NOVEMBER MONTHLY BULLETIN | | What's Inside:
- November Board and General Membership Meeting
- November Paint Outs
- December Show Dates and Registration Link
- Holiday Party!
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SOCALPAPA's Bimonthly Board Meeting and Member Meeting is scheduled for
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center
2301 University Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Library Conference Room
10-12 Noon - Meeting of the Board
Noon - 1pm Members Meet, Lunch Provided
Agenda will include Nomination of 2025 Officers
We are seeking an open forum for discussion,
input from board members and general membership.
Lunch will be provided.
No rsvp necessary.
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SOCALPAPA is proud to announce a December Members Display Show & Sale, with awards, open to ALL Members, at the San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary.
Saturday and Sunday, December 14 & 15
Full Details and a prospectus are here -- see link below! Make time to visit the marsh and begin painting for the show, and save the dates of the show itself.
There will also be a reception and awards ceremony on Saturday, December 14th.
Active members may submit 2 paintings, plein air or studio. All work must be of the marsh, the gardens, buildings, or the birds and other wildlife at San Joaquin Marsh.
Get out and paint! Paint outs have been added for November, if you want to paint with others, or you can also go on your own, as the area is open to the public from dawn to dusk daily.
*Note - this is the same location as the Quick Draw event last year.
This event is a display show and NOT a quick draw.
5 Riparian View, Irvine, CA 92612
Open to the public from dawn to dusk.
Deadline to register is Saturday, December 7th. So why not register now?!
| Additional Paint Out Dates have been added to the below dates to give members more time to paint together for the above show.
Friday, November 8
Friday, November 15
@ 9 am.
Al Carlson will be there to help find places to scout and paint.
5 Riparian View, Irvine, CA 92612
To find the location, take the 405 fwy and exit S on Culver. Go about a mile and go R on University, go about another mile and go R on Campus Drive over the Creek, and make an immediate R onto Riparian View.
Go 1/2 mile and go L just before the gate into the R or L parking areas.
There are great views from the parking lot into the marsh, with birds and marsh grasses.
Also, walk up to paint the Craftsman buildings and lawns. There are lovely small moments everywhere.
Restrooms and water refill station near the gift shop.
Saturday, November 23
Saturday November 30
@ 10am
Anne Kupillas will be at the Marsh find places to scout and paint.
5 Riparian View, Irvine, CA 92612
Same directions as above.
No rsvp to paint necessary! | | Happy Holidays!
It is the time to be festive, so we are planning a SOCAPAPA Holiday Party in Dana Point on
Friday, December 6th
from 4pm to 8pm
The event will be held at
Sea Ridge Community Clubhouse
24641 Evening Star Drive
Dana Point, CA 92629
Dinner entrees will be provided by SOCALCPAPA
Please bring a side dish or salad to share.
Please bring a small gift to swap (art supplies, a canvas, brushes, a painting you like or a tool or a book you find useful, etc.)
Register on the website, and let us know if you are bringing a friend or spouse with you.
| | Friday, November 8
@9am
Host: Al Carlson
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and Marsh
See directions and notes above in the show section | | | | Saturday, November 9th
Dana Point Harbor Conservation Park
9am
9:00 am. Dana Point Harbor Conservation Park, on bluff overlooking the Harbor. Tale 5 Fwy South to the Pacific Coast offramp onto short freeway into Dana Point.
Go into the town and go Left on Green Lantern to the end at the Park overlooking the Harbor.
Park on street and follow trails to the best view.
Restrooms are down the hill on Cove Rd to the parking lot.
| | | | Friday, November 15th
Laguna Niguel Botanical Reserve
Laguna Niguel
9am. 29751 Crown Valley Parkway. Take the 5 Fwy to Crown Vallery exit, go South about two miles, just past Central Park Drive,
go Right at next exit into the entrance. Go past the pool building on the right and park on the left by the playground and restrooms.
Follow signs up the hill through the reserve to views overlooking the valley, or paint the trees along the trail. | | | | Friday, November 15
@9am
Host: Al Carlson
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and Marsh
Alternate painting location for those entering the December Show
See directions and notes above in the show section
| | | | Saturday, November 23
Ted Craig Regional Park
Fullerton
9am. 3300 State College Blvd. Take the 57 Fwy North and exit at Imperial Hwy. Go Left over the Fwy and Left on State College.
Go one block and go Left into the entrance to the park. $5 entrance fee.
Restooms throughout the park. Pond Views and hillsides with sycamores.
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Saturday, November 23
@10am
Host: Anne Kupillas
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and Marsh
Alternate painting location for those entering the December Show
See directions and notes above in the show section
| | | | Friday, November 29
Crystal Cove Cottages
Newport Coast
8 am. Take PCH a couple miles North of Laguna Beach to the Los Trancos parking lot which is the parking for the Cottages.
If you have a senior Golden Bear pass, leave it on your dashboard in the parking lot. $15 online parking for all others.
Take the $2 shuttle down to the cottages, or walk down through the tunnel 1/4 mile.
Paint the Bluffs to the South , or paint beach activity North of the Beachcomber Restaurant.
Restrooms. See the Plein air gallery called the “Store” for inspiration. | | | | Saturday, November 30
@10am
Host: Anne Kupillas
San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and Marsh
Alternate painting location for those entering the December Show
See directions and notes above in the show section
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Did you know there are several ways to find out about the paint outs?
• Weekly Bulletin
• MeetUp group online
• Website events calendar
• Facebook & Instagram
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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.
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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
Irvine Ranch Water District
KingofFrame.com
Paint Like a Pro - Debra Huse
Randy Higbee Gallery
Newport Bay Conservancy
OC Parks
Rosemary & Co Brushes
San Joaquin Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary
Tim Smith Real Estate Group / Caldwell Banker Newport Beach
Watercolor West |
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4790 Irvine Blvd, Ste 105-371
Irvine, CA 92620
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