in the quick-draw category of ….

in the quick-draw category of the Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational competition and best for canvas on board in the Carmel Art Festival. Horn’s paintings are part of the permanent collections of the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, the Laguna Canyon Foundation and a Pacific Club of Newport Beach. He is a member of the California Art Club, a signature member of a the Laguna Pleine Air Painters Association and many others.

“I prefer to paint from nature and I love being outdoors where I can see, hear, feel, smell and even taste the scene around me. For me, the painting is a translation of nature and my experience of it,” said Horn.

By popular vote, the July theme is “mixed media.” The deadline for artwork competition is 6:30 p.m.