PAPA EVENTS

American Legacy: Our National Parks 

Experience 35 of our nation's national treasures in museum galleries across the country! PAPA's American Legacy exhibition has finished its venue at The Haggin Museum and begins its road tour in the fall. Venues include City of Lake Charles, LA, November 7, 2010, through January 16, 2011; and Museum of the Southwest, Midland, TX, February 13-April 24, 2011. Stay tuned for new venues.  To view the entire exhibition, please go to The Haggin Museum web site. 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. Left: Gil Dellinger, Eons Showing, Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, acrylic, 24x40

Study with the Best!
PAPA will be holding its Workshop & Seminar in conjunction with the Art Association of Jackson Hole on August 29 to September 3, 2010, in Jackson, Wyoming. PAPA Signature Members who will be teaching are: John Budicin, Gil Dellinger, Gay Faulkenberry, Frank LaLumia, Jean LeGassick, Joe Paquet, Ron Rencher and Linda Tippetts.  Details to come shortly! PAPA Members are also teaching in workshops across the country and in their studios. To participate in venues from Washington to Florida go to PAPA Member Workshops.  Also take note of Brian Stewart's participation in a February Barbados workshop and George Strickland's April Peru workshop.

SIGNATURE MEMBER NEWS

Shades of white
Look for Frank LaLumia (left) in the article "A Revolution of Snow" by Sarah A. Strickley in the February 2010 issue of Watercolor Artist. 

The Grandeur of America's Age of Sail: The Paintings of John Stobart
Honorary artist John Stobart is the subject of a major retrospective at the The Society of Four Arts Center in Palm Beach, Florida. It runs through February 28, and includes the screening of a film "WorldScape by John Stobart" on February 14, at 2:30 pm. A catalog (right) accompanies the exhibition with a foreword by PAPA  member Don Demers. The exhibition travels to the Butler Institute of Art, Younstown, OH, March 28-June 13, 2010.

Farmlands
Linda Tippetts is featured in a three-person show on the theme of Farmlands at Kneeland Gallery, Ketchum, ID, through February 28, 2010. Left: Moon of the Yellow Leaves, oil, 20x30. Tippetts will also be featured in the CM Russell Art Auction & Show, Great Falls, MT, March 18-20.

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 opens February 6, 2010, with a weekend of events, and continues through March 7, 2010. Right: Ralph Oberg, The Equinox Ritual, oil, 30x40)

Trailside Showcase
Trailside Galleries, Scottsdale, AZ, features Matt Smith in a showcase exhibition on February 1-14, with a reception on Thursday, February 11, from 7-9 pm.

Creative Convergence
Scott Burdick exhibits along with other artists in an exhibition inspired by San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, at the Cape Cod Museum, MA. A talk takes place February 12, from 1-2 pm, followed by an opening from 5:30-7:30 pm.

American Miniatures
Settlers West, Tucson, AZ, hosts its celebrated American Miniatures Show on February 13. Participating PAPA artists include Christopher Blossom, Joan M. LaRue, Ralph Oberg, Jean Perry, Matt Smith, and Brian Stewart.
Left: Jean Perry, Grand Lake, oil, 7x11.  Right: Brian Stewart, Resting Place, oil, 9x12.

Kevin Macpherson at the Salmagundi Club
Macpherson will present an exhibition from February 15-26 at the Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Ave., New York. The paintings are from his series Reflections on a Pond, which is the title of an accompanying book.  Additional events include a painting demonstration on February 19,  weekend workshop February 20-21, and lecture on February 23. For information contact Melba Pagan, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 212.255.7740x213.

Ron Rencher at Greenhouse
Rencher is featured in the Anniversary Celebration 2010 at Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX, February 9-26, 2010. A  champagne reception takes place from 5-8 pm, February 10, and open house on February 13, from 10-6 pm. Left: Winter Shadows, oil, 30x36.

Glenna Hartmann Invitational
A signature member of PAPA, Glenna Hartmann passed away in 2008. In addition to her commitment to capturing the land in beautiful pastel paintings, Hartmann believed in conserving and preserving landscapes for future generations.  Sixty California painters and friends exhibit in this exhibition, February 20-21, conducted by the Nature Conservancy of Santa Barbara,  including PAPA members Ken Auster, John Budicin, Jean LeGassick, and Ray Roberts.  A private reception, Friday, February 19, takes place at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.