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Chuck Kovacic

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LPAPA Signature Artist Chuck KovacicLPAPA Signature Artist Chuck Kovacic
Los Angeles, California
ChuckKovacicArts.com

After acquiring a BFA in graphic design with a minor in painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Chuck art directed campaigns for a variety of print and media clients and detailed urban revitalization programs for communities participating in the “Main Street” program sponsored by the National Trust For Historic Preservation.

​Upon relocating to Southern California, he focused his artistic skills as a restoration expert specializing in early merchandising ephemera and related antiques. His disparate interests contributed to his creation of 221b BAKER STREET/Los Angeles, a full-scale recreation of the sitting room of the famed detective, Sherlock Holmes. As a performer/emcee, he has staged presentations for numerous Fortune 500 companies and hosted the California Art Club’s revived lecture series.

​His paintings investigate a variety of subjects rendered in the “plein air” style of the post-Impressionists.

Received LPAPA Signature Artist designation in 2019

Jason Li

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LPAPA Signature Artist Jason LiLPAPA Signature Artist Jason Li
Yorba Linda, California
JasonFineArt.com

Jason Li, a resident of Southern California, is widely recognized in the giftware industry throughout the United States and around the world.  His award-winning watercolor paintings have been enjoyed by millions via a variety of products.

Jason earned his bachelor degree from Guangzhou Institute of Fine Art, one of the most prestigious art institutes in China in 1989.  His major was Chinese Painting. One of his graduation paintings “Fallen” was collected by the school museum. With a desire to gain more knowledge in the latest trends and technologies in art and design, he moved to California in 1992. While he was attending California State University Fullerton to pursue master degree in graphic design, his watercolor painting series were collected by International Student Services Department. That series explored the transformation of eastern and western culture in modern society. (JasonFineArt.com/about)

1st Place Award – Art & Nature 2020
3rd Place Award – 13th Annual Less is More 2019

Ryan Jensen

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LPAPA Artist Member Ryan Jensen

LPAPA Signature Artist Member & Invitational Fan Supporter
Ryan Jensen
Blue Lake, California
RyanJensenArtwork.com

Ryan Jensen, born in the San Francisco Bay Area, moved around a bit growing up. But his earliest memories are of family and include his father, a painter, and his mother, a graphic designer, arched together over a drafting board in their in-home studio; or his father’s paint-covered hands on the steering wheel as he drove his son to school. On the mornings Ryan’s father left early for work, there would be a sticky-note sketch on the kitchen table, usually a comical depiction that always made Ryan laugh. Jensen began to sketch as a child and never stopped. Somewhere, “deep down,” he knew he wanted to be a professional artist one day, but throughout adolescence and young adulthood there were many other things that captured his interest. (RyanJensenArtwork.com/about)

Shuang Li

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Laguna Plein Air Painter Shuang Li

LPAPA Signature Artist Shuang Li
Escondido, California
ShuangLiWatercolors.com

Born, raised and classically trained in China, Shuang Li received her BA Degree in Graphic Design and Master Degree in Art History. After moving to the United States, Shuang Li received her MFA (Master of Fine Art) Degree from The Department of Art, University of Oregon in 1991. Following the traditional “En Plein Air” Impressionism approach, Shuang paints watercolor both on locations and in her studio, portrays the extraordinary variety of life with her unique perspective.

Jim Lamb

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Laguna Plein Air Artist Jim Lamb

LPAPA Signature Artist Member Jim Lamb
Sammamish, Washington
JimLambStudio.com

Jim was born in Hamilton, Montana and grew up in the Puget Sound area of the Pacific Northwest.  Having parents who appreciated art and the beauty  of nature instilled in Jim from an early age the desire to create artwork.