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Jason Sacran

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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 – 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

Anthony Salvo

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LPAPA Signature Artist Anthony Salvo
LPAPA Signature Artist Anthony Salvo
Newport Beach, California
SalvoFineArt.com

Anthony Salvo has lived in Southern California since the age of 12. That’s when he discovered oil painting. Always drawing and painting as a young child he knew that art would be his vocation. With an impressive art background spanning over many years, Anthony enjoys plein air landscape painting as well as studio painting. He attended Art Center College of Design where he graduated with honors, receiving a BFA in Graphic Design and Packaging. Anthony joined LPAPA’s Board of Directors in 2021.

2nd Place Signature Member Award – 1st Annual LPAPA Squared – December 2020
2nd Place Award – LPAPA’s Trains, Pleins & Automobiles – September 2017
Honorable Mention Award – LPAPA’s Birds, Bees & Botanicals – April 2017
1st Place Award Winner – LPAPA’s 12th Annual Best of Plein Air – June 2016

Jeff Sewell

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Laguna Plein Air Artist Jeff Sewell

LPAPA Signature Artist & Board Member Jeff Sewell
Laguna Beach, California
JeffSewellArt.com

Jeff Sewell was born and raised in Southern California. Jeff is well known for his paintings of California scenery, although he spends many trips throughout the year traveling to paint the great Western scenery of Colorado, Utah and Arizona. He paints predominantly “en plein air” and also enjoys developing works in his studio. Jeff is LPAPA’s Director of Education and leads the Plein Air Project’s Younger Generation program.

Invited LPAPA Gallery Artist – The Invitational Legacy: Then & Now – June 2026
2022 2nd Place Signature Artist Award – 3rd Annual LPAPA Squared All Member Show
2022 Best in Show – 24th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational
2021 Lifetime Achievement Award – 23rd Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational
2020 Artists’ Choice Award – 22nd Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational
2019 Facebook People’s Choice Award – 13th Annual Less is More
2016 American Art Collector Award – 19th Annual Laguna Plein Air Invitational
18th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2016
17th Annual Laguna Invitational Collectors Choice & Higbee Gallery Awards – 2015
16th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2014
15th Annual Laguna Invitational Laguna Canyon Foundation Award – 2013
14th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2012
13th Annual Laguna Invitational Collectors’ Choice Award – 2011
12th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2010
11th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2009
10th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2008

Randall Sexton (1958 – 2023)

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Laguna Invitational Artist Randall Sexton

LPAPA Signature Artist Randall Sexton
Vallejo, California
RCSexton.com

Randy is nationally known for the use of color and expressive brushwork in his oil paintings of “everyday” scenes. Raised in rural Connecticut, Sexton moved to San Francisco, CA in 1980 after completing a BFA from the University of CT, Storrs. The Bay area has proven to be home, where he has earned a great reputation for being an educator as well as a fine artist. He taught classes in drawing, painting, and composition at the San Francisco Academy of Art, and now leads private workshops around the country.

Michael Situ

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LPAPA Signature Artist Member Michael Situ
LPAPA Signature Artist Michael Situ
Irvine, California
MichaelSitu.com

Michael Situ is a nationally recognized award-winning artist. He is a Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, and a Signature Member of American Impressionist Society, California Art Club, and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. 

He is a full time professional artist whose artwork has been exhibited in numerous national museums and participate in major invitational plein air competitions. He has been a participate artist every year at Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational since 2007. He has been an exhibiting artist every year at Festival of Arts in Laguna Beach since 2002. His paintings are collected by museum and numerous private collections throughout the United States, China and internationally. 

Michael has published two art book “The Overseas Oil Painter of China-The Oil Painting of Michael Situ” and “Michael Situ’s Oil Paintings”. International Artist magazine, Art of West, Plein Air magazine and other few magazines have highlighted and featured his artist and paintings.

Michael has received numerous national awards including “Silver Medal Award”, “Shirl Smithson Founder Award”, “Seascape Award of Excellence” at Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition. The “Moulton Museum”, “Director’s Choice”, “Quick Draw”, “Ritz-Carlton Artist in Residence” Awards at Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational.  “First Place Award”, “Artist’s Choice Award”, “Best Quick Draw Award” at Carmel Art Festival. “First Place Award” at Huntington Beach Art Center Plein Air Festival. “First Place” and “First Place Quick Draw” Awards at the San Clemente Plein Air Painting Competition, and many more. Learn more at MichaelSitu.com

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