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Featured Signature Artist: Keiko Tanabe

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LPAPA Signature Artist Keiko TanabeKeiko Tanabe of Carlsbad, California
LPAPA’s August 2020 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month

Please enjoy this showcase of Keiko’s work…

Click to visit Keiko’s website to view more of her artwork: KTanabeFineArt.com
Click to read: LPAPA Plein Talk with Keiko Tanabe

Keiko was born in Kyoto, Japan.  As a child growing up in an art-loving family, she always enjoyed drawing and painting and won many awards in children’s art contests.  However, art was not her chosen field of study later on.  She earned a B.A. in intercultural communication (International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan) and an M.A. in international education (UCLA, California).  She then worked in international relations positions in a Japanese government trade organization in Tokyo, at a large law firm in San Francisco and at a private consulting firm in San Diego.  For decades, she has traveled extensively, mainly in European countries, Asia and North America.

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

LPAPA Signature Artist Keiko Tanabe Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

Featured Artist Member: Michael Clements

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LPAPA Artist Member Michael Clements Michael Clements of Kula, Hawaii
LPAPA’s August 2020 Artist Member of the Month

Please enjoy this showcase of art work by Michael Clements…

Click to see more of Michael’s artwork at MichaelEClements.com
Click to read: LPAPA Plein Talk with Michael Clements

One of his favorite things about living in Hawaii is the philosophy of living Aloha; the coordination of mind and heart within each person, which encourages both a mutual regard and affection with no obligation in return,  and for each person to think and emote good feelings to others. Through his art, Clements hopes to convey a smidgin of the immense beauty of our world, evoking memories of peace, happiness, and serenity through his use of light, color, and movement.

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

LPAPA Artist Michael Clements

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

Award Winners: 4th Annual Waterworks, July 2020

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4th Annual Waterworks Virtual Gallery
(click the 4-arrows above, below the art catalog to view full-size)
4th Annual “Waterworks” a Juried Watercolor (Virtual!) Art Show
Plein Air and Studio Watercolor Paintings created by LPAPA artists
A celebration of artwork created using transparent watercolors!

Congratulations to our Waterworks Award Winners!

  • Waterworks 1st Place - Dan Mondloch
  • Waterworks 2nd Place - Ying Liu
  • Waterworks 3rd Place Daniel Marshall
  • Waterworks Honorable Mention - Eileen McCullough
  • Waterworks Peoples Choice - Durre Waseem

Virtual Gallery Exhibition Dates:  July 13 – 19, 2020
Virtual Awards Presentation: Sunday, July 19, 2020, 5-7pm
Click to read article in American Watercolor “Let Loose the Waterworks”
Expanded Online Waterworks Art Show: DailyBrushwork.com

This annual watercolor show is made possible with the support of the Joe Hanks Van Cleave Foundation for the Arts and honors the family’s matriarch Joe Hanks Van Cleave (1920-2003) who preferred painting with transparent watercolor and often exhibited as a member of the Laguna Beach Art Association (1957-1969) in their gallery (now the Laguna Art Museum), with her big one-woman show in July 1962.

Many thanks to our jurors LPAPA Signature Artist Cindy Baron, Invitational Planning Committee Member Linda Stern, and LPAPA Executive Director Rosemary Swimm, and our Awards Judge and LPAPA Artistic Advisor to the Board, Mr. Jean Stern.

LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy, promoting the plein air painting tradition, and creating a network of plein air painters around the world. LPAPA strives to enhance the livelihood of its artist members and inspire the next generation of plein air painters!

Join LPAPA’s celebration, be part of the tradition!

For information about becoming a LPAPA Member, click here: Join LPAPA

All paintings in the Virtual Art Gallery Catalog and on DailyBrushwork are available to purchase
To view past show winners visit LPAPA’s Award Winners Archive Gallery
For purchase inquiries, please contact LPAPA at 949-376-3635 or info@lpapa.org

LPAPA Gives Rebecca Noelle an A+

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LPAPA Artist Member Rebecca Noelle shares why she chose LPAPA as the topic for her class project… 

“It was a project for my English class at Arizona State University — a profile article on a local community group. The point was to show an unexpected or deeper aspect to the group than what meets the eye. I have always known LPAPA for the Invitational and collection of top-notch artists, so I chose to use the incredible amount of philanthropy and community involvement as the surprising element. I really wanted to show that the best artists in the world can be giving, supportive humans, and to make people interested in joining, whatever their talent or skill level.”  

Thank you Rebecca! Your just plein AWESOME project scores an A+ with us!

READ REBECCA’S ARTICLE

Charlie Hunter Interview with Tonalism.com

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LPAPA Signature Artist Charlie HunterLPAPA Signature Artist Charlie Hunter is a world-renowned painter living in Vermont, being originally from New Hampshire. He’s won numerous awards, featured in books and magazines, had multiple solo shows and has works in homes all over the world.

He is also an art educator and has produced numerous educational videos.

He now lives in Bellows Falls, a resurgent mill town on the banks of the Connecticut River in Vermont. His studio is in an old paper mill, where he “likes to paint what nature does to what man creates.”

 He was recently interviewed by Tonalism.com; click here to read the full article.

LPAPA Signature Artist Charlie Hunter Headshot