Art, Field Notes

Interview with Diane Challis Davy, Festival of Arts Director

by Jennifer Keil, M.A. in History, 70° Founder + City of Dana Point Arts Ambassador How will Dana Point be featured in this year’s theme of “Gold Coast: Treasures of California”? ACT II opens with a visit to Dana Point’s Waterman’s plaza. There are 4 recreations of sculpture by Bill Limebrook and the Endless Summer Mosaic… Read More Interview with Diane Challis Davy, Festival of Arts Director

Archive, Art, Events

Sawdust Art Festival

Sawdust Summer 2025 by 70 Degrees 🎨 Sawdust Art Festival 935 Laguna Canyon Rd, Laguna Beach, CA 92651 Tickets are available online and in person Hours of OperationSunday – Thursday, 11am to 8pmFriday – Saturday, 11am to 10pm 70 Degrees invites you to join us for the 59th Annual Sawdust Art Festival, Laguna Beach’s most iconic… Read More Sawdust Art Festival

Art, Field Notes, Press

LPAPA Reception

LPAPA Beyond the Landscape: Three Masters at the LPAPA Gallery The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) is renowned for its prestigious Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, which will celebrate its twenty-seventh year, October 4 to 12, 2025. In addition to this celebrated event, LPAPA proudly opened its own nonprofit art gallery in Laguna… Read More LPAPA Reception

Art, Field Notes

Seven Stories of San Juan

Randy Morgan and his apprentices, Michael and Rowan, created the Seven Stories of Old San Juan in the historic Silvas Adobe from the 1790s on Los Rios street. It captures historic moments in Saddleback Valley with the Portolá Expedition in 1769 to the founding of Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776. As the birthplace of… Read More Seven Stories of San Juan

Art, Field Notes

Mission San Juan Capistrano “En Plein Air”

Mission San Juan Capistrano continues to educate via their online resources. Visit their Digital Resource Center for Distance Learning at Home. View “En Plein Air” virtual exhibit from the comfort of your home. “California impressionists were influenced from a French style of painting called ‘en plein air’ which literally translates as ‘open air.’ The term… Read More Mission San Juan Capistrano “En Plein Air”