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14th Annual “Best of Plein Air” 2018 Awards

July 1, 2018 by Toni Kellenberg

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents the
14th Annual “Best of Plein Air” Art Show
Art Exhibition Dates: July 10 – 23, 2018
Location: LPAPA in Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, CA
Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri & Sun 11am-5pm; | Sat 10am – 6pm | Closed Mondays

Art and nature come together for LPAPA’s 14th Annual juried art show dedicated to the “Best of Plein Air” art with all paintings created outdoors in plein air by regional, national and international artist members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.

Sincere thanks to our distinguished jurors: LPAPA Founding Member Cynthia Britain, LPAPA Signature Artist Carl Bretzke, Forest & Ocean Gallery Owner & LPAPA Board Member Ludo Leideritz, and our final Awards Judge Mr. Jean Stern, Associate Director of The University of California, Irvine Institute and Museum for California Art.

Click here to read Outdoor Painter PleinAir Magazine article featuring the award winners.

Award Winners:

LPAPA Signature Artist Suzie Baker — 1st Place Award: Suzie Baker for “Harvey was Here”

LPAPA Signature Artist Durre Waseem — 2nd Place Award: Durre Waseem for “On the Crystal Cove Bench”

LPAPA Artist Bob Upton — 3rd Place Award: Bob Upton for “The Breakwater”

LPAPA Signature Artist Greg LaRock — Honorable Mention Award: Greg LaRock for “All Quiet Now”

LPAPA Artist Tatyana Fogarty — Honorable Mention Award: Tatyana Fogarty for “Monterey Fishing”

Juried Gallery Artists:

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents juried art shows at its “LPAPA in Residence” gallery home located at Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our regional, national and international Signature, Artist and Student Members to show their work in our thriving historical art colony, and provides LPAPA with the opportunity for our nonprofit art organization to connect with our members, our community, supporters and art lovers, to further our Mission.

Laguna Plein Air Artists are dedicated to painting the landscape,
preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy and promoting the plein air painting tradition.

Celebrate Laguna’s plein air legacy, be part of the tradition!

Click here to read PleinAir Magazine’s OutdoorPainter.com awards announcement

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13th Annual “Best of Plein Air” 2017 Awards

January 15, 2017 by Toni Kellenberg

13th Annual “Best of Plein Air”

Award winners:

1st Place: LPAPA Artist Pierre Bouret for "Wailua River" — 1st Place: LPAPA Artist Pierre Bouret for “Wailua River”

2nd Place: LPAPA Signature Artist Patrick Saunders for "Riverbend Breeze" — 2nd Place: LPAPA Signature Artist Patrick Saunders for “Riverbend Breeze”

3rd Place: LPAPA Artist Kathie Odom for "Vintage B&B" — 3rd Place: LPAPA Artist Kathie Odom for “Vintage B&B”

Honorable Mention: LPAPA Signature Artist Jason Sacran for "Laguna Lights" — Honorable Mention: LPAPA Signature Artist Jason Sacran for “Laguna Lights”

Honorable Mention: LPAPA Artist Christine Debrosky for "Along Cliff Rose" — Honorable Mention to LPAPA Artist Christine Debrosky for “Along Cliff Rose”

List of Participating Artists: 13th-Best of Plein Air-2017

Exhibit Dates: June 5 – July 3, 2017
Location: LPAPA in Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach

Each month LPAPA presents a new juried art exhibition at its “LPAPA in Residence” gallery located at the Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our artist members from across the country to show their work in our thriving art colony, and it provides LPAPA with the opportunity for our nonprofit art organization to connect with our community, supporters and art lovers. Proceeds from the sale of artwork benefits the artists and nonprofit Laguna Plein Air Painters Association’s mission to promote and preserve Laguna’s art colony legacy established by plein air artists and the tradition of plein air painting.

Celebrate the legacy, be part of the tradition!

Gallery hours: Sunday – Friday: 11am – 5pm | Saturday: 10am – 6pm | Closed Mondays

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