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Date: 6/19/2024
Subject: SOCALPAPA June 2024 Bulletin - Week 4
From: Anne Kupillas



JUNE MONTHLY BULLETIN


John Cosby Group Demo
What's Inside: 
        
- July's Quick Draw: Sign Up Now 
- Remaining JUNE Paint Outs
- HMG Show & Painting Dates - Register Now  
- Back Bay Festival Classes are live - Register now!
- NEW Workshops added!



Quick Draw Flyer 2024

Back Bay Quick Draw Competition and Sale 2024

 

Back by Popular Demand!

Register now!
This year's event will be on Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

with a *New* Painting Location: Big Canyon at Back Bay Drive 

& Awards & Display at the Muth Interpretive Center 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

 

Artists who enter have the chance to win cash and prizes valued over $1,000.00!

All paintings will be displayed in Muth Center July 13 - 19, 2024

Option to sell your art, 65% of sales go to artist, 35% is a donation to the Newport Bay Conservancy

Lunch and water provided to all artists

 

Quick Draw Judge: Mark Jacobucci

 
Registration:
SOCALPAPA Members $30 
Non-Members are welcome, too! $45
 
Sign up now! Read the full prospectus and visit the registration link here:
 



Hortense Miller Garden, Laguna Beach


TWO (2) Shows this summer!


TWO show-and-sale opportunities this summer at Hortense Miller Garden:

 

June 8-July 6

 

and

 

August 3-31

 

These are non-juried shows, each with a maximum number of 20 artworks per show.

Paintings must be of the HM Garden property or views from the property,

plein air or studio works from your studies or your photos.

Enter ONE or BOTH shows. Submit a maximum of 2 works for each show… at least one

work selected per a show (see Prospectus on our Hortense Miller ART SHOW 2024).

 

How to Paint at the Garden: 

 
9am – noon 

 

Thursday, June 20

  

Contact Diane Lannon at diane.lannon@gmail.com to reserve your time above to paint. 


Link here for more information on the beautiful gardens:   

https://www.hortensemillergarden.org

 

NBC Kids Class
 
 

SOCALPAPA's classes are now live on EventBrite for the Back Bay Festival!

As part of the Back Bay Festival, SOCALPAPA artists will present two morning classes
for children with all materials supplied. 

Additionally, an adult pastels class and an adult oil class will be presented by SOCALPAPA artists. 

 

 

Adult Classes: All materials are supplied and participants will take home a completed painting at the end of class. $10 materials fee.


Tues, July 16, 10am-12pm - oil class with Karen Wadsworth

Wed, July 17, 10am-12pm - pastel class with Mike Major


Children's Classes: Art instructors will provide students ages 7-12 with an unforgettable fine art experience. All materials are supplied and participants will take home a completed painting at the end of class. Donations accepted.


Thurs, July 18, 10am-12pm - acrylic with Ellen Emmer

Fri, July 19, 10am-12pm - acrylic with Sandra Morrison

 
All classes are held at the Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center, Newport Beach. 
For full details and to register, head over to the NBC's EventBrite page - and feel free to forward this email to a friend!
 

Drawing Workshop flyer

 

Have you seen our member's NEW featured workshops? 

 

Two new workshops have been added:


Francis DiFronzo - Drawing Skills Refresh; An Artist's Workshop for

Beginning & Experienced Artists
Sunday, June 23rd, 11am - 3pm
Framing Artistry in Irvine
 
 

Debra Huse -Simplify the Landscape

November, 2024
 


Visit the Workshops tab to learn more about ALL our member submitted events and workshops

 
Featured Artist GIF Use this one

 

Be Featured!

 

Showcase your workshops on the SOCALPAPA Website!

 

Feature your event!

 

Free of charge and available to all members.


Visit the Member Resources tab to get started.

 
 


 
JUNE PAINT OUTS


Friday, June 21

Laguna Beach Rock Pile/Split Rock

Laguna Beach
 

8am. Take 133 South into Laguna Beach, go Right at PCH, up the hill and Left on Jasmine.

Go to the end at Heisler Park and park in metered parking. Meet just below just the flagpole on the walkway above the Rock Pile in the water below. Or there are views South and North from the flagpole. Restrooms close by.


Saturday, June 29
Montage Resort
Laguna Beach
 
8am. Take PCH into S. Laguna, go S at Wesley into the pay Parking Garage.
Or park at the meters or the small parking lot across the street.
Walk down the cliffside path to the Keyhole, or paint South towards Aliso Beach, or go down ramp to the beach if the tide is out.
Restrooms along the path.


 

Did you know there are several ways to find out about the paint outs?

 

Weekly Bulletin

MeetUp group online

Website events calendar

Facebook & Instagram

 
 
Zoom Thursdays

 

SOCALPAPA ZOOM Group is inviting you to join us 

every Thursday, from 10am -11am

 

This is a time for members to share their art, get feedback and connect with other artists over the web.  All levels are welcome.  If you are not ready to share, join us anyway and get inspired!

 

 Follow link below to join. 

 
The passcode is
 229461


Zoom


Discover the SOCALPAPA Meetup Group and join our thriving community of plein-air painters in Southern California. 
Get the latest updates, find out who is joining (we have 190 members now!) and connect with other artists on events such as our weekly paint outs, paint aways, Zoom meetings, special events and showcases! 
 
If you haven't already joined, head over to the MeetUp website and join the group - it's free! 
Your artistic community awaits you.
 
 

GET SOCIAL!
Tag us in your paint out posts
 
#socal_papa & @socal_papa
on Instagram!

 

 
 Post your photos on our FaceBook page!
Connect with and be inspired by our
fantastic group of artists!
 
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 GET INVOLVED! 

  The club is still looking for members to volunteer for

different committees and events this year.

There are a variety of different ways you can get involved, both large and small.
 
Contact Randi Moran if you want to help.
 

OUR SPONSORS

We continually wish to thank
our sponsors. Visit their links below and please continue to support their businesses.
 
Art Supply Warehouse
Blick Art Materials
Da Vinci Paint Co
Dakota Pastel Supples
Eat Paint Live
Fast Frame Irvine
KingofFrame.com
Paint Like a Pro - Debra Huse
Randy Higbee Gallery
Newport Bay Conservancy
OC Parks
Rosemary & Co Brushes
Tim Smith Real Estate Group / Caldwell Banker Newport Beach
Watercolor West



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Irvine, CA 92620 

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