| What's Inside:
- Save the Date: Mammoth Lakes Paint Away this October!
- Board Meeting today
- Another Successful Back Bay Festival!
- Congratulations to our Juried Show winners
- Schedule of August Paint Outs
- New Hortense Miller Garden dates
-August's Special Guest Artist Demo: Danny Folkman
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October 2-6, 2025
Mammoth Lakes Fall Color Paint Away Weekend
With SOCALPAPA
Three full days of painting the spectacular fall colors and beautiful scenery of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains around
Mammoth Lakes, CA.
Plan ahead and make your reservations early. There is no charge for the trip. Visit the SOCALPAPA website for all the details and information, and to register your plan to attend.
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SOCALPAPA Board of Directors Meeting
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
10am - 12pm
Location: Peter & Mary Muth Interpretive Center
2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
The SOCALPAPA meeting of the Board of Directors is today at the Muth Interpretive Center. While this will be a pure business meeting, all members are invited to attend. There will be an "Open Forum" section in the agenda during which members who are present may address the Board.
| | Many thanks to everyone involved in the 2025 Back Bay Plein Air Festival
It was a total success and seems to have been fun for everyone. Over 1,600 people attended the Weekend Show and Sale, and artists sold 114 paintings in total. 35% of the proceeds went to supporting the Back Bay.
So many people worked on it, SOCALPAPA, OC Parks, Newport Bay Conservancy, all of our sponsors,
and - most of all - every single artist who showed their work.
What a delightful week it was!
THANK YOU!
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Congratulations to all the winning artists
at this year's "Best of OC Parks Juried Show"
1st Place
Karen Wadsworth, Beautiful Big Bend
2nd Place
Andrew Cortez, Safe Haven
3rd Place
Anne Kupillas, Misty Morning at Upper Back Bay
Honorable Mention
Melissa Annis, Back Bay Newport Beach Cliffs
Winner's Circle
Kevin Davidson, Horse Trail by the Bridge
Best Figure in a Landscape / Person/Animal/Bird
Sung Su, Painting on a Foggy Day
Best Nocturne/Twilight
Steve Kell, Early Moon
Best Sunrise/ Sunset
Helle Urban, Twilight Glow Over Back Bay
Watercolor West Award
Fletcher Dice, Back Bay Misty Morning
Teri Ludwig Award
Judith Nentwig, Caspers Wilderness
Randy Higbee Gallery Awards
Andrew Cortez, Safe Haven
Nick Martello, Back Bay Magic Hour
Diane Snyder, Serenity
OC Parks Award
Mary Christie, Headlands
Robinson Award
Helle Urban, Twilight Glow Over Back Bay
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Hortense Miller Painting Dates for August
Thursday August 14
Saturday August 30
to reserve a spot and get parking information
Link here for more information to the beautiful gardens:
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Meet August's Special Guest Artist: Danny Folkman
While I enjoy painting all kinds of scenery, LA is my lady.
We first met on a family vacation when I was 14. Growing up in New Jersey, I can't say I had been particularly inspired by the overcast skies and flat suburbs of the east coast. The year-round sunshine, diverse scenery and laid-back lifestyle of Southern California seemed like paradise. I was smitten.
I have been drawing as long as I can remember, but it wasn’t until my junior year of high school that my art teacher pushed me to start painting. I did not attend any art school or college, but instead sought instruction from my favorite professional artists through books, workshops and online courses. The workshops gave me the opportunity to explore the country and solidified my love for plein air painting and the west coast.
I thank God every day that I get to live in the place I love to paint.
Join Danny on Friday, August 22 @ 10:30am
at the Newport Beach Back Bay Muth Center
for a gouache nocturne demo (see details below)
| | Friday, August 8
9am
Huntington Central Park
Huntington Beach
Take Goldenwest South from the 405 Fwy or the 22 Fwy all the way down past Slater, and go Left into the small parking lot by the
Park Bench Cafe.
If that lot is full, go further down and go Left into the Library parking lot.
Paint the lake by the Cafe, or paint from other side by the Library. Restrooms by the Cafe, or in the Library. | | | | Saturday, August 16
8am
San Clemente Pier
Take the 5 Fwy South and take the Ave. Palizada exit right at the end of the offramp, go two blocks and go Left on El Camino Real, a few blocks and go Right on Del Mar all the way down to the Pier parking lot.
Pay in the lot or meters on the street. Restrooms by the end of the Pier.
| | | | Friday, August 22
10:30am
Newport Beach Back Bay Muth Center
Gouache nocturne demo by Danny Folkman
It will be painted inside from photographs. This is a good opportunity to get nocturne tips for our SOCALPAPA nocturne outing sometime in September or October, location of that TBD.
Restrooms inside the Muth. You might get there early and paint outside before the demo,
or stay after and paint in the afternoon, so bring lunch.
Park in the street by the back gate, or the black building lot by the cul de sac,
or the Muth lot above by the corner of University and Irvine Ave.
"Swirling Sky," gouache, Danny Folkman | | | | Saturday, August 30
9am
Irvine Ranch Historic Park and Library
13042 Old Myford Road, Irvine
Near corner of Irvine Blvd and Jamboree. Restrooms. Paint the grounds, old farm equipment and old migrant housing,
or the Library and farm buildings, or Palm tree lined curved Road. Park in the library lot.
| | |  | 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.
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 | 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
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 | 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.
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| 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
Frame Xpress Long Beach
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
Teri Ludwig Pastels
Tim Smith Real Estate Group / Caldwell Banker Newport Beach
Viviva Colors
Watercolor West |
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SOCALPAPA is a 501c3 organization
(Southern California Plein Air Painters Association)
~Our Mailing Address~
4790 Irvine Blvd, Ste 105-371
Irvine, CA 92620
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