Member News Archives - Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Featured Signature Artist: Ebrahim Amin

June 1, 2019 by Toni Kellenberg

Ebrahim Amin of Laguna Beach, California
LPAPA’s June 2019 featured Signature Artist Member of the Month.

Click these links for: LPAPA Plein Talk Q&As with Ebrahim Amin & Artwork Showcase, plus more at AminArt.com.

“Over 40 years of experience and a constant struggle to find real artistic excellence have helped me break many technical boundaries. My portfolio features realistic still life, impressionistic landscapes, and dream-like modern paintings. Each piece impatiently waits to tell a different story. In my newest projects I want to let my viewers to experience a unique and innovative painting style. In fact, I’m working on a seamless blend of the fading traditions of the ancient masters with progressive modern plein air practices. It’s beginning to produce very exciting results.

How to create a good work of art? Gratefully borrow an idea from nature, patiently nurture it with skill and experience, and finally touch it with my soul… a way other than this, I do not know.” — Ebrahim Amin

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

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

Featured Artist: Lyn Boyer

June 1, 2019 by Toni Kellenberg

Lyn Boyer of Durango, Colorado
LPAPA’s June 2019 Artist Member of the Month

Click the links for: LPAPA Plein Talk Q&As with Lyn Boyer & Artwork Showcase, plus more at LynBoyer.com.

“I paint because it’s necessary. It’s part of my DNA. My North star. The few times I’ve tried to escape it, it’s always chased me down. I feel whole when I paint, directionless when I don’t. I remember every minute of a day spent painting. It tunes the senses and the soul.

My inspiration comes always from patterns. They are the first things to draw me to a subject. Divisions of space. Light and dark. The subtle and not so subtle. Whether I’m responding to something from the natural world, the world of man or an interesting intersection of the two I’m compelled by a need to capture the moment. I have an overwhelming need to first understand what’s captivated me, second, interact with it using brushes and paint, and finally share the results – my view of the world.

My paintings are always about what compelled me to paint something in the first place. For me a successful painting is the one that is able to elicit that same feeling in concert with a more personal feeling known only to the viewer. I consider that the completion of a painting.” — Lyn Boyer

Click here to visit Lyn’s website to learn more.

Click here for LPAPA’s Library of Archived Plein Talks

Order LPAPA’s 20th Invitational Book

May 1, 2019 by Toni Kellenberg

20 years ago a tradition was started – The Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational. Each year the best of the best plein air artists are invited to come to Laguna Beach to paint and to celebrate the legacy of the early plein air artists who established Laguna Beach as an Artists’ Colony, founded the first Laguna Beach Art Association and opened the first Art Gallery in 1918.

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) is considered the steward of Laguna’s artistic heritage, and our mission is dedicated to preserving the plein air legacy and painting tradition for future generations.

We celebrate our 20th anniversary of the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational with the publication of our first hardbound book. This special 20th anniversary book, authored by Mr. Jean Stern, the leading authority on plein air art and Director of The Irvine Museum Collection at UCI Institute and Museum for California Art, is a recording of the Invitational history and showcases the top award-winning artists who have helped LPAPA further its mission to celebrate and preserve the plein air painting tradition.

Best of Show: Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational 1999-2018

To purchase LPAPA’s “Best of Show” Book, please make a selection based on delivery preference from the options below… you will be redirected to complete your purchase through PayPal with a credit card or your PayPal Account…

$45.00 plus tax and shipping, if applicable

Click here to Buy Book to Pick Up in Laguna Beach
Click here to Buy Book to Ship to California Address
Click here to Buy Book to Ship to U.S. Address Outside California
Click here to Buy Book to Ship to Address Outside the U.S.

3rd Annual “Waterworks” May 2019

May 1, 2019 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA’s 2019 “Waterworks” 3rd Annual Juried Watercolor Art Show
Celebrating artwork created with transparent watercolors!
Gallery Exhibition Dates: May 6-21, 2019 (plus DailyBrushwork online gallery show)
Show Ends: Tuesday May 21, 2019 (artwork pick up 10am-12noon)
Location: LPAPA in Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, CA
Gallery Hours: Sunday – Friday: 11am – 5pm | Saturday: 10am – 6pm | Closed Mondays

Click to view the expanded online gallery show: DailyBrushwork.com

Award Winners:

1st Place: Rainy Commute by Dan Mondloch (11×14 watercolor)

2nd Place: Tuscan Canal by Daniel Marshall (12×18 watercolor)

3rd Place: Cattails in the Morning by Thomas Kitts (21×15 watercolor)

Honorable Mention: Wait for Sunrise by Margie Hildreth (20×14 watercolor)

Honorable Mention: Pirate Girl by Durre Wassem (12×16 watercolor)

Facebook Fans’ “Peoples’ Choice”: Winter Beach by Daniel Marshall (20×13 watercolor)

Juried Gallery Artists:

This annual juried watercolor show is made possible through the generous support of the Joe Hanks Van Cleave Foundation for the Arts. All works of art submitted must be created using transparent watercolors, however, a small amount of opaque white for highlights is acceptable.

LPAPA presents its annual juried art shows and special events at its “LPAPA in Residence” gallery home located within the Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our regional, national and international Signature, Artist and Student Members to show their work in our thriving art colony, and provides LPAPA with the opportunity for our nonprofit art organization to celebrate Laguna’s plein air painting heritage and connect with our members, our community, supporters and art lovers, to further our Mission. The entry fees support the awards and show expenses, as well as LPAPA’s gallery presence; the sale of artwork benefits the artists, the gallery and nonprofit LPAPA.

LPAPA’s mission is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy and promoting the plein air painting tradition. 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

LPAPA Artist Jason Li Awarded

May 1, 2019 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Artist Member Jason Li was recently awarded 3rd Place in “The heART of Orange County All Media 2019” juried exhibition for his watercolor painting “Floating Leaves” presented at Chemers Gallery. Congratulations Jason!