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 Beach in 2021. While the organization is dedicated to preserving the legacy and tradition of plein air painting, its mission extends beyond traditional plein air art. Understanding Plein Air Painting Plein air painting, the practice of creating art outdoors on location, significantly influences an artist’s studio work. Artists often take their studies, sketches, and color…