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Date: 2/28/2024
Subject: SOCALPAPA March 2024 Bulletin
From: Anne Kupillas

MARCH MONTHLY BULLETIN

What's Inside:

- March Paint Outs

- March Member Meeting

- Cambria Paint Away- Registration closes March 1st!

- Zoom Thursdays

- MeetUp Group

The March Membership meeting is scheduled for

Wednesday, March 13th

at the Muth Center, Upper Back Bay.

12-12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 2pm Annoucements followed by

Art Critique - bring (1) piece of art and get feedback on it from your peers.

Cambria Paint Away

March 25-29-2024

Last chance to sign up!
Registration closes March 1st.

Please contact Al Carlson if you are interested in this trip to Cambria on the Central Coast of California

from March 25-29.

All Transportation, Food and Lodging is the responsibility of each individual.

Be sure to make any reservations needed in advance . We will be painting anywhere between

Holister Peak and Morro Bay in the South, to Rocky Point in the North. Subjects include light houses, barns, farms, coastline, boat docks, nocturns, old buildings, wineries and plenty of green country side.

If you are interested please email Al with BOTH your phone number for text and your

e-mail address.

For those who have already registered, information was sent out two weeks ago.
Remember this is plein-air and anything can happen with the weather.

Al Carlson
Text or call 562-884-7416
Email: alcarlsonartwork@aol.com

I'm interested!

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.

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

FEBRUARY PAINT OUTS

Sat. March 2nd

Huntington Central Park

Huntington Beach

9am. Take Golden West South from the 22 or 405 freeways, go past Slater, Left into the Huntington Beach Library parking lot, near the lake. Park for free here in the lot. Walk down to meet near the bandstand. Paint the eucalyptus trees, lake views. Restrooms available.

Friday, March 8

Crescent Bay Overlook

Laguna Beach

8 am. Take PCH into Laguna, go South at Crescent Bay Drive down to the corner at Crescent Bay Point Park, overlooking the bay. Dress warmly, it’s very windy on this bluff. Restrooms are all down at the bottom of Crescent Bay ramp to the beach—to reach, go back to PCH, R to Cliff Drive, R down the street and park near the ramp down to Crescent Bay. Restrooms at the sand.

Saturday, March 16th

Hart Park

City of Orange

9am. Just north of the 22 Fwy at Glassell. Take an immediate Right into the paved creek bed wash/parking lot. Judy Schroeder, watercolorist and former Gallery/Studio owner, and Socalpapa member, will be demonstrating line and wash watercolor at a small adobe near the covered pavilion and flagpole. Demonstration should last 1-1/2 hours, to allow members to paint also. Paint the Sycamores, or houses and vegetation bordering the park. Restrooms available.

* Demo by SOCALPAPA Member Judy Schroeder, watercolors, about 1- 1.5 hours.

Friday, March 22

Mid-Back Bay Drive

Newport Beach

9 am. Take Jamboree South from the 73 or 405 freeways down into Newport Beach. Right at San Joaquin Hills Rd., to bottom of hill, go Right 1/2 mile to parking lot, or park in turnouts along the Drive. Views of the Bluffs and wetlands. Should be a port-a-potty at the lot.

Saturday, March 30th

San Juan Capistrano Mission

San Juan Capistrano

9 am. There is an entry fee, (Seniors, about $12.) Yearly Membership passes available.

Take the 5 Fwy down to Hwy 74 Lake Elsinore road. Right at end of off ramp, and immediate Right on Old Mission Road.

Park on the left in the pay lots, $2/hr. Restrooms available in the Mission.

IMPORTANT!

Zoom has moved to Thursdays!

SOCALPAPA ZOOM Group is inviting you to join us every Thursday, 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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