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Catherine Hillis

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LPAPA Signature Artist Catherine HillisLPAPA Signature Artist Catherine Hillis
Locust Grove, Virginia
CatherinHillis.com

“I was always drawn to the arts.  I worked as a child model and actor and was gifted musically.  I could draw and paint without effort. Creating art makes me feel good.  I’m relaxed and healthy when I paint and if I’m working outdoors, with the sun shining, birds singing and breezes blowing, I cannot be happier.

Our daily lives are hectic.  I like to think my work can slow the pace, and make a troubled world feel better as I take a wide view of the chaos and bring focus and order to the pandemonium around me by squinting, and then positioning my pencil and brush onto paper or canvas.” — Catherine Hillis (CatherineHillis.com/about)

Mike Hill

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Laguna Plein Air Signature Artist Mike HillLPAPA Signature Artist Mike Hill
Escondido, California
MikeHillFineArt.com

Mike Hill is a representational oil painter who specializes in urban and plein air landscapes. Most paintings are started in the field and finished in his studio. Mike holds a Masters degree in business administration and runs a successful business in San Diego. Mike has also trained extensively under Pat Kelly and Jeff Yeomans in San Diego.

Dan Graziano

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LPAPA Signature Artist Dan Graziano

LPAPA Signature Artist Dan Graziano
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
DanGrazianoFineArt.com

Dan Graziano is an award winning, nationally exhibited artist whose paintings capture the hidden beauty found in the unexpected places and fleeting moments of everyday life.  His work has been featured in numerous publications and is in the collections of private and corporate collectors throughout the world.

His artistic vision began taking shape in the 60’s, during America’s explosive political, cultural and artistic awakening.  His first formal training focused on advertising and illustration, but a career opportunity in architecture and urban planning altered his original direction.

3rd Place Signature Member Award – 1st Annual LPAPA Squared – December 2020
Received Juried LPAPA Signature Artist designation in 2019

Mike Hernandez

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LPAPA Signature Artist Mike Hernandez

LPAPA Signature Artist Mike Hernandez
Valencia, California
MikeHernandez-art.com

A native Angeleno, Mike Hernandez is a plein air painter skilled in gouache, oil and acrylic, who’s works have been featured in several on-line publications as well as galleries. His process began as a young child, painting still life images. Influenced by the likes of Edgar Payne, Sorolla and Franz Bischoff,  Mike soon explored the foundations of color and light in the outdoors – striving to find the beauty in the ordinary. With a palette that resides at the crossroads between industrial and landscapes, he finds inspiration anywhere from the Eastern Sierra range to the muddy concrete banks of the Los Angeles River. Mike studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, graduating with a B.A. in 1998. Currently he is a Production Designer at Dreamworks Animation as well as a nation-wide sought-after workshop instructor. His works can be found in several private collections around the world. (mikehernandez-art.com/about)

Nita Harper

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LPAPA Nita Harper

LPAPA Signature Artist Nita Harper
Indian Wells, California
NitaHarper.com

Nita is an award winning artist living in the desert of Southern California. The granddaughter of a professional artist who showed his work with painters like Edgar Payne, Victor Higgins and Walter Ufer, she was inspired at an early age, and has been painting most of her life.