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Realism Live!

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Realism LiveLPAPA is proud to sponsor Realism Live taking place online over four days, October 21-24, plus a beginner day on October 20th, in the world’s largest global virtual online training experience! Artists from around the world getting together to watch the world’s best instructors demo and celebrate realism painting, from the comfort of your home.…and all attendees receive a promo code to join LPAPA or purchase LPAPA Merchandise at a discount! 

Be a part of the Realism Live virtual experience and community. Click to learn more and register through our link so they know LPAPA sent you!

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2020 Invitational Artists

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We are pleased to showcase 25 of the nation’s top award winning plein air painters who will be virtually painting the town for this year’s Laguna Plein Air Invitational!  This year’s “virtually inspired” plein air invitational will feature artwork created in plein air and in-studio, and will be available in online silent auctions to take place during the Invitational week of October 3-11.

CLICK TO LEARN ABOUT OUR 2020 INVITATIONAL ARTISTS

SCHEDULE OF INVITATIONAL EVENTS

2020 Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational

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