvous exhibition. Arnett exhibited in the Prix de West show at the national Cowboy Hall of Fame for 14 years. Arnett is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America , Signature member of Laguna Plein Air Painters and Master Signature member of Plein Air Artists Colorado and an elected member of The Salmagundi Club.  Arnett has participated in Plein Air Maui, Plein Air Southwest, and Paint Grand Traverse. .

Click here to visit Joe Anna’s website and learn more about the artist.

Laguna Plein Air Invitational Artist Joe Anna Arnett

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Monday October 7th: Plein Talk with the Invitational Artists

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Laguna Plein Air Invitational Artist Plein Talk
Invitational Artists:
Suzie Baker, Cindy Baron, Carl Bretzke, Bill Davidson & Patrick Saunders

Plan to join us for Plein Talks with the Artists on Monday October 7, 2019 (6-8:30pm), at the Laguna Festival of Arts Forum Theater for a special evening with our panel of Invitational Artists — Suzie Baker, Cindy Baron, Carl Bretzke, Bill Davidson & Patrick Saunders — who will talk about their artistic journey and plein air painting experiences. This is a wonderful opportunity to listen to the hearts and minds of some of the nation’s top plein air painters, and ask them any question. This has become an annual favorite — informative, fun and lively conversation. Ludo Leideritz, LPAPA Board Member and Forest & Ocean Gallery Owner, will moderate the conversation. You don’t want to miss it!

Wine & Cheese Reception at Terra Laguna (no host bar) – 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Plein Talk in the Forum Theatre adjacent to Terra – 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Tickets: $15 (LPAPA Member & Patron price $10 with “members only” promo code)
Monday October 7, 2019, 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Festival of Arts Forum Theater*
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651.

Click HERE to purchase tickets to reserve your seat!

*Please note that the Forum Theater does not have ADA access

Laguna Plein Talks at Forum Theater

Links for Gala Tickets | Schedule of Events | Invited Artists | Sponsors

View/Print PDF of Invitational Events: 2019 Laguna Invitational Event Highlights

Follow & share using our event hashtag #LPAPA21st!

Wednesday October 9th: Plein Talk with the Experts

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LPAPA’s Experts & 2019 Award Judges:
Janet Blake, Laguna Art Museum’s Curator of Historical Art,
Tim Newton, Western Art & Architecture Magazine Publisher/former CEO of Salmagundi Club
Mr. Jean Stern, Senior Curator of California Impressionism at UCI IMCA

Join us at the Festival of Arts Forum Theater for “Plein Talk with the Experts” on Wednesday October 8, 2019 (6:00-8:30pm), a lively and captivating evening of art talk with our experts about Plein Air and Fine Art Collecting.

This event will be presented indoors at the Festival of Arts Forum Theater adjacent to the Terra Laguna restaurant.

Wine & Cheese Reception outdoor at Terra Laguna (no host bar) 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Plein Talk indoor at the Forum Theatre (adjacent to Terra Laguna) 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Tickets: Through the generosity of an anonymous donor, who believes LPAPA’s Plein Talks should not be missed, this event is free!

Wednesday October 9th, 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Festival of Arts Forum Theater*
650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach

Please click HERE to reserve your seat!

*Please note that the Forum Theater does not have ADA access

Laguna Plein Talks at Forum Theater

Links for Gala Tickets | Schedule of Events | Invited Artists | Sponsors

View/Print PDF of Invitational Events: 2019 Laguna Invitational Event Highlights

Follow & share using our event hashtag #LPAPA21st!

Plein Talk with Nanette Biers

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LPAPA Artist Member Nanette BiersNanette Biers of Corte Madera, California
LPAPA’s September 2019 Artist Member of the Month

Click the links for:  LPAPA Plein Talk Q&As with Nanette Biers & Artwork Gallery, plus learn more at NanetteBiers.com.

“Looking at her oil paintings–the landscapes, seascapes, garden scenes, architecture, period pieces–the Impressionists, Monet, Degas, Cassatt come to mind, not only due to Nanette’s painterly style, but her use of light.”
— Rebecca Bedrossian, Communication Arts, January/February 2001

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

LPAPA Artist Member Nanette Biers

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Plein Talk with Carl Bretzke

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LPAPA Signature Artist Carl BretzkeCarl Bretzke of Minneapolis, Minnesota
LPAPA’s August 2019 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.

Click these links for: LPAPA Plein Talk QAs with Carl Bretzke & Artwork Showcase, plus more at CarlBretzke.com.

Carl Bretzke is a representational oil painter who specializes in urban scenes and plein air landscapes.

Carl’s work has been described in the Washington Post as “simultaneously intimate and detached… The artist’s unadorned style recalls Edward Hopper and The Ashcan school.”

Carl holds an MD degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School. His undergraduate degree is from the University of Colorado, where he also received a minor in Fine Art. 

Click here to visit Carl’s website and learn more.

LPAPA Signature Artist Carl Bretzke

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks