PAPA EVENTS

The Allure of Water
PAPA's 23rd Exhibition and Sale opens at The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California, with a weekend of gala of events, including an opening reception on Friday, October 14, 2011, the public opening and an Outdoor Painting Demo/Auction on Saturday, October 15, and Artist Demonstrations on Sunday, October 16. More than 100 paintings focus on w ater, our most precious resource for beauty, enjoyment and survival.  Six Guest Artists will be joining PAPA members:  Bill Anton, Kathleen Dunphy, Andy Evansen, Jerry Fritzler, Michael Lynch, Jim Morgan and Randall Sexton. The exhibition is on view through January 22, 2012.To receive an invitation, please email your request and address to The Haggin Museum at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

American Legacy--Our National Parks
PAPA's 22nd Exhibition and Sale is on view  at the Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, MA,through November 6, 2011. Additional venues may be viewed in the Press Room.  To view the entire exhibition, please go to The Haggin Museum web site, which organized the exhibit. A 92-page color catalog illustrates all the artworks from 35 National Park Service units/artists, including a historical essay by Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum. For purchase information, contact Patty Huntley (209.940.6319) at the bookstore of The Haggin Museum. 

MEMBER NEWS

In Print
John Budicin is included in the July/August Art of the West. His painting at left,  Ladies of the Evening (oil,18x24), is reproduced for which he says, "Suddenly the light changed into a red glow ... I decided to go for it, and luckily it worked."
Jean Perry has published the hardbound book Thirty Years of Plein-Air Painting: The Art of Jean Perry by Susan Hallsten McGarry, Foreword by Richard Schmid (120 pages, 8x10 inches) available at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Ken Auster announced his new softbound book, Intellect and Passion--Paintings of San Francisco, (60 pages, 8.5x12 inches) available at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Raleigh Kinney is scheduled for an article in the fall issue of PleinAir Magazine.
California Light: A Century of Landscapes, Paintings of the California Art Club (Rizzoli Publications), by Jean Stern and Molly Siple, includes PAPA members Peter Adams, Ken Auster, John Budicin, John Cosby, Gil Dellinger, West Fraser, Lynn Gertenbach, Jean LeGassick, Kevin Macpherson, Joseph Mendez, Ralph Oberg, and Joseph Paquet.

And the winners are! 
Ray Roberts is the first place winner in the 1st Plein Air Magazine Salon Competition. Ned Mueller was one of the finalists in the competition.

Summer Workshops
Looking for a workshop this summer?  PAPA members are teaching from Minnesota and Wisconsin to Wyoming, Texas and Colorado. Visit PAPA Member Workshops to find the perfect venue.

Masters in Miniature
Trailside Galleries in Jackson Hole, WY, hosts its Masters in Miniature Invitational, July 4-24, 2011. A reception takes place July 21, 5-8 pm. Participating PAPA Members include Don Demers, Ned Mueller, Jean Perry, Matt Smith, and George Strickland. (left: Don Demers, Bull Dog Canyon, oil, 12x9.)

Kinney Schedule
Raleigh Kinney displays work July 2-4, 2011, at the Flagstaff Art in the Park, AZ; July 8-10, 2011, at the Edwards Fine Art and Wine Festival, Edwards, CO; at the Plein Air on the Rim in September, and the Sedona Plein Air Festival in October (see below).

Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational
Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery, Crested Butte, CO, hosts a plein air exhibition and sale July 15-23, 2011. Participating PAPA members include Kenn Backhaus, Gay Faulkenberry, Jean LeGassick, Ned Mueller, Ralph Oberg and Linda Tippetts. (right: Gay Faullkenberry, Summer Along the Rio Hondo, oil, 18x14)

Door County Plein Air
Frank LaLumia and Brian Stewart are participating in the 2011 Door County Plein Air Festival, July 18-23, 2011, Fish Creek, WI, hosted by and benefiting the Peninsula School of Art. The exhibition hangs through August 13, 2011.

Brian Stewart
Stewart is part of the exhibition The Raging Red and Mighty Mississippi at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, through September 4, 2011, Winona, MN, and participating in the Bennington Center for the Arts, VT, Small Works show through December 18, 2011.   

Linda Tippetts
Tippetts is participating in the 4th Annual Plein Air Paint Out, through August 27, 2011, in Glacier National Park, benefiting the Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT. She is also included in Kneeland Gallery's 20th Annual Plein Air Exhibition, Ketchum, ID, with a reception August 5, 2011, 5-8 pm. The exhibition hangs through August 29. 

Prix de West
Christopher Blossom, Ralph Oberg, Matt Smith and Skip Whitcomb are part of the Prix de West exhibition/sale through September 5, 2011, where there are still great artworks available at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum,  Oklahoma City. View all of their work on PAPA's Facebook Page. (left: Matt Smith, Shadow Creek Pool, oil 30x22)

Betty Billups
Billups is participating in the Artists' Studio Tour of North Idaho, Sandpoint, ID, August 12-14 & 19-21, 2011.

Western Rendezvous of Art
The Northwest Rendezvous Group exhibits during a weekend event at the Red Lion Colonial Hotel, Helena, MT, August 20-24, 2011, benefiting the Montana Historical Society. Participating PAPA members include Kenn Backhaus, Scott Burdick, Joan LaRue, Joseph Mendez, Ned Mueller, Ralph Oberg, Ray Roberts, Matt Smith and George Strickland. Preview the whole show at our Facebook page. (right: Scott Burdick, San Miguel Serenade, oil, 16x16)

Maynard Dixon Country
Taking place August 26-28, 2011, in Mt. Carmel, UT, this exhibition and sale benefits the Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts. Participating PAPA members are John Budicin, Ralph Oberg, Ron Rencher, Ray Roberts, Matt Smith, George Strickland and Skip Whitcomb. Preview the show at our Facebook Page. (left: Ron Rencher, Wahweep Shadow, oil, 8x12)

Weekend with the Masters
Peter Adams, Scott Burdick, Kevin Macpherson and Joe Paquet are participating in American Artist's Weekend with the Masters in Monterey, CA, September 7-10, 2011.

Birds in Art
Frank LaLumia is included in the 35th Annual Birds in Art exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum, Wausau, WI. The exhibition is on view September 10-November 13, 2011. (right: Taking Flight, watercolor, 17x21)

Third Annual Celebration of Art, Plein Air on the Rim
Raleigh Kinney, Ron Rencher and Linda Tippetts are participating in the Plein Air on the Rim exhibition and sale benefiting the Grand Canyon Association, Grand Canyon, AZ. The weekend of events takes place September 16-17, 2011, at the Kolb Studio on the South Rim. The exhibit remains on view through November 27, 2011.

Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale
Ned Mueller, Ralph Oberg, Matt Smith and Skip Whitcomb are exhibiting in this art show & sale September 23-24, 2011, benefiting the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, WY.

The Splendid Earth
Gil Dellinger is having a one-man show October 3-November 26, 2011, at Knowlton Gallery, Lodi, CA. The artworks survey his favorite landscapes in the Central Valley and Pacific Coast of Northern California. (right: Early Spring,acrylic, 24x36)

Sedona Plein Air Festival
The 7th annual SPAF takes place October 21-29, 2011. Raleigh Kinney will be painting and an exhibition of Kevin Macpherson’s Reflections on a Pond paintings will be on view in the Sedona Arts Center, AZ, opening October 21, 2011, with a reception from 5-7 pm.