Hortense Miller Garden

Hortense Miller Garden, Laguna Beach

Art in the Garden Workshop

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 from 9:45am – 12:00pm

Learn to Sketch a SeaScape with Elizabeth McGhee

Workshop Description:

Using a blended colored pencil technique, participants will follow step by step instructions in order to make their own seascape sketch.

This technique is a quick and tidy way to sketch on the go. Beginner and seasoned artists will be in the Gazebo Garden of the Hortense Miller Garden under the canopy of the Jacarana and Camelia trees creating a unique piece of art.

The LOCA sponsored workshop is free. Donations are greatly appreciated. Reservations are required.

To request a spot e-mail diane.lannon@gmail.com or use the drop down enrollment tool below.

Aviary Gallery Exhibition (March 7th to June 6, 2026):

“Bloom in All Your Colors”

by Lovisa Kjerrgren

With funky forms, bold accents and playful expressions this growing body of work explores themes of diversity, authenticity, self expression and coexistence through the lens of the garden and the language of plants.

Lovisa Kjerrgren is a Sweden-born, Laguna Beach-based artist whose work explores the visual intricacy and symbolic significance of nature. Landscape poetry is both the inspiration and the ambition of her art. With a background in Landscape Architecture she is interested in everything that grows and fades around us, and the profound ways in which we shape and are shaped by our surroundings. She is particularly inspired by the bold forms, delicate colors and rich textures of the coastal hills and inland deserts of Southern California, where she loves to hike and run.

Lovisa creates theme-driven painting/drawing series and contextually inspired murals and public art, with expressions that range from realistic representations to graphic illustrations and playful abstractions. She exhibits with the Sawdust Art Festival and other local and regional shows, and accepts private and public commissions.

To book a Hortense Miller Garden house and garden tour to see the exhibit, go to www.LagunaBeachCity.net or call 949-464-6645. Tours are offered most Thursdays and Saturdays at 9:45am and take about 90 minutes.

FREE Workshop:

Meditating in the Garden : A mindfulness meditation retreat in
the Hortense Miller Garden.

Donations gratefully accepted.

Saturday, May 30, 2026 9:45am – 12:30pm

The Hortense Miller Gardens are the perfect environment to practice Mindfulness Meditation, as the quiet beauty lends itself naturally to feeling calm and peaceful! Gardens with over a dozen hillside trails and 2.5 acres of hundreds of varieties of plants and trees.

Mindfulness Meditation can deepen our experience and appreciation of the environment, manage the chatter of inner dialogue that can cause distractions and stress, and develop a deeper connection with the natural sense of peace that exists both outside of our surroundings and within ourselves.

There will be instruction for the walking and sitting meditation intervals then we will head out into the gardens, allowing people to find an area where they will be doing two rounds of individual silent walking and sitting practice on their own marked by a bell. A journal will be provided for contemplation and reflection.

Contact Diane Lannon at diane.lannon@gmail.com
Reservations required.

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