Fall Collection

Benicia Plein Air Gallery presents a year-round exhibit of work by all of our gallery artists showcasing a colorful variety of media and styles.

Drop by to see what's new! 

Carol Tarzier

Maria, Samantha and MaryLou have paintings in the Valley Art Gallery 

1661 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek

September 2025 to March 2026

Maria SantoStefano, Samantha McNally and MaryLou Correia

Samantha has illustrated a book called “Benicia’s Changing Tides” by Fiona M. Hughes. We have autographed copies available in the gallery! Benicia’s Changing Tides is also available on Amazon. 

Samantha McNally

Jessica De Jesus

 Jessica de Jesus's work "Cathedrals from Taft Point" is juried into the California Art Club's exhibition Echoes of Yosemite at St. Mary's College Museum of Art in Moraga, which runs September 17 - December 14, 2025.The Opening Reception will be on September 18 from 5 -7 pm and is open to the public.

Carol's classes through Rossmoor Art Association begin October 23rd, 2025. There is still some room in the Portraits from Photographs class. 

To enroll visit www.rossmoorart.com.

Carol Tarzier's work can also be purchased through Studio Gallery in San Francisco and MK Contemporary in Santa Cruz.

Samantha And MaryLou will have 3 paintings in the Lamorinda Arts Alliance exhibit “In the Mix” at

The Gallery @ City Hall, San Ramon. 7000 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583

November 4 to December 18

Samantha McNally and MaryLou Correia

Catherine Fasciato received an Honorable Mention at the Mendocino Open Paint Out for her piece "Pink Horizon."

“Painting at the Ocean is wonderous to me, the crashing waves and swirling foam is always a challenge, just being there is an exciting experience, though sometimes can be difficult in the wind, fog and cold but that just adds to the magic.”

Catherine loves to paint the Ocean and can be seen painting in the wind on a cliff top or on a beach all along the California coast from Garrapata to Mendocino, so of course the show will be a selection of her favorite plein air paintings of the coast.

She has won awards at the Carmel Art Festival, American Impressionist Society and Mendocino Paint Out as well as others and is Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America and The American Impressionist Society as well as Artist Member of the California Art Club. Her website is found at www.catherinefasciato.com

Maria SantoStefano

Maria SantoStefano and Jessica de Jesus have paintings in the

Epperson Gallery's Winter Showcase Exhibit. 

Samantha's painting Cherry Blossoms has been accepted into the California Watercolor Association International Exhibit at Arts Benicia January 31-March 15, 2026.

Karen Leoni

Karen's piece "Sunning" has been juried into the Laguna Plein Air Association's annual "LPAPA Squared" exhibit.  The show opens December 1 and runs through January 5, 2026.  The Opening Reception will be on Thursday December 4 from 6-8pm.   To see more work in the show, visit www.lpapa.org

Benicia Plein Air Gallery Welcomes a New Member, Micaela Marsden

Micaela says, "I am a plein air and studio painter. I draw inspiration from fauvist, impressionist and traditional styles to inform my own take on the natural world. Occasionally, my curiosity leads me to unexpected interpretations: it’s a little like opening a kiln full of ceramics - although you put many of the same ingredients into it, you don't know exactly what you will see when it comes out!"

"Painting outside is truly a wonderful experience—a great way to connect with the inexorably slow processes of the earth as well as the lightening-quick! I often finish in the studio. This is a more predictable environment and affords more reflection time to explore possibilities."

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Jessica De Jesus

Jessica's painting "Sierra White Gold" was given the Cascade PBS Award in Northwest Watercolor Society's 85th Annual International Open Exhibition.

The show is at the Yuan Ru Gallery in Bellevue, WA until December 1.

This year's juror was Frank Eber. Limited Edition giclée prints of this piece are available here.