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.

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 have accompanying stories, represent favorite locations or themes. 

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2022 UPCOMING FEATURED ARTISTS

September

MaryLou Correia

September 1-30

Karen's work  "Evening Stroll" will be showing in the exhibition "I Figure: Contemporary Figurative Art" from July 21st through August 28th, 2022. The show will be held at Arts Benicia, 1 Commandant's Lane in Benicia, with a Reception on Saturday, July 23rd, 5pm. Contact artsbenicia.org for more information.

JD's Garden

9x12

Oil

Beth will be featured at the Gallery in August with her exhibit "Secret Gardens".  

Beth will be greeting patrons and new friends at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery with a reception on Saturday, August 20th from 2-5pm.

To view more of her work at, please visit her website:

 www.bethwinfield.com

Karen Leoni

Evening Stroll

20x16

 Oil on linen

Backroads        Pastel           12x18"      

The gallery welcomes our newest member in August, Christopher Naughton, AIA, ACHA.  Christopher works primarily in pastels. 

In Christopher's words "My job is to recreate nature through my own personal lens to express beauty and delight....

I chose pastels to take advantage of their pure color and immediate effect by layering color next to color vs. the traditional blending. I work primarily on "toothed" archival papers and employ scumbled, hatched, and broken color techniques to create my desired level of realism.  My focus as an artist is not to paint objects but instead to paint atmosphere!" 

Christopher lives in Vallejo with his wife and brings his architectural experience to the gallery.

www.christophernaughtonaia.com

Lavender View

9x12

Oil

Swirling

20x16 Oil

Catherine Fasciato's two paintings "Swirling" and "King Tide" are accepted into the California Art Club's California Art Club Biennale: Celebrating California. The show takes place Friday, September 23rd through Saturday, October 29th at Blue Line Arts, 405 Vernon St #100, Roseville, CA.
The Reception will be held Friday, September 23, 2022; 6–9 pm

Catherine Fasciato

Maria SantoStefano

Maria is participating in the 17th Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout from August 1-6 in Alameda, CA.  There are 40 juried artists who will be painting stately Victorian homes, quaint shops, picturesque marinas, historic naval ships as well as beaches, lagoons, parks and San Francisco and Oakland skylines.  The exhibition and sale of the paintings will take place at the South Shore Center on Saturday, August from 10am-5pm

Catherine will be painting in the Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout, August 1-6 in Alameda, CA.  Artists paint tree-lines streets, stately Victorian homes, quaint shops, picturesque marinas, historic naval ships as well as beaches, lagoons, parks along with skylines of San Francisco and Oakland from the island city of Alameda.

The exhibition and sale of paintings created during the week-long event is at the South Shore Center on Saturday, August 6 from 10am - 5pm.

WELCOME NEW MEMBER! Christopher Naughton

Park Bridge

14x11