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Date: 4/17/2024
Subject: SOCALPAPA April 2024 Bulletin - Week 4
From: Anne Kupillas

APRIL MONTHLY BULLETIN

What's Inside:

- Thank you to our April demo artist John Cosby

- Back Bay Festival -Register Now

- July's Quick Draw: Sign Up opens next week

- May Member Meeting - Save the Date

- April Paint Outs

- HMG Show & Painting Dates

- Be a Featured: Artist of the Month & Member Workshops

- Zoom Thursdays

- MeetUp Group

Thank you to John Cosby, this month's special guest demo artist! And to all the artists who came out to Dana Point Harbor see John's demonstration.

It was amazing to watch John paint as he explained his choices for composition, paint colors and more. Such a generous teacher!

We hope John will come paint with us again.

If you want to learn more from John, check out his newly-launched online teaching platform:

https://www.cosbystudio.tv/

Registration is Open!

For this year's Back Bay Plein Air Festival

July 13-21, 2024

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The SOCALPAPA, Newport Bay Conservancy and OC Parks

annual Back Bay Plein Air Festival is back again this July 13-21st.

Events will include:

July 13-19 : SOCALPAPA Artists Juried Show, Geoff Allen juror

July 13: Quick Draw Competition, Open to the Public & SOCALPAPA artists

July 16-19: A week of Art Classes for Children & Adults

July 19: Artists' Reception & Awards

and

July 20 & 21: Weekend Show & Sale

Last year, over 1,200 people visited the Festival and participation in events was high. Over 40 paintings were sold, and over $2,000 in cash and prizes were awarded. This year, the Quick Draw will be held at Big Canyon & the Muth Center, and we have other amazing things planned - we expect another successful festival! We hope you will join us for some or all of the events!

There are 24 artists registered as of today! Join them and Register Now for one of the remaining spots in the

Weekend Show & Sale and Juried Show

Click Here to Preview the Back Bay Prospectus 2024

and to Register:

Back Bay Quick Draw Competition and Sale 2024

Back by Popular Demand!
This year's event will be on Saturday, July 13, 2024, 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

with a *New* Painting Location: Big Canyon at Back Bay Drive

& Awards & Display at the Muth Interpretive Center 2301 University Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Artists who enter have the chance to win cash and prizes valued over $1,000.00!

All paintings will be displayed in Muth Center July 13 - 19, 2024

Option to sell your art, 65% of sales go to artist, 35% is a donation to the Newport Bay Conservancy

Lunch and water provided to all artists

Quick Draw Judge: Mark Jacobucci

Save the Date and RSVP Now

for May's Member Meeting

10-12 Exec Board Meets

12 - Onwards Lunch (provided)

followed by a club paint out at the Upper Back Bay & Big Canyon spots

Meet at the Muth Interpretive Center

2601 University Drive

Newport Beach, CA 92660

RSVP NOW!

Hortense Miller Garden, Laguna Beach

TWO (2) Shows this summer!

TWO show-and-sale opportunities this summer at Hortense Miller Garden:

June 8-July 6

and

August 3-31

These are non-juried shows, each with a maximum number of 20 artworks per show.

Paintings must be of the HM Garden property or views from the property,

plein air or studio works from your studies or your photos.

Enter ONE or BOTH shows. Submit a maximum of 2 works for each show… at least one

work selected per a show (see Prospectus on our Hortense Miller ART SHOW 2024).

How to Paint at the Garden:

Saturday, April 6: TWO PAINTING SLOTS: 10am-12:30 or Noon-2:30pm.

This is the annual Open House and artists paint while many visitors tour the garden.

Other Dates:

9am – noon

Thursday, April 25

Thursday, May 2

Saturday, May 1

Thursday, June 6

Saturday, June 8

Thursday, June 20

Contact Diane Lannon at diane.lannon@gmail.com to reserve your time above to paint.

Link here for more information on the beautiful gardens:

https://www.hortensemillergarden.org

Be Featured!

Showcase your artwork on the SOCALPAPA Website as an Artist of the Month!

Feature your workshop or event!

Free of charge and available to all members.

Visit the Member Resources tab to get started.

Resources

APRIL PAINT OUTS

Saturday, April 20

Back Bay Newport Aquatic Center/Kayak launching beach.

Newport Beach

8am. Going S of the OC airport, on Irvine Ave, past the Muth Center at University one mile and go L on Santiago.

Go about another mile and go L on Galaxy and immediate R on Polaris Dr.

Go down hill and go L on Whitecliffs Dr. to the Center parking lot.

Paint the bluffs or Kayak activity. Restrooms in the building.

Friday, April 26

Aliso Beach

Laguna Beach

8am - Come early to get parking spot. Take PCH into South Laguna, past the Montage at Wesley, go down hill 1/2 mile and make a R into the entrance to Aliso Beach metered parking.

Paint S to the cliffs, or beach activity or bluffs across PCH. Restrooms.

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

• Weekly Bulletin

• MeetUp group online

• Website events calendar

• Facebook & Instagram

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.

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

GET SOCIAL!

Tag us in your paint out posts

#socal_papa & @socal_papa

on Instagram!