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American Legacy Fine Arts in Western Art Collector February 2018
“Consumer confidence is on the rise and we are experiencing more people buying fine works of art with intentional collection strategies in mind. Although our gallery is located in Pasadena, …
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Michael Obermeyer in Southwest Art Magazine October 2017 Issue
A LITTLE OVER a century ago, a burgeoning colony of plein-air painters began populating Laguna Beach, so enraptured were they by its unparalleled beauty and light.
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Michael Obermeyer in Coast Magazine, August 2016
THE ARTIST: As far back as he can remember, Michael Obermeyer wanted to draw and paint: dinosaurs, planes, people – it didn’t matter. He worked as an illustrator in the …
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Jim McVicker Featured in Plein Air Magazine September 2015 Issue
Californian Jim McVicker challenges himself by being critical of his paintings, but when he feels confident about a particular work, he keeps putting it forward. And that confidence was rewarded …
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Michael Obermeyer Featured in Plein Air Magazine, Fall 2015 Issue
Few plein air painters are as perceptive as Michael Obermeyer when it comes to understanding and recording the most captivating moments in a day.
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Fine Art Connoisseur Award Winner Michael Obermeyer in Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine October 2014
A star-studded, heavily attended painting competition in Laguna Beach represented landscape art at its finest. The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association hosted an exhibition of stellar new paintings last weekend, following its …
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Michael Obermeyer in Southwest Art Magazine October 2014 Issue
SINCE THE EARLY 20th century, artist have flocked to Laguna Beach for the chance to paint in the open air. Some observers like to say that with its lush flora …
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Michael Obermeyer in Pasadena Star News July 2013
Nothing says summer better than an image capturing a moment along the California coast. And the exhibit, “On The Water,” shows more than 50 surfside paintings by California Art Club …
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Michael Obermeyer Interviewed by Southwest Art Magazine May 2012 Issue
Describe your studio: My studio is in a complex of art studios about a mile and a half from the beach in Laguna Canyon. There’s a trailhead for the Laguna …
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Jove Wang Featured in Art of the West Magazine Summer 2008
Summer 2008: The kind of beauty brought on by living that takes a particular artistic vision to see and impart with the sensitivity, style, and grace that is Wang's trademark.
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