Vote by Friday, March 3!
2025 COMMUNITY CENTER ART EXHIBITION NOW OPEN!
Community Center hours Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. & Sun. 12-5
Voting is open to everyone, so invite family and friends!
Located on the 1 and 3 floors, as well as in the board room. If the board room is dark, ask the concierge to unlock the door so that you can enjoy the art. Ballots can be obtained at the concierge desk. One vote only per person. Winner will be announced at the Artist Only reception.
The art show will also be judged by a panel of distinguished Orange County art community leaders.Those awards will be announced on March 7th, along with the winner of the People's Choice Award. Judges include: Pat Sparkuhl, Artist & Curator of the Festival of Art permanent art collection, Hilary McCarthy, Artist and Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts at Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD), and Christian Olid-Ramirez, Artist and Adjunct faculty at Irvine Valley College & Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD)
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In this demonstration, you will see how Debbie paints expressive, atmospheric watercolors that capture the feeling and mood of landscapes and seascapes with a LIMITED PALLET of watercolors. It will be a time of observing and embracing how the pigments and inks move in the water on paper to allow the work to evolve.
About Debbie Abshear
Debbie is an artist who uses watercolor, acrylics, inks and collage in her work. She has painted Plein air for many years throughout California, Utah and Scotland and has a home studio where you can find her almost every day if she is not outdoors painting.
Debbie holds Signature Membership in the Watercolor West Art Society. She was a Governing Board Member of the National Watercolor Society. Abshear has exhibited work at the Santa Paula Museum of Art, Oceanside Museum of Art, U.S. Embassy of India, Fallbrook Art Center-Signature Member Show, National Watercolor Society. She currently has a solo exhibition of 40 paintings at the Maturango Museum in Ridgecrest.
LWAA 2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
(Note: This is a loose listing of events, and is subject to change.)
FEBRUARY
Sat, Feb 1 - New Member Breakfast 10-noon (Studio open 1230)
Fri, Feb 7 - Community Center Show Opens
Fri, Feb 14 - Board Meeting 9:30 – 11 am
Mon, Feb 17 - President’s Day studio closed
Tues, Feb 18 - Demo Debbie Abshear 4 - 6 pm (studio closed at 3)
Sat, Feb 22 - WES Volunteer Meeting 10 – 11 am
Thur, Feb 27 - Life Drawing Class 5 – 7 pm
MARCH
Tues, Mar 4 - Takedown OIL SHOW
LIMITED PALETTE SHOW FORMS DUE 3 pm
Fri, Mar 7 - WHITE ELEPHANT SET-UP 11-4 (studio closed)
Fri, Mar 7 - CCE Reception for Artists&Board only 5:30-7:30 pm
Sun, Mar 8 - WHITE ELEPHANT SALE 9:30 – 1:30 (studio closed)
Tues, Mar 11 - LIMITED PALETTE INTAKE 3 – 4:30 pm
LIMITED PALETTE HANGING 4:30 – 6:30 pm
Fri, Mar 14 - Board Meeting 9:30 – 11
Sat, Mar 15 - LIMITED PALETTE RECEPTION 1-2:30 pm (studio closed)
Tues, Mar 18 - Demo/Zoom
Wed, Mar 19 - Bus Trip
APRIL
Fri, Apr 11 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Tues, Apr 15 - Demo/Zoom
MAY
Tues, May 6 - WATER THEME SHOW FORMS DUE 3 pm
Fri, May 9 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Mon, May 12 - Takedown LIMITED PALETTE
Tues, May 13 - Intake WATER THEME 3-4:30
Hang WATER THEME 4-30-6:30
Sat, May 17 - Water Theme Show Reception 1-2:30 pm (studio closed)
Tues, May 20 - Demo/Zoom
Mon, May 26 - Memorial Day (studio closed)
JUNE
Fri, Jun 13 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Tue, Jun 17 - Demo/Zoom
JULY
Tue, Jul 1 - VOLUNTEER SHOW FORMS DUE 3 pm
Fri, Jul 4 - Independence Day (studio closed)
Mon, Jul 7 - Takedown Water Theme Show
Tue, Jul 8 - Intake Volunteer Show 3-4:30 pm
Hang Volunteer Show 4:30-6:30 pm
Sat, Jul 12 - Volunteer Show Reception 1-2:30 (studio closed)
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
Mon, Sep 1 - Labor Day (studio closed)
Mon,, Sep 8 - Takedown Volunteer Show
Tue, Sep 9 - Intake Drawing Show 3-4:30 pm
Hang Drawing Show 4:30-6:30 pm
Fri, Sep 12 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Sat, Sep 13 - Drawing Show Reception 1-2:30 pm (studio closed)
Tue, Sep 16 - Demo/Zoom
OCTOBER
Fri, Oct 10 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Tue, Oct 21 - Demo/Zoom
Tue, Oct 28 - Forms due for Pets & People 3 pm
Thur, Oct 30 - Takedown Drawing
Fri, Oct 31 - Bonanza Set Up noon (studio closed AT 11)
NOVEMBER
Sat, Nov 1 - Bonanza (studio closed)
Sun, Nov 2 - Bonanza (studio closed)
Tue, Nov 4 - Intake Pets & People 3-4:30 pm
Hang Pets & People 4:30-6:30 pm
Sat Nov 8 - Pets & People Reception 1-2:30 pm (studio closed)
Tue Nov 11 - Veterans Day (studio closed)
Fri Nov 14 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Tue Nov 18 - Demo/Zoom
Thur Nov 27 - Thanksgiving (studio closed)
DECEMBER
Fri Dec 12 - Board Meeting 9:30-11
Tue Dec 16 - Demo/Zoom
Thur Dec 25 - Christmas (studio closed)
JANUARY
Thur Jan 1 - New Year’s Day (studio closed)
Art Shows & Events
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