LPAPA Signature Artist Mary Garrish
Merritt Island, Florida
MaryGarrishFineArt.com
Mary Garrish specializes in original oil paintings of plein air land and seascapes. Her major interest is impressionist oil renditions of plein air landscapes. She paints annually around the world while teaching workshops and performing demonstrations both en plein air and in studio.
LPAPA Signature Artist Tatyana Fogarty
Fair Oaks, California
TatyanaFogarty.com
Tatyana Fogarty grew up in Russia and Ukraine with lots of exposure to great art and music through school and museum programs, as well as in her home. She remembers singing in harmony with her mother, studying piano at music school, and playing art games with her father. Though she always loved art, Fogarty didn’t have an opportunity to paint while living in Ukraine. With a master’s degree in French and English, Fogarty earned her living teaching languages to people of all ages. After immigrating to the United States, she has pursued art education through workshops, master classes, books and other methods of study. Painting landscapes en plein air allows Fogarty to immerse herself in a world filled with nature’s beauty. (TatyanaFogarty.com/about)
LPAPA Signature Artist Aimee Erickson
Portland, Oregon
AimeeErickson.com
Paris-born, Oregon-based artist Aimee Erickson is an oil painter in the realist tradition. Trained as an illustrator, she has a BFA in Visual Communication Design; her paintings are characterized by strong design, color, and brushwork, and have won many awards. She is the first woman artist to paint an Oregon gubernatorial portrait, that of Barbara Roberts in 1997. Her workshop offerings include color theory for painters, plein-air painting, and studio painting. (aimeeerickson.com/about)
Invited LPAPA Gallery Artist – The Invitational Legacy: Then & Now – June 2026
Kinsman Family Foundation Award – 20th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2018
Best in Show – 19th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2017
Southwest Art Magazine Quick Draw Award – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2016
Strada Award – 17th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2015
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.
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
