Picture a vivid image of Southern California translated onto canvas by Claude Monet. Having spent a good deal of time in the south of France, his ability to create serene coastal landscapes would have been the perfect fit for painting Oceanside in all its natural beauty. In anticipation of OMA’s upcoming Plein Air Festival, join Robin Douglas for a short presentation focused on this legendary painter and be inspired to create your own masterpiece using vital brushstrokes with soft colors to capture our rich surroundings. All supplies for your original artwork will be provided.

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Members $40, Visitors $50

Members will need to sign in online to receive their discount.

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Limited space is available. This event will be held onsite at OMA in compliance with CDC, state, and county guidelines. Sanctioned social distancing will be followed and masks that cover both the nose and mouth are required to be worn at all times.

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Pictured: Étretat: The Beach and the Falaise d'Amont (detail) by Claude Monet.

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We are thrilled to announce that our popular Music At The Museum series will make its return to OMA this summer. Explore the exhibitions and stay for the free concert as Oceanside’s First Friday Art Walk extends into the night with the Shane Hall Trio—original electric blues music that features strong and soulful vocals and rhythm-dominated guitar hooks. The music starts and cash bar opens at 7:00pm. Galleries close at 8:00pm. 

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Bustling public areas such as downtown waterfronts can be brimming with subjects to paint—but you will need to narrow your selection to complete the perfect composition. Join Plein Air Festival featured artist Mark Fehlman for a half-day visit to Oceanside’s Harbor and learn how to find and compose subject matter in the midst of an active public setting. Using your smartphone, quick sketches, and small canvas studies, explore the process of isolating images and information to create the basis for a larger studio painting. Be prepared to learn new strategies that will make plein air painting enjoyable and essential to your painting process.

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Workshop will be held at Oceanside Harbor. Participants will receive specific details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Ship Shapes (detail) by Mark Fehlman.

   

In landscape painting, the inclusion of growing things—trees, shrubs, grasses—punctuate and invigorate the composition and immediately strengthens the particularities of place. Join Plein Air Festival featured artist Margaret Larlham for a half day of artistic reflection with a renewed focus on the diversity of indigenous plants and the limitless connections they draw for California plein air painters. Open to painters of all skill levels and media, learn about Larlham’s unique use of pastels and process, and be inspired to capture the character within even the most overlooked elements of the natural world.

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Workshop will be held at an iconic Oceanside location. Participants will receive more details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Kumeyaay Kitchen (in process) by Margaret Larlham.

Explore the versatility of painting with watercolors and create a dramatic composition infused with color and light. Join featured Plein Air Festival featured artist Shuang Li for a comprehensive look at her individual perspective and techniques for creating expressive, atmospheric landscapes designed to leave a lasting impression for the viewer. Open to seasoned watercolorists as well as painters new to the art form, this hands-on half-day workshop will provide you with the tools and mindset necessary to paint your desired summer scene with confidence.

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Workshop will be held at an iconic Oceanside location. Participants will receive more details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Surfers At Oceanside (detail) by Shuang Li.

   

Hidden alleyways, secluded buildings, and ordinary freeway bridges might not spark the imagination at first glance, but each has a story to tell. Join Plein Air Festival featured artist Danny Griego for a fresh look at urban architecture, exploring his techniques of capturing the complexities and grace of often-overlooked street scenes. This half-day workshop will focus on the importance of a good value plan and design, simplifying architecture and perspective, and conveying light and mood with brushwork and color.

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Workshop will be held at an iconic Oceanside location. Participants will receive specific details about the exact location via email.

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$90

Plein Air Festival registrants receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Limited space is available and participants must bring their own supplies.

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Artwork pictured: Retro Gas (detail) by Danny Griego

Join OMA’s exhibition manager, Katie Dolgov, and Plein Air Festival featured artists for a lively discussion about what’s current in plein air painting. Highlighting their collective ability to capture the spirit and innate beauty of the natural world, hear about each artist’s professional influences and individual approaches to their work, as well as thoughts on trends they see in the ever-evolving field of outdoor painting and the growing plein air community in the Southern California region.

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This artist talk is scheduled to be held at OMA. Pending changes due to health and safety mandates, it may be moved online if necessary.

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$25

Plein Air Festival members receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Pictured: (left to right) Mark Fehlman, Danny Griego, Shuang Li, and Margaret Larlham

For several centuries, artists have ventured outside the studio to capture the evanescent effect of natural light. Join Jean Stern, director emeritus of The Irvine Museum, for an exciting overview of the history and artistic legacy of painting en plein air, from its early beginnings in the 16th and 17th centuries to the growing cultural phenomenon that exists around the art form today. Taking an in-depth look at the challenges and important innovations that mark the evolution of outdoor painting, this comprehensive presentation will highlight celebrated plein air painters, from early mavericks to present-day masters, as well as the joyful experience of painting in the great outdoors. 

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$25

Plein Air Festival members receive a 25% discount. Discount will apply at checkout when using the discount code you received after registering for the festival.

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Pictured: Jean Stern