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Keiko Tanabe

January 24, 2019 by Heidi Langner

LPAPA Artist Keiko Tanabe

LPAPA Artist Keiko Tanabe

LPAPA Signature Artist Keiko Tanabe
Carlsbad, California
www.KTanabeFineArt.com

Keiko was born in Kyoto, Japan.  As a child growing up in an art-loving family, she always enjoyed drawing and painting and won many awards in children’s art contests.  However, art was not her chosen field of study later on.  She earned a B.A. in intercultural communication (International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan) and an M.A. in international education (UCLA, California).  She then worked in international relations positions in a Japanese government trade organization in Tokyo, at a large law firm in San Francisco and at a private consulting firm in San Diego.  For decades, she has traveled extensively, mainly in European countries, Asia and North America.

Through all these years, Keiko knew there was in her heart the growing desire to someday become an artist.  That, fueled by her love of travel and strong interest in other cultures, eventually found its way out in 2003.  After learning basic drawing and watercolor painting skills at a local community school in San Diego, she took on her first project as an artist together with her father, a renowned scholar of French literature in Japan.

Received LPAPA Signature Artist designation in 2019

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM Q-T

W. Jason Situ

May 11, 2018 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Signature Artist W. Jason Situ

Laguna Plein Air Signature Artist W. Jason Situ

LPAPA Signature Artist W. Jason Situ
El Monte, California
JasonSituFineArt.com

Jason Situ immigrated to the United States with his family in 1989. He was fascinated by the beautiful California landscape and soon decided to become a plein air painter. In 1997, he became a full-time artist and has shown his work across the United States. Jason is a prolific, dedicated painter, receiving numerous awards in prestigious juried art competitions.

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM Q-T

J. Ken Spencer

December 13, 2016 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Artist Member J. Ken Spencer

LPAPA Signature Artist J. Ken Spencer
Blackfoot, Idaho
JKenSpencer.com

J. Ken Spencer was born in Ogden, Utah. He began painting at the age of 14, studying with local artists and teachers. Spencer pursued his interest in art at Utah State University (Logan, Utah) where he gained fundamental knowledge in composition and form, he also developed skills such as draftsmanship and paint application while working from live models. He graduated in 1993 earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Illustration.

After finishing his work at the university, he moved his family to the New York Metropolitan area where he worked as an illustrator for book publishers and magazines. It was at that time when Mr. Spencer began developing his fine art career by painting for exhibition in galleries and juried shows.

Honorable Mention Signature Member Award – 1st Annual LPAPA Squared – December 2020
Received Juried LPAPA Signature Artist designation in 2019

Filed Under: Idaho, Signature Member, SM Q-T

Ray Roberts

November 3, 2016 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Signature Artist Ray Roberts

LPAPA Signature Artist Ray Roberts

LPAPA Signature Artist Ray Roberts
Angels Camp, California
RayRobertsArt.Com

Award winning artist Ray Roberts grew up in Orange County, California with orange groves, before the days of freeways and sprawling housing developments. It has given him an enduring affection for the untamed, undeveloped California of his youth.  Ray first pursued a career as an illustrator, establishing a studio in Los Angeles and then Scottsdale. He switch to fine art in 1992 and has never looked back.  Ray shared the 2004 “Best in Show” award with LPAPA Signature Artist Calvin Liang for the 6th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational.  In 2006 he shared the Laguna Invitational “Best in Show” award with artist Joe McGurl, and in both 2011 and 2015 he was presented with the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational “Best in Show” awards.

LPAPA’s Founder’s Award Winner – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2016

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM Q-T

Jason Sacran

November 3, 2016 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Signature Artist Jason Sacran

LPAPA Signature Artist Jason Sacran

LPAPA Signature Artist Jason Sacran
Fort Smith, Arkansas
JasonSacran.com

Jason Sacran is an award winning artist with a BFA in painting from Tennessee Tech University. Jason was the curator for the Fort Smith Art Center for almost three years. In 2010 Jason became a full-time artist/painter, and part-time instructor for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Although known for his figurative and portrait work, Jason is quickly rising as a top plein air painter, and considers plein air one of, if not his favorite subject.

Honorable Mention & People’s Choice Award Winner – LPAPA’s Town & Country – January 2019
LPAPA’s Award of Excellence – Laguna Plein Air Invitational – October 2017
Honorable Mention Award – LPAPA’s 13th Annual Best of Plein Air – June 2017

Filed Under: Arkansas, Signature Member, SM Q-T

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