American Legacy: Our National Parks opens the first weekend of October!

PAPA EVENTS

American Legacy: Our National Parks

On Saturday, October 3, the exhibition opened to the public and PAPA members painted in Victory Park. Artworks from the Painting Demonstration were sold by draw. The exhibition artworks are also for sale, including a special section of 18 paintings depicting Zion National Park. Click on the Signature Members name to see their park images, which are identified as American Legacy.
Left: Kent Rogerson (right) takes home Joe Paquet's 8-by-10 inch painting demo, Saturday Morning in Victory Park.

A 92-page color catalog illustrates all the artworks from 35 National Park Service units/artists as outlined below ($20). An essay by Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum, provides a historical overview of artists in the parks. For more information, contact Patty Huntley (209.940.6319)at the bookstore of The Haggin Museum. 

The exhibition remains on view through January 10, 2010, at which time it will begin a national tour. Stay tuned for future venues.

Acadia, Don Demers 
Appalachian Trail, Kenn Backhaus
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Walt Gonske
Blue Ridge, Scott Burdick
Boston Harbor Islands, Joseph McGurl
Canyon de Chelly, Frank LaLumia
Canyonlands, Ron Rencher
Capitol Reef, Kathryn Stats
Cumberland Island, West Fraser
Death Valley, Denise Burns
Glacier, Linda Tippetts
Golden Gate, Ken Auster
Grand Canyon, Quang Ho
Grand Teton, Louise DeMore
Great Basin, Jean LeGassick
Kenai Fjords, Joan LaRue
Mesa Verde, Jean Perry
Mississippi, Joe Paquet
Mojave, Joseph Mendez
North Cascades, Ned Mueller
Old Spanish Trail, Ray Roberts
Organ Pipe Cactus, George Strickland
Ozark, Gay Faulkenberry
Point Reyes, Gil Dellinger
Rocky Mountain, Skip Whitcomb
Saguaro, Matt Smith
Salem Maritime, Jane Shuss
Santa Monica Mountains, Lynn Gertenbach
St. Croix, Brian Stewart
Tonto, Mary DeLoyht Arendt
Voyageurs, Raleigh Kinney
Weir Farm, Christopher Blossom
Yellowstone, Ralph Oberg
Yosemite, John Budicin
Zion, Kevin Macpherson
 

SIGNATURE MEMBER NEWS

Plein air in Laguna Beach
Six PAPA members will participate in the 11th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, October 11-18, 2009. Look for Ken Auster, John Budicin, Gil Dellinger, Joan LaRue, Ray Roberts, and George Strickland.

Learn from the Best
PAPA Members are teaching in workshops across the country and in their studios. To participate in venues in California, Texas, and Arizona go to the PAPA Member Workshops.  Or contact the members directly, including Joseph Mendez who teaches landscape in the Los Angeles area twice a month ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

American Impressionist Society
On October 23-December 1, Saks Galleries, Denver, CO, hosts the AIS, including Master Artists Scott Burdick and Kevin Macpherson. 
Right: Kevin Macpherson, Afternoon Sparkle, oil, 12x16

Demers plein-air recognition
Don Demers recently won the Stobart Foundation Award at the 30th Annual International Mystic  Marine Art Exhibition in Connecticut, which hangs through November 15, 2009. Demers won the award for his 8-by-10 inch painting Boat Shop (left). The award  recognizes the finest qualities of painting done on location, including capturing the light and atmosphere of the scene.  Demers will also be exhibiting plein-air paintings at the Union League Club in New York City in October, including an informal presentation on October 22. 

Raleigh on the Rim
Raleigh Kinney participated in the September Grand Canyon Celebration of Art, Plein Air on the Rim. His paintings will remain on exhibit at the Kolb Studio on the South Rim through October, moving to the Sedona Art Center for the month of November. Kinney also participated in the Friday morning Quick Draw, creating the watercolor Battleship Rock (right).

High Colorado Hermit a Hit!
Ralph Oberg's 42-by-42 inch oil painting High Colorado Hermit (left) of a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep sold at the September Jackson Hole Art Auction for $30,000, well above its estimate of $16,000 to $20,000. 

Western Rendezvous Results
Kenn Backhaus and Skip Whitcomb were invited to become members of the Northwest Rendezvous Group at the August 2009 Western Rendezvous of Art held in Helena, MT.  Linda Tippetts will be an invited artist for the 2010 exhibition and sale. Whitcomb won a merit award for Horse Creek Split. Matt Smith won the Ben Stahl Best of Show Award and a Merit Award for View Over Ediza, oil, 12x16.

Passport and Palette
Look for your PBS station to find air times for this series, which includes Kevin Macpherson and Kenn Backhaus, who travel the world painting on location wherever they are.

Masters of the American West
The Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles, CA, announced its participating artists in the Masters show, including PAPA members Christopher Blossom, Matt Smith, and Ralph Oberg.The exhibition/sale is scheduled to open February 6, 2010.