Teresa Oaxaca in American Art Collector Magazine March 2018

A selection of today’s leading realist and surrealist painters discuss their artwork. Realism is coming back! Lost to decades of abstract art, contemporary figurative painting is experiencing a rebirth in …

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, …

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 …

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.

Christopher Slatoff in Arroyo Magazine July 2017

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …