Benicia Plein Air Gallery Artists
Suzanne D'Arcy
Catherine Fasciato
Jessica de Jesus
Karen Leoni
Samantha McNally
Christopher Naughton
Iris Sabre
Maria SantoStefano
Carol Tarzier
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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!
Catherine Fasciato's painting "First Light at Cypress Cove" has been selected for the California Art Club’s 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, CA. The show runs from Tuesday, August 20, 2024 – Sunday, October 26, 2024.
Catherine Fasciato
Samantha McNally
Three Benicia Plein Air Gallery Artists have been accepted into the Lamorinda Arts Alliance Exhibit at Main Street Arts in Martinez. "Delighted by Light" is showing during the months of September and October. The Reception is 6-9 on Friday, October 4th during Martinez First Fridays. Come and vote for the 2nd People's Choice Award!
Leslie Golden
MaryLou Correia
We are participating in
The East Bay Gallery Tour
Oil painter Maria SantoStefano takes the Featured Artist spotlight for the month of October with her exhibit, My Places In the Sun, showing landscapes painted on location from a variety of Northern California locales.
“I’m a colorist following in the expressive Bay Area plein air painting tradition of Pam Glover, Louis and Lundy Siegrist and the Society of Six” Maria explains.
Bold, luminous color and exuberant brushwork are hallmarks of her fresh painterly style. “With every painting I try to find that sweet spot where the beauty of the scene meets the lush dimensional qualities of the oil paint itself.” Maria calls painting outdoors “an addictive pleasure.” Almost all of her work is done on location. “I feel lucky to live in California where plein air painting is a year-round-joy.”
Show runs from Friday, October 4 thru Sunday, October 27. Maria will host the gallery on October 4, 5 and 19 and looks forward to personally meeting visitors and talking art! (Light refreshments on the 19th!)
Samantha McNally will be doing a demo for the Pinole Artisans on Friday, October 11 at 7 pm at the Social Hall (aka Keislar Hall) at El Sobrante United Methodist Church. The parking lot entrance address is 5151 Argyle Road, El Sobrante.
Samantha McNally
Jessica De Jesus will be a guest artist at the Yosemite Gateway Art Center in Oakhurst for the month of October. She’ll be showcasing her works of the High Sierra and will be doing a demo on October 17 for the month's Art and Wine Hop event from 5-8pm. "Setting Fast" will be one of six of her paintings on exhibit. If you happen to be in the area, don’t miss the chance to see her art up close!
Jessica De Jesus
Carol Tarzier received an Honorable Mention for "Cypress Cove Morning" at the Mendocino Open Paint Out.
Carol will be participating in Capitola Plein Air 2024, Monday October 21st through October 27th. https://www.cityofcapitola.org/acc/page/capitola-plein-air-2024
Carol's Landscapes from Photographs class through Rossmoor Art Association begins this Friday, October 4th, at Studio One in Rossmoor. Class meets Fridays 12:30 - 4:30 for ten weeks. The Open Figure Drawing and Painting Lab at Rossmoor also begins Wednesdays 1 pm - 4 pm. Classes are open to non-residents. For more information visit www.rossmoorart.com or contact Carol directly at carol@tarzier.com.
Carol Tarzier
Jessica De Jesus and Samantha McNally have paintings accepted into the California Watercolor Association's 55th International Exhibition. February 15 to March 23, 2025.
801 Magnolia Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94611
Jessica De Jesus and Samantha McNally
