California Art Club Exhibit Hometown Treasure

I am over the moon happy that my recent Plein Air oil sketch, “Hometown Treasure”, was accepted into the California Art Club’s exhibition: En Plein Air: An Exploration of Malibu and Ventura County featuring 33 artists, all members of the famed, 113-yearold club. The Exhibition opened January 15, 2022 at the Santa Paula Art Museum, 117 North 10th Street in Santa Paula, California. This painting is available at the Santa Paula Art Museum along with many others in the Plein air exhibit that continues through May 8th, 2022.

This Queen Anne treasure is located down the street from our family home where my sister lives. I’ve longed to paint it as the afternoon sun hits the beautiful ornamental shingle pattern, slanted bay windows, cornices, dentils since forever. Finally took a couple afternoons and gave it a go. Designed and built in 1893 by well-known Santa Paula architect Herman Anlauf whose other notable local designs include the Faulkner House and the Adolfo Camarillo residence, this home was the personal residence of Anlauf and his family.