December 9, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Artist’s Choice Exhibition
December 9, 2025 – January 10, 2026
Exhibition
Chair — Lawrence D. Rodgers
Montrose, California
Artist’s Reception Saturday, December 13, 2025
To view this artwork online please visit https://issuu.com/pasadenasocietyofartists This catalog is available for purchase from Blurb.com
Artists represented on the cover:
Top : Katy Bishop, Fred Hecht
Center: Tom Oldfield, Brian Dearden
Bottom: Jeffry Jensen, Suzanne Urquiza, Paul Batou
Artwork appears courtesy of PSA members. Copyrights held by the artists. All rights reserved.
President’s Message
It is my pleasure to introduce the 2025 Artist’s Choice Exhibition. Forty-nine PSA artists have entered their best work for display at Whites Gallery in Montrose, CA. Members submitted a wide range of media from traditional painting toceramics, collage, photography, sculpture and more. A total of ninety-threeworks will be on display. It is especially great to see so many new memberssubmitting their art for this exhibition. ACE will be a spectacular in-person exhibition thanks to the hard work of our artist members, the Exhibition Committee and all others ivolved. It is important to all artists that their work is purchased by local collectors. Please support our members, Buy Local Art!
The Artist’s Choice Exhibition was first presented 16 years ago in 2009. The initial exhibition was at the Citibank Art Space in the Silver Lake district of Los Angeles. I know many of you were there. It was a great, cavernous space perfect for exhibitions if a little far from home. Over the years this exhibition has evolved depending on the location. The space at Whites Gallery is well known to our artists and provides a beautiful place for showcasing our members’ work.
Artfully yours,
Kathleen Swaydan President
Exhibition Chairman’s Welcome
Welcome to the 2025 PSA Artist’s Choice Exhibition. PSA initiated this style of exhibition in 2009 to allow every member of PSA to act as their own juror when selecting artwork to be displayed. Since then many of the Artists’ Choice Exhibitions have presented close to or more than 100 new and exciting artworks. Our members look forward to this opportunity to present work that they may not always offer for the traditional juried exhibitions.
We hope you will enjoy viewing all of the artwork. This exhibition, like all PSA exhibitions, is installed by a large group of volunteers working together to present the artwork in the best way. Sometimes this involves some very animated discussions about which piece goes with which piece. The end result is always a spectacular-appearing art gallery filled with great artwork.
PSA wishes to thank Whites Fine Art Gallery for its continuing support of our ongoing exhibition activities.
We hope you enjoy your visit to the gallery.
Lawrence D. Rodgers
Exhibition Chair
Pasadena Society of Artists
This Artist’s Choice Exhibition catalog is available for purchase. Visit www.PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org for the direct link to order from Blurb.
History of the Artists’ Choice Exhibition
The Pasadena Society of Artists began the Artists’ Choice Exhibitions in 2009, with an inaugural show which featured 110 artworks presented by 48 members. Each member was assigned ten linear feet of wall space and allowed to install as many pieces as they desired within that space. Three-dimensional artists were assigned a location in the gallery space or a certain number of pedestals. The exhibition was presented at Citibank Art Space in Silver Lake.
How does an “Artists’ Choice” exhibition work, you ask? Simply put, an “Artists’ Choice” exhibition allows the artist to self-jury their artwork and select the best pieces created within a certain time period. This type of exhibition opportunity has proven to be very popular with the membership since all entered artwork is accepted.
Over the years, PSA’s Artists’ Choice Exhibitions have been presented in a variety of other venues including The Women’s City Club of Pasadena, Whites Fine Art Gallery in Montrose, the Betsy Lueke Creative Arts Center in Burbank, Keystone Gallery in Los Angeles, and the Pasadena Central Library in Pasadena.
The 2025 Artist’s Choice Exhibition carries on this tradition. It is the twelfth in the series and will be presented online for a worldwide audience and in gallery. Forty-nine members are presenting 93 artworks, many never seen in public until now. This is truly a diverse exhibition in subject matter, media and approach. Enjoy your journey through the artwork.
A Short History of the Pasadena Society of Artists
The Pasadena Society of Artists came into being in early 1925. Benjamin C. Brown, the “dean of Pasadena painters,” sent out a notice to local painters to discuss the formation of a society for local artists. In addition to Mr. Brown, attending this meeting were Edward B. Butler, Maud Daggett, Antoinette De Forest Merwin, Louis Hovey Sharp, F. Carl Smith, Orrin A. White, Wallace LeRoy De Wolff, and Frederick A. Zimmerman. The consensus was that the Pasadena Society of Artists should be formed. Seven more artists then joined PSA to form the founding charter members. They were Herbert V. B. Acker, F. Tolles Chamberlin, Alson S. Clark, John “Jack” Frost, Jean Mannheim and Katherine B. Stetson.
It has been suggested that PSA was formed out of the desire of the founders to exhibit their contemporary work, which was not acceptable in exhibitions of the California Art Club. The first Annual Juried Exhibition was presented in April 1925 at the Pasadena Art Institute located in Carmelita Park, now the site of the Norton Simon Art Museum. The PSA founders stated that “the standard will be high and only work of real merit will be accepted.” Every year since 1925 PSA has presented an Annual Juried Exhibition as part of a robust exhibition schedule.
PSA continues to adhere to the guiding statement of the founders by accepting new members by juried submission.
Table of Contents
Directory of Artists
the Raven Waits For Me
Acrylic and Ink on Paper 22" x 18" $850
I’ve always been fascinated by the stylized Byzantine art of the Middle Ages, with the gold backgrounds and iconography. On my recent trip to Italy I was able to visit so many art museums, churches, and galleries. The Madonna and Child is at the center of Italian culture, as is the serene and lovely decorative figures of the saints.
The raven represents death and also rebirth and transformation in many cultures. This work is meant to symbolize death, rebirth and transformation.
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Julianna Aparicio-Curtis
The Goddess of the Flower World
I had an older oil painting of flowers that was never finished. I looked at it and imagined a female figure floating in the background of the flower garden. I sketched and layered in collage, acrylic paint, textiles and mono print papers that I had created... and she slowly came together. The gold and luminescent pops of paper and fabric throughout the artwork reveals her mysterious beauty, as she floats in a dream-like aura of bliss.
Julianna Aparicio-Curtis
Collage on Canvas 36" x 12" $850
Middle Earth #1 Passages
Photograph, Xerox, Pencil and Colored Pencil 4.5" x 6" NFS
Art, for me, is an internal journey.
I allow my thoughts to meander wordlessly and to react to the developing image before me. I am not driven to create realistic images, although I do sometimes work with familiar images, combining and arranging them to create a new context.
I enjoy the process of generating something unknown to me and creating worlds that are at once familiar and abstract.
The work you see here originated with a photograph of footprints in the dusty soil of Zion National Park. It is one in a series that are titled “Middle Earth”.
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MariBeth Baloga
Art, for me, is an internal journey.
I allow my thoughts to meander wordlessly and to react to the developing image before me. I am not driven to create realistic images, although I do sometimes work with familiar images, combining and arranging them to create a new context.
I enjoy the process of generating something unknown to me and creating worlds that are at once familiar and abstract.
The work you see here originated with a photograph of footprints in the dusty soil of Zion National Park. It is one in a series that are titled “Middle Earth”.
Contact information for this artist can be found at the end of this section.
Middle Earth #2 Liquifaction
MariBeth Baloga
Photograph, Xerox, Pencil and Colored Pencil 10" x 7.5" NFS
History Book
“History Book” is my expression of immigration. Birds can fly with no borders, unlike humans. Sometimes there is nowhere to go.
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Paul Batou
Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 30" $700
This is an expression of a dancer wearing ancient earrings, creating a white shadow.
Contact information for this artist can be found at the end of this section.
White Shadow 1
Paul Batou
Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 30" $1,200
A Quiet Witness
Cyndi Bemel
Photography 8" x 10" $555
The land stretches wide - open as breath held between thoughts. One solitary shape stands against the emptiness — a quiet witness to distance, to time. Mountains rise, etched in light and shadow, holding the sky with effortless grace. Beneath them, the world narrows to a single line — a path, a pause, a place you long to return to, again and again, in memory.
You don’t walk into a moment like this. You arrive - and it keeps you.
Photography 8" x 10" $555
The river murmurs, the trees hold their breath, and the air pulses with gravity as the first light of dawn spills over the mountain ridge. Fog weaves silently through the valley, creeping across the water’s surface like a breath held too long. In this suspended moment, silence is not absence — it is presence. It is everything. This is the loudest quiet in the world and it demands to be heard.
“The mountains are calling and I must go” John Muir
The Loudest Quiet Cyndi Bemel
Fall is my favorite time of year and this scene, I think captures the different colors that are on display. This lake was close to my house and I would walk my dogs here almost every day.
Untitled #1 Warren Billings
Acrylic on Canvas 16" x 40" $950
This painting was inspired by the pink flowers that were in full bloom at the time. I love Descanso Gardens and I thought the bright pink flowers in front of the dark background would make an interesting painting.
Untitled #2
Warren Billings
Acrylic on Canvas 18" x 24" $650
High Fire Stoneware 4" x 6" x 6" $170
Cutting out flowing shapes through a thin body of clay has been always fascinating and meditative to me, but the workshop with Annie Quigley sent me to a new phase. For this basket, I hand built the basic form and used a scalpel to do the cut out. The process of cutting out is pretty much improvisational, moving in directions as I feel suitable. The sense of freedom I feel is immense. After the bisque firing, I applied the underglaze whose color is named Pistachio, and fired it to about 2400 degrees.
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Pistachio Basket
Mariko Bird
High Fire Stoneware 16" x 6" x 6" $390
V is for Vivacity. Not for Vendetta. V is for vividness, vitality, verity, victory. This vase has many V’s which, I hope, embody these attributes together with many other vigorous ones. I slab built this vase and etched the V lines and bisque fired. After the application of a glaze inside and oxide outside it was fired to about 2400 degrees.
V-Vase #2
Mariko Bird
Heartspace
Katy Bishop
Alcohol Ink Reverse on Plexiglass 12" x 12" $475
In Heartspace, I followed the pull of something deeper than intention—an unseen current guiding color and form. The work emerged after loss, when words were too small to hold what I felt. The crimson center opens like a wound and a bloom at once, surrounded by the cool strength of blue. It is the moment when grief begins to soften, when love transforms but does not leave. This painting came from somewhere beyond will—an unguarded space where memory, ache, and grace meet.
Alcohol Ink Reverse on Plexiglass 24" x 18" $1,000
In this artwork I used ink to explore the fluidity and organic nature of growth and serenity, through an abstract and expressionist floral lens.
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Lavender Blooms
Katy Bishop
Eating for Four Virginia
This little squirrel stole my heart the moment I saw her. Growing up amid the quiet fields and forests of the English countryside, I’ve always felt a deep affection for wild creatures. Painting her was my way of holding on to that fleeting, tender connection—a reminder of the simple beauty that nature so generously offers. I chose a limited palette to let the softness of her spirit and the serenity of the moment shine through.
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Causton-Keene
Oil 11" x 14" NFS
Calla Wave is an ode to the beauty and power of the natural world. I drew inspiration from the elegant form of the Calla Lily, powerful crashing ocean waves and the expanse of the cosmic universe.
Calla Wave
Jean Cunningham
Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 20" $1,000
Out of Sight, Still in Mind
Booker Johnson
Pigment Print 14" x 14" $250
This work, to me, represents a yearning for interpersonal connection. This has been more important than ever after the COVID-19 pandemic and the LA fires.
Nature has the power to help us heal from these traumatic events. Flowers mean love, empathy, and connection, but also ephemerality and fragility.
The vignetting on the subject, like peering out through an eye, communicates an intimate connection to these ideas as well as a certain distance from them. In this way, I intend to communicate the difficulty in maintaining meaningful connections.
It is hard to connect with people, but tragedy brings us together. We have the power to push through that dark vignetting, rub the bleariness from our eyes, and reach toward one another.
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Joshua Tree Desert
Robert Michael Sullivan
Photograph 16" x 20" $1,100
A quiet tranquil scene is belied by a visually complex landscape. It’s textured with variegated rock shapes, an understory of mottled vegetation, and trees whose limbs end in bundled accents of needles. This scene does not reveal the fact that Columbian mammoths, sabertoothed cats, giant ground sloths and llamas once roamed here.
Illuminated Manuscript
Discovered this gorgeous display in an impressive bookstore and had to capture it. I toyed with a politically charged title, but stuck with what first struck me. A modern and joyful version of the ancient illuminated manuscripts.
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Debbi Swanson
Photo on Metal 12" x 18" $350
My Best Friend
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always loved horses. I fell in love with this illustration and was inspired to reproduce it. It gives me a feeling of warmth and love! My son Michael also loves horses. He is a high functioning autistic young man. Michael has taken riding lessons, which have helped him cope with his disability.
“My Best Friend” is a perfect gift for his room!
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Barbara Thorn
Watercolor 13.5" x 10.5" $375
Triggerfish
This ceramic raku art piece is influenced by tropical oceanic triggerfish found particularly in coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. The colors I’ve picked reflect the vibrant appearance of triggerfish and the stripes and bold black dots found on forty different species. The stripes on top of the head over the eyes are a hint from the real Picasso triggerfish. By chance, the length of this ceramic fish is the common length of a actual triggerfish.
Cecilia Torres
Ceramic Raku 5.5" x 21.5" x 4" $400
During my visits to Arizona to spend time with my grandchildren, we often enjoyed taking walks together in their neighborhood. These outings became a cherished routine, allowing us to experience the unique environment, and share memorable moments. The desert landscape was truly captivating... especially the cacti that lined our path. Their colors were strikingly vibrant, ranging from deep greens to vivid pinks and purples. Despite their sharp, prickly thorns, these plants were surrounded by beautiful desert flowers that made the scenery come alive. The bright colors of the blooms contrasted with the ruggedness of the cacti, painting a stunning picture unique to the region.
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Arizona Cacti Suzanne Urquiza Oil on Canvas 36" x 36" $1,100
Eaton Canyon Wires
Chuka Susan Chesney
Pen & Ink, Watercolor 16" x 12" $400
I painted this piece before the Eaton Canyon fire. It shows the transmitters and wires plus all the beauty of the San Gabriels wilderness, in the Altadena area, next to Altadena Drive. At the time I created this painting, I never dreamed there would be such a huge tragedy. The way I go about painting plein air is I go to the actual place and paint for a couple of hours. Then I go back to my studio and embellish with faniciful patterns. I try to create a rhythmic sway to the work, that mirrors my feelings for the atmosphere of the location. I love to use a vivid palette for Southern California because I grew up here, and also spent a lot of time in Central Mexico. The two places remind me a bit of each other. There were lots of bright colors and patterns in Cuernavaca, Mexico that I like to incorporate into my paintings of the L.A. area.
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Marilyn, No Delivery Date
Mixed Media Collage: Watercolor, Pastel, Pen & Ink, Rice Paper 16" x 12" $350
Marilyn is wearing a mask and worrying about her grocery store food order. Will there be chicken, soup, toilet paper, soap, hot dogs, tea, onions, bread, cat food or apples? The last time she ordered food, she ordered chicken and got bread instead. That didn’t work out too well because she is gluten-free. She is going to wait until 1:30 pm and order. Maybe there will be available food at that time. Marilyn is getting very frustrated.
Chuka Susan Chesney
Altadena Community Church, Eaton Fire
Liz
Crimzon
Original Digital Photograph 11" x 16.5" $225
This is a closeup of a burned wall of the Altadena Community Church, near the corner of Lake and New York Drive. The fire created cracks, and puckering and blistered paint, against the stucco walls. The once uniform cream color burst into grey-teal, paynes grey, light green and light brick-orange. The fire selected its own color palette, leaving behind it’s destructive beauty against the destroyed church walls. Here is another example of the “fire paintings” left behind by the Eaton Fire.
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Fire Creates Art – Altadena and New York Drive, Eaton Fire
Liz Crimzon
Original Digital Photograph 11" x 16.5" $325
This photograph is a wall in a destroyed home near the corner of Altadena and New York Drive, in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire. It shows the unexpected beauty that fire can leave behind. One could easily mistake it for an abstract, encaustic painting, until you notice the electrical outlet in the lower right corner. This “fire painting” is marked by the brick-orange color that I have come to associate with the Eaton Fire. It colors every burn site that I have visited. Brick-orange and grey-teal are the signature colors of the Eaton Fire.
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Sunset
Woodblock Print 6" x 9" $180 framed, $90 unframed
A open edition multicolor print using four hard maple blocks. Eight impressions taken using the Japanese Mokuhanga method, six in color and two using black sumi ink. Printed on Aitoh Hosho Washi from Japan.
This print is based on a photograph I took while camping on the east side of the Funeral Range on the border of Death Valley National Park in the spring of 2023. It is in memory of my dog Kylie who was lost there.
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Kylie’s
Brian Dearden
Sharks III
Brian Dearden
Block Print 9" x 12" $210 framed, $120 unframed
A open edition multicolor print from a single block of gomuban. Three impressions, four colors using using acrylic block ink. Printed on Yasutomo 6H washi from Japan. My first inspiration for printmaking was the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, especially his tiling motifs that he called the “regular division of the plane”. I figured out this shark motif RDoP while on an airplane flight in April of 1998 and in a way it became my mark. When started making my art prints, I returned to this design and this is the third print in my sharks theme. I took advantage of the tiling properties of the geometric design to print this multicolor image using just one block.
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In this piece, I have used a gestural paint application, suggesting the vitality of the subject. I have applied the paint in a sensual manner, wet on wet, with a spontaneity guided by feeling. The painting is shaped by both structure and improvisation. Through this balance, I hope to create something that feels alive, meditative, and rooted in the poetry of life. 34 Contact information for this artist can be found at the end of this section.
Red Flowers
Karen Duckles
Oil on Canvas 30" x 24" $2,000
In this painting, I have embraced the accidental effects created by the use of thick paint and a palette knife. I feel that this energetic gestural paint application imparts a sense of energy and vitality to the subject. I have allowed the flow and physicality of the paint to guide the direction of the work, allowing it to develop without preconceptions.
Red Bud Karen Duckles
Oil on Canvas 30" x 24" $2,000
Mixed Media on Canvas 24" x 20" $1,800
Mary is a dear friend of mine. I admire the way she loves to help people. Her kindness is something I admired very much. She has a heart of gold.
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Mary of Gold
Lore Eckelberry
Mixed Media on Canvas 24" x 20" $1,800
This is the portrait of a great friend of mine that loves to help people. and dedicated her life to help.
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Phantom of Gold
Lore Eckelberry
Similar to my other piece, I like to use a simple form and apply glaze in an unexpected way. I used the same “bubble” method on this piece. I chose a pale green glaze for one layer of bubbles. And added just a smidge of red bubble glaze for contrast. The pale green is very subtle, hence the title, Ghost Bubble tray.
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Ghost Bubble Tray
Mims Ellis
Ceramic 9" x 6" x 1" $90
‘Tis the Season Mims Ellis
I like trying unusual methods of applying glaze on simple forms. Using just a regular oval tray, I did a “bubble” glaze application. This is a lot of fun to do! I first dip the entire tray in the base white coat. Then I mix the contrasting red and green glazes separately with a touch of liquid soap in a small cup. Taking a straw, I blow bubbles in the glaze mix until it foams over the rim of the cup and falls gently onto the white tray. Just enough of the glaze color is captured in the bubble that when it pops, the color falls onto the tray.
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Ceramic 10" x 6" x 1" $90
Cibachrome Print 16" x 20" $1,300
This lone photographer pitted against rows of marching mountains illustrates geological timescale oscillations between humans and our Earth. These young ancient hills are now percolating back into the massive lakebed from whence they came. Entropy is at work. The geologic process takes eons - the Carbon cameraman, if he’s lucky, lasts a century. Reversing the values of the image from dark to light better exposes the architecture of erosion patterns in this Death Valley landscape.
Eonian Pulse
Maryellen Eltgroth
Cibachrome Print 16" x 20" $1,300
This drowsy bud is poised to deploy at sunup. Like every sunflower she’ll follow Nature’s sequence observed by Fibonacci as she bursts out of an origamied cocoon. Her solar elements are designed to produce both power and beauty. Flower and stem twist to follow the sun as her bloom tracks the rotation of time and the universe. For centuries man has seen this mysterious plant as a cosmic type of symbolism for life-giving force.
I Bloom At Dawn
Maryellen Eltgroth
Pastels on Sanded Paper 30"
x 22" $1,870
Astraea is part of a series in progress depicting protective spirits who might guide us through times of chaos and upheaval. In my intuitive process, a winged female figure emerged, dark skies filling her hair. I begin with a basic idea or feeling and dialoging with the work, asking “What’s happening? Who are you? Who else is there?” Without physical body, elongated arms and hands carry our Earth, volcanic and aflame, out of chaos. Larger etherial hands personify the universe as a nurturing force, helping her to guide us into the light. I felt a fitting name was Astraea, the Greek Star Maiden representing innocence and purity..
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Astraea Judy Frisk
Convergence
Judy Frisk
Acrylics/Collage Mixed Media 20" x 20" $1,130
This work began as a color study in acrylic in which I explored adding subtle semi-transparent collage and the indirect transfer of textures onto the painted surface. Lightly stained wet strength tissue and teabag papers were used to create the effect of a translucent plane in space with subtle texture. Textured paint effects created on plastic sheeting were then transferred onto the painted surface. Many of these effects are not achievable with brushed-on paint.
Professional Napper
Kathryn Hansen
This portrait is a heartfelt tribute to my sweet Livie, who passed away in May of this year. It captures her gentle, soulful nature—curled up on her favorite cat tree in the family room, peacefully napping in the warmth of the afternoon sun. I chose to work in black and white to strip away the distraction of color and focus instead on the delicate balance of light and shadow. In doing so, I hoped to convey not only the mood and stillness of the moment, but also the quiet depth of her spirit that continues to stay with me.
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Colored Pencil 8.75" x 8" NFS
September of 2024, my family and I took a trip to Yellowstone National Park—an experience I’ll never forget. While we were there, I fell completely in love with these big, woolly beings that roam the plains with such quiet power: the bison. There’s something about their presence— majestic, grounded, and timeless—that stuck with me long after we returned home.
So when I sat down to draw one, I knew I wanted it to be more than just a study of an animal. I wanted to capture something meaningful—something that echoed how I felt standing just yards away from one of these incredible creatures.
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Wingman
Kathryn Hansen
Graphite Pencil 11.5" x 10.25" $2,500
Apache Burden Basket
Fred Hecht
Grand Canyon Onyx on Arizona Desert Stone 15" x 9" x 7" $1,850
The Apache Burden Basket is one of the most iconic pieces of the material culture of the Southwestern Indian tribes. It was used by the women of the tribes to gather wood for their fires. The Burden Baskets allowed their hands to be free to gather and collect items for cooking. The Onyx and stone come from the same region in Arizona as the Apache.
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A playful design that seems to fit the elements of the stones. It’s a story of a little bird searching for a perch. Here the straight geometric lines of the Green Onyx base form a unique juxtaposition to the smooth contours of the White marble. The Onyx is from Mexico and the Afyon marble is from Italy. The mounting is achieved with a metal pin.
Fluid #1
Fred Hecht
Italian Afyon Marble on Green Onyx 10" x 11.5" x 2" $1,850
Karen M. Holgerson
Fabric Collage 24" x 18" $1,000
“Poetic Prose” is dedicated to my mother, who had each of her children maintain a section of her garden each summer and fall. We selected what we wanted to plant, watched it grow, and then picked the flowers for bouquets and arrangements. Now I have a substantial garden of my own. My garden has all the usual plants, like camellias, gardenias, roses, and hibiscus. It also has lots of exotics from around the world including euphorbias, grevilleas, succulents, and cacti. Their shapes, textures, and colors inspire me always, and spark my creative spirit.
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Poetic Prose
Fabric Collage 24" x 18" $1,000
This fabric collage, “Ukrainian Tree of Life”, pays tribute to the courage, commitment, and bravery of the Ukrainian people. It also celebrates my experiences dancing with a semi-professional group in Los Angeles called the Ukrainian Spirit Dancers. Although I am not Ukrainian by birth, I was accepted as one of the group’s dancers. We performed in numerous venues and locales, and as a result, I came to appreciate the passion and beauty of Ukrainian identity and culture.
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Ukrainian Tree of Life
Karen M. Holgerson
Marvin Jackson Wood, Plaster, Acrylic and Oils 24" x 24" x 24" $1,000
This work of art was created as a favor for a friend. In January of this year, during the Eaton Canyon wildfire, we had 100mph winds. As a result a statue of a Buddha sitting on my neighbor’s porch was broken. My neighbor was about to throw it away, but asked me if I could do something with it. I said, “let me see what I can do”. I took what I could salvage of the broken pieces and made a new plaster casting. I then painted it and gave it to my neighbor. My neighbor then asked me if I could put it in a box to protect it from the elements. I put him in a box with the city of Agra and the Taj Mahal painted in the background.
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Great Buuddah
In my opinion art is the creation by the artist anything that elicits an aesthetic experience. This experience can involve a heightened sensory perception and emotional response to the subject. You’ll find this experience in Arts such as Music, Dance, Acting, and the visual arts. When I create Art I don’t necessarily like what I’m doing but it has to keep my interest. Trump is a very controversial figure, just as Muhammad Ali was in his time. Muhammad Ali said “I am the Greatest”. Donald Trump said “I won it three times” thus the title Triple Crown.
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Triple Crown
Marvin Jackson Oil 24" x 36" $1,000
Wave Crest
Sharon Jeniye Cohen
Mercury Glass Paper, Metallic & Vellum Papers, Integral Frame 13" x 13" $300
This Japanese wave symbol is overlapped in a circle, creating a family crest to be used on clothing or objects. The waves float above currents that are splashed with foam. The transparency, shadows, and layering of papers is to evoke space and rhythmic movement. The varied textures and patterns create subtlety, and emerge as the viewer studies the images
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Sharon Jeniye Cohen
Metallic & Vellum Papers, Integral Frame 13" x 13" $300
A circle of floral elements floats over a golden planet. They portray two different versions of the same shape. The floral wreath is irregular and organic, full of movement. The planet is a precise sphere, suspended in the universe. With time, possibly the planet may morph into a halo of plant life, and the wreath of flowers will compress into a tight sphere. The universe changes constantly.
Wreath and Moon
Caught in a Force Field
Jeffry Jensen
Digital Photograph 14" x 11" $475
This photograph starts with the image of what looks like netting or chains in the sky. I puzzled on what it could mean or be added to for an artistic purpose. What came to me is that the netting is a force field that can capture physical items as well as thoughts. So the netting has captured an astronaut, a planet, and many hearts (love hearts). Can they ever escape, or are they doomed forever? The idea of doing what is right, or doing what is powerful in the universe. It is a challenge to keep us alive and struggling for purpose. The photograph is my beginning in this struggle.
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Tux Takes the Window
Jeffry Jensen
Digital Photograph 11" x 14" $475
Tux was one of the 5 inside cats who lived with me. My bedroom window is a popular spot with all of my rescued cats. On one particular afternoon standing on my porch, I noticed that Tux had taken his turn to be part of the image in the window. Within the image, there is a reflection which includes part of me. But the image is primarily important because of what Tux does to it. He shines and shows off his eternal quality. I see this and more in Tux. Only a few weeks after taking this photo, Tux escaped through the screen on this window. He wanted his freedom. He did not run away, but he no longer wanted to be an inside cat. Now he comes to the porch for his meals and he follows me around in the neighborhood. My Tux is now his own self and I hope to serve him well in this new arrangement.
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Desert Garden
I drew inspiration for this painting from the desert vegetation of Arizona, a place I lived for a short time. I was captivated by the diversity of cacti and other plants that adapt well to the harsh conditions. To this day, I can vividly picture them in my mind, illuminated by the sun’s rays in the desert, creating the image of a beautiful garden.
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Joanna Kos
Oil on Canvas 28" x 22" $1,500
Reflections
This painting is a semi-abstract composition. It’s images of colorful waves and shimmering effects suggest water. A bright circle resembling the sun dominates the image. Observing the glistening surface of the water often induces an almost hypnotic state, evoking reflection and memories and sparking the imagination. The title of this image refers to both the perceptual and spiritual aspects of the subject matter.
Joanna Kos
Oil on Canvas 36" x 24" $2,600
Acrylic 24" x 24" $3,200
I spend time in Beachwood Canyon, up in the Hollywood Hills, under the Hollywood sign. At sunset, the dry, clear light pours in from the west. This one evening, I saw a pink hibiscus flower just as the setting sun caught it, changing the pinks to deep purple, salmon, violet and corn yellow. I’ve tried to capture the glow coming through those papery petals. There is nothing on earth like California light.
The National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society chose this painting for one of its international online exhibitions. 1,250 paintings were submitted by more than 500 artists around the world, but only 200 pieces were selected. The California Art Club chose Beachwood Sunset for its recent Lazy Days of Summer exhibition. It was the only acrylic painting chosen, out of the 45 works selected from nearly 350 pieces submitted.
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Beachwood Sunset Nancy Lasater
Retreat At Dawn Nancy Lasater
Acrylic 24" x 18" $2,850
On a milestone birthday, I went to Ocean City, Maryland, where I walked the beach alone at early dawn. I was missing my elder daughter, who couldn’t make it, and I was as blue as the waves. It was late February, so it was cold, so cold even the shorebirds had deserted the sand. This painting is about that melancholy. It’s my first seascape. I had no idea how hard it would be to include all the colors, planes and focal points a beach scene has, but I knew I wanted to do something unusual. Rather than painting waves crashing toward the viewer, as is typically done, I wanted to capture that powerful moment when the surf is sucked back into the sea. There’s conflict there, and increasing tension.
I also wanted to find the love between the blue and green, as well as the hopeful bright circle that sunlight always carves in wet sand.
Retreat at Dawn was juried into the just-concluded 2025 Annual Show of the Malibu Art Association at the Tracy Park Gallery.
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Evening Light
Patricia Lee
Photograph 16" x 20" $485
The richness of color. How to live taking in life and the riches of each day. Taking in the simplicity of the moments we encounter more fully. A movement that takes the viewer on a long, deep and profound journey with unexpected connections to the universe and the reality that surrounds us. Creating very unique, self reflected images, demanding a certain attitude from the viewer.
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Open Space III
Patricia Lee
Photograph 16" x 20" $485
The question is are these vessels empty or only spaces ready to receive. Are we vessels, are we ready to receive or are we too full? Are we on a path of hidden truths to be learned and are complex experiences something we strive to understand. Do we strive to understand? These are questions I see when I come across empty vessels.
Junk
Warner LeMénager
Photography 15" x 21" $950
It is rare today to see the gathering of junks in Chinese waters. I digitized some old photos taken when these things still existed. The photo was taken outside Castle Peak Bay, where I had taken a sanpan from Victoria to the distant bay to buy some fresh fish to take back to the city for dinner that night. I took any pictures I could that would show the old ways, such as junks under sail. After digitizing the photos, I altered some to bring out a more rustic feel. This is the one I liked the best.
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Photography 15" x 21" $950
On the Island of Sardinia, annually there is a different type of pre-lent festival corresponding with Carnival of Venice. As in Venice, it is held on the Sunday and (Fat) Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday. Two guilds on the island compete: those being the craftsmen and the farmers. The horseman ride on both days, and the total teams are usually 40 with three riders in each team. The joust is that each rider, at full gallop, tries to spear a star with a hole in it with their sword. The better the score the better year they can expect. 63 Contact information for this artist can be found at the end of this section.
Sartiga Female Jouster
Warner LeMénager
Headshot
Joel Levicke
Mixed Media on Canvas Board 16" x 12" NFS
After years of trial and error I’ve come to a comfortable balance of realism and abstraction, using collage. Rather than focus on one specific subject, I find that combining three would create an entirely unique finished work.
I use drawings mixed with found imagery, combined with oil, pastel, and pencil. The sketch looks like a drawing, which enhances the personal quality. I’m most comfortable working on canvas because it gives me a base texture to start, and it’s easy to layer over. Working this way is best for me, and gives me a lot of flexibility and freedomof movement which suit me the best.
I strongly feel that the work should be first judged solely on it’s merit or detriment alone. The “sketch”...then the artist, in that order.
Many thanks for your attention.
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Rhythmic Patter
Joel Levicke
Mixed Media on Canvas Board 16" x 12" NFS
After years of trial and error I’ve come to a comfortable balance of realism and abstraction, using collage. Rather than focus on one specific subject, I find that combining three would create an entirely unique finished work. I use drawings mixed with found imagery, combined with oil, pastel, and pencil. The sketch looks like a drawing, which enhances the personal quality. I’m most comfortable working on canvas because it gives me a base texture to start, and it’s easy to layer over. Working this way is best for me, and gives me a lot of flexibility and freedomof movement which suit me the best.
I strongly feel that the work should be first judged solely on it’s merit or detriment alone. The “sketch”...then the artist, in that order.
Many thanks for your attention.
Ocean Sunset Behind Trees
Unger Ling
Oil on Canvas 24" x 30" $750
I was driving inside the park when this image appeared in front of me. It didn’t catch much of me but touched my memory in mind. Tree leaves drifting with the wind and ocean sunset background brought back fresh memories in my mind. I came to the same location the next day at the same time. Although the light and color intensity varied a little bit. I decided to have this image painted as soon as possible before it got dark.
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I saw this beautiful image in an old town at southern China. I fell in love with it when the trees reflection appeared on the ditch and that led me to paint it.
Trees Over Ditch Unger Ling Oil on Canvas 24" x 30" $850
Facescape Series: Cevin
Richard G. Murphy
Acrylic Paint on Canvas 20" x 16" $2,850
I’ve always been drawn to faces — the kind that reveal a story without saying a word. After years working as a writer and producer in film and television, I returned to my first love: painting. What began as a quiet experiment in portraiture quickly grew into something much more personal — a way to reconnect with the people and places around me through the lens of art.
Having said the above, I met Cevin (the subject of my painting) at the gym where I could see his commitment to health, exercise, and the martial arts, which requires the kind of focus that, I believe, is required when I paint.
The Facescape Series is an ongoing collection of acrylic portraits featuring friends, neighbors, and others who’ve shaped my life here in Los Angeles. These aren’t commissioned likenesses — they’re everyday people captured in a moment of reflection or stillness, painted with bold color, clean edges, and a sense of presence. Each piece is both a tribute and a conversation — an effort to really see someone, and in doing so, reflect something honest back to the viewer.
Though I didn’t attend art school, painting has always been in the background for me — sketchbooks, figure studies, portraits of my dogs. Over time, I’ve developed a direct, graphic style rooted in narrative and observation. My other series (Heartland and Canine Series) explore related ideas of identity, place, and connection.
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Facescape Series: Patricia Richard G. Murphy
Acrylic Paint on Canvas 20" x 16" $2,850
I’ve always been drawn to faces — the kind that reveal a story without saying a word. After years working as a writer and producer in film and television, I returned to my first love: painting. What began as a quiet experiment in portraiture quickly grew into something much more personal — a way to reconnect with the people and places around me through the lens of art.
Having said the above, I’ve known Patricia (the subject of my painting) for years as she is my neighbor. I always found her to be rather exotic...and hoped to capture her beauty as she looks up “into the heavens”...!
The Facescape Series is an ongoing collection of acrylic portraits featuring friends, neighbors, and others who’ve shaped my life here in Los Angeles. These aren’t commissioned likenesses — they’re everyday people captured in a moment of reflection or stillness, painted with bold color, clean edges, and a sense of presence. Each piece is both a tribute and a conversation — an effort to really see someone, and in doing so, reflect something honest back to the viewer.
Though I didn’t attend art school, painting has always been in the background for me — sketchbooks, figure studies, portraits of my dogs. Over time, I’ve developed a direct, graphic style rooted in narrative and observation. My other series (Heartland and Canine Series) explore related ideas of identity, place, and connection.
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Vacancy
Tom Oldfield
Archival Inkjet Print from Large Format Negative 16" x 20" $600
My photography is an escape from everyday reality. I am fascinated with the process of how things became what they are and where they are going, whether the subject is a grand landscape or some decaying technology from the past. Most of my work is in black and white. I mostly use traditional large format film and darkroom techniques. This image was captured at the Neon Sign Boneyard in Las Vegas, before it became a tourist attraction. It is what is left of the marque of the Aladdin Casino. The image was captured on large format, 4”x5”, film and processed and printed in a traditional wet darkroom. I feel that this allows me a more personal and “hands on” creative process than using digital cameras and a computer.
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X Marks the Spot
Silver Gelatin Photographic Print 16" x 20" $600
My photography is an escape from everyday reality. I am fascinated with the process of how things became what they are and where they are going, whether the subject is a grand landscape or some decaying technology from the past. Most of my work is in black and white. I mostly use traditional large format film and darkroom techniques. This image was captured at the Neon Sign Boneyard in Las Vegas, before it became a tourist attraction. It is what is left of the marque of the Aladdin Casino. The image was captured on large format, 4”x5”, film and processed and printed in a traditional wet darkroom. I feel that this allows me a more personal and “hands on” creative process than using digital cameras and a computer.
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Tom Oldfield
Q No. 2
Rollence Patugan
Photography 23" x 23" $795
Q is a photographic series exploring self-perception and embodiment through gesture. The subject, Q, was asked to trace the outline of his own body with his fingers, creating spontaneous movements and poses, shaped by touch and awareness. I photographed these moments whenever a subtle expression, a point of tension, or an emotion surfaced—when presence seemed to shift. The process became a quiet collaboration between Q and myself, between self and observer. Through these images, Q reflects on the body as both subject and object, revealing how intimacy, vulnerability, and self-recognition unfold through the simple act of tracing one’s own form.
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Tattoos & Milk – Alex Rollence Patugan
Photography 25" x 25" $795
Tattoos & Milk examines the interaction between ink, milk, and the human body. The opacity of the milk isolates tattooed skin while concealing other areas, creating an illusion of fragmentation and dismemberment. Through this interplay, the body becomes both intimate and abstract, simultaneously present and obscured. The series was photographed in a home built in 1926 using a medium format film camera, allowing texture, light, and setting to deepen the sense of physical and temporal presence. Tattoos & Milk reflects on the ways material and form can alter perception—how a simple liquid can transform skin into landscape, gesture into trace, and the familiar into something quietly uncanny. 73
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Just At Midnight
During the spring, several years ago, a number of friends were sick, and even on their way off this Earth. My collective and profound sadness influenced the dark background, with the notion that I would eventually add color. The spiraling floral shapes of color were squeezed right out of the tube, like stress being released. Late night darkness and the eventual dawn allowed me to transition with colorful light and my anguish was relieved. Just after midnight is when a day day begins. 74 Contact
Victor Picou
Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 36" $3,000
Reflections Of Fall
During the past year, I have enjoyed creating textile sculptures by weaving yarn into wire grids. REFLECTIONS OF FALL came about by selecting warm and exciting colors, after weaving in brown twine. The tedious weaving of colors; vertical and horizontal was a challenging, yet fun exercise in a new medium for me. The multiple layers were needed to establish the right harmony of color.
Victor Picou
Acrylic Yarn on Wire Armature 60" x 9" $650
1960s Ballon Cordatic Tin Motorcycle
Mike Pitzer
Colored
Pencils & Graphite on Paper 32" x 48" $3,200
This vibrant pop-realism piece captures the energy and charm of a classic motorcycle and its rider with striking clarity. The composition is rendered in colored pencil and graphite on paper, showcasing a bold interplay of bright oranges, reds, yellows, and deep blues that emphasize both the mechanical details of the motorcycle and the dynamic posture of its rider. The large 48 by 36-inch scale allows for an intricate exploration of textures—from the smooth surfaces of the painted vehicle to the subtle interplay of light on the rider’s glossy helmet and gear.
The artwork channels a retro spirit through its precise lines and carefully layered shading, evoking the nostalgic feel of vintage tin toys while revealing the complexity beneath their playful exteriors. The forward-leaning figure conveys a sense of motion and intent, balanced perfectly by the thoughtfully depicted mechanics of the bike’s wheels and frame. This fusion of pop culture imagery with meticulous realism invites a closer look, celebrating both the timeless fascination with mechanical design and the vibrant character of mid-century style.
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Mike Pitzer
Colored Pencils & Graphite on Paper 48" x 36" $2,975
Step up to the plate and take a closer look at this wonderfully detailed Vintage Rawlings Baseball Mitt! This pop-realism piece brings a classic glove back to life, with every crease, stitch, and worn patch telling its own little story from games past. You can almost feel the soft leather and imagine the satisfying snap it makes when catching a fastball. The bright red logo pops against the well-loved surface, adding a playful splash of color to the otherwise earthy tones.
Sized just right to catch your eye at 36 inches wide and 40 inches tall, this artwork celebrates the beauty in everyday gear that’s been broken in and well cared for. It’s a tribute to the simple thrill of the game and the timeless charm of a trusty glove that’s seen its share of play. Rendered with careful pencil strokes that make the texture jump off the paper, this piece invites you to appreciate the little details that make worn-in equipment so special—and just a little bit magical.
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Vintage Rawlings Baseball Glove
Exploration No. 5 1/1
Rebecca H. Pollack
Collagraph Print 6" x 9" $400
This is a Collagraph composed of four sections. It was done with various mediums & textures on illustration board, which were then sealed with polyurithane. After hand-inking the plates individually, and arranging them together, I printed them on soaked blotted rag paper, on the etching press. I’ve been enjoying working in the abstract lately.
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Exploration No. 6 1/1
Rebecca H. Pollack
Collagraph Print 6" x 9" $500
This is a Collagraph done on illustration board with various mediums and flat elements, such as scraps of lace, string, threads, and canvas. I tried to evoke plankton and seaweed and movement under the ocean. The printing plate is sealed, inked and printed on the etching press. It is numbered 1/1 because every print pulled is unique, dependent upon the inking, and other variables.
Out of the Forest
Susan Prieto
Intaglio Print using Charbonnel Printing Ink on Stonehenge White Rag Paper. Hand Colored with Prismacolor Colored Pencils 11" x 8.25" $100
As an animal lover and a supporter of National Geographic for many years I wanted to depict my favorite large animal, the incredible elephant. The particular elephant shown here is a smaller Asian one.
I etched the image onto a Plexiglass plate, then printed using Charbonnel Paynes Grey followed by hand coloring. This is the first time I have employed these methods and I find the result pleasing.
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The
Railway Cabin
Susan Prieto
Intaglio Print on Recycled Tetrapak, using Charbonnel Printing Ink on Stonehenge White Rag Paper 9" x 9" $100
I was excited to recently learn how to print using recycled Tetrapak as a base. As an advocate for Reuse, Reduce, Recycle this suited my purpose perfectly. Instead of working on a copper, zinc or Plexiglass plate I used a cracker box, opened out and cleaned. Then proceeded to etch in the usual way, also removing the top surface where I wanted darker tones. The subject is a deserted railway signal cabin I recently saw in the Scottish Highlands, which evoked memories from train travel as a small child.
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Inner Dialogue 1: We are Fire and Ice
Rhonda Raulston
Encaustic Monotype on Paper 13" x 10" $300
Working rapidly and intuitively, I allow my gestures and the molten wax to interact unpredictably with the absorbent paper, capturing a moment where intention and accident intertwine. The circular, gestural form evokes both celestial and organic motifs, reminiscent of the cosmic cycle – a recurring motif in my work. The resulting image captures a fleeting moment of emotional and sensory awareness—an imprint of movement, heat, and impulse made visible on paper. It is both a record of process and an exploration of how the subconscious can speak through texture, rhythm, and accident.
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Inner
Dialogue 2: We are Stardust
Rhonda Raulston
Encaustic Monotype on Paper 13" x 10" $300
I rely on energetic and intuitive gestures in creating these encaustic monotypes. These spontaneous shapes reflect my interest in making the invisible visible: giving form to internal states, fleeting associations, and the rhythm of breath or pulse. The images are a record of action and chemistry—a meeting of heat, movement, and intuition. The process is as vital as the image itself, each mark evidence of decision and surprise, a fleeting emergence from the subconscious into the visible world.
Big Sur has been called “the greatest meeting of land and sea”. From Point Lobos to the northern end of Big Sur, this is scenery like no other on earth. The power and relentlessness of the waves is astounding! I tried to capture the exact moment of the explosive breaking waves on the rocks.
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Big Sur
Dean Schonfeld
Silver Gelatin Print 16" x 20" NFS
Calla Lillies are a study in contrast. Not only are the flowers pure white, while the leaves look dark in black and white photography, but also the edges of the leaves appear lighter. This provides a flowing composition of curves which emphasize the beauty of these flowers.
Calla Lily Leaves – Garrapata Beach
Dean Schonfeld
Silver Gelatin Print 20" x 16" NFS
Pasadena Parrots’ Pandemonium on Oakland Avenue David Sikes
Oil on Luan Veneer 30" x 24" $500
“Pasadena Parrots’ Pandemonium on Oakland Avenue” captures the vibrant chaos of a flock of wild parrots taking over a tranquil street of Pasadena. My aim is to convey the energy and unexpected beauty of these birds as they clash with the urban environment. This piece explores the harmony (and disharmony) between nature and city, celebrating the surprise and delight these parrots bring to an otherwise ordinary day.
Spring–Pasadena–Parrots David Sikes
Oil on Luan Veneer 24" x 36" $700
“Pasadena-Spring-Parrots” is a celebration of color and life, capturing a moment when nature and history coexist in harmony. The vibrant flowers in bloom contrast with the classic beauty of a century-old home, while a flock of wild parrots adds a lively, unexpected energy to the scene. This piece reflects the renewal of spring and the joy of discovering the extraordinary in everyday life, blending the old with the new and the serene with the chaotic.
This work features 729 bread ties, collected from a few households. The art work is in the three primary colors and from the canvas to the assembly of the ties represents squares within squares. Created to sensitize us to the routine waste we contribute to a defenseless planet.
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729
Murthy Sudhakar Plastic, Acrylic on Canvas 30" x 30" $1,400
Paper
Beginning with the flowers in the foreground the painting represents many elements in receding distances tied together by the curve in the road.
artist
section.
Curve
Murthy Sudhakar
Watercolor on
19" x 14" $900
Still-life
with Coffee Pot Kathleen Swaydan Oil on Panel 9" x 6" $395
Still-life with Coffee Pot is composed of a vintage Pyrex coffee pot, restaurant style thick ceramic cup and saucer, and navel orange. The composition is set against a muted gray background, highlighting the textures and colors of the objects. The light source casts soft shadows adding depth and realism to the scene. The arrangement emphasizes the contrast between the smooth shiny surface of the coffee pot, the reflective quality of the cup, and the vibrant textured peel of the orange.
All my still-lifes are set up in my studio. A variety of “props” create a composition that is visually pleasing. The purpose of the objects is that they work well together whether by complementary color, texture, or reflective surface.
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Study in Blue
Study in Blue presents a still-life composition featuring three Bauer ceramic cups of various sizes in shades of blue with glossy surfaces. They are nestled on a vibrant, multicolored cloth with bold geometric shapes in shades of purple, yellow, green, orange, and pink. The fringed cloth adds texture to the scene. The background is minimal and neutral, directing full attention to the cups and the colorful fabric beneath them. The overall effect is a harmonious blend of color, shape, and light, emphasizing the tactile qualities of the objects.
I was drawn to the Bauer cups because of their color and the cloth because of its colors and fringe. I found all very challenging and eventually fun to paint.
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Kathleen Swaydan Oil on Panel 8" x 10" $395
Photographic Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 10" x 10" $650
This otherworldly lotus scape photo image depicts the final stage of this aquatic plant’s life cycle. The billowy leaves curl and fan outward, draped like pleated skirts. Hollow bell shaped pods in suspended animation are all that remain of the ethereal flower stalks. I was inspired by the gentle interplay of line/form/shadow and illumination that create a controlled chaos with many eye catching vignettes. 92 Contact information for this artist can be found at the end of
Lotus Scape Laurel Termini
Photographic Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 10" x 10" $650
Magnolias are the most ancient flowers in the botanical kingdom. They are stunning especially for their wildly elaborate inner details. Here the petals part to divulge a neatly packaged vanilla mint core. There are many variations that span a gamut of colors and shapes, resembling fine millinery. The filtered light of an overcast September morning enhances the glow for this creamy white bloom. This dramatic display was a compelling invitation for a memorable capture.
Magnolia Drama
Laurel Termini
Distant Solitude
Etching and Chine-Collé 9" x 12" $650
The monoprint, “Distant Solitude”, is a blend of two distinct techniques: etching and chinecollé. The artwork features an image of my own watercolor painting, “Dolls”, added as a fine layer (chine-collé) over an etched drawing. The title of the monoprint reflects the profound loneliness and melancholy of two lifeless dolls paradoxically meant to bring joy during the lively Mardi Gras’ festivals.
Tsvetelina Valkov
The Long and Winding Road
Tsvetelina Valkov
Etching and Chine-Collé 12" x 9" $650
The monoprint combines etching and chine-collé techniques, highlighting an image of my watercolor painting, “Shiroka Luka”, applied as a delicate layer over an etched drawing. Shiroka Luka is a charming village with cobblestone streets and picturesque houses over 150 years old. This place, nestled in the foot of the Rodopi mountains in Bulgaria, is mesmerizing. Being there is like a dream…
The etched background visually turns into the foreground. The lines subtly dim the road and the perspective, leaving a sense of nostalgia and unreality.
Both while creating this work and each time I view it, it evokes memories of water, snorkeling, swimming, and watching as groups of fish interact with one another as well as with the currents of the sea. In such places as the Big Island of Hawaii, the sun-warmed ocean current meets the icy water coming from the local aquifer and this is also portrayed in this work, its colors and relationships.
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Square Series #70
Ken Weintrub
Oil on Board 18" x 24" $900 Framed
This painting is a study in division of space, causing a change between depth and flatness. It keeps the viewer circling visually, much as the shapes in the painting move around and through it. The larger spaces were inspired by the weathered aging of painted surfaces that one encounters in most urban settings, although no particular object is depicted or hinted at.
Square Series #105
Ken Weintrub
Acrylic on Cradled Board 20" x 20" $900
Billy
Watercolor and Ink 13.5" x 10.5" NFS
Billie is an elephant that was at the LA Zoo for years. But the area was too confining for him and he started showing signs of stress. In a press release in April 2025, plans were announced to relocate Billy and Tina to the Tulsa Zoo which is an accredited sanctuary.
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Carolyn Young
Julianna Aparicio-Curtis
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MariBeth Baloga
Paul Batou
Cyndi Bemel
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Cbemel3@me.com
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Warren Billings
Mariko Bird
Katy Bishop
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Warrenbillings@gmail.com
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marikoceramics@gmail.com http://www.marikobird.com
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Virginia Causton-Keene vcauston-keeen@burbankca.gov https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/virginia-causton-keene/virginia-causton-keene.html
Chuka Susan Chesney chukasusanchesney@gmail.com aarnungallery.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/chesney/chuka-susan-chesney.html
Liz Crimzon crimzon@charter.net https://www.lizcrimzon.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/liz-crimzon/crimzon.html
Jean Cunningham jeancunningham@mac.com https://jeancunningham.com
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Brian Dearden pbjme@yahoo.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/brian-dearden/brian-dearden.html
Karen Duckles karenduckles@gmail.com http://karenduckles.com
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Lore Eckelberry lore@loreeckelberry.com www.loreeckelberry.com
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Mims Ellis
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Maryellen Eltgroth rettacox26@gmail.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/maryellen-eltgroth/maryellen-eltgroth.html
Judy Frisk jfriskart@gmail.com
Kathryn Hansen
Fred Hecht
judyfrisk.com
IG: @jmfrisk https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/judy-frisk/judy-frisk.html
kh@kathrynhansen.com
https://www.kathrynhansen.com/ FB: kathrynhansen9 IG: @kathrynhansenpencildrawings/ https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/hansen/kathryn-hansen.html
fredhecht68@gmail.com
www.fredhechtsculptor.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/fred-hecht/fred-hecht.html
Karen M. Holgerson kmholgerson@msn.com www.kattail.com FB: kmholgerson https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/karen-holgerson/karen-holgerson.html
Marvin Jackson
Sharon Jeniye Cohen
jacksonmarvin4@gmail.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/jackson/jackson.html
sljcohen@earthlink.net
www.portfoliosharon.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/sharon-jeniye-cohen/sharon-jeniye-cohen.html
Jeffry Jensen
jjensen011@earthlink.net https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/jensen/jeffry-michael-jensen.html
Booker Johnson
bookerjohnson@mac.com
http://bookerjohnson.com/ IG: @jounson.booker https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/booker-johnson/booker-johnson.html
Joanna Kos
Nancy Laster
Patricia Lee
joannakosart@gmail.com https://www.joannakos.com/ https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/kos/joanna-kos.html
nlaster229@gmail.com
http://www.nancylasterart.com
IG: @nancylasterart
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/nancy-lasater/nancy-lasater.html
Warner LeMénager
Quickerlee@sbcglobal.net
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/lee/patricia-lee.html
ilmigliore@earthlink.net www.ilmigliore.net
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/lemenager/warner-lemenager.html
Joel Levicke
Unger Ling
Contact the Artist
joelmlevicke@gmail.com
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/joel-levicke/joel-levicke.html
ungerling88@gmail.com
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/unger-ling/unger-ling.html
Richard G. Murphy r.murphy@manorrods.com richard-g-murphy.com
IG: @richard.g.murphy.art https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/richard-murphy/richard-murphy.html
Tom Oldfield toldfield@earthlink.net www.toldfieldphoto.smugmug.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/tom-oldfield/tom-oldfield.html
Rollence Patugan
contact@4thwallphotography.com http://rollence.com
IG: @rollence_photo https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/rollence-patugan/rollence-patugan.html
Victor Picou vicpicou@charter.net
victorpicou.com
IG:@victorpicou
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/picou/victor-picou.html
Mike Pitzer mpitzer@icloud.com
https://pop-realism.com
IG: @mpitzerart https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/michael-pitzer/michael-pitzer.html
Rebecca H. Pollack
beckpollack@gmail.com
FB: Rebecca Harvey Pollack IG: @beckpollack https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/pollack/rebecca-harvey-pollack.html
Susan Merrifield Preito smerripri@gmail.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/susan-prieto/susan-prieto.html
Rhonda Raulston RLRaulston@gmail.com
www.RhondaRaulston.com FB: RaulstonART IG: @RaulstonART https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/raulston/rhonda-raulston.html
Dean Schonfeld schonfeld.dean@gmail.com
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/dean-schonfeld/dean-schonfeld.html
David Sikes davesfile2@gmail.com www.Daves-art.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/sikes/david-sikes.html
Murthy Sudhakar murthysudhakar@hotmail.com
https://artsee.app/artist/Sudhakar https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/murthy-sudhakar/murthy-sudhakar.html
Robert Michael Sullivan bob@RobertSullivan.us
www.RobertSullivan.us https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/sullivan/robert-michael-sullivan.html
Contact the Artist
Debbi Swanson tellingimages@me.com www.debbiswanson.smugmug.com
FB: Tellingimages IG: @Tellingimages https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/debbi-swanson-patrick/debbi-swanson-patrick.html
Kathleen Swaydan kdswaydan@gmail.com
KathleenSwaydan.com
FB: Kathleen Swaydan IG: @kswaydan https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/swaydan/swaydan.html
Laurel Termini beadafterdark@gmail.com
https://laurelnevarte.com IG: @laruelnevarte
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/laurel-termini/laurel-termini.html
Barbara Thorn betotto@gmail.com
https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/thorn-otto/barbara-thorn-otto.html
Cecilia Torres islandfireceramics@gmail.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/cecilia-torres/cecilia-torres.html
Suzanne Urquuiza suzyq91001@yahoo.com
IG: @Suzannedelacruzurquiza https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/urquiza/suzanne-urquiza.html
Tsvetelina Valkov lozenez1@yahoo.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/valkov/tsvetelina-valkov.html
Ken Weintrub kweintrub@gmail.com www.kenweintrub.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/weintrub/weintrub.html
Carolyn Young cjymesalila@gmail.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/carolyn-young/young.html
Pasadena Society of Artists Board of Directors 2025 - 2026
President: Kathleen Swaydan President@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Executive Vice President: Victor Picou VicePresident@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Vice President - Exhibitions: Lawrence D. Rodgers Exhibitions@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Recording Secretary: Jean Richardson Secretary@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Treasurer: Ken Weintrub Admin@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Director of Communications: Debbi Swanson News@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Director of Grants: Grants@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Director of History & Archives: Robert Asa Crook Historian@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Director of Membership: Marion Dies Membership@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Past President: Victor Picou PastPresident@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
Member at Large: Robert Michael Sullivan MembersatLarge@PasadenaSocietyofArtists.org
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Catalog Production Team
Exhibition Chair: Lawrence D. Rodgers
Director of Communications: Debbi Swanson
Editors: Jean Cunnigham, Fred Hecht, Warren Billings, MariBeth Baloga, Cyndi Bemel
Treasurer: Ken Weintrub
Technical Lead: Fred Chuang
Instagram Content: Bella Chen
Facebook Content: George Paul Miller
Webmaster: Fred Chuang
Catalog Designer: Lawrence D. Rodgers
Cover Design: Lawrence D. Rodgers
Call for New Members
Are you an artist?
Throughout Pasadena Society of Artists’ 100 year history, works by PSA members have been sold at major auction houses, collected in important art collections, and displayed in museums throughout the United States and Europe. Our legacy is immense!
Would you like to be part of our organization?
We are always looking for new, dedicated members. Our artists work in all media and styles of drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. All have been juried into the Society.
New Member Screenings for the Pasadena Society of Artists are usually held twice a year, in the spring and fall. Please go to our website at www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org for more information. If you are interested in becoming a member, please complete a Membership Inquiry Form, found online, and contact our Director of Membership, Marion Dies. Ms. Dies will notify you when the next screening has been scheduled.
Qualifications considered for membership include the applicant’s dedication to artistic standards of excellence, professionalism, accomplishments, skills that benefit the Society, and the artist’s future potential. Applicants submit three (four if a virtual screening) pieces of artwork representing their current medium, and style, created in the past two years. Artwork submitted is judged by presentation, talent, and originality. We encourage perseverance; a number of our members have been offered memberships after having been declined multiple times. Former members include Charles White, Walter Askin, Jirayr Zorithian, Conrad Buff, David Green, Enjar Hansen, Frode Dann, Jae Carmichael, Leonard Edmondson, Mildred Lapson, Paul Sample, Hanson Puthuff, Sam Hyde Harris, Martin Mondrus, Betye Saar, Mabel Avarez, Kay Snodgrass and many more.
We look forward to welcoming new artists to the Pasadena Society of Artists as we celebrate our 100th anniversary during 2025.
For a Membership Inquiry Form go to: https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/get_involved/join/application.html
Pasadena Society of Artists
P. O. Box 90074
Pasadena, California 91109
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