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March 2022 Featured Artist Member: Carole Boller

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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. 

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

“Heisler Park Rose“, ” Treading the Void” and “Joy & Cheer“
Available through the LPAPA Gallery
(click the highlighted links for full view and details)

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

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February 2022 Featured Signature Artist: Eileen McCullough

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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.“

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

Eileen McCullough Easel Shot

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February 2022 Featured Artist Member: Susan Gordinier

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Susan Gordinier of Laguna Beach, California
LPAPA’s February 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month

Click to view Susan’s artwork at SusanGordinier.com

“I feel my style is Impressionistic.  I am inspired by the works of Cassatt, Sorolla and Sargent.  My favorite thing is to capture special moments in everyday life through portraits, landscapes, seascapes and still life.  I want the viewer to be pulled into the painting with a story or an impression that is intriguing or inspiring.  I convey my passion with composition, color, contrasts and brushstrokes.  My greatest thrill comes when someone loves one of my paintings and it speaks to them.  Priceless!” –Susan Gordinier

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

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January 2022 Featured Signature Artist: Gil Dellinger

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Gil Dellinger of Aliso Viejo, California
LPAPA’s January 2022 Featured Signature Artist Member of the Month

Click to view Gil’s artwork at GilDellinger.com

“Dellinger follows in the tradition of early California Impressionists who were also captivated by this coastal expanse, such as Jack Wilkinson Smith and William Ritschel. Like them, Dellinger is intrigued by the way the colors reflecting on the water change depending on the seasons and the shifting light. Something about the eternal mystery of the ocean keeps him coming back for more, the artist says.”–Southwest Art Magazine

A selection of available work by Gil is currently featured at the LPAPA Gallery located at 414 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California. Gallery hours are 11 am to 5 pm, Thursday through Monday, with extended hours of 6 pm to 9 pm the first Thursday of each month for Art Walk Laguna Beach. Available Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and alternate hours, by appointment; email info@lpapa.org or call (949) 376-3635 for an appointment or to make inquiries.

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

Gil Dellinger Easel Shot

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January 2022 Featured Artist: Lynn Berkeley

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Member of the Month Lynn Berkeley

Lynn Berkeley of Oak Glen, California
LPAPA’s January 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month

Click to view Lynn’s artwork at LynnBerkeleyArt.com

“Lynn is a life-long artist, showing promise at an early age; winning local, national, and international awards by the age of 15.  Artist John Collier, was Lynn’s first mentor, providing encouragement and guidance early on.  After his retirement, she went on to take the helm of Mr. Collier’s weekly workshops and continued to develop and show her works. In 2016, encouraged by her family and friends, she immersed herself back into oil painting with the help of new teachers and mentors; Kevin MacPherson, Colley Whisson, Josh Clare, among others.  Lynn is the Artist in Residence for The Wildlands Conservancy Oak Glen Preserve, working to develop a visiting artist’s plein air program and painting full time.

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

Lynn Berkeley Easel Shot

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