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Karl Dempwolf

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Laguna Plein Air Painter Karl Dempwolf

LPAPA Signature Artist Karl Dempwolf
Sherman Oaks, California
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Karl Dempwolf is a California Plein Air artist, known for his landscape paintings. He was born in Delmenhorst, Germany, and spent the war years in beautiful Bavaria, surrounded by sparkling lakes, dramatic hills, misty forests, and the majestic Alps, where he developed his love for nature. While a teen, his scientist father was recruited to serve in the U.S. aerospace industry, and the family immigrated. Karl received training at Art Center School of Design. Karl’s early career as a filmmaker led to the production of “Story of a Craftsman”, a documentary about the handmade Calliccio Trumpet, which won the Golden Eagle Award and Best of Show at the Belleview International Film Festival in Washington. 

In time, painting became Dempwolf’s passion. Inspired by early California artists such as William Wendt, Guy Rose, Charles Reiffel, and Edgar Payne, Karl strove to create paintings which provide the viewer with a spiritual lift as they contemplate the miracles of nature. In 2017, Karl was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Eric Rhoads, publisher of Plein Air Magazine, at the Plein Air Convention in San Diego, California.

Donald Demers

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LPAPA Artist Member Don Demers
LPAPA Signature Artist Don Demers
Eliot, Maine
DonaldDemers.com

Donald Demers was born in 1956, in the small, rural community of Lunenburg, Massachusetts. His interest in painting maritime subjects began while spending his summers on the coast of Maine near Boothbay Harbor. After finishing an exemplary high school art program, he furthered his education at the School of the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, and the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, MA.  Don’s maritime experience came about as a crew-member aboard many traditional sailing vessels including schooners and square-riggers.  He continues to be an avid sailor.

Michael Broshar

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LPAPA Artist Member Michael Broshar

LPAPA Signature Artist Michael Broshar
Buckingham, Iowa
MichaelBroshar.com

“My subjects are based on the places I have visited in Iowa and throughout the United States and world.  My architectural background leads me towards painting architectural subjects, but I find interesting subjects in the landscape around me. I travel the countryside of Iowa and find the rural landscapes, small town and city structures, and the industrial areas of the rivers to be compelling.” — Michael Broshar (MichaelBroshar.com/about)

Marc Dalessio

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LPAPA Signature Artist Marc Dalessio

LPAPA Signature Artist Marc Dalessio
Estremoz, Portugal
MarcDalessio.com

Marc describes himself as an American naturalistic painter.

He was born in Los Angeles in 1972. From the age of 6 to 10 Marc lived in the Fiji Islands where his father was a regional director of the Peace Corps. The beauty of Fiji and his native California instilled in him a love of the natural world.

Marc’s foundation in fine art began at the University of California at Santa Cruz where he originally studied biology. The excellent art instructors Patrick Ahern and Hardy Hanson introduced him to plein air landscape painting and academic drawing, respectively.

After finishing Phi Beta Kappa in 1992 he moved to Italy and trained at Charles H. Cecil Studios in Florence from 1992 to 1996. Cecil Studios is a traditional painting atelier directly descended, via R. H. Ives Gammell and William Paxton, to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Today the school maintains a rigorous drawing and painting curriculum similar to the Academies of 19th-Century Europe.

Received LPAPA Signature Artist designation in 2019

Cynthia Britain

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Cynthia Britain

LPAPA Signature Artist & Founding Member Cynthia Britain
Laguna Beach, California
CynthiaBritain.com

Cynthia Britain’s favorite activities are twofold – painting and spending time in nature. It is the combination of these two passions that have resulted in her becoming an award winning plein air painter. “I can’t imagine a more gratifying experience than painting outdoors while listening to the birds sing and feeling the sun on my face.” Cynthia is a Founding Member of LPAPA.