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Nikita Budkov in Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Blog Post, March 2019
Once again, LAAFA shined at the 108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition held b the California Art Club. This year brought an array of diverse artworks as well as a handful …
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Nikita Budkov in Colorado Boulevard.net, March 3, 2019
Here is one more occasion for art lovers to enjoy the wonderful building formerly hosting the Pasadena Museum of Contemporary Art. From March 3 to March 29 the main gallery …
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Brian Blood and Laurie Kersey in Art of the West Magazine, December 2018
When we find someone with whom to share our lives, we are fortunate. When artists do so, they are especially blessed. At least that’s the case with the four artist …
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Nikita Budkov in Winona Daily News, January 2019
Nikita Budkov, a 2014 graduate of Cotter High School, is getting rave reviews as an artist in the highly competitive Los Angeles art scene.
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Nikita Budkov in California Art Club Newsletter, Fall 2018
It has long been observed that talent is an all too common commodity, and that talent alone can almost never lead to success. In fact, undisciplined or misdirected talent can …
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Nikita Budkov in Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art Blog Post, October 2018
On the evening of September 29, 2018 Our LAAFA Alumnus – Nikita Budkov had his first solo show with us here at LAAFA! His show was titled, “Nikita: The Song …
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Mian Situ on the Cover of Southwest Art Magazine, June 2018
Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles by Kim Agricola THE CALIFORNIA Art Club, one of the oldest and largest fine-art organizations in the country, presents its 107th …
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Michael Obermeyer Featured in Southwest Art Magazine April 2018
EARLY IN THE 20th century, distinguished landscape painters began pouring into Laguna Beach, CA, to capture its seven-mile coastline, turquoise-blue water, and pounding surf.
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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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