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Featured Signature Artist: Kim Lordier

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LPAPA Signature Artist of the Month Kim Lordier

June 2022 Signature Artist Member of the Month:  Kim Lordier of Millbrae, California

“I believe authentic creativity, in all forms, is an intimately human endeavor, a way to relate spiritually with one another, a way to feel connected to the beauty of our world. From failure to fruition, my art is grounded in life’s passions and joy. Ever grateful for the opportunity to visually express my voice in pure pigment, I dance to the rhythms of nature in pastel.” –Kim Lordier

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

Artwork by Kim Lordier currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery.

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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

Featured Artist Member: Carol Van Vooren

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June 2022 Featured Artist Member of the Month: Carol Van Vooren of Carlsbad, California

” My favorite places to paint are my own weekly experiences:  the beach, the golf course, local wineries, and events like the Carlsbad Flower Fields.  Most of my paintings are plein air, but sometimes I paint these same scenes in the studio…better known as my kitchen.  A primary motivation in selling my paintings (sometimes right off the easel) is to donate the proceeds to my daughter’s non-profit, Comunidad de Apoyo San Diego, an organization that helps medically uninsured people get needed surgeries. ” –Carol Van Vooren

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

Artwork by Carol Van Vooren currently on exhibit and available through the LPAPA Gallery…

 

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

Carol Van Vooren Easel Shot

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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

LPAPA’s 2022 Signature Artist Members

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2022 Laguna Plein Air Signature MembersLPAPA is pleased to announce and congratulate our twelve new Signature Artist Members added to the 2022 roster:  Richard Boyer of Salt Lake City, Utah; Donald Demers of Eliot, Maine; Karl Dempwolf of Sherman Oaks California; Albert Handell of Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mike Hill of Escondido, California; Judd Mercer of Englewood, Colorado; Fernando Micheli of Laguna Beach, California; Lisa Skelly of Balboa Island, California; Barbara Tapp of Kensington, California; Richie Vios of Austin, Texas; Jove Wang of Alhambra, California; and Ran Wu of Cupertino, California.

“The designation of ‘Signature Artist’ in any artists’ association is a recognition of high status, an acknowledgment by your peers that you are worthy of special distinction for your remarkable talent and capability in creating a work of art. It is a distinction that the majority of members of any art group do not have and in turn, would love to receive. Your peers look to Signature Artists for inspiration and to set a high standard that they themselves strive to achieve.” –—Mr. Jean Stern, Director Emeritus of The Irvine Museum.

The top-scoring artists, based on the combined scores of our 4 distinguished panel of jurors, after a review of the submitted body of work representing the artist’s best plein air and studio work, received the designation of Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Signature Artist Member.

Many thanks to our 2022 distinguished panel of Jurors:
Anthony Salvo, LPAPA Signature Artist & Board Member
Rosemary Swimm, LPAPA’s Executive Director
Toni Kellenberg, LPAPA President, Artist Member and Collector, and
Mr. Jean Stern, Director Emeritus of The Irvine Museum & Artistic Advisory to LPAPA’s Board of Directors

2022 Invitational Artists Announced!

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2022 Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational

The 2022 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational features 35 of the nation’s top award-winning plein air artists who are dedicated to painting the landscape and preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy and the plein air painting tradition. During the 9-day plein air art festival, October 1st – 9th, the invited artists will paint in and around Laguna Beach and the surrounding communities, coastlines, and canyons, to compete for cash awards and prizes. There will be opportunities to purchase original paintings created during the week, meet and greet with the artists, and learn about Laguna’s plein air heritage. The artists will submit what they consider to be their best paintings at the end of the week for the awards judging and the Collectors Gala exhibition to be hosted at the Laguna Festival of Arts grounds on Saturday, October 8, 2022.

We’re delighted to announce our 2022 roster of invited artists….

Thank you for being part of the Laguna Plein Air Painting tradition!

Your support is greatly appreciated!
Proceeds generated through ticket and art sales help sustain nonprofit LPAPA and its Education Programs.

INVITATIONAL EVENTS TICKETS GO ON SALE SOON!

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Kathleen Dunphy “Outside Insights” Gallery Show, June 2 – July 4, 2022

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LPAPA Gallery Exhibition
“Outside Insights” by Kathleen Dunphy
Exhibition Dates: June 2nd through July 4th, 2022
Plein Air Workshop: June 3rd, 4th, and 5th, 2022
Plein Talk: June 4, 2022
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LPAPA is proud to present a special “Artist in Residence” solo exhibition by LPAPA Signature Artist Kathleen Dunphy, June 2nd through July 4th, 2022. “Outside Insights” will include major studio paintings and the field work that inspired them.
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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 her new show, “Outside Insights”, Kathleen Dunphy will take you behind the scenes to show you her painting process from inception to final painting. The exhibit 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 exhibit.

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 Art Walk the First Thursday of each month.

In addition to the gallery exhibition, plan to join us for…

Outside Insights Plein Talk with Kathleen Dunphy hosted at the LPAPA Gallery
Saturday June 4, 2022 (6pm-8pm)
Tickets $20 for Members, $30 for Nonmembers
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3-Day Laguna Plein Air Painting Workshop
Friday June 3rd through Sunday June 5th, 2022 (9am-4pm)
Tuition $695 for Members, $745 for Nonmembers
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