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Richie N. Vios

May 13, 2022 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Signature Artist Richie Vios
Laguna Plein Air Signature Artist Richie N. Vios
Austin, Texas
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Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Richie N. Vios hails from an artistic family. Studying architecture, in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor’s architecture degree and University faculty member, teaching architectural design and presentation. In 2004 they decided to leave the Philippines in hopes of a better future in America. For the next five years, he worked closely as an architectural designer at a local architectural firm in Clearwater, Florida until his family decided to move to Baltimore, Maryland. Seeking to introduce more western architectural concepts in Southeast Asia, Richie returned to the Philippines by himself to share, develop, and construct many of the things he had learned from America. During the next five years there, in his spare time, he refined and honed a unique mastery of watercolor painting evident in all of his art to this day. In the summer of 2017, his family would move back to south Texas and after being away from them so long he made sure to be there for them in Victoria, Texas. That’s where he knew he could passionately chase the American dream again not as an Architect but as a watercolor impressionist and PleinAir artist. Currently, he lives in Austin Texas but travels most of the time to compete PleinAir events all over the United States and conducts watercolor workshops along the way.

Filed Under: Signature Member, SM U-Z, Texas

Ran Wu

January 21, 2022 by Bonnie Langner

Laguna Plein Air Signature Artist Ran WuLaguna Plein Air Signature Artist Ran Wu
Cupertino, California
RanWuArt.com

Ran was born in Taiwan. At a young age, Ran showed her special interests in art so her parents sent her to learn drawing, watercolor, and Chinese brush painting with the local artist Liang Dan Mei. Ran moved to the United States in her mid-twenties and took a break from creating art in favor of starting a corporate career and family in Northern California.  In the early 2010s, Ran decided to resume her art career and become a fine artist.

To further develop her artistic craftsmanship and comprehension, Ran attended the MFA program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.  She also studied under the master artists Jove Wang and Huihan Liu. Though mainly focused on the portrait and figurative paintings, Ran has also painted plein air and still life extensively. Ran is always intrigued by the surrounding light, shapes and colors, and she has the keen eyes to extract beauties from common scenes and people she encounters at home or on the road. These are all the inspirations for Ran’s painting. With bold brushstrokes, strong colors to emphasize the design elements and fine details, Ran’s painting style can be best described as post-impressionistic modern representational fine art. 

Ran has been showing her arts nationally and juried into the most prestigious and competitive art exhibitions and won awards.

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM U-Z

Jove Wang

September 19, 2017 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Artist Member Jove Wang

Laguna Plein Air Artist Jove Wang

Laguna Plein Air Signature Artist Member Jove Wang
Alhambra, California
JoveWang.com

Jove Wang was born in China. As a youth, at age seven he apprenticed with the master painter Gang Gu, subsequently studying at Jilin School of Art for three years and graduating in 1982. In 1984 he was accepted into the most prestigious art institute of China, Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now named the China Academy of Art) and graduated as an honor student in 1988. He also received professional training from the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts.

In 1990 Jove immigrated to the United States where he soon met with success, the beginning of a career that has garnered him national recognition and awards. In addition, paintings by Jove Wang are in the permanent collections of several important California art collections including those of the Bowers Museum, the Bakersfield Museum of Art and the art collection of Mission San Juan Capistrano, as well as in the art collection of the Museum of Jilin, China.

Jove Wang also maintains a busy schedule teaching art classes and workshops to a wide circle of students eager to learn from a master artist. He has been invited to teach oil painting workshops at various art schools and galleries including the Scottsdale Artists’ School in Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition, he has been invited to give demonstrations and lectures at the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena and at the Autry Museum. Jove Wang is also a guest professor at several academies of fine art in China.

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM U-Z

Jim Wodark

September 25, 2016 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Signature Artist Jim Wodark

LPAPA Signature Artist Jim Wodark

LPAPA Signature Artist Jim Wodark
Orange, California
JimWodark.com

Jim is an award winning plein air artist who was born and raised in Colorado. Throughout childhood, his parents were incredibly encouraging of his creativity. He went on to earn his Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from University of Northern Colorado and attempted to fulfill his passion for art by taking an art class each semester. After several years of working real jobs, and trying to fit art around his schedule, it occurred to him that he either was or was not an artist. Luckily for his many fans and patrons, he chose the former.

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM U-Z

Jeff Yeomans

September 25, 2016 by Toni Kellenberg

LPAPA Signature Artist Jeff Yeomans

Laguna Plein Air Signature Artist Jeff Yeomans

LPAPA Signature Artist Jeff Yeomans
San Diego, California
JeffYeomans.com

Jeff is a native Californian, raised in a family that encouraged his interest in art. Initially a muralist, illustrator and graphic designer, his art career includes a decade in public television as an award-winning art director. Since 2002, paint has become his preferred medium, creating unique perspectives that capture glimpses of our daily experiences. A visual journal of light, color and form, he explores the fragile beauty of California and the growth and connected urban landscape, that impact it.

Filed Under: California, Signature Member, SM U-Z

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