American Legacy Fine Arts presents Nikita Budkov in Plein Air Today Online Magazine, November 2017.

Nikita Budkov in Plein Air Today Online Magazine Publication, November 2017

American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena, California, recently opened a splendid exhibition of plein air works by some of the most collected and celebrated painters in the United States. Who’s …

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Jim McVicker in Southwest Art Magazine October 2017 Issue

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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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Michael Obermeyer in Coast Magazine, August 2016 Issue.

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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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Casey Childs in Southwest Art Magazine, May 2015.

Casey Childs Featured in Southwest Art Magazine, May 2015

Casey Childs considers all of his figurative paintings to be self-portraits, even though none may depict the artist himself. Childs explains that the models and family members he paints become …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Michael Obermeyer in Plein Air Magazine, Fall 2015.

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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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Michael Obermeyer winning Fine Art Connoisseur Award October 2014

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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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Michael Obermeyer in Southwest Art Magazine October 2014.

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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American Legacy Fine Arts presents Michael Obermeyer in Pasdena Star News July 2013.

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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American Legacy Fine Arts presents William Stout featured in Pasadena Star - News, July 10, 2013.

William Stout Featured in Pasadena Star – News, July 10, 2013

Pasadena artist William Stout has worked on advertising for more than 120 films, he has also done illustrations for magazines and album covers. In addition to his fantasy paintings, Stout …

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American Legacy Fine Arts presents William Stout in Los Angeles Times article, May 2015

William Stout Featured in Los Angeles Times Article, May 2013

As it turns out, this is the motivation for William Stout’s “Legends of the Blues,” coming May 7 from Abrams ComicArts, which picks up where Crumb left off. Featuring 100 …

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