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Painting our Parks
September 17, 2012 – January 18 2013 ~ Santa Cruz Oil Painters Curated by Joan Blackmer
Our local Santa Cruz Oil Painters group is hosting an exciting of show of Parks Paintings at all Branches of the Santa Cruz County Bank’s Art Collaborative .
Thank you so much to Mary Anne Carson of Santa Cruz County Bank and her team, and to Michele Hausman of SCOP, for organizing this great exhibit!
20% of sales made during this exhibition will benefit the parks.
Painting our Parks, features over 100 plein air paintings of County, State and National Parks in California, from the quiet beauty of the pond at Quail Hollow, the grandeur of the rocky coast at Garrapata, to the majestic cliffs of Yosemite. The paintings were produced by fourteen Santa Cruz artists, all members of the Santa Cruz Oil Painters. Their images have captured the magic and the treasure of California’s natural beauty, preserved for all by our State Parks.
Artists’ Reception: 5:30-7:30pm on Thursday, September 27th Santa Cruz County Bank, 720 Front Street, Santa Cruz. Meet the artists, purchase artwork and network with other art lovers.
- Point Lobos Poppies, o/c,18×24
Exhibit at all Santa Cruz County Bank offices:
Aptos:7775 Soquel Drive ~ Capitola:819 Bay Avenue ~ Santa Cruz:720 Front Street ~ Scotts Valley:4604 Scotts Valley Drive ~ Watsonville – 595 Auto Center Drive
Exhibition Viewing Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm Friday 9am – 6pm Excluding Holidays.
Exhibiting Artists: Coraly Hanson, Frances Travers, Jean Thomas, Judy Miller, Karen Scarborough, Karin Leonard, Linda Mitchell, Lorraine Catania, Marnie Dufau, Mary Garon, Michele Hausman, Richard Klevins, Skip Andreae, & Suzanne Elliott.