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DEC 12 - JAN 4To show our gratitude to those artists who supported the Triton Museum of Art during this year's annual Gala fundraiser event, the Triton Museum has invited them to participate in a special holiday group exhibition. This exhibition will include 2D and 3D works from California artists working in a wide variety of styles, subjects, and mediums. Triton Supporting Artists Exhibition Lou Bermingham Jeff Bramschreiber Jeff Brown Mei-Ying Dell'Aquila Ron Dell'Aquila David Einstein Kalani Engles Michelle Gregor Lorraine Lawson Hana Lock Cuong Nguyen Bob Nugent Barb Overholt Jeff Owen Peter Paluzzi May Shei David Stonesifer Chun-Hui Yu DEC 12 - JAN 4 Now on View in the Cowell Room Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Overview To show our gratitude to those artists who supported the Triton Museum of Art during this year's annual Gala fundraiser event, the Triton Museum has invited them to participate in a special holiday group exhibition. This exhibition will include 2D and 3D works from California artists working in a wide variety of styles, subjects, and mediums. About the Artist An Exhibition of Thanks: One of the wonderful benefits of visiting art museums on a regular basis is that one is exposed to a world of ideas, views, and perspectives on humanity and the world around us, well beyond our immediate experiences and imaginations. Artists do more than merely decorate our environs … they interpret and reinterpret how we see ourselves. The Triton Museum of Art would not exist without the support of artists, both regional and beyond. While the museum showcases many artists through its mission of providing quality art and art education experiences for our audience, they are also among the first to recognize the need of individual support for such institutions, all for the community greater good. The 18 artists in this Triton Supporting Artists exhibition demonstrated such generosity this past year at the Museum’s Annual Gala, by donating artworks to the silent auction, thereby helping to raise much needed revenues that enable us to keep the doors open and to continue our role as a community gathering place. We thank them for their generosity, and more, for their talent, inspiration, and commitment to making our community a more artful place to live. -Preston Metcalf Previous Next

< Back Creating a Smile: From the 16th Century Canvas to 21st Century Reconstruction Price Free Location Triton Museum of Art Dates Wednesday, November 12th, 2025 from 7:00PM-8:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course The smile is critical to the expression of human emotion. In this Triton Talk and scientific lecture, Dr. James Chang, the Johnson & Johnson Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Stanford, will discuss the portrayal of the smile in portraiture and then delve into the anatomic basis of the smile. He will show methods to reconstruct the smile using microsurgical reconstruction.* *( Please note: this lecture will include graphic examples of surgery.) Free parking is included, as well as refreshments and light snacks. Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Dr. James Chang Dr. James Chang is currently the Johnson and Johnson Distinguished Professor and Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University. Dr. Chang graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences with joint degrees in Biology and Economics. He spent a year with Volunteers in Asia as a lecturer in English at the Beijing University of Science and Technology in Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Following this, he graduated from Yale Medical School with Alpha Omega Alpha and Cum Laude honors. From 1991 to 1993, he was a Sarnoff Laboratory Research Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. He then completed a residency in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center and a Hand and Microsurgery Fellowship at UCLA Medical Center. He has spent the majority of his career at Stanford where he is currently Professor of Plastic Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford University Medical Center. He is also an Attending Surgeon at Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital. His laboratory work involves translating tissue engineering concepts to reconstruction of tendon and bone in mutilated extremities. His clinical work focuses on complex microsurgical reconstruction of the hand. Dr. Chang is the Hand Surgery volume editor for Converse’s Plastic Surgery, the authoritative six-volume textbook. He was the Royal College of Surgeons Foundation traveling fellow and was awarded the 2006 Sterling Bunnell Traveling Fellowship by the ASSH. Dr. Chang was the Vice-Chair of the Plastic Surgery Residency Review Committee of the ACGME and a Secretary/Treasurer of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. In these positions, Dr. Chang has been very involved in the training and certification of plastic surgeons and hand surgeons on the national level. He was elected to the American Surgical Association in 2010. In 2018, Dr. Chang was President of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Recently, he was honored with the American Association of Plastic Surgeons Research Achievement Award. Dr. Chang teaches at Stanford on many levels. His popular sophomore seminar, Surgical Anatomy of the Hand: From Rodin to Reconstruction, is the focal point of an exhibit at the Cantor Art Center in 2014. He has directly mentored over 60 Stanford medical students and is very involved in the training of plastic surgery residents and hand fellows. As CMO of ReSurge International (formerly Interplast), Dr. Chang manages the service and educational programs of this charitable organization that delivers reconstructive surgery to the underserved throughout the world. He is married to Dr. Harriet Walker Roeder, a psychiatrist. They live on Stanford campus and have three daughters, Julia, Kathleen, and Cecilia. In his spare time, Jim enjoys traveling, flyfishing, cycling, watching baseball, and drinking his friends’ expensive wines.

AUG 30 - JAN 11Born in China, Qiuwen Li moved to the United States to pursue her education in Design, earning a BFA in Graphic Design from St. Cloud State University and a MFA in Visual Studies with a concentration in Graphic Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Now working as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Santa Clara University, Li’s teaching and research focuses on the integration of typography, data visualization, and graphic design. Incorporating her knowledge and expertise into her art, Qiuwen Li seeks to delineate, deconstruct, and reconstruct the assumptions of multilingual communication and reframe them as more contingent on idiosyncratic understandings. Echoes in Color Qiuwen Li AUG 30 - JAN 11 Now on View in the Digital Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Old is The New New , Colorography Overview Born in China, Qiuwen Li moved to the United States to pursue her education in Design, earning a BFA in Graphic Design from St. Cloud State University and a MFA in Visual Studies with a concentration in Graphic Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Now working as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at Santa Clara University, Li’s teaching and research focuses on the integration of typography, data visualization, and graphic design. Incorporating her knowledge and expertise into her art, Qiuwen Li seeks to delineate, deconstruct, and reconstruct the assumptions of multilingual communication and reframe them as more contingent on idiosyncratic understandings. About the Artist In my designs, graphic elements (shapes, colors, forms, and type) are constructed, deconstructed, and then reconstructed to create a richer experience and extend their meaning. As a designer, I understand the need for legibility, but I am more concerned with communicating something more visceral, expressive, and imaginative. My work engages viewers in a way that evokes playing games and figuring out puzzles; they simply can’t get enough of it, and that’s a good thing, because that’s the key to engagement. Previous Next

AUG 16 - DEC 7Artist Dean Larson was raised in Palmer, Alaska where he first learned painting under the mentorship of Alaskan Artist Fred Machetanz. After graduating from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon Dean moved to Baltimore, Maryland for graduate studies at the Schuler's School of Fine Art and Towson University. In 1997 the artist moved to San Francisco, CA. He has long been associated with the resurgence of the American Contemporary Realist movement. Dean has written books, been featured in numerous art periodicals, has mounted over twenty-five solo exhibitions, and has been featured in over fifty group shows in museums and galleries across the U. S. He is a well-traveled artist who thrives on diversity and is constantly searching for new subjects. He is adept with cityscapes, landscapes, portraits, and interiors. Through the use of compelling compositions and harmonious colors he draws the viewer into his canvases. Dean's commissioned portraits and studio paintings can be found in museums and other public collections in the United States and Europe. Larson also has taught painting (mainly cityscape and landscape) at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco since 2006. He maintains a studio near Mission Dolores, the original Spanish Mission in San Francisco. Larson has painted the portraits of Senator Ted Stevens which hangs in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. and Senator Mark Hatfield which hangs at Willamette University. Larson's work is also included in the collections of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Alaska State Capitol, Triton Museum of Art and Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. For more information visit www.deanmlarson.com, or www.instagram.com/deanlarson07 Urban Visions: Life in Motion Dean Larson AUG 16 - DEC 7 Now on View in the Cowell Room Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Saturday in the Park, oil on canvas Overview Artist Dean Larson was raised in Palmer, Alaska where he first learned painting under the mentorship of Alaskan Artist Fred Machetanz. After graduating from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon Dean moved to Baltimore, Maryland for graduate studies at the Schuler's School of Fine Art and Towson University. In 1997 the artist moved to San Francisco, CA. He has long been associated with the resurgence of the American Contemporary Realist movement. Dean has written books, been featured in numerous art periodicals, has mounted over twenty-five solo exhibitions, and has been featured in over fifty group shows in museums and galleries across the U. S. He is a well-traveled artist who thrives on diversity and is constantly searching for new subjects. He is adept with cityscapes, landscapes, portraits, and interiors. Through the use of compelling compositions and harmonious colors he draws the viewer into his canvases. Dean's commissioned portraits and studio paintings can be found in museums and other public collections in the United States and Europe. Larson also has taught painting (mainly cityscape and landscape) at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco since 2006. He maintains a studio near Mission Dolores, the original Spanish Mission in San Francisco. Larson has painted the portraits of Senator Ted Stevens which hangs in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. and Senator Mark Hatfield which hangs at Willamette University. Larson's work is also included in the collections of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the Alaska State Capitol, Triton Museum of Art and Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. For more information visit www.deanmlarson.com , or www.instagram.com/deanlarson07 About the Artist Over the past several years two central themes have consistently attracted and inspired my artist’s eye. The first motif is life in the city. Having relocated from Alaska and Maryland to California in 1997, the Bay area and in particular, San Francisco, became an instant source of diverse and compelling subject matter. From Russian Hill to North Beach, from Market Street to Golden Gate Park, the city that changes constantly presents new perceptions and subjects. The focus on what it means to be a contemporary realist is constantly at the forefront when planning new work. It’s never enough to simply copy what’s in front of you. There is a desire to go deeper and search for what is most significant and essential. Intentional soft blurs contrast with hard edges to have objects and figures come forth and recede and fuse to backgrounds within pictorial spaces. With my second subject, figures, I search for accidental moments where people reveal the variety of the human experience and also show glimpses of what it means to be living and working in modern society. Sometimes it is a lone figure and other times there is a group of figures where the relationships between the figures are closely observed, highlighting the gestures of each figure and the group as a whole. The search for mass shapes and abstract patterns that, by working through my painting process, eventually becomes more realistic, unique designs challenge and inspire me to keep painting each and every day. Previous Next

Triton Supporting Artists Lou Bermingham Jeff Bramschreiber Jeff Brown Mei-Ying Dell'Aquila Ron Dell'Aquila David Einstein Kalani Engles Michelle Gregor Lorraine Lawson Hana Lock Cuong Nguyen Bob Nugent Barb Overholt Jeff Owen Peter Paluzzi May Shei David Stonesifer Chun-Hui Yu DEC 12 - JAN 4 Will be on View in the Marquee: Cowell Room Gallery < Back Overview To show our gratitude to those artists who supported the Triton Museum of Art during this year's annual Gala fundraiser event, the Triton Museum has invited them to participate in a special holiday group exhibition. The opening coincides with our annual Members Appreciation Event on December 12, 2025 and the exhibition runs through January 4, 2026. Artist Statement This exhibition will include 2D and 3D works from California artists working in a wide variety of styles, subjects, and mediums. Previous Next

< Back Capture the Distance in a Landscape, a 4-Hour Oil Painting Workshop Price $120 for Members, $130 for Non-Members Location Linn Studio Dates November 1st, 2025 from 10:00AM-2:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course Location: Linn Studio behind the Triton Museum of Art One of the most captivating qualities of a great landscape painting is the feeling of depth — that sense of space that draws you in and makes you feel you could walk right into the scene. In this 4-hour, hands-on oil painting workshop with artist Ria Krishnan, you will explore how to create convincing distance in your work through thoughtful composition, value relationships, color temperature shifts, and atmospheric perspective. You’ll learn how to simplify a complex scene and leave with practical tools you can apply to any scene, whether painting plein air or in the studio. Important: Please Bring Your Own Supplies Below is the Materials List as used/recommended by the instructor. Please feel free to use any brands/supplies based on your own preference. If you have questions regarding supplies, please email ria@riakrishnan.com . Canvas: 8x10 or 6x8 Fredrix Canvas panels or pads or any brand of your choice. Please bring 2 to 4. Board & Tape: to tape the loose canvas sheets (if you are using loose canvas sheets). Brushes: Signet Bristle Brushes - #4 & #2 Flats, #4 Filbert, #2 ,#4 Egbert. Having multiple brushes is better so you don’t have to clean them during the painting session. The instructor paints using Egberts, but you can choose to paint with whatever brushes you like. Please be sure they are meant for oil painting. Palette knife: to mix paint. Suggested Brand: Liquitex #1 . Paint Colors: recommended list below. All colors are Artist’s Grade Michael Harding Oil colors. If you wish to work with your choice of colors, that is fine!. Ultramarine Blue Cadmium Red Light Cadmium Lemon Titanium White Ivory Black Yellow Ochre Venetian Red (optional) Unbleached Titanium Dioxide (optional) Viridian (optional) Palette - the instructor uses a 12x16 glass palette with a gray background. Gray background makes it easier to judge color and glass is easier to clean. Available on Amazon/Dickblick. The brand suggested is “New Wave.” 9x12 size is definitely more portable. Whichever palette you choose, make sure it has a neutral background. White background makes it difficult to judge color. Medium: Gamblin Refined Linseed oil. Get the smallest size available. Available on Amazon or DickBlick. Small Cup: to hold the medium. Cleaning Brushes Gamsol: please note, this is toxic. Jack’s Linseed Studio Soap : this is non-toxic. If you use this, you won’t be able to clean your brushes during painting. So make sure you have multiple brushes ( 2-3 of each size) should be sufficient. Gray Scale & Value Finder: Available on Amazon or DickBlick Reference Images: Print a couple reference images of your choice or you may refer to the ones supplied in class. Paper Towels: to wipe dirty brushes. Sketch book, pens, pencils. Value Markers: to create value sketches (optional but very useful) Your Instructor Ria Krishnan Words from the Artist: “I see myself as a storyteller. I paint from what I see and feel around me. Any experience that captivates me, finds its way on my canvas. I feel compelled to share those moments with others and I do it through my paintings. I want people to connect with my work and build their own stories from that connection. It is a privilege to be able to build relationships with people around me through my paintings. It is the most fulfilling part of my job. Painting is my lifestyle. It is a journey of a lifetime and I am just getting started.” Website: https://www.riakrishnan.com/

< Back Made By Me: A Toy-Style Drawing Camp (Triton Fall After School 2025) Price $155 for Members, $175 for Non-Members Location Linn Studio Dates Wednesdays from 3:30PM-5:00PM, September 17th through October 29th (no class on October 8th) Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Location: Linn Studio behind Triton Museum of Art In this 6-Week Session camp, practice your imagination and creativity in this interactive drawing class. Explore ways to create interesting shapes, outfits, worlds, and more! Design a toy from the process of initial planning to imagining how to share these ideas to toy makers. Enrolled students will give a presentation of their design at the end of the camp. All levels welcome, ages 6-12. (Please Note: No class on Wednesday, October 8th) Students will: ● Explore the history of toy-making. ● Practice their discussion skills by expressing ideas with other students in the class. ● Learn drawing perspectives ● Learn how to draw the human body and proportions. ● Discuss Color Theory, Color Wheel, and expressions. ● Embark on gallery field trips and gain inspiration for their projects. September 17th, 2025 - October 29th, 2025. No class on October 8th. All materials necessary will be provided by the Triton Museum for use during the camp. Your Instructor Mei-Ying Dell'Aquila Mei-Ying Dell’Aquila is a Taiwanese American award-winning artist residing in California. Primarily working in oils, her work has been exhibited in solo and juried shows in museums and galleries throughout the US, including the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA. Mei-Ying holds a Master of Arts degree from San Francisco State University and is the former owner and teacher at My Art School, an afterschool art program she ran for 25 years in Cupertino. As an educator, she encourages students to become the best they can be through promoting “self-empowerment to take charge and change the world for the better”. This legacy can be seen in her own paintings, which depict strong, confident figures and dynamism. Website: https://meiyingdellaquila.org/

< Back Autumn Color Bliss! with Saswatee Chatterjee Price $60 for Members, $70 for Non-Members Location Triton Museum of Art Dates October 26th, 2025 from 1:00PM-3:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course The seasonal change is around the corner - Autumn Color Bliss! Join in on a watercolor workshop under the guidance of Saswatee Chatterjee, and create your own wreath painting. Imagine a paint palette with the gorgeous fall colors in the spectrum and create a wreath that tells the story of fall: a painting silently singing the glory of the acorns, the mushrooms, the berries and the never ending beauty of fall leaves. “ Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. ” - Albert Camus A Few Key Concepts You Will Learn: Glazing: to build up color intensity, depth and luminosity and glow which is the characteristic watercolor painting. Wet-on-wet technique: allows color to bleed and blend naturally for soft and diffused edges for a seamless transition. Your Instructor Saswatee Chatterjee Hello! I'm Saswatee Saikia Chatterjee, an artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California specializing in watercolor, oil, graphite and mixed media to create inspiring paintings - both realistic and imaginary. I have been practicing art for 20+ years and also enjoy teaching the creative community. My artwork has been represented at both international and local art galleries and exhibitions. I’ve always been fascinated by nature and story books since I was little. Often, I would delve into my imagination, thinking about subjects with my own creativity and colors. Art has been a constant source of passion and inspiration to me and I believe that art empowers our creativity and propels growth in all spheres of life. From being born and raised in the midst of the mountains and greenery of Assam, India to continuously being inspired by my parents who are exceptionally ardent creative people in the field of art and literature, my creative imagination is thus a conglomeration of such upbringing and experiences. Currently, I live with my husband and two kids in the beautiful state of California, and love to spend my free time enjoying the outdoors, gardening, hiking and listening to music. I get my greatest inspiration from nature and its scenic beauty and life. My artistic expressions are a celebration of life and hope. Generally, I work with various mediums with a focus on watercolor and oil/acrylic painting. I enjoy being able to contribute and enhance reality in its simple expressions and imaginative interpretations. Website: https://www.artbysaswatee.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saswateesc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088066631208

< Back Triton Online Fall 2025: Explorations in Drawing Price $120 for Members, $140 for Non-Members, $21 for Members (Day Pass), $24 for Non-Members (Day Pass) Location Online Dates Friday Evenings, 6:00PM-8:00PM from August 22nd to October 3rd (No class on September 5th) Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Explore different drawing media (and combinations of media) on a variety of paper supports. The subjects of these drawings are Fall-themed and are also varied and challenging. These are chosen to match up with a specific medium and many by student requests. Please note: No class on September 5th. After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule: Week 1: August 22 - Wild Huckleberries (Watercolor Pencil) Week 2: August 29 - Wild Turkeys (Water-Soluble Graphite Pencil) No class on September 5 Week 3: September 12 - Autumn Leaves(Colored Pencil) Week 4: September 19 - Pumpkins and Gourds (Oil Pastel) Week 5: September 26 - Chrysanthemums (Felt Pen and Pastel Pencil) Week 6: October 3 - Hammer Studios (Charcoal Portraits) Recommended Materials List (For a visual list of preferred materials on Amazon, email Jeff at bramschreiberjeff846@gmail.com ) 11”x14” Heavy Duty Drawing Paper Pad 9”x12” or 11”x14” 140 lb. Cold or Hot Press Watercolor Pad or Block 9”x12” or 11”x14” Vellum Bristol Board Pad 9”x12” or 11”x14” Mi Teintes Pastel Paper Pad 5mm Mechanical Pencil with HB Lead or HB Pencils with Sharpener Water-soluble Graphite Pencils (Generals Sketch Wash, Derwent, or Graphitint) HB, 2B, 4B, 6B Charcoal Pencils or a box of Medium, Soft, or Extra Soft Vine or Willow Charcoal Pentel or Pigma Micron Black Ink Pens (Small Sizes) 24 count Colored Pencils (Polychromos or Prismacolor) 24 count Pastel Pencils (Pitt, CarbOthello) Tombow Brush Tip Watercolor Pens in Landscape Colors, Bright Yellow and Bright Pink, and Light Purple. White Vinyl Eraser and Tombow Mono Zero Eraser Extra-Large Kneaded Eraser Electric AFMAT Eraser (optional) White All-Stabilo Pencils #1 or #2 Round Watercolor Brush Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Jeff Bramschreiber Jeff Bramschreiber has been drawing and painting for over forty years, and while he is primarily a pastelist, he also frequently works in acrylic, watercolor, silverpoint, most dry media and even airbrush. His artworks hang in private collections throughout the United States and Europe and have received many awards. A local art advocate, he has served as an art club president, (East Valley Artists and Santa Clara Art Association), as a juror with nearly fifty shows to his credit, as treasurer and lecturer for Silicon Valley Open Studios, as a demonstrator and lecturer for many of the Bay Area art clubs, colleges and museums. Jeff also worked at University Art San Jose for 21 years before its closing in 2018 as an assistant Manager, Frame Designer, and Community Art Liaison. Mr. Bramschreiber has also helped coordinate, organize, and participate in numerous local art shows, group shows and events throughout his career. Currently he is an exhibiting and “live paint” artist at Kaleid Gallery in Downtown San Jose; Jeff is also an art instructor for the Triton Museum of Art, The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, and The Villages Arts and Crafts Association.

< Back Triton Online Fall 2025: Adventures in Acrylic Painting Price $120 for Members, $140 for Non-Members, $21 for Members (Day Pass), $24 for Non-Members (Day Pass) Location Online Dates Thursday Evenings, 6:00PM-8:00PM from August 21st to October 2nd (No class September 4th) Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course This 6-week art session will include both the brush and palette knife. While a reference will be provided each week, students are encouraged to use their own references on any given subject. Join in on the adventure and create some new art to enjoy this Fall! Please note: No class on September 4th. After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule: Week 1: August 21 - Perpetual Chaos (Abstract) Week 2: August 28 - Plovers on the Shore No Class on September 4 Week 3: September 11 - Famous Person (Knife Painting) Week 4: September 18 - It’s Windy Week 5: September 25 - Horn of Plenty (Knife Painting) Week 6: October 2 - Pumpkins and Jack-o’-lanterns Recommended Materials List ● 6 count of 11”x14” Canvas Panels or Stretched canvases or ● 6 count of 16”x20” Canvas Panels or Stretched Canvases ● Metal Palette/Painting Knives (At least three different sizes/shapes) ● Palette Paper Pads or rigid “Peel Off” Plastic Palette. ● 5mm Mechanical Pencil with HB Lead or HB Pencils with Sharpener ● White Vinyl Eraser and Tombow Mono-Zero Eraser ● White All-Stabilo Pencils ● 18oz. Bottle of Satin Glazing Liquid (Golden) ● Brushes (Either short or long handle depending whether you work from an easel or a table top easel) ● #1 , #4 , #6 Round Synthetic Brushes ● #6 , #8 , #10 Filbert Synthetic Brush (#12 Filbert optional) ● #4 , #6 , #8 Flat Synthetic Brushes ● #2 , #4 Bright Synthetic Brushes (made from Taklon Nylon) ● Wet Ones Wipes, Paper Towels, Water Container. Recommended Acrylic Colors: Titanium White, Mixing or Zinc White, Titan Buff, Ivory or Mars Black, Paynes Grey, Raw Umber, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Sap Green, Permanent Green Light, Hooker’s Green, Phthalo Green, Chrome Oxide Green, Phthalo Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Permanent Light Blue, Yellow Green, Turquoise, Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Red Medium, Permanent Red, Alizarin Crimson, Dioxazine Violet, Deep Violet, Cadmium Yellow Light, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Naples yellow, Cadmium Orange, Portrait Pink, Manganese Blue (optional), Burnt Umber (optional), Cadmium Red Light For a visual list of preferred materials on Amazon, email Jeff at bramschreiberjeff846@gmail.com Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Jeff Bramschreiber Jeff Bramschreiber has been drawing and painting for over forty years, and while he is primarily a pastelist, he also frequently works in acrylic, watercolor, silverpoint, most dry media and even airbrush. His artworks hang in private collections throughout the United States and Europe and have received many awards. A local art advocate, he has served as an art club president, (East Valley Artists and Santa Clara Art Association), as a juror with nearly fifty shows to his credit, as treasurer and lecturer for Silicon Valley Open Studios, as a demonstrator and lecturer for many of the Bay Area art clubs, colleges and museums. Jeff also worked at University Art San Jose for 21 years before its closing in 2018 as an assistant Manager, Frame Designer, and Community Art Liaison. Mr. Bramschreiber has also helped coordinate, organize, and participate in numerous local art shows, group shows and events throughout his career. Currently he is an exhibiting and “live paint” artist at Kaleid Gallery in Downtown San Jose; Jeff is also an art instructor for the Triton Museum of Art, The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, and The Villages Arts and Crafts Association.

< Back Triton Online Fall 2025: Expedition in Watercolor Price $120 for Members, $140 for Non-Members, $21 for Members (Day Pass), $24 for Non-Members (Day Pass) Location Online Dates Wednesday Evenings, 6:00PM-8:00PM from August 20th to October 1st (No class September 3rd) Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Enter an expedition of different Fall-themed subjects with watercolors and watercolor pencils while using a brush or palette knife. Select a 6-week art session or participate with a day pass! Please note: No class on September 3rd. After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule: Week 1: August 20 - Chrysanthemum (Watercolor Pencil) Week 2: August 27 - Old House on the Hill (Watercolor) No Class on September 3 Week 3: September 10 - Autumn Gourds (Watercolor Pencil) Week 4: September 17 - Worlds Collide (Knife-Painted Watercolor Abstract) Week 5: September 24 - Autumn Woods (Watercolor) Week 6: October 1 - Crows and Ravens (Watercolor Pencil) Recommended Materials List (For a visual list of preferred materials on Amazon, email Jeff at bramschreiberjeff846@gmail.com ) 24 count Watercolor Pencils Set 5mm Mechanical Pencil with HB Lead or HB/H Pencils with Sharpener White Vinyl Eraser, Tombow Mono-Zero Eraser Metal Palette Knife (Tapered, with point) 9”x12” or 11”x14” 140 lb. Cold or Hot Press Watercolor Pad or Block 11”x14” Heavy Duty Drawing Pad 11”x14” Sketch Pad (20 or 24 lb.) Pentel Hybrid or Pigma Micron Black Pens (Small Sizes) Brushes #2 & 4 round, #1 Script/Liner, 3/4” and 1” Wash or Stroke Brush. Recommended Watercolors: Ivory Black, Chinese White, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow Light, Naples Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Medium, Cadmium Red Light, Cadmium Red Medium, Phthalo Red, Sap Green, Permanent Green Light, Hooker’s Green, Olive Green, Green Gold, Mauve, Dioxazine Purple, Raw Sienna, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Phthalo Blue, Cerulean Blue, Cobalt Blue Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Jeff Bramschreiber Jeff Bramschreiber has been drawing and painting for over forty years, and while he is primarily a pastelist, he also frequently works in acrylic, watercolor, silverpoint, most dry media and even airbrush. His artworks hang in private collections throughout the United States and Europe and have received many awards. A local art advocate, he has served as an art club president, (East Valley Artists and Santa Clara Art Association), as a juror with nearly fifty shows to his credit, as treasurer and lecturer for Silicon Valley Open Studios, as a demonstrator and lecturer for many of the Bay Area art clubs, colleges and museums. Jeff also worked at University Art San Jose for 21 years before its closing in 2018 as an assistant Manager, Frame Designer, and Community Art Liaison. Mr. Bramschreiber has also helped coordinate, organize, and participate in numerous local art shows, group shows and events throughout his career. Currently he is an exhibiting and “live paint” artist at Kaleid Gallery in Downtown San Jose; Jeff is also an art instructor for the Triton Museum of Art, The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, and The Villages Arts and Crafts Association.

< Back Mixed-Media Art Workshop: Leather Art Floral Design on Greeting Cards Price $85 for Members, $90 for Non-Members Location Triton Museum of Art Dates September 14, 2025 from 11:30AM - 2:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course Explore the dynamic world of mixed-media collage as Elena demonstrates her signature 3D leather layering techniques and shares the design principles that bring her pieces to life ( www.elenamuruart.com/mixed-media-3d-artworks ). Then, shift gears to greeting-card creation: learn how to translate collage concepts into elegant, tactile cards with curated materials and finishes ( www.elenamuruart.com/greeting-cards ). During this session, you will: Discover methods for cutting, texturing, and assembling leather off-cuts into dimensional collage forms Learn basic composition and color-mixing strategies to make your designs pop Apply mixed-media approaches (paper, leather, metallic accents) to a small-format greeting card Begin your own card project with Floral Design Elena’s guidance, from sketch to first layers Prerequisites (recommended): Basic sketching ability: comfortable drawing simple floral shapes on paper Familiarity with scissors and safe cutting techniques Experience using adhesives (glue) for paper and leather Willingness to experiment with textures and materials Patience and attention to detail for precise cutting and layering Basic sewing skills: comfortable using a needle and transparent thread to attach decorative beads All materials provided. Register and come ready to dive into texture, form, and color. If you are left-handed, please let us know at education@tritonmuseum.org . We will discuss getting the proper scissors for you for the workshop. Your Instructor Elena Mukhina I was born in 1975 in Moscow and fell in love with drawing early on. By age 15 I had completed three years of art school, and in 1998 I earned a degree in Fine‑Art Criticism from the Glazunov Academy of Art. Since 1996 I have taught art to children—a calling that still keeps me close to fresh ideas and honest reactions. In 2013 my husband and I moved with our three children to San Jose, California, where I continue to teach within the Russian‑speaking community and grow my own studio practice. I work mainly with gouache, acrylic, ink, and collage. Hand‑cut paper and leather let me build bright flowers and landscapes, while decorated wine bottles and framed cards bring art into everyday objects. No matter the surface, I look for simple, direct ways to share color and texture. What inspires me? Books, movies, and songs form long chains of stories, people, and surprising links that move me both emotionally and physically. Those feelings fade with time, so I begin creating while the first spark is still fresh. The pieces you see capture those first and strongest impressions. My goal as an artist is to make work that connects people with nature and helps them notice beauty in ordinary moments. I keep trying new approaches—bold colors, layered materials, mixed media—to stir a sense of wonder and respect for the world around us. Since 2019 my paintings and decorative pieces have appeared in solo and group shows across Northern and Southern California, both in person and online. I continue to explore new materials and techniques, sharing my evolving vision of everyday wonder with viewers and students alike, experimenting, hoping each new piece invites viewers to pause, feel, and look more closely at the every day. Website: www.elenamuruart.com