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Join Award-Winning Artist Debra Huse

Instructional Oil Painting DEMO

Balboa Island

October 25, 3pm-5pm

Debra is a popular plein air painter acclaimed for her joyful use of color and bold brushwork. Her work has been featured on the cover of Southwest Art Magazine, Plein Air and Fine Art Connoisseur Magazines and has been exhibited in over 25 magazines.

The DEMO will be at the South end of Topaz Ave on Balboa Island, Friday, Oct 25, 3-5pm.

DIRECTIONS:

Take Jamboree Road in Newport Beach south across PCH to Balboa Island. Jamboree turns into Marine Ave as you enter onto Balboa Island. Continue south on Marine to Park Ave. Turn right (West) on Park and continue past Collins Ave to Topaz. Look for parking anywhere on Topaz, then walk south to the end of Topaz. The demo is near Topaz and the seawall.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!

Get ready!!!

SOCALPAPA will be having a special December Display Show

This is a showing of paintings with AWARDS held at the San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, and is open to ALL members.

Look for details and a prospectus coming shortly! 

This special announcement is to give you time to visit the marsh and begin painting for the show. 

You may submit 2 paintings, plein air or studio. All work must be of the marsh, the gardens, buildings, or the birds and/or other wildlife at San Joaquin Marsh. So, get out and paint! There will be a scheduled paint out in November, but you can get started NOW as the area is open to the public from dawn to dusk daily. Again, plein air OR studio paintings of the marsh.

*Note - this is the same location as the Quick Draw event last year. This year will be a display show and NOT a quick draw.

San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary

5 Riparian View, Irvine, CA 92612

Open to the public from dawn to dusk.

Questions? alcarlsonartwork@aol.com

THANK YOU !!

to all those who attended the

Francis DiFronzo 2-Day Plein Air Workshop

San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary, Irvine, CA

October 12 and 13

We had a great time with two days of demos plus group and individual, personalized instruction by Francis. We learned about simplifying composition, the importance of doing sketches, and how to use acrylic paint to block in our subject.

We then transitioned to oil paint to refine and complete our plein air paintings.

We look forward to more skill-building workshops to come!

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