Thank you for visiting the PLEIN-AIR PAINTERS of AMERICA web site.
Founded in 1986, PAPA is a fellowship of professional artists dedicated to the historic tradition of painting directly from life. Whether working outdoors or in the studio, PAPA members carry forward this tradition by exploring and responding to the timeless beauty that surrounds us all.
Experience this beauty by perusing the artworks of our members reproduced on our site. Better yet, bring timeless beauty into your life by attending PAPA's American Legacy: Our National Parks exhibition described below. This intimate on-location look at some of the nation's most dramatic and beautiful landscapes, monuments, and historic sites will conjure warm memories of past visits or entice you to make a trip to sites that have been preserved for the joy and renewal of all Americans.
AMERICAN LEGACY: OUR NATIONAL PARKS, On-Location with the Plein Air Painters of America, opens October 2-4, 2009, with a gala weekend of events at The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California. More than 100 paintings by 35 PAPA Members and Guest Artists document parks stretching from coast to coast and border to border. Join us! Friday, October 2, 7-9 pm, Gala Opening Reception & Sale Saturday, October 3, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm, Painting Demonstration and Auction Sunday, October 4, 2-3 pm, "One Hundred Years of Landscape Painting in California" presentation by catalog essayist Jean Stern For additional information about participating artists and the parks go to PAPA Exhibitions or the Press Room.
To receive an invitation, please send your mailing information and email address to
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. Or call The Haggin Museum, 209.940.6312
At present PAPA has not scheduled a 2009 Workshop and Seminar. However, interested painters may study with PAPA Signature Members at a number of venues listed on our Member Workshops page. Navigate the site by date or use any of the three filters. By typing in the artist's name under the title category, all the workshops by that artist will come up. The same is true for venue and city.
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