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Date: 9/23/2026
Subject: SOCALPAPA SEPTEMBER 2026 Bulletin-WEEK 4
From: Melissa Annis

SEPTEMBER BULLETIN

What's Inside:
- Next Paint Out: Friday, September 25th at 8:00am Dana Point Baby Beach

- Save The Date - Pastel Art Demo with Mike Ishikawa Friday, October 23rd, 10am to 12pm at Heisler Park in Laguna Beach

- Save the Dates for September and October 2026 Paint Outs

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- SOCALPAPA Referral List
- Order Your SOCALPAPA Name Badge & Name Plate
- Muth Display Gallery & Art Bin Reminders
- Download the SOCALPAPA APP

- SOCALPAPA Referral List
- Online Critique Group every Thursday on Zoom 10-11am

Shown: Club Members painting at O’Neill Regional Park, by the Trabuco Creekbed on Friday, September 4, 2026

PAINT OUTS

SEPTEMBER 2026 PAINT OUT DATES

Friday, September 25

8:00am

Dana Point Baby Beach

OCTOBER 2026 PAINT OUT DATES

Friday, October 2

9:00am

Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange

$3 entrance fee

Saturday, October 10

9:00am—12:00pm

Mentor Day! with Mary Christie

Dana Point Headlands Hiking Loop

Friday, October 16

9:00am

Huntington Central Park

Park Bench Café parking lot

Friday, October 23

10am to 12pm

Heisler Park in Laguna Beach

"Painting with Verve"

Pastel Art Demonstration

~with~ Mike Ishikawa

Saturday, October 31

9:00am

Niguel Botanical Reserve

29571 Crown Valley Parkway

Laguna Niguel

Friday, September 25

8:00am

Dana Point Baby Beach

Take the 5 Freeway South to the Pacific Coast Highway Exit into Dana Point. Go past the archway to the first light and go Left on Dana Point Harbor Drive. Go almost all the way to the end and look on the left for the street Ensenada Place at Dana Cove Park. Free parking and Restrooms available. Paint views over toward the Dana Point Yacht Club or the Ocean Institute and the Spirit sailing ship, or beach activity or the cliffs above.

Restrooms available nearby

Friday, October 2

9:00am

Santiago Oaks Regional Park in Orange

$3 entrance fee

Take the 55 Freeway North and exit Katella, which becomes Santiago Oak Canyon Drive. Go about a couple miles to Windes, go Left and go past the jog about a mile to the entrance. Pay $3 fee and park in the main lot or the gravel alternate lot. Paint across the stepping stones of the creek or views of the hillside from the restrooms which are east of the lot about 50 yards.

Restrooms Nearby

Saturday, October 10

9:00am—12:00pm

Mary Christie Mentor Day

Dana Point Headlands Hiking Loop

overlooking cliffs above Strands Beach

In Dana Point, from Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), go South towards the beach on Selva Road around the bend to the parking lot by Strands Vista Park overlooking the beach and headlands. Park near the lot entrance, look for the SOCALPAPA Flag.

Mary will be available to mentor anyone who needs help.

Restrooms at the North end of the lot

Friday, October 16

9:00am

Huntington Central Park

Park Bench Café parking lot

Take Goldenwest South from the 22 Freeway or 405 Freeway a few miles, go past Slater and the first lot entrance will be the Park Bench Café lot. Paint the Lake from different locations. No Socalpapa flag this week.

Restrooms by the Café

"Painting with Verve"

Pastel Art Demonstration

with Mike Ishikawa

Friday, October 23

10am to 12pm

middle of Heisler Park in Laguna Beach

Please join us for a demo by pastel artist Mike Ishikawa!

Watch how Mike uses bold bright colors, strong strokes, shades, shadows, and varied textures to create a painting that is filled with light and energy. Mike will be using soft pastel, but we encourage painters of all mediums to learn how Mike utilizes "verve" to create his unique style.

Mike, from Los Angeles, was born in 1937 and began painting in pastel in 2009 after a career as an architect. He is an award-winning artist and has been invited to compete in the 2026 LPAPA Invitational.

DIRECTIONS
From Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Laguna, at the Laguna Art Museum Cliff Drive entrance go towards the beach and park at metered parking around the corner near the middle asphalt pathway that leads to the point by the flagpole and veterans monument near the lawn bowling. Mike will be set up somewhere on the path looking South towards Main Beach and the gazebo. Look for the SOCALPAPA flag and a SOCALPAPA member to direct you to the setup.

Restrooms are along Heisler Park near Jasmine and Cliff Drive

Saturday, October 31

9:00am

Niguel Botanical Reserve

29571 Crown Valley Parkway

Laguna Niguel

Take the 5 Freeway to Crown Valley Parkway heading South about 2-3 miles. Just past Central Park Drive, go Right at the next exit, go past the pool building and park on the left by the restrooms. Go through the playground equipment up the path. Paint along the path up the hill, or the domed cupola, or across the valley in different directions. Lots of tree-shaded views along the path.

Restrooms by the playground

Order Your Name Badge and Name Plate!

SOCALPAPA encourages members to wear name badges at all of our events and Paint Outs.

If you are entering the summer Back Bay Event, a name badge and name plate are required. Get ahead and order yours now!

Log in to the SOCALPAPA website, click Artists in the blue banner and look for Member Resources. Go to that page and you will find a button for ordering the badge and name plate.

https://www.socalpapa.com/

Muth Bin Reminders

Since so many wonderful artists are now contributing to the bin at Muth, we want to remind you of a few guidelines.

1. All work displayed at Muth must be original plein air-style depicting outdoor locations in Orange County.

Animals, plants or people must be shown in a landscape setting.

2. Flat panels only, no foam-core backing or gallery wrap.

3. Mat board backing is suggested to make your work look more professional.

4. Obtain and attach a sales slip for each painting from the green SOCALPAPA notebook at the front desk, and fill out a form to list your work in the green book.

5. Paintings must be in a cellophane envelope.

6. Suggested minimum price: $50 for smaller paintings $75 for larger work.

7. Due to space considerations, we are no longer going to accept prints.

Thanks to you all,

Randi Moran

Get the Club App on your phone!

NEW! Want to stay updated on what's happening, while you're on the go?

Access all the same SOCALPAPA information on your phone, using the Club Express app.

The Club Express app is available for iPhone and Android users.

iPhone users -> head to the App Store

Android users -> head to the Google Play Store

Click here for instructions -- 3 easy steps -- how to download it and register!

Get the App!

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 Kim Gordon with your name and phone number.

kimgordonstudio@gmail.com

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!

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