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Date: 7/16/2025
Subject: SOCALPAPA JULY 2025 Bulletin - Week 3
From: Anne Kupillas

JULY BULLETIN

What's Inside:

- This weekend: Join us at the Back Bay Weekend Show & Sale!

- Congratulations to our Quick Draw artists

- Schedule of July Paint Outs

Thank you and congratulations to all our participating artists at Saturday's Quick Draw at the Back Bay!
38 artists painted and displayed their work in the Muth Gallery. The winners were chosen by Toni Danchik, who was just incredible.

1st place: Mike Major

"Tangled," Pastel

2nd Place: Kevin Davidson

"Back Bay Blooms," Watercolor

3rd place: Sung Su

"A Whisper that Reads," Oil

Honorable Mention: Fletcher Dice

"Back Bay Walk," Watercolor

The artworks are on display in the Muth lobby until this Friday, July 18th.

Stop by and pick out one of your favorites!

2301 University Drive, Newport Beach

Open Tues-Sun 10-4

(Pictured, from Left: Mike Majors, Kevin Davidson, Fletcher Dice, juror Toni Danchik, Sung Su).

Saturday & Sunday, July 19 - 20: Weekend Art Display Show & Sale

on the deck of Muth Interpretive Center, 10am - 4pm.

Over 40 SOCALPAPA artists display hundreds of plein air-style landscape and seascape artworks, painted both en plein air and in the studio.

Take home a memory of your own while supporting local artists and the Back Bay!

All artwork is for sale, with proceeds benefitting the artist and NBC (65%/35%).

There will be a free painting giveaway, live music, and food for purchase.

This is an event you won't want to miss!

PAINT OUTS

Saturday, July 19, and Sunday July 20.

10am - 4pm

No paint location - it's our Back Bay Festival Weekend Show and Sale at the Muth Center.

Come support your fellow artists!

Friday, July 25

9am

Salt Creek Beach

Dana Point

Go South on PCH a mile from Crown Valley Parkway. On the right see the sign by the Ritz Calton Resort driveway, and look for the entry way by the fake lighthouse. Park in the lot down close to the pay kiosk and walk down under the tunnel to the beach.

Views South towards The Ritz Carlton cliff or North down the beach. Restrooms by the path near the beach.

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

• Weekly Bulletin

• MeetUp group online

• Website events calendar

• Facebook & Instagram

ALSO

Occasionally our group gets approached for plein air painter referrals.

If you would like to be included on a roster, please email info@Socalpapa with your name and phone number.

Make sure to put "Referrals List" in the email subject line.

SOCALPAPA ZOOM

Zoom Group invites 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 279 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.

https://www.meetup.com/socalpapa/

GET SOCIAL!

Tag us in your paint out posts

#socal_papa & @socal_papa

on Instagram!