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Harbor Cruise, Oil on Linen, Debra Huse. 22×28. Presented in a beautiful hand-carved gold leaf frame.
I am thrilled that my recent marine painting “Storm Chaser” 16×12 is included in the California Art Club’s 115th Gold Medal Exhibition at the Hilbert Museum June 14- Sept 13th, 2026
Just Plein Fun
Famous Artists Paint Balboa Island
Feel the energy. See it happen live. Take home a moment before it disappears.
For four vibrant days, 10 invited professional artists from across the country will be painting the charm and beauty of Balboa Island—from glowing sunrises to the last color of sunset. Every day brings fresh scenes, fresh paint, and once-in-a-lifetime moments captured in real time.
Start your adventure at Huse Skelly Gallery and pick up your Plein Air Passport. Track down the artists as they paint on location, watch their process up close, and collect signatures along the way for a chance to win prizes. It’s interactive, inspiring—and completely unforgettable.
All week long:
Watch paintings come to life… and be the first to acquire wet, freshly finished work before it’s gone.
Don’t miss the excitement of the Brush-Off!
Marine Avenue | Friday, Aug 7th, 4–6 PM | Live Music
All 10 artists go head-to-head, painting live in a high-energy competition for Best Brush-Off. See the action, feel the buzz, and witness great paintings in progress.
Awards & Celebration | 6:30 PM at Huse Skelly Gallery
This is more than an event—it’s a full summer experience of art, community, and creativity.
Paintings sell quickly.
Claim your favorites throughout the week—before someone else does.
Exhibition continues through Labor Day… but the best pieces won’t wait.
Each September, the Sonoma Valley transforms into an open-air studio as nationally acclaimed artists capture its vineyards, historic architecture, and golden California light—painting en plein air in real time. The result? Fresh, expressive works that reflect the spirit and beauty of this extraordinary region.
These just-painted pieces make their debut during festival week—first at the highly anticipated Friday Gala, then at the Saturday Art Show in Sonoma Plaza Park, where all 20 artists present their newest work.
This is your moment to collect.
The most sought-after paintings are often acquired quickly—many during the Gala—so early access matters.
✨ Friday Gala – premier viewing + first opportunity to purchase
🌿 Saturday Show | Sonoma Plaza Park – full exhibition of fresh work
Tickets are limited—secure your place now:
📩 sonomapleinair@gmail.com
Beyond the beauty, your participation makes a lasting impact. Proceeds directly fund art education grants and scholarships for K–12 students in Sonoma Valley—supporting the next generation of artists.
Come for the art. Stay for the experience.
Leave with something meaningful.
Follow along: @sonomapleinair
Experience the magic of the 28th Annual Invitational as the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) welcomes 30 of the nation’s elite plein air masters to our shores.
For nine days, these acclaimed artists will take to the cliffs, canyons, and coves to capture the iconic light of Laguna Beach. More than just a competition, this event honors a century-old legacy, transforming our town into a living gallery and reaffirming Laguna’s place as the heart of the global plein air community.
You’ll hear firsthand insights, discoveries, and even the challenges faced on location… the kind of depth you simply can’t experience from the painting alone. It’s a chance to truly connect—with the art, the artist, and the journey behind it.
Supporting Artistry and Legacy: LPAPA is proud to support the Laguna Art Museum in bringing attention to, and celebrate Cuprien’s legacy. LPAPA encourages you to plan to visit the Laguna Art Museum exhibition opening March 21, 2026. Through the sale of artwork in the LPAPA Gallery juried show, you directly benefit the participating artist and empower nonprofit LPAPA to fulfill its mission. LPAPA is committed to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s century-old artistic legacy, and enhancing the livelihoods of its artist members. We strive to inspire the next and future generations of plein air painters to carry this tradition forward!
“Preserving Legacy” 12×16 was captured and painted at the St. Michaels, MD Chesapeake Bay Museum. Classic boats being restored to their original glory. I stood under the Lighthouse to capture this historic piece.
Step into the quiet magic of the desert—where vast skies, sculpted badlands, and golden light create a landscape unlike anywhere else.
The Boreggo Plein Air Invitational began with a weeklong paint-out, March 2–6, as 16 invited artists captured the breathtaking beauty of Borrego Springs and the surrounding Anza-Borrego Desert.
From luminous sunrises to long, dramatic shadows across the desert floor, each painting reflects a fleeting moment of this remarkable place.
The event concluded with a live judging and awards presentation on March 7, celebrating the artists’ finest works. Debra Huse was awarded 1st Palce for her work “Legacy View” 7x10. This painting may still be available.
The paintings remain on exhibit through April 26—available for acquisition—offering you the opportunity to bring home the quiet strength, color, and timeless spirit of the desert.
665 Palm Canyon Drive
Borrego Springs, CA 92004
Each year the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)
turns Laguna Beach into an outdoor painting studio,
inviting the top award-winning plein air painters from around the nation to gather and
paint the town as they compete for top cash awards and
carry on a century-old plein air painting tradition!
Sunday October 5th, Quick Draw competition 9-11 at Heisler Park
Silent Auction of paintings 1pm-2pm at Festival of Arts Grounds
Monday Oct 6th Plein Talk with Artists at the Laguna Art Museum
Join us for a truly special evening at the Laguna Art Museum for a captivating Plein Talk discussion, featuring a panel of artists competing in this year’s Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational: Scott Hamill, Debra Huse, Haidee-Jo Summers, and Mason Williams. Moderated by LPAPA’s Vice President, Celeste Gilles
This exclusive event offers a rare opportunity to hear directly from these celebrated plein air painters. Discover their artistic journeys, delve into their creative processes, and uncover the inspiration behind their stunning work. The discussion will explore:
The challenges and rewards of painting outdoors.
Their personal connection to the landscapes they capture.
The profound role of Laguna Beach’s natural beauty in shaping their art.
A welcome reception in the museum’s lobby will precede the talk at 5:30 PM, where you can mingle with the artists and fellow art enthusiasts while enjoying light refreshments. A lively open Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.
Tuesday, October 7th, 2025 | Starting 5:00 PM | Main Beach & Downtown Laguna Beach
As the sun prepares to dip below the horizon, prepare for an enchanting evening as the Laguna Invitational Artists gather for the annual “Just Plein Happy Hour – Laguna Plein Air After Dark” Nocturne Paint Out!
Starting around 5:00 PM, you’ll find our amazing Invitational artists setting up their easels around Main Beach, the Promenade on Forest Avenue , and throughout downtown Laguna Beach. Watch as they transform the evening light into captivating “en plein air” nocturne masterpieces, capturing the unique glow of Laguna after dark.
This is a truly special opportunity for the public to:
Meet the Artists in a relaxed, vibrant setting.
Witness the magic of nocturne painting unfold live.
Enjoy a Happy Hour atmosphere in beautiful Laguna Beach.
This event is free and open to the public, and no advance registration is required.
Wednesday, October 8th | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM | Laguna Art Museum
Join us for an incredibly insightful and inspiring evening at the Laguna Art Museum for our Plein Talk with Art Experts!
This distinguished panel moderated by LPAPA’s Vice President Celeste Gilles includes Eric Jessen, Mark Hilbert, and Kelly Tucker, renowned art experts, prominent collectors, and respected historians, will answer questions and share their insights. This is a unique opportunity to gain profound perspectives on plein air art as they delve into its rich history, current trends, and exciting future.
The evening begins with a welcome reception at 5:30 PM in the museum’s lobby, where you can mingle with fellow art enthusiasts and enjoy wine and a charcuterie created by Chef Lindsay of Nirvana. Following the captivating panel discussion, there will be an open Q&A session, allowing you to engage directly with the experts.
Whether you’re a passionate artist, a discerning collector, a dedicated art lover, or simply curious about the plein air movement, this evening promises to be an enriching celebration of creativity and heritage.
Advance tickets are highly recommended!
Immerse yourself in a truly distinguished evening as the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents the Laguna Invitational Collectors pARTy, a special plein air celebration held under the shimmering stars en plein air at the Laguna Festival of Arts!
This exclusive event is your unparalleled chance to connect with Laguna’s vibrant plein air heritage and be among the very first to preview and acquire breathtaking works from 30 of the most celebrated plein air artists. Imagine securing a masterpiece before the general public even sees it!
Rub shoulders with an esteemed assembly of museum directors, influential art historians, gallery owners, and fellow discerning collectors. The evening promises an art-filled ambiance, complemented by:
Gourmet passed hors d’oeuvres
A sponsor-hosted open bar
Convenient complimentary valet parking
Early Entry to Sunday’s Festival to view new artwork!
As a special memento, receive a curated art bag featuring the commemorative 2025 Invitational Art Catalog and a hardbound book published by The Irvine Museum, ensuring this artistic experience lives on. TICKETS
Sunday, October 12th | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Festival of Arts Grounds
Join us for a vibrant day celebrating plein air art at the 27th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational Art Show! The Festival of Arts gates open at 10:00 AM with free entry for all art lovers and enthusiasts, closing at 4:00 PM.
Prepare for a full day of artistic enjoyment, featuring:
“Sunday Small Works” Exhibition: A new addition this year! The Invitational Artists will create for display on Sunday new 6″ x 8″ paintings, which will be judged for special “Sunday Small Works” Awards to be announced at 11:00 AM. Gates open at 10AM to purchase!
Meet the Artists: Your chance to engage with the 30 top award-winning plein air painters invited to participate in this year’s Invitational.
Live Painting Demonstrations: Watch masterpieces unfold before your eyes.
The Main Show: Experience the stunning collection of plein air fine art created during the Invitational week and from the Artists’ studios.
Lunchtime Food Truck: Savor a yummy lunch while enjoying the art.
& More!
Every year, the Plein Air Convention brings the foremost artists in their fields to share their best practices and techniques with you for five days of high-impact art instruction.
It’s your chance to be part of a family of artists and to learn from the very top painters in the world.
Each action-packed day includes indoor demonstrations on five stages by the world’s leading artists, including specialty sessions for oil, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic.
Each afternoon is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned,
painting outdoors in iconic locations.
Through the event, you’ll have an opportunity to sample the techniques of a faculty of
over 80 painters.
ALL of the Plein Air Convention expert artists and speakers are highly vetted and hand-selected by PleinAir® Magazine. Some of these artists are impossible to get and have flown in from across the world.
In 2025, Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge embraces the green hills and wildflowers of April. Show will be Saturday evening , April 26 with a Public Reception. Maryhill Museum of Art 35 Maryhill Museum Drive Goldendale, WA
Laguna Plein Air Painter’s 21st Annual “Best of Plein Air” Juried Art Show
A celebration of paintings by LPAPA Members created outdoors “en plein aire”!
“Coastal Casual” 12x16 by Debra Huse
A Historic property painted in Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay. .
Planning for the 19th Annual Plein Air Invitational is well underway and will bring another outstanding exhibition of plein air paintings focusing on the unique beauty and environmental significance of the Anza-Borrego Desert and the Borrego Valley. The exhibition will present a rich diversity of plein air paintings by a select group of 16 artists working in oils, watercolor, and pastels, all producing work for the show during the week of March 3-8, 2025. New work will go up daily in the gallery during the week and the gallery will stay open until 7:00 pm Monday through Friday that week. The awards and reception will be held on Saturday, March 8, 3:00-5:00 pm.
The Gallery will host the show through April 27, 2025.
Geoffrey Allen, Encinitas, CA; Steve Curry, Ojai, CA; Larry Hemmerich, Thousand Palms, CA; Debra Huse, Costa Mesa, CA; Ellen Howard, San Mateo, CA; Natasha Isenhour, Socorro, NM; Margaret Larlham, San Diego, CA; Jason Li, Yorba Linda, CA; Patty McGeeney, Del Mar, CA; Jim McVicker, Loleta, CA; Lynn Mehta, Stephenson, VA; Natalie Richards, San Bernardino, CA; Stock Schlueter, Eureka, CA; Jeff Sewell, Costa Mesa, CA; Richie Vios, Austin TX; Jim Wodark, Orange, CA.
At this year’s Plein Air Invitational, the event is comprised of 24 invited artists from Hawaii and other states. The invited artists will showcase their plein air painting techniques during the week, followed by a sale at Village Gallery.
Three separate public painting demonstrations offer opportunities for residents and visitors to experience these gifted artists create paintings first hand.
The week ends with selection of Awards by our Juror Jean Stern and our Event Sponsors and our Grand Sale at Village Gallery Lahaina
A percentage of our net proceeds help to support Lahaina Restoration Foundation and their efforts to preserve and rebuild the historic sites of Lahaina..
OPA’s 2024 Western Regional Exhibition is 100 of the finest representational oil paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.
The OPA Western Regional Exhibition is being hosted by Phippen Museum, located in Prescott, Arizona, October 12, 2024 through January 5, 2025.
The Opening Reception will be held on Friday, October 18, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with the awards presentation at 7:00 p.m.
Phippen Museum
4701 Hwy 89 North
Prescott, AZ 86301
Phone: (928) 778-1385
Laguna Plein Air Painting Legacy & Tradition
Each year LPAPA turns Laguna Beach into an outdoor painting studio,
inviting the top award-winning plein air painters from around the nation to gather and
paint the town as they compete for top cash awards and
carry on a century-old plein air painting tradition!
Hoosier Art Salon 100th Annual Exhibition
August 24, 2024 to October 20, 2024
Indiana State Museum
ARTISTS AND ART ENTHUSISTS, JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF OUR 100TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION ANNIVERSARY!
100th Exhibit Preview Event – Thursday, August 22nd 6:00 – 10:00PM ET at the Indiana State Museum. Doors open at 5:30PM ET
100 years of tradition! Imagine what it would have been like to attend the first Hoosier Art Salon Annual Exhibition in Chicago in 1925.
Hundreds of people attended the reception before the exhibition opened. All four living Hoosier Group members – T.C. Steel, J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark and William Forsythe – had works displayed, along with art from Charles Dahlgreen, Frank Dudley, Frederick Polley, J. Will Vawter and Clifton Wheeler.
Fast forward through many historic years, challenging events and progress, the Hoosier Art Salon is alive and well. Hoosier Group artists would be thrilled and awed by the excellence, diversity and groundbreaking art being produced in Indiana today.
100 years of history is a big responsibility! With your help, participation and support we plan to keep the tradition alive for the next 100 years to come!
This year, 264 artists submitted 675 entries. The judges Jill Stefani Wagner and Qiang Huang accepted 143 works for the 100th Annual Hoosier Art Salon Exhibit.
August 20 to October 26, 2024
Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, Orange, California
Since its 1909 inauguration, the California Art Club has been dedicated to promoting and supporting contemporary-traditional fine art through championing painting and sculpture featuring representational practices. The Annual Gold Medal Exhibition is the most vital platform for demonstrating the best of the realist genre. While participating artists employ time-honored fine art techniques, their featured works in this un-themed exhibition seek to innovate with modern messages that address societal issues from diversity to the environment.
For the 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, we will return this summer to the newly expanded Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, California, with the exhibition unveiling in August.
In the meantime, the rich tradition of this highly anticipated exhibition can be explored through the exquisite works of paintings and sculptures juried into previous Gold Medal Exhibitions.
The Huse Skelly Gallery is celebrating the 19th Annual Just Plein Fun!
10 Award Winning Artists invited from around the country to paint scenes on and around beautiful Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA.
This Years Award-winning Artists are:
Michele Byrne, Suzie Baker, Debra Huse, Lisa Skelly, Cleo Vilett
Daniel Marshall, Mark Shasha, Keith Wicks, Jim Wodark
Our Judges are Mark Fehlman and Vanessa Rothe
Starting on Monday July 29 thru Friday August 2nd
Join the ‘Brush Off’ on Marine Ave
including Live Music from 4-6pm on Friday.
Awards and Gala immediately following at the Huse Skelly Gallery
starting at 6:30pm on Friday August 2nd.
Anticipation, 16x20
June 21 - September 19, 2024
The Sensations of Summer features works depicting anything from children with the impish joy of chasing through the sprinkler, to still life’s detailing sweet, ripe fruits or various summer crops, to waves hitting the shore, crowded beach scenes, to blooms of wildflowers and to figures racing to eat ice cream cones before it starts to melt around their fingers, to national parks.
Artwork is available for purchase unless listed as NFS. If you have interest in acquiring a work, please submit a purchase inquiry by clicking an artist’s work.
Every year, the Plein Air Convention brings the foremost artists in their fields to share their best practices and techniques with you for five days of high-impact art instruction. It’s your chance to be part of a family of artists and to learn from the very top painters in the world. The Great Smokey Mountains May 20-24th, 2024
Title: "Malibu on My Mind"
My 16x20 oil landscape painting, "Malibu on My Mind," captures the serene beauty of California's coastal landscape. Eucalyptus and sycamore trees sway amidst colorful hills, while a tranquil stream winds through the scene. Late-day lighting casts warm hues, illuminating impressionistic clouds in the blue sky. Light dances on the water's surface, highlighting the textured bark of a yellow sycamore. The painting's rich texture invites viewers to immerse themselves in the vibrant scenery, evoking a sense of peace and tranquility. "Malibu on My Mind" serves as a reminder of the captivating allure of Malibu's natural beauty and the enduring inspiration it holds for artists and admirers alike.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GRANDEUR, 8x10
The most beautiful location to paint beautiful California wild flowers! These paintings are rare. A beautiful add to your home collection bringing love and joy.
American Impressionist Society’s mission “To promote the appreciation of Impressionism through
exhibitions, workshops and other media.”
Fabulous week-long fun with professional artists painting Balboa Island! Get your passport at the gallery on July 31st. Get all the artists signatures to win prizes! See wet paintings upon completion and get first choice!
As an artist, I am captivated by the timeless beauty and majesty of sailing ships. My oil painting of a sailing ship captures the grace and power of these magnificent vessels, as they glide across the open sea. Through the use of bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors, I sought to convey the sense of adventure and freedom that comes with sailing.
In this painting, I aimed to capture the movement and energy of the ship, as it cuts through the waves and navigates the elements. The play of light and shadow on the sails and hull creates a dynamic and evocative effect, while the deep blues and greens of the sea and sky create a sense of vastness and infinite possibility.
To me, this painting represents the spirit of exploration and discovery, as well as the deep connection between humans and the natural world. I hope that viewers of this painting will be transported to a place of peace and tranquility, and inspired to embrace their own sense of adventure and wonder.
Each summer, over the Fourth of July weekend, the Sheridan Arts Foundation hosts 20-25 nationally renowned plein air artists in beautiful Telluride, Colorado for a week of outdoor art.
The Telluride Plein Air Festival has become an indispensable part of Telluride’s Independence Day festivities, allowing locals and tourists alike to observe some of the nation’s top plein air artists at work. The festival culminates in a three-day sale, where the artists display the work they have created all week long. The festival has over $15,000 in cash and prizes.
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