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Jennifer Diehl

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LPAPA Signature Artist Jennifer Diehl

LPAPA Signature Artist Jennifer Diehl
Hendersonville, Tennessee
JenniferDiehl.com

Jennifer wants to live in a world where travel is instantaneous, time at the easel and with her family are both limitless, and pots and pans dance their own way to the sink and back into the cupboards. While these things seem to be something she may have to wait to experience, she has wasted no time in the real world. Having known her passion since she could say the word “artist,” her whole life has been spent pushing towards that goal. (jenniferdiehl.com/about)

Distinctive Merit Award – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2018
Artistic Palette Award – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2018
Dr. Edward H. Boseker Award – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2017
 Southwest Art Magazine Article – March 2017
1st Place Award – LPAPA’s Home for the Holidays – December 2016
Artists’ Choice Award Winner – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2016

Michael Gibbons (1943-2020)

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LPAPA Signature Artists Michael Gibbons

LPAPA Signature Artist Michael Gibbons
Toledo, Oregon
MichaelGibbons.net

Michael Gibbons passed on July 2, 2020. He was a valued LPAPA Signature Artist, talented artist and friend. Please learn more about Michael through this brief video tribute: Watch Video.  Read Michael’s obituary through this link: Michael Gibbons- Obituary 7-2-2020.

Michael is a native Oregonian, born and raised in Portland, who demonstrated an extraordinary gift for perception and visual expression from the time he could grasp a crayon. Winning top awards in competitions as varied as county fairs to the regional and national Scholastic Art Awards helped solidify a future in the realm of visual expression.

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1999-2001, 2003 & 2005 Laguna Plein Air Invitational Artist
1999 Laguna Plein Air Invitational Quick Draw Award winner

James McGrew

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LPAPA Signature James MC Grew

LPAPA Signature Artist James McGrew
Lake Oswego, Oregon
JamesMcGrewFineArt.com

From his earliest childhood memories, LPAPA Signature Artist James McGrew remembers his inspiration to draw/paint and photograph the beautiful world of the Western U.S. His family camping/backpacking trips to Yosemite, Tahoe, Trinities, Southern Oregon and the Coast were a major influence. Though he began with watercolors, gouache, pencils and crayons, he quickly picked up pastels at the age of 8 and oils by age 10. He grew up with a love of nature, sports and performing arts.