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Scapes and scope:
visions of the land, sea, and urban space

Scape is a view, a picture, or a scene of our surroundings. This exhibition brings together over 115 works of wide-ranging scapes, from land and sea to town and city. The scope of the work is equally broad as it features emerging artists alongside their accomplished peers, plein air and studio works, plus traditional and more stylized interpretations of subject. These works show a deep passion and appreciation for the natural world; and where people have made impact and brought change, the artists remind us there is beauty as well in our urban surroundings.
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CHUCK KOVACIC, “Wisteria Memory”, 2021, Oil on Canvas Panel, 20 x 24 Inches, $3450, Each spring, my backyard garden becomes an explosion of color. This year the wisteria was particularly wonderful.
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CAROLYN HESSE-LOW, “Moon Over the Valley”, 2019, Oil on Panel, 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 Inches, $1100
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NANCY ANDERSON, “A Stroll Through Old Town”, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 20 x 16 Inches, $295, This piece was done after a visit to a small hill town in southern Spain. I wanted to capture the peaceful feeling I had walking through the picturesque streets.
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W JASON SITU, “Summer Light”, 2018, Oil on Canvas, 31 x 37 Inches, $5980
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ANN SANDERS, “Parker Lake”, 2019, Oil Pastel on Sanded Paper, 14 x 16 Inches, $650, Parker Lake is a favorite hike destination in our yearly stays in the eastern sierra.
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ANN SANDERS, “Sierra Trail”, 2021, Oil Pastel on Sanded Paper, 22 x 18 Inches, $950, An early morning hike brought this view of sunlight around the corner.
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JOHN BUDICIN, “Away from the Crowd”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 30 Inches, $6500, It was a great year for poppies. Walker Canyon was full of people and nowhere to park. I found this location not far from Walker Canyon and all to myself.
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CATHY BOYER, “Scoma Marina”, 2021, Oil on Linen on Masonite Board, 6 x 8 Inches, $825, This piece was completed during COVID when the marina was quiet and only the fishermen were active. Many buildings that were tourist attractions were abandoned.
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CATHY BOYER, “Looking South, Mussel Rock Beach”, 2021, Oil on Canvas Board, 6 x 8 Inches, $825, Looking south at this shoreline during a long-awaited spring was refreshing. I loved the shapes of the surf.
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RICHARD HUMPHREY, “The Sea Cave and the Southern Shoreline”, 2009, Oil on Canvas, 35 x 60 Inches, NFS
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DENISE BUSONY, “Sunset over Sunset Harbor”, 2020, Oil on Panel, 8 x 8 Inches, $380
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DENISE BUSONY, “Evening at Anchor”, 2021, Oil on Panel, 10 x 8 Inches, $495
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JOHN BUDICIN, "Close to Home", 2020, Oil on Canvas, 17 x 23 Inches, $3800, This location was not far from my house. It is now a tract of houses. I did a small painting on location and this is the larger version.
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JOLI BEAL, “Snow Field”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 22 x 26 Inches, NFS, Paintings represented at Kennedy Contemporary Gallery
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JOLI BEAL, “After Glow in the Eastern Sierra”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 22 x 26 Inches, NFS, Paintings represented at Kennedy Contemporary Gallery
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SHARON WEAVER, “Inlet to the Sea”, 2019, Oil on Canvas Panel, 12 x 12 Inches, $1100, The California coast has dramatic inlets, coves, and bays that are carved into rocky cliffs. Sharon has captured an intimate inlet that leads to the open sea. Painted plein air on location.
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LARRY CANNON, “Discovery”, 2018, Watercolor on Paper, 19 x 23 Inches, NFS
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W JASON SITU, “Afternoon Reflection”, 2018, Oil on Canvas, 20 x 24 Inches, $4600
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LYNN BERKELEY, “Portrait of a Wave”, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 13 x 16 Inches, $725
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LARRY CANNON, “A Moment in Time: Malibu”, 2018, Watercolor on Paper, 21 x 25 1/2 Inches, NFS
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LORENZO CHAVEZ, "Autumn Glory", 2020, Pastel, 16 x 20 Inches, NFS
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JEFF PRESTON, “Moonstone Beach”, 2021, Oil on Linen, 17 x 20 Inches, $400, I am a retired engineer. I work mostly "en plein air" as a means of getting out to enjoy the outdoors and the challenge of capturing a scene. Moonstone Beach was painted on-site in Cambria, California.
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RICK HUMPHREY, “Spring Thaw, Lake George”, 2020, Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, 32 x 45 Inches, NFS
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GARY SOHL, “El Chalten Below Fitz Roy”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 29 x 29 Inches, NFS, While staying in El Chalten, Argentina in the Patagonia region, a photo I took from just outside of town with the Fitz Roy Massif in the background was the inspiration for this painting.
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KELLY LINGEL-CROWDER, “The Sentinel”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 16 x 19 Inches, $700, This painting was painted in plein air in the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena, CA. This ancient oak tree "spoke to me" with its "old soul," grandeur, and apparent wisdom, having witnessed so much in its surrounding environment. I tried to capture its spirit in this painting.
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GARY SOHL, “Near Trail's End”, 2018, Acrylic on Panel, 30 x 24 Inches, $950, While hiking down the trail from San Bernardino Peak, the setting sun created this dramatic scene.
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LYDIA GATZOW, “Morning Light”, 2021, Oil on Panel, 13 x 13 Inches, $350, Lydia is an emerging contemporary landscape oil painter focused on wildlands as her sole subject matter. She is currently living and painting in Sedona, Arizona. In 2015 Lydia graduated from Pratt Institute of Art and Design with a BFA. She has since then exhibited her work nationally and in the UK.
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PATI BRUCE, “At Rest”, 2021, Oil on Board, 21 x 18 Inches, $875, Painting is a form of prayer for me since I enter a space of peace and calm. At the end, there is always a lesson in discovery and growth.
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GIANNE DE GENEVRAYE, “Crystal Cove on a Sunny Day”, 2020, Oil on Linen, 28 x 32 Inches, $2400
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GIANNE DE GENEVRAYE, “Crystal Cove”, 2020, Oil on Linen, 32 x 28 Inches, NFS
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DONALD BRITTON, “Pacific Spa”, 2018, Oil on Canvas, 44 x 44 Inches, $3900, The abstract appearing shapes in this painting derive from the swirl of the surf carrying foam and the vegetation of the sea. The image is almost life-size, looking down from the embankment into the surf.
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MICHAELA MOFFETT, “Crystal Cove”, 2021, Oil on Wood Panel, 20 x 24 Inches, $900, These paintings were my first large-scale plein air paintings, which created a totally different experience, allowing me to capture minute subtleties of form and color.
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MICHAELA MOFFETT, “View from Heisler Park”, 2021, Oil on Wood Panel, 24 x 24 Inches, $900, These paintings were my first large-scale plein air paintings, which created a totally different experience, allowing me to capture minute subtleties of form and color.
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LORENZO CHAVEZ, "Pacific Impression", 2020, Pastel, 12 x 20 Inches, NFS
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MAUREEN VASTARDIS, “Swells”, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 20 x 20 Inches, $225, The power of the sea and changing cloud formations always serve as a source of inspiration and solace.
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MAUREEN VASTARDIS, “Overcast”, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 20 x 20 Inches, $225, I was inspired to capture the moodiness of the overcast morning with its muted colors and mysterious aura.
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LINDA BOWEN-TRUJILLO, “Carmel Ocean #1”, 2021, Oil Pastel on Paper, 25 x 31 Inches, NFS, My oil pastel drawings are works that are both about the materials themselves and how they address nature. Nature presents us with a deep mystery. The face that nature presents us within the forms of the land, sea, and air has a hypnotic beauty. This hypnotic mystery along with the beauty of the physicality of the materials themselves combine to make my subject.
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LINDA BOWEN-TRUJILLO, “Ocean #1”, 2021, Oil Pastel on Paper, 27 1/2 x 35 Inches, NFS, My oil pastel drawings are works that are both about the materials themselves and how they address nature. Nature presents us with a deep mystery. The face that nature presents us within the forms of the land, sea, and air has a hypnotic beauty. This hypnotic mystery along with the beauty of the physicality of the materials themselves combine to make my subject.
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JESSICA LANHAM, “Moving Through”, 2021, Markers & Dye on Silk, 26 x 56 Inches, $685, I'm interested in how materials and artifacts collect and accumulate debris, and the new forms they assume over time. I explore the idea of objects either growing by themselves or being manipulated into something new and obscure. I bring these ancient and new forms together in my work by combining traditional printmaking and textile techniques.
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STEVEN MARR, “Abalone Point, North Coast of Laguna”, 2019, Watercolor on Paper, 25 x 32 Inches, $750, This is a painting of the striking landform that juts into the Pacific on the north coast of Laguna. It was painted on site. The land impresses and I am enlarged.
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STEVEN MARR, “Saddleback Mountain”, 2019, Watercolor on Paper, 31 x 38 Inches, $750, Saddleback Mountain looms on the periphery of Orange County, ever-changing in its aspect. As a native of California, I have seen a lot of change in the area. We used to take country drives in the area. It is now largely suburbs. Saddleback remains, looming on the horizon.
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DONALD BRITTON, “Glowing Sunset, Crashing Wave”, 2018, Oil on Linen, 32 x 56 Inches, $3750, This work captures the vibrancy of the colors of the setting sun as reflected on the wave and the sand.
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NICO SAUCEDA, “Victoria Bridge”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 25 x 55 Inches, $4000
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NANCY ANDERSON, “Then to Now”, 2020, Acrylic on Paper, 32 x 38 Inches, $2900, The title of this piece reflects the recent changes to the Huntington Beach Power Station. While many see it as an eyesore I tried to capture the beauty of its tone, shapes, and line.
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CARROL WOLF, “Rancho Los Alamitos”, 2019, Watercolor and Ink on Rag Paper, 25 x 32 Inches, $800
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VIRGINIA BILLES, “Canola Fields of Northern Montana”, 2019, Acrylic on Canvas Board, 17 x 21 Inches, $250, As we were landing in Kalispell, Montana I was awestruck by the incredible fields of gold flowers. A couple of days later I painted this incredible scene en plein air. I love the contrast of the purple mountains and yellow fields.
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DON PIRCH, “Deserted, King City, CA”, 2020, Watercolor on Rag Paper, 18 x 31 Inches, $356, This roadside produce stand and working barn between King City, CA and Mission San Antonio de Padua are presently deserted. Elements in the drawing composition include building drawing perspectives with adjacent exterior walls and adjacent dark color scrub oak trees having significant value contrasts.
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RON REEKERS, “Child's Bridge”, 2020, Charcoal on Paper, 25 x 33 Inches, NFS
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ALEXANDRA SULLIVAN, “Twilight”, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 18 x 22 Inches, $350
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JEANETTE JOHNS, “No Ocean View Park”, 2020, Watercolor on Yupo, 17 x 15 Inches, $400, Yupo is a non-absorbent paper. To master it requires patience and making peace with it, as it has a mind of its own. It became my "COVID" goal to make it work with my exploration of our local parks.
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ALEXANDRA SULLIVAN, “Adobe”, 2019, Watercolor on Paper, 18 x 22 Inches, $350
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DON PIRCH, “Cold Spring Canyon, Montecito, CA”, 2018, Watercolor on Rag Paper, 23 x 29 Inches, $500, A primitive California landscape located high in the hills near Santa Barbara. Hot Spring Creek flows year-round, carving large boulders to rounder smooth surfaces, and exposing tree roots below the water surface. Native trout are present in the clear pond water crossing the road here on its way to the Pacific Ocean. A trail in the background leads to an unknown destination.
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BONNIE BONINO, “Field of Poppies”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 18 x 22 Inches, NFS
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NANCY BYRNES, “Boats in Mexico”, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 17 x 21 Inches, $400
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SANDY WINKLER, “Mama's Beach, Maui”, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 12 x 15 Inches, $175
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DAWN BUCKINGHAM, “Familiar Hike”, 2020, Soft Pastel on Paper, 17 x 21 Inches, $950
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RANDY SPROUT, “Carmel Beach Winter”, 2020, Pen & Ink with Soft Pastels on Paper, 14 1/2 x 17 1/2 Inches, $700, I was drawing this fisherman taking down his gear when this runner came by. I just had to include him.
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NAOMI SHACHAR, “The Fisherman”, 2018, Oil on Linen, 20 x 30 Inches, $6500, On one hand, this is about the loneliness of the fisherman, and also about the warm and cool colors of nature around him.
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LIZ ABEYTA, “Glassy Tide Pools”, 2019, Oil on Canvas Panel, 16 x 19 Inches, $1100, I love the tide pools and I continue to return to paint them year after year. I'm especially drawn to the minus tides of winter and early spring when the tide pulls back to reveal new treasures. I love the activity around the pools and the excited sense of discovery by everyone, no matter the age.
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RICK J. DELANTY, “Daylight Kisses the Cliffs”, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 37 x 47 Inches, $8800, I hope to awaken emotions of connection to the good in our world, amid the darkness. The selection and portrayal of my subjects will center around the beautiful, the iconic, romantic, and mystical. My intention is to portray an experience with nature that is intimate, reflective, and positive.
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RICK J. DELANTY, “String of Pearls”, 2021, Oil on canvas, 36 x 46 Inches, $8800, I hope to awaken emotions of connection to the good in our world, amid the darkness. The selection and portrayal of my subjects will center around the beautiful, the iconic, romantic, and mystical. My intention is to portray an experience with nature that is intimate, reflective, and positive.
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NAOMI SHACHAR, “Companionship”, 2021, Oil on Linen, 15 x 24 Inches, $4400, It feels like home to walk the dog in the crisp clean air.
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CAROLYN HESSE-LOW, “Skies Over Highways”, 2019, Oil on Panel, 19 1/2 x 17 Inches, $1400
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LIZ ABEYTA, “Spanish Landing Sunset”, 2018, Oil on Canvas Panel, 16 x 19 Inches, $1100, I was captivated by the show the setting sun put on one evening in October. The dark clouds opened to reveal the beautiful oranges at the horizon and pale greens and blues above. The harbor boats and distant Point Loma, lovely in silhouette.
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KATHERINE DITTRICK, “Wetlands of Huntington Beach”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 11 1/2 x 14 1/2 Inches, NFS, This view is on the northeast side of the wetlands in Huntington Beach, at the end of a walking trail just east of Brightwater.
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BAILEY MILLER, “Beetle Rock, Sequoia National Park”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 34 x 52 Inches, $6900, As an adventure painter, my goal is to experience the beauty of nature, capture it on canvas and share the experience with others.
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JIM MCVICKER, “Spring Morning”, 2020, Oil on Linen, 24 x 30 Inches, $6000

“Art is when we seem to see beyond the usual.”
- Robert Henri

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MARK BECK, “The Hike”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 62 Inches, $28000, Based on the painting by Asher Durand, Kindred Spirits, The Hike is about the climate crisis and the close relationship with Black people and other people of color. It is also a recognition of the racial fracture in America, a profound moral failing since the founding of the nation.
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JIM MCVICKER, “Loleta”, 2019, Oil on Linen, 24 x 30 Inches, $6000
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DAVID JENKS, “Sundown from the Malibu Hills”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 31 x 47 Inches, $5900, The end of a rainy February day. The sun finally revealed itself below the cloud cover.
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NICO SAUCEDA, “Effingham Drive”, 2019, Oil on Panel, 33 x 45 Inches, $5000
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MARK BECK, “Main Street”, 2019, Oil on Linen, 20 x 23 Inches, $5000, Main Street is a plein air piece I completed after four or five sessions near Albuquerque. It is a metaphor for American society.
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BAILEY MILLER, “Pfeiffer Beach, Big Sur”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 25 x 49 Inches, $5500, While living in the Monterey area, exploring Big Sur was always one of my favorite spots. Capturing the beauty of Pfeiffer Beach on canvas hopefully inspires others to travel, or relates to a memory of their own adventures.
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REBECCA BRAY, “French Riviera Sunset”, 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, 16 x 13 Inches, $275, The painting depicts the seaside town Cassis on the French Riviera, capturing the dynamic beauty of this lighthouse ocean scene after a rainy day.
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THOM WRIGHT, “Bolsa Chica Wetlands #4”, 2021, Mixed Media on Paper, 29 1/2 x 37 Inches, $1250, A 2D/3D abstract landscape that combines its DNA/histories as a broad coastal wildlife refuge, and as an industrial oil field.

curator's corner

​The Role of a Curator

Curators have long been employed by larger institutions to acquire, care for, and develop art collections. This role has changed in recent years to include independent curators not attached to an institution; they propose exhibitions both within and outside the established gallery system, including online collections. Art curators help to stage and arrange artwork in a way that unifies the display of pieces, informs the viewers, and creates further interest in the overall exhibition.
Scapes and Scope: Visions of Land, Sea, and Urban Space was curated by Jim Ellsberry with the assistance of E.E. Jacks who helped jury the works in this show. As an artist and independent curator herself, Jacks assisted in identifying many of the works in the exhibition. Over 115 paintings by more than 70 regional artists were chosen to reflect both traditional and contemporary approaches to painting scapes of land, sea and urban spaces.
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E.E. JACKS, "Sparks", 2021, Oil on Canvas, 24 x 18 Inches, $4100
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JIM ELLSBERRY, "Autumn Rain", 2021, Mixed Media on Canvas, 24 x 24 Inches, $3200 Abstracted landscape with acrylic paint, markers, and collage.
“My love of art is anchored in the tradition of landscape painting. But my interests move beyond tradition. I’m greatly influenced by the French Impressionists - their path to modernism - and by the work of New York’s Abstract Expressionist painters. I have a real passion for exploring ideas about art and its process. I always hope to find new and interesting ways to reflect these ideas in my work, especially as they relate to the wonder of the natural world.”   -Jim Ellsberry
“Art is another tool of communication and translation. It is another language, another emotion I use to interact with as many people as possible. I hope my art can show our human connections, provide us with a broader awareness of our world, and advance our understanding and empathy towards each other. I hope my work can help someone remember a time or a place or feel something outside of their current situation. The ‘life moments’ and places I paint are all visual representations of our connections to each other.”   -E.E. Jacks
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E.E. JACKS, "Resonance", 2020, Oil on Board, 11 x 14 Inches, $2000
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JIM ELLSBERRY, "At the Marsh- Canada Goose", 2019, Mixed Media on Canvas, 12 x 16 Inches, $1200 Madrona Marsh in Southern California after a very rainy winter. This coastal marshland has always been a favorite fly-over destination for migrating birds.
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JIM ELLSBERRY, "Impressions of a Marsh", 2019, Oil on Canvas, 20 x 24 Inches, $3000 This painting is an expression of imagery and recollections growing up in 1950s Torrance, CA. Vast fields, stretches of trees, the seasonal ponds formed by winter rains. They were all my backyard to explore.
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DAWN BUCKINGHAM, “Vieille Ville Nice”, 2019, Soft Pastel on Paper, 18 1/2 x 15 Inches, $550
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NICOLETTE AYOUB, “Northern Travels”, 2021, Acrylic, Ink, and Photo on Wood, 12 x 12 Inches, NFS, On a beautiful trip to Big Sur, this deconstructed imagery of a tree inquires the viewer to appreciate the majesty and complex forms that nature can assume. It’s a mere reflection of little things making up a big picture, both to the eyes and mind. While the sun and the shore are closer than they may appear the branches nevertheless reach so effortlessly toward both, allowing us to exist in its breath.
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CYNTHIA BAKER-GUSMAN, “Twins”, 2021, Chalk Pastel on Paper, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 Inches, $500, I live in North Orange County in a picturesque village that inspires many of my paintings. With the beaches within reach, I can breathe in inspiration for my ocean and beach paintings. Twins was inspired by a walk on Balboa Island.
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AIMEE AUL, “Oak Leaves”, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 Inches, $250, This painting is part of a series called "A Number of Small Things" in which I look for small, exquisite things. Rocks, leaves, feathers, and water are my favorite subjects.
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VIKTORIA ROMANOVA, “Mountain Lake”, 2018, Oil on Canvas, 60 x 48 Inches, $5800, My work is mainly about color and geometry. Color is magic. I tend to work with energetic colors. The sense of a painted line and the cutout quality of my shapes came from paper collages. Geometry was always the way to simplify shapes and to be as direct as possible.
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SUSAN HARTMAN, “Sunset”, 2021, Watercolor on Yupo, 12 x 15 Inches, $200
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ANNE KUPILLAS, “Botanical Gardens”, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 8 x 8 Inches, $245, This painting is based on my travels. I chose to do abstract and semi-abstracted representations in watercolor, walking the line between harnessing the details and submitting to the randomness inherent in this fluid medium. Memory of place was my aim.
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IRIS KERN-FOSTER, “Seaview 1”, 2021, Mixed Media on Paper, 20 x 16 Inches, $320
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LAURIE JIOBU, “Calm”, 2021, Acrylic on Wood Panel, 13 x 13 Inches, $350, Ocean water is ever-shifting. There is relative calm until a wave starts to form, which can unleash an immense force.
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JULIE BAGBY, “And Then There Was August”, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 48 x 30 Inches, $700
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MOIRA LUMPKIN, “Looking Through The Torrey Pines”, 2019, Acrylic on Canvas, 24 x 36 Inches, $850, This view of Torrey Pines beach is done in acrylic on textured canvas. I take this hike often, and one day going off the beaten path this view struck my eye. I found it very beautiful and it inspired me to create this painting.
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RUTH GELLER, “Joshua Tree”, 2021, Acrylic Mixed Media on Canvas, 19 1/2 x 31 1/2 Inches, $600
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HUNG NGUYEN, “Sacred Landscape V # 31”, 2021, Oil on Wood Panel, 36 x 48 Inches, $8000
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CARROL WOLF, “Autumn in My Dreams”, 2019, Watercolor on Rag Paper, 40 x 32 Inches, $1200
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MOIRA LUMPKIN, “Lost in Illusions”, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 21 x 17 Inches, $550, A poppy field landscape served as the inspiration for this piece created with acrylic on textured canvas. I was listening to Chopin while creating this painting and his music helped push the brush along.
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BJ MORRISON MCKAY, “First Light on June Lake”, 2021, Oil on Panel, 11 x 14 Inches, $550, BJ Morrisson is an award-winning artist from Southern California. Working primarily in oils in a representational style, she is a member of American Women Artists, Huntington Beach Artist Council, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna Organization for Community Arts, and Southern California Plein Air Painters Association. Since 2020, her works have been juried into exhibitions produced by several of those organizations among others.
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WILLIAM CRAWLEY, “Jamala Beach”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 26 x 31 1/2 Inches, $950
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NILOU RAAD, “Eucalyptus Tree”, 2021, Oil on Wood Board, 16 x 16 Inches, $545, "Choose only one master - Nature" Being in nature and making plein air is what I love. For the last 10 years, I have been working as a plein air artist in different media. In 2021 I am discovering the Orange County area.
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BRYAN JENNINGS, “Copenhagen”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 Inches, $3500, I read that Copenhagen is the happiest place on Earth. I relate happiness with color and space that starts in the sky and reflects throughout the landscape. It's about the joy of being alive.

“Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.”
​- Camille Pissarro

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SUSAN STONE, “Western Sky”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 48 Inches, $3600, When working I set out early to capture the colors of the coast - from sunrise to sunset I am inspired - in search of unfettered sky, land & water free from inhibition - color - memory - emotion - joyful with a deep awareness of the beauty that surrounds!
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ANNE SASAKI, “High Voltage”, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 36 x 36 Inches, $1500, During lockdown, I painted from my roof. The importance of electricity became obvious as I lived my life on Zoom.
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M, “Above It All”, 2021, Mixed Media on Wood, 30 x 24 Inches, $2300, M is a collaboration between John Measures and Michelle Don Vito. We are interested in the intersection of digital and physical media, and in blurring the lines between art and design. This is from our first series of mixed-media paintings called "Down to Earth". They are a combination of painting, photography, collage, and digital process, and take a birds-eye view of the environment.
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KEVIN MORAN, “Highway Song”, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 14 x 11 Inches, NFS
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KAREN KANAS, “Untitled Landscape I”, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 36 Inches, $2025
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ANNIE CLAVEL, “Holes”, 2019, Watercolor on Yupo, 24 x 30 Inches, $1200, I paint from my own imagination and I follow a feeling, an instinct. Underlying my work, patterns of thoughts, emotions, and stories might be seen. However, my art is pure abstraction, inspired by infinity.
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FEDERICA CAMPAGNARI, “Ocean Tides”, 2021, Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 20 Inches, $275, In my recent work Ocean Tides I explore the changing moods of the ocean.
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ROBB HAVASSY, “Awakening”, 2020, Acrylic on Wood and Resin Composite, 30 x 32 Inches, $3500, This painting is a part of an extended and developing/evolving series exploring the emotion elicited when viewing space, color, and atmosphere.
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MO SALAMA, “Reflections”, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 21 x 17 Inches, $200, Reflections: The free-falling emerald mountains of Kaua'i.
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SUSAN STONE, “Indigo Evening”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 24 Inches, $1850, Vast horizons, symbolic of infinite possibilities - defined by color…walking along the tide's edge - lookout into the Indigo Evening.
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BRYAN JENNINGS, “Landscape Morning”, 2021, Oil on Panel, 30 x 30 Inches, $3000, I'm drawn to the light and weather, capturing a moment in time I often relate to human emotions. Landscape Morning for me is about a new beginning and that every morning we get the chance to start anew.
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STANLEY WOLF, “Morning Fog on the Lake”, 2021, Watercolor on Rag Paper, 21 x 17 Inches, $1329, Hope you like it!
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MARISA MURROW, “Untitled”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 26 x 26 Inches, $3000
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EILEEN MCCULLOUGH, “Newport Cliffs”, 2020, Watercolor on Paper, 24 x 30 Inches, NFS, Inspired by the early California scene painters, I capture the everyday life of those living along the coast.
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JUDY TODD, “Agoura Hills in Winter”, 2021, Mixed Media on Paper, 20 x 16 Inches, $450, As an artist concerned about climate change, I view landscape painting as witnessing for the environment, with abstraction and symbols conveying visual and emotional aspects of witnessing.
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MARISA MURROW, “Pool”, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 Inches, $5000
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NANCY CALDWELL, “Walking the Dog”, 2021, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper, 22 x 29 Inches, $475, Walking the Dog is a whimsical mixed-media piece reminiscent of the artist's other pieces. The colors, the forms, and the use of different mediums add to the fun and humor of this piece. Dogs and birds are two typical features of this artist's work. How could one go wrong by adding a dog? Always have fun.
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LILLIAN SASAKI, “Mt. Equinox Trail”, 2021, Watercolor on Paper, 22 x 18 Inches, NFS, With this painting, I tried to convey the exhilaration of being in nature and the beauty of the autumn morning on Mt. Equinox in Vermont. I have painted with more realism in the past, but have enjoyed the challenge of looser and more abstract works. These techniques reveal the emotion I felt being in the environment and am hoping are evoked in the viewer.
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RENÉE AZENARO, “Infinite Possibilities #11”, 2020, Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 36 Inches, $1800, Infinite Possibilities #11 is part of a series of artworks in which I explore the color blue, its nuances, history, meaning, and possibilities; sky, water, music, and poetry are some of my influences. This work is a reflection on the meaning of sky and water, as they melt into one another, and where the two become indistinguishable.
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ROJEAN MACIULA, “Valley of the Sea”, 2021, Acrylic on Masonite, 15 x 15 Inches, $200, This underwater seascape painting started out as an acrylic pour project. I saw within the fluid shapes a deep valley on the seafloor. Inspired by that image, I populated the valley with jellyfish, sea anemones, fish, corals, and algae using painting and collage.
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