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Shirley Pruitt Art Show It is a show of the alumni of Castilleja, in conjunction with the school's 100th anniversary. The show is at Castilleja School, 1311 Emerson St., Palo Alto. It will run from now until May 9. An artists reception will be held Thursday, April 10 between 6 and 8 pm. |
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 Los Gatos Art Association's Open Juried Show The work of several BACPAC members will be displayed in the Los Gatos Art Association's annual open juried show. Members whose art was accepted into the show include: Maria Boisvert, Mary K. Stahl, Karen White and Tonya Zenin. There will be an Artists' Reception on Sunday, April 6, 1-5 pm at the Los Gatos Art Museum 4 Tait Avenue (at W. Main St.) Los Gatos, CA tel: 408-354-2646 |
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 The paitning "Storm at Sundown", submitted by Susan Brott Lawson for the Triton Museum's Statewide Competition, won a Silver Award of Merit |
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Monday, 21 January 2008 A Brush with Nature – A Triton Museum of Art Exhibition article by Benoit Philippe |
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While in the US last week, I had the chance and pleasure to visit the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, which exhibits a selection of California plein air paintings by 30 contemporary painters. The works are mainly oil paintings, but also some pastels.
Going around the exhibition, I noted several works I liked: • “Crest Canyon Vista”, oil canvas on board by Jan d’Alvise. • “Glowing Horizon”, an oil on canvas board by Albin Selora . The artist uses a luminous palette and the purple and blue sky works very well against the yellow ochre of the ground. • “Morning Light”, pastel by Terri Ford displays a striking blue sky with some turquoise blue and deep purple shadows. The light catches the top of a row of trees on the right side of the pastel. • “Red Barn”, oil on panel by Nancy McDonald: This painting features a typical American barn. The artist masters the neutral tones to render the dry grass and the road. The Composition is interesting, as almost no sky is visible. • “Alameda crane”, pastel by Ann Mc Millan. The vivid colours of this pastel caught my eyes as soon as I entered the exhibition room. The composition is deceptively simple, with the crane as the focal point and one boat on each side. The sky is green blue and the concrete structure of the crane outlined by the afternoon sun. |
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Publication Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Weekend Preview Thursday |
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