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Suzie Baker

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Laguna Plein Air Artist Suzi Baker

LPAPA Signature Artist Suzie Baker
Shenandoah, Texas
SuzieBaker.com

“I paint in oils and am motivated by color, immediacy of stroke, composition, the camaraderie of other artists, and ultimately the desire to evolve as an artist. I strive to create paintings that communicate confidence in execution and that exhibit a fresh, intuitive, and spontaneous quality. I will paint till I can paint no more. When I’m not painting, I’m thinking about what I want to paint next. I can’t not paint.” — Suzie Baker

2015 Laguna Plein Air Invitational Distinctive Merit Award Winner
2016 Laguna Plein Air Invitational OutdoorPainter.com Award Winner
2017 Laguna Plein Air Invitational Director’s Choice Award
2018 1st Place Award Winner – LPAPA’s Best of Plein Air

Joe Anna Arnett (1950-2024)

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LPAPA Signature Artist Joe Anna Arnett

LPAPA Signature Artist Joe Anna Arnett
Santa Fe, New Mexico
JoeAnnaArnett.com

Joe Anna is a master artist on “Passport & Palette” the art instruction and travel series airing on PBS stations across the country. She not only appears on the show, but also produces and writes for the program. In 1997, she became a Master Artist of the Artists in America Show at the Denver Historical Society Museum. She has also exhibited at museums around the country and in 2006 she was honored by the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK as one of their featured artists in the Rendezvous exhibition. Arnett exhibited in the Prix de West show at the national Cowboy Hall of Fame for 14 years. Arnett is also a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America and Plein Air Artists Colorado. — Joe Anna Arnett (joeannaarnett.com/biography)

LPAPA recognized Joe Anna with a Lifetime Achievement Award during the 22nd Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational in 2020.

It was with a heavy heart that we had to say goodbye to Joe Anna Arnett who passed at her home in New Mexico on February 3, 2023 (OutdoorPainter.com).

Kathleen Dunphy

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LPAPA Signature Artist Kathleen Dunphy

LPAPA Signature Artist Kathleen Dunphy
Murphys, California
KathleenDunphy.com

Kathleen Dunphy designed and built her own studio in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Northern California, where the pristine setting of her home provides endless inspiration for her work. Kathleen’s landscape paintings can be found in galleries from coast to coast. A much sought-after workshop instructor, her engaging style of teaching and one-on-one instruction garners high accolades from her student artists.

Mark Fehlman

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LPAPA Signature Artist Member Mark Fehlman

LPAPA Signature Artist Mark Fehlman
San Diego, California
MarkFehlman.com

Mark Fehlman loves to paint from the life that surrounds him. He paints in an impressionistic style, marked by energetic brushwork, and use thick and thin layers of paint, patterns of light and dark, and a rich palette of colors to capture the moment.

Mark’s awards recognition includes…

2024 Laguna Plein Air Invitational: Best Urban Architecture Award
2023 Laguna Plein Air Invitational: Jean Stern Distinguished Merit Award
2022 Laguna Plein Air Invitational: Irvine Museum Award

Click here to watch video interview of Mark with Eric Rhodes.

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