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May 2022 Featured Artist: Victoria Huff

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May 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month: Victoria Huff of El Segundo, California

Born and raised in Southern California Victoria fell in love with the outdoors. Memories of hiking, camping in the mountains, deserts and beaches of California remain imprinted in her mind. She found her passion while earning her Bachelors of Fine Art in Illustration at California State University, Long Beach. While attending art school Victoria developed a broad visual vocabulary and was exposed to a wide spectrum of ideas. It was not until she applied these fundamentals with the adventure of the outdoors that she truly learned to paint. Her paintings depict the places she loves and are deeply connected to her experiences there. Many pieces are created outdoors on location or studies are brought back to the studio for her to expand on. She finds herself captivated by the ebb and flow of the ocean, the stretching shadows and the golden sunlight that California has to offer. Victoria currently lives in Los Angeles as a full-time artist and continues developing her work.

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

Artwork by Victoria Huff currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

Click to view Victoria’s artwork at VictoriaHuff.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

Plein Talk with Kathleen Dunphy: June 4, 2022

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Laguna Plein Air Painting with Kathleen Dunphy“Outside Insights” Plein Talk with Kathleen Dunphy
Saturday, June 4, 2022, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
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LPAPA is proud to present a special “Artist in Residence” Plein Talk and Exhibition at the LPAPA Gallery by LPAPA Signature Artist Kathleen Dunphy on Saturday June 4th, 6-8pm. “Outside Insights” will include major studio paintings and the field work that inspired them (Exhibition Dates: June 2 – July 4, 2022).
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Creating a major studio painting takes more than just the desire to paint. Hours of research to find an inspiring location, time in the field to paint plein air studies, weeks of design work while the idea percolates, and days (or sometimes even months) of painting all go into creating the final product.
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But so often in the art world, we only see the end result of an artist’s creation: the finished painting hanging in a beautiful frame. What goes on behind the scenes to make that painting happen? How does the artist get the idea? What happens during the planning process? Where does she even start?
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In this special Plein Talk presentation, Kathleen Dunphy will take you behind the scenes to share her painting process from inception to final painting. Her “Outside Insights” LPAPA Gallery exhibition will include 4-5 larger studio paintings, as well as the field work that inspired and informed the paintings: plein air studies, sketchbook drawings, notes from her journal, and photographs of her time in the field. Learn how one artist approaches her work in this informative and engaging talk and exhibit.

Plein Talk with Kathleen hosted at the LPAPA Gallery
Saturday June 4, 2022 (6pm-8pm)
Tickets $20 for Members, $30 for Nonmembers

The LPAPA Gallery is located at 414 N. Coast Highway, on Gallery Row between Jasmine and Myrtle, in Laguna Beach. Gallery hours are 11am to 5pm Thursday through Monday (available by appointment Tuesdays and Wednesdays and before or after hours). We are open extended hours, 6pm to 9pm, for Laguna Art Walk the First Thursday of each month.

In addition to the gallery talk and exhibition, Kathleen is leading a…

3-Day Laguna Plein Air Painting Workshop
Friday June 3rd through Sunday June 5th, 2022 (9am-4pm)
Tuition $695 for Members, $745 for Nonmembers
The Workshop is currently full,
Click here to be added to the waitlist

Thank you for supporting and preserving Laguna’s plein air painting tradition!

April 2022 Featured Signature Artist: Jeff Horn

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Jeff Horn

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

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

Artwork by Jeff Horn currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…Seventeen Mile Drive painting, Jeff Horn

Transition painting, Jeff Horn

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

April 2022 Featured Artist Member: Lisa Mansour

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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.

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

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

Click to view Lisa’s artwork at LisaMansourArt.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

March 2022 Featured Signature Artist: David Damm

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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.

“Island Time” and “Beached” available through the LPAPA Gallery
(click the highlighted links for full view and details)

Click the following link to view more of David’s artwork at  DavidDamm.com
Click here to visit David’s website to learn more about the artist.

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks