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Date: 7/24/2024
Subject: SOCALPAPA July 2024 Bulletin - Week 4
From: Anne Kupillas



JULY MONTHLY BULLETIN


John Cosby Group Demo
What's Inside: 
         
- Thank you & Congratulations to All the Festival's Participants, Winners, Sponsors and Volunteers
- July Paint Outs
- HMG Second Show & Painting Dates - Register Now 
- Club Member Demo: Francis DiFronzo
- NEW! Plein Air Workshop - Register Now!
 



Ernie Romo
Mary Christie Winners Circle 2024
Back Bay Sunset
Quick Draw artists painting 2024

Congratulations and Thank you to all the Artists, Volunteers and our Judge, Geoff Allen!

All the Winners, Back Bay Festival 2024


Juried Show Winners

OVERALL:

First Place: Salt Creek Surfers, Ernie Romo

Second Place: Portola Camp, Francis DiFronzo

Third Place: Afternoon Light in the Back Bay, Steven Sandborg


Winners Circle: We Are But a Moment’s Sunlight, Fading in the Grass., Mary Christie”

Category Awards: 

Best Watercolor: Irvine Park Morning, Kevin Davidson

Best Acrylic and Oil (2 awards):

Nature Trail, Chul Shim 

The Old Road, Francis DiFranzo

Best Pastel: Back Bay McGraw, Susan Lenoir


Honorable Mention:
Sycamore Shade at O’Neill, Kara Crisp

Watercolor West Award: On the Trail at Irvine Park, Sandra Morrison


Higbee Awards: 

November, Karen Wadsworth

Salt Creek Surfers, Ernie Romo

On the Trail at Irvine Park, Sandra Morrison


OC Parks Award: Salt Creek, Mary Christie


Robinson Award: Evening Splendor, Back Bay, Helle Urban

And also another round of applause for our Quick Draw Winners and Artists
Judge Mark Jacobucci awarded 3 prizes:
1st Place - Back Bay Breakthrough,” Oil Painting, Victoria Huff
2nd Place - Big Canyon Homes,” Watercolor, Kevin Davidson
3rd Place - Back Bay Eye Candy,” Oil Painting, Kymberlee Stanley
The winners took home cash and prizes totaling more than $4,000 this year, thanks to our generous sponsors!

And of course, a huge thank you to our co-hosts and partners, 
Orange County Parks 
and
Newport Bay Conservancy
 
AND THANK YOU to all the Artists and Patrons who participated in the Weekend Show & Sale!
We had a wonderful turnout and terrific sales. 
More on that next week!
Mark Jacobucci

Group Photo Weekend Show and Sale 2024 Back Bay Festival


Register Now! for the SECOND Hortense Miller Garden, Laguna Beach


 


The first SOCALPAPA Hortense Miller Summer Display Show is now open at the Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna Beach.

We are getting great comments about the art.

Registration is now open for the second show to be on display from

August 3 to August 31.

Go to Hortense Miller ART SHOW 2024

This is a non-juried show for SOCALPAPA members only!
All works must be of the Hortense Miller Garden property or of views from the property. Works can be either plein air or studio. This display space is limited, so register soon. Contact Dawn Buckingham or Jim Ellsberry if you have questions.

Register to paint by emailing Diane Lannon, diane.lannon@gmail.com.

You may paint at the garden even if you do not plan to enter the show.

Artists meet Diane at Riddle Field at 9:00 am and may paint until noon.

Painting times must be scheduled and are available on the following dates:

 
Saturday, Aug 10
Thursday, Aug. 29

 

 

Link here for more information on the beautiful gardens:   

https://www.hortensemillergarden.org

 
 

 
 PAINT OUTS

Painters

July Paint Outs

  
Friday, July 26 - Irvine Park, with demo by club member Francis DiFronzo
 
Saturday, July 27 - Big Bend, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
 

Friday, July 26
Club Member Demo with Francis DiFronzo
at
Irvine Park, Orange
8:30 am - 11am
 
Demo by club member Francis DiFronzo.
From the 5 fwy, take Jamboree N all the way to the end at the Park, $3 entry fee.
After entering make a quick Right and go about 1 mile to the jog after parking Lot N, go Left down to Lot Q where Francis may have a canopy set up.
 Look for our SOCALPAPA Flags at the jog and Lot Q. Restrooms close.
 
Francis will be demonstrating acrylic underpainting the main masses, with oil overlay, lead-up to his September 7-8 two day workshop featuring those techniques. Bring your gear and paint afterwards. Views of creekbed, sycamores, live oaks.

Irvine Park Orange


 

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

Francis DiFronzo paintings

NEW!

Francis DiFronzo 2-DAY Plein Air Workshop


DATES: SEPTEMBER 7 & 8, 2024

TIME: 9:30am – 4pm both days

LOCATION: Irvine Regional Park, 1 Irvine Park Drive, Orange, CA 92869

 
A two-day, plein air painting workshop forth new and  experienced plein air painters. Francis will demonstrate how to begin with acrylic paint to swiftly capture the outdoor scene in a medium that dries quickly. He then transitions to oil paint to refine and complete the  painting. Francis spends time with each student, tailoring his lessons to support each students’ skill level and individual needs. The goal is for students to experience the joy of plein air painting using a process that is frustration-free, repeatable, and rewarding.
 
$250 includes 2 days of instruction. A suggested materials list is linked below.
Register with the link below - this small workshop of max 15 students will fill up fast!
 

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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