< Back Fundamental & Intermediate Painting Class: Exploring the Elements of Art Price Members: $270 Non-Members: $300 Location Linn Studio Dates Thursday Mornings, September 17th through October 8th from 10:30AM-12:30PM Duration 6-Weeks Enroll About the Course Location: Linn Studio behind the Triton Museum of Art All levels welcome This class is for both beginning and intermediate students who want to explore and strengthen their painting practice. Through demonstrations, guided instruction, and individual feedback, students will develop skills in color, composition, brushwork, and creative expression at their own pace. Beginners will build a strong foundation, while more experienced students will deepen their personal style in a supportive and inspiring environment. Class will use Acrylic for beginners and your choice of medium for intermediate. Objectives: • Introduce students to the fundamental elements of art: line, shape, form, space, color, value, and texture. • Develop a visual vocabulary to describe and analyze artworks. • Build confidence in applying artistic concepts to creative projects. • Encourage experimentation and personal expression through structured practice. Required Materials: Please bring your own: • Drawing Paper Pad or Mixed-Media Paper Pad • Apron (optional) FAQ 1. Cancellations: The Triton Museum may cancel a class, camp, or workshop due to weather, health, emergency, or low attendance. In those cases, the registered attendee will be notified of the cancellation as soon as possible and will be offered a refund or credit for the class. 2. Photography Policy: The Triton Museum reserves the right to use photographs taken during classes and workshops for publicity and media purposes. This includes but is not limited to the Triton website and social media. If you do not want yourself or your child included in these photographs, please notify Triton staff at the time of enrollment. Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Maryam Moshiry Maryam Moshiry is a full time artist and art teacher who currently lives and works in the Bay Area. She has been painting for over 20 years and has exhibited her work in numerous shows across Iran and the United States. In addition to her studio practice, Maryam has been teaching painting and drawing to both children and adults for more than 15 years, sharing her passion for art and creativity with students of all ages. Website: https://maryammoshiry.com/

- futility in three acts- Sieglinde Van Damme AUG 29 - JAN 10 Will be on View in the Digital Gallery Marquee: futility in three acts, 2011, video < Back Artist Statement While currently focused on painting and mixed media, my broader interdisciplinary practice includes photography and video installation. Across all mediums, my work explores identity, adaptation, memory, and the ways we continually negotiate who we are as we move through life. Having immigrated from Belgium to California in 1998, I became interested in how identity is continually negotiated between personal history and social context. I realized that adapting to a new situation with intention asks us to consider what stays, what can be let go of, and what new choices become available in response to changing circumstances. The three videos presented in this exhibition approach these questions from different perspectives. Through image, sound, and movement, they explore what happens when life changes course. What remains? What evolves? And how do we stay connected to who we are while allowing new possibilities to emerge? Although these works were created during a period when my practice expanded beyond painting into video and photography, they reveal many of the ideas that continue to shape my work today. Whether through video, photographic traces, or abstraction, I am interested in creating spaces where multiple interpretations - and new possibilities - can coexist and where uncertainty opens the door to curiosity. At its core, this exhibition reflects a belief that life itself is a creative act. That identity is not fixed. That meaning is not singular. And that we often have far more freedom, possibility, and authorship in shaping our own lives than we realize. The thread connecting it all remains the same: “re-imagine what else is possible”™ - futility in three acts - video with sound, total playtime: 22min 53sec visuals by Sieglinde Van Damme music/sound by Cole Ingraham & Sieglinde Van Damme On view August 29, 2026 - October 7, 2026 v o i d video with sound, total playtime: 9min 53sec visuals by Sieglinde Van Damme soundtrack: “Chaos Geometry” composed by Cole Ingraham, adapted by Cole and Sieglinde On view October 8, 2026 - November 18, 2026 Things change and then nothing happens video with sound, total playtime: 5min 40sec visuals by Sieglinde Van Damme soundtrack composed by by Cole Ingraham On view November 19, 2026 - January 10, 2027 For more information regarding each video listed above, please visit this link. About the Artist Sieglinde Van Damme is a multi-disciplinary artist based in California, although she used to be an economist with European roots. Focused on abstraction as an open, undefined potential to new interpretations, her work reflects on the deep layers of our individual past histories and the complex dynamics behind big life choices. Her message:"re-imagine what else is possible.”™ Sieglinde holds both an MS Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and a Master in Fine Arts from San Jose State University. As an award-winning artist, she participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions spanning the US, Europe, Russia, India, and Japan. Sieglinde’s art and writings have been published in various catalogs and media publications both in the US and in Europe. Her art is included in private and corporate collections around the globe, including Sotheby’s International Realty in France - Monaco. Award highlights include the Lorenzo il Magnifico Award for video art in Italy; the Belle Foundation Grant for artistic merit as well as the Leigh Weimers Artist Award in Silicon Valley, CA; a Grant from the San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs' Creative Industries Incentive Fund through the Center for Cultural Innovation; both a 2021 & 2022 Certificate of Artistic Merit from the jury at the Luxembourg Art Prize; and a 2024 Opulent Art Global Art Award. Previous Next

Eye/Hand Harry Clewans AUG 29 - JAN 3 Will be on View in the Mathias Gallery Marquee: Photographer's Studio After Atget , 2024, woodblock prints on kozo paper on wood panel < Back Artist Statement I’ve always been drawn to things that are in a state of disrepair or decay, things one might find in a gutter or washed up on a beach––a broken light bulb, a battered plastic toy, a dried piece of kelp. For me, such objects reveal the effects of time and use, and offer insight into how they work and how they were formed or put together. I’ve been making woodcuts of found objects like these for thirty years and have built up an extensive library of images from which I make prints that I cut up and arrange to create larger and more complex compositions. Like mosaics or jigsaw puzzles these larger works are typically comprised of hundreds of individuals pieces that I fit together to form a picture, which I then adhere to a wood substrate. For every woodcut I’ve made I have a print pinned to a wall in my studio. I think of this wall as a kind of periodic table, and each woodcut as an element that I can use to create a picture. I may use a woodcut of a seedpod to describe the skin of an octopus or the surface of a tree trunk, a woodcut of a dried-up pear to articulate the ground around an old well or the wings of a butterfly. Just as everything in our physical environment is composed of the same matter, my large pieces are composed of the same collection of woodcut images. This approach, I hope, communicates the idea that all things by virtue of their makeup are connected, that all things participate in a cycle of composition and decomposition in which the old, the broken down and the disposed of becomes material for the new. About the Artist Harry Clewans is largely self-taught and has worked in his studio in Oakland, California, since 1983. Clewans creates unique large-scale woodblock prints by assembling hundreds of smaller printed images. Exhibited extensively in California, nationally and abroad, his work been awarded the James Phalen Award for printmaking and a fellowship at the Kala Institute of Art and has been collected by The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Art, the Mills College Art Collection and the Judah L. Magnes Museum. Previous Next

Rose Sellery: Fragile Strength AUG 29 - JAN 3 Will be on View in the Permanent Collection Gallery Marquee: Tension , vintage shoes, resin, steel, acrylic < Back Artist Statement My work begins with contradiction. I am drawn to the space where beauty and brutality coexist, where fragility becomes a form of strength, and where humor can carry the weight of difficult truths. Through sculpture, conceptual garments, and photography, I explore the complexities of our lives – how we are shaped, constrained, celebrated, and, at times, erased. I use everyday objects and materials as a visual language – glass, fabric, metal, bone, found objects – transforming them into narratives that hold both personal and collective memory. These materials are never neutral; they carry histories, expectations, and cultural weight. By altering or recontextualizing them, I expose the tension between innocence and experience, adornment and restriction, protection and harm. Humor and irony are essential tools in my process. They create an entry point, disarming the viewer just enough to engage with subjects that can be uncomfortable or confrontational. Beneath that surface, my work addresses issues of gender bias, societal pressure, resilience, and survival. I am interested in the stories we inherit, the roles we are asked to perform, and the quiet or radical ways we resist them. I think of each piece as a kind of evidence – of endurance, of contradiction, of transformation. The objects I create are not static; they hold emotional residue and invite interpretation. They ask the viewer to reckon with what is seen and what is implied, to recognize themselves or others within the work. Ultimately, my practice is about holding space: for vulnerability and power, for grief and humor, for anger and tenderness. It is an ongoing act of witnessing and reimagining—an attempt to make visible what is often overlooked, and to honor the complexity of lived experience. About the Artist Rose Sellery is a multidisciplinary, self-taught artist whose work navigates the charged terrain between beauty and brutality, fragility and strength, and tradition and rebellion. Through humor, irony, and unflinching confrontation, she explores themes of innocence and loss, societal pressure, resilience, and survival – inviting viewers to reflect on how lives, particularly women’s lives, are shaped, constrained, celebrated, and discarded. Sellery transforms everyday materials into evocative sculptural narratives. Her work reimagines objects such as glass slippers, garments, and boxing gloves, imbuing them with layered meaning and emotional resonance. Whether through shattered forms, unconventional materials, or conceptual garments, each piece exposes the tension between vulnerability and power while honoring personal and collective stories. Her sculptures create space for reckoning, recognition, and transformation, challenging the inequities and expectations imposed on women. A storyteller at heart, Sellery brings a sharp, satirical awareness to the social ills and contradictions of contemporary life. Her irreverent approach incorporates a wide range of materials – metal, bone, fabric, cigarette butts, rose petals, and photography – chosen specifically to serve each concept. The result is a body of work that is humorous, thought provoking, and at times unsettling, often moving viewers to reflection, laughter, or tears. Raised in Venice, California, Sellery now lives and works in the mountains of Santa Cruz. Her creative path includes years in the ceramics industry, woodworking and jewelry, experiences that continue to inform her tactile, materially driven practice. She has also played a significant role in the local arts community, serving as Program Coordinator at the Cabrillo Gallery and as a driving force behind FashionArt Santa Cruz, later co-founding Pivot: The Art of Fashion. Rose is currently co-owner and curator at MK Contemporary Art in downtown Santa Cruz and the founder of the Ripple Effect Arts Festival. Previous Next

Here and There Tim Guan AUG 22 - JAN 17 Will be on View in the Rotunda Gallery Marquee: Je Reverai Des Horizons Bleuatres, 2026, oil on linen < Back Artist Statement Here and There presents paintings from the last two years that explore our relationship to embodied experience in the age of the internet. We live in a paradoxical time. The internet grants us unprecedented access to one another while causing us to feel isolated and estranged from our physical reality. As digital technologies have become inseparable from everyday life, our experience of the world and ourselves is increasingly shaped through layers of mediation. We work remotely, encounter art through screens, maintain relationships across networks, and rely on digital archives to construct and remember our personal histories. The default state of being is now to be in multiple places at once, physically present in one location while our attention, emotions, and identities circulate elsewhere. As so much of our lives shift online, the body can come to feel less like an essential dimension of the self and more like something to be managed, optimized, or transcended altogether. The figures in these paintings navigate this condition. Some appear absorbed in distraction or dislocation; others seek presence through attention to sensation or environment. Between these states lies a range of negotiations between the physical and the virtual. Together, the works explore how we inhabit our bodies in a world that seeks relentlessly to pull us out of them. Here and There invites viewers to reflect on their own relationship to embodiment. What remains unique, meaningful, or irreplaceable about physical experience? What is worth noticing, preserving, and honoring about life in a body? About the Artist Tim Guan is an American-born painter living and working in San Francisco. Though he has been making art for as long as he can remember, he found his way to a committed art practice during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2025 he left his career in tech to devote himself to painting full time. Tim’s background in technology and life in San Francisco have shaped his artistic point of view. He is interested in the social and cultural conditions we create through our collective obsession with innovation and progress, and in how those conditions influence the way we navigate our reality and relate to one another. As a resident of the Bay Area for over a decade, he has borne witness to tremendous transformations of public and private life. And as a former "true believer" in the promises of the tech sector, he uses painting to wrestle with complicated feelings about his own complicity in those transformations. Working figuratively in oil, Tim is particularly drawn to painting because of its ability to hold a material record of human time and energy in a two dimensional object. His direct encounters with great works from art history have shown him the medium’s power to communicate care and attention across time and space. Against the relentless speed and chaos of modern life, he views this kind of “slow” connection as radical and necessary to preserve our humanity. He aspires to take part in this tradition by making attentive, resonant work that both reflects what it’s like to be alive today and inspires questions about where we’re headed. Tim studied painting at Studio Escalier in Argenton-Château, France. His work has been exhibited around the Bay Area at Wessling Contemporary, Decentered Arts Studio, The Drawing Room, Rosebud Gallery, and the Triton Museum of Art. You can learn more on Tim’s website and socials at timguan.art. Previous Next

Intrusive Thoughts Devon Blood AUG 15 - JAN 17 Will be on View in the Cowell Room Gallery Marquee: Lawless , 2025, acrylic on black velvet < Back Artist Statement My name is Devon Blood. Third generation San Franciscan. I grew up in a working-class family, with a strong, single mother, and seven siblings. Things were tough, but what made it tougher was my struggle with undiagnosed OCD. This condition is the framework of my whole life, during my highest highs and lowest lows. It's the one thing that's never left me, not when my best friend died, not when I survived a near-fatal shooting protecting my girlfriend, not when I learned how to tattoo and paint with the left side of my body after suffering hemiparesis. This exhibit is the culmination of my experiences, good times and bad, and of the journey through some of my greatest dreams and worst nightmares. It's a twisted tribute to my firm conviction in life that no matter who you are, or what you're going through, you have to stay up, stay strong, and above all else - keep laughing. This is the Intrusive Thoughts exhibit. It marks a particularly personal chapter in my life, and I hope you enjoy it, maybe even reflecting on your own experience through something that challenged you. About the Artist At twenty-six, Devon Blood was on the cusp of change. A tattoo artist rising through the ranks of the Oakland, post-Y2K underground arts scene, a dedicated skateboarder, and devoted boyfriend. One fateful night in 2006, that was shattered when a botched home invasion and robbery left him with a near-fatal gunshot wound to the head. The cumulative result of that night resulted first in a series of medical miracles – Blood recovering inexplicably from a coma, managing severe hemiparesis and atrophy on the dominant side of his body, and continuing to suffer to this day from after-effects of the invading bullet resting on his brainstem. Then, a series of remarkable triumphs – Blood learning to tattoo and expand his artistic skills cultivating his left side, publishing a book (Keep Laughing) about his experiences, and developing an entirely new portfolio based on his newfound aesthetic. Today, Mr. Blood is the proud father of two, a featured story for Vans during their Pass the Bucket campaign, more recently the subject of a Hearst Television special featured on their subsidiary KCRA Channel 3 Sacramento, and a rising talent in the modern art world. Previous Next

MAY 16 - AUG 16To many, art may seem like a solitary activity – a way for us to pour our individual souls into whatever we choose to create while commenting on or escaping the world around us. But for others, the process of creating art is a collaborative effort – one where we can find joy in experiencing it with others. The Triton Museum of Art is proud to present Visual Duets: The Art of Creating Together. This group exhibition features the works of four significant and talented artist couples: David Einstein and Judith Cook – painting, mixed media Era and Donald (Aldo) Farnsworth - printmaking Ellen Konar and Steve Goldband - photography Tandem Painting (Suzette McDonough and James Whitehouse) - painting Each of these couples creates artwork in connection and conversation with each other. In their practices, they have learned the delicate balance of working with another creative to produce not only something that is unique to the pair, but something that also carries their individual voices. Visual Duets: The Art of Creating Together David Einstein and Judith Cook Era and Donald (Aldo) Farnsworth Ellen Konar and Steve Goldband Tandem Painting (Suzette McDonough and James Whitehouse) MAY 16 - AUG 16 Now on View in the Mathias Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Overview To many, art may seem like a solitary activity – a way for us to pour our individual souls into whatever we choose to create while commenting on or escaping the world around us. But for others, the process of creating art is a collaborative effort – one where we can find joy in experiencing it with others. The Triton Museum of Art is proud to present Visual Duets: The Art of Creating Together. This group exhibition features the works of four significant and talented artist couples: David Einstein and Judith Cook – painting, mixed media Era and Donald (Aldo) Farnsworth - printmaking Ellen Konar and Steve Goldband - photography Tandem Painting (Suzette McDonough and James Whitehouse) - painting Each of these couples creates artwork in connection and conversation with each other. In their practices, they have learned the delicate balance of working with another creative to produce not only something that is unique to the pair, but something that also carries their individual voices. About the Artist All the information on the artists can be found in the link below! Artist Information Additional info on selected works by Tandem Painting Tandem Painting Info Previous Next

< Back Exploring Acrylic Ocean Painting (Triton Online: Summer 2026) Price Members (6 Weeks): $120 General Admission (6 Weeks): $140 Day Pass (Members): $21 Day Pass (General): $24 Location Online Dates Thursday Evenings, July 16th through August 20th, 6PM-8PM Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course This 6-week art session focuses on acrylic ocean painting. While a reference will be provided each week, students are encouraged to use their own references on any given subject. Join in on Acrylic Ocean Painting and create some new art to enjoy this Summer or purchase the class as a gift for a friend/family member! After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule Week 1: July 16-The Sea at Sunset Week 2: July 23- Tidepool Splendor (knife) Week 3: July 30- Shore Patrol Week 4: August 6- Coastal Stone (knife) Week 5: August 13- “Thar she blows” Week 6: August 20-Nightime High Seas (abstract knife) Recommended Materials List : For a visual list of preferred materials on Amazon, email Jeff at bramschreiberjeff846@gmail.com ● 6 count of 11”x14” Canvas Panels or Stretched Canvasses or ● 6 count of 16”x20” Canvas Panels or Stretched Canvasses ● 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 tabletop 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 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 board member for the Triton Museum, 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. Website: https://bramschreiberstudios.smugmug.com/

< Back Summer Sketchbook Magic (Triton Online: Summer 2026) Price Members: $120 (6 Weeks) General Admission: $140 (6 Weeks) Day Pass (Members): $21 Day Pass (General): $24 Location Online Dates Wednesday evenings, July 15th through August 12th, 6PM-8PM Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Join artist Jeff Bramschreiber and the Triton Museum in exploring the magic of using your sketchbook in an artistic way! There will be a theme each week but students will choose the reference, the project size, the medium, and level of completion all within the confines of a sketchbook page. This is a fun online class for trying out ideas, timing yourself, observing your artistic tendencies, and personal discipline. Join in and try something new or purchase the class as a gift for a friend/family member! After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule Week 1: July 15 – Looney Tunes Week 2: July 22 – Famous People Week 3: July 29 - Orchids - Pets Week 4: August 5 – Family Week 5: August 12 – Movie NightWeek 6: August 19 – Middle Earth Recommended Materials List (For a visual list of preferred materials on Amazon, email Jeff at bramschreiberjeff846@gmail.com ) Mechanical Pencil with 5mm HB Lead or HB Pencils with Sharpener White Vinyl Eraser Small Ink Pen (1 Diameter) 8.5”x11” or 9”x12” Hardbound Sketchbook (Preferably Spiral) Small Tube Watercolors or Watercolor Set with Round 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 board member for the Triton Museum, 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. Website: https://bramschreiberstudios.smugmug.com/

< Back Explorations in Drawing (Triton Online: Summer 2026) Price Members (6 Weeks): $120 General Admission (6 Weeks): $140 Day Pass (Members): $21 Day Pass (General): $24 Location Online Dates Friday Evenings, July 17th through August 21, 6PM-8PM Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Join us for an online Summer art session of Drawing with Jeff Bramschreiber! While a reference will be provided each week, students are encouraged to use their own references on any given subject. Join in on Explorations in Drawing and create some new art to enjoy this Summer or purchase the class as a gift for a friend/family member! After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule Week 1: July 17 - Middle Earth - Charcoal Week 2: July 24 - Chitons - Colored Pencil Week 3: July 31 - Orchids - Watercolor Pencil Week 4: August 7 - Grizzly on the Prowl - Pastel Pencils Week 5: August 14 – Yellowstone - Oil Pencils Week 6: August 21 – Tarantulas – Charcoal and Graphite 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 Bramscreiber 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 board member for the Triton Museum, 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. Website: https://bramschreiberstudios.smugmug.com/

< Back Silverpoint in the Trees with Jeff Bramschreiber Price Members: $100, Non-Members: $120 Location Redwoods behind the Triton Dates Saturday, July 11th, 2026, 10:00AM-3:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course As early as the 12th century and before the popularity of the graphite pencil, Silverpoint was widely utilized for manuscripts, record keeping, and art. Though its usage lessened over time, its significance is still felt to this day. With guidance from fine artist Jeff Bramschreiber, join in and learn this ancient and elegant art form in the comfort and beauty of the Triton Museum, its redwood grove, and sculpture garden! All levels are welcome. All materials included. For ages 13 and up. Location: Redwoods behind the Triton Museum Through this technique a metal stylus (made with metals such as silver, gold, copper, or lead) is pressed across a specially prepared surface to create fine lines. Several renowned artists, including Albrecht Durer, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Rembrandt, learned and used Silverpoint. It is truly a historical and traditional technique. 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.

MAY 2 - AUG 16The Triton Museum of Art is pleased to announce the return of one of our most exciting exhibitions, and a visitor favorite - The 2026 Salon at the Triton: 2D Art Competition & Exhibition. The purpose of this competition and exhibition is to showcase the diverse talents of artists living or working in California, and to assist the Triton Museum of Art's mission in supporting and building community through diverse exhibition and art programs. Both aspiring and established artists were encouraged to participate in this highly popular exhibition, which allows for submissions in various 2D mediums and is open to any subject. This year's Salon saw over 760 artists submit over 2,500 individual works of art. From this, our jury selected 117 works to be featured in our Permanent Collection and Rotunda Galleries. 2026 Salon at the Triton Exhibition Selected Artists MAY 2 - AUG 16 Now on View in the Permanent Collection Gallery & Rotunda Gallery Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: 2025 Salon at the Triton: A 2D Art Competition & Exhibition , various art pieces, 2025 The artists selected for the 2026 Salon at the Triton Exhibition are: Abbey, Shannon Aghaee, Hadi Annadore, Sriharsha Baczek, Peter Belew, Michael Bermingham, Lou Billiingslea, Renee Boeder, Liz Brook, Ellen Browne, Claudia Calanche, Mague Cameron, Marie Carey, Peter Carta, Maura Cate, Youming Chan, Louis Chening, Stanislava Cheriton, Glen Clotas, Aina Corvin, Valerie Cox, Karen Crowder, Harlan Davis, Rachel Davis, Starr Dayel, Elvira Dedic, Adriane DeRitis, Eric DeVarco, Tony Do, Analyn Duan, Dora Edwards, Doug Ely, Allyson Filice, Katherine Gallegos, Randy Gambin, Sarah Cherif Gorini, Fiorenza Graham, Shelby Grantz, Julie Guan, Tim Gust, Ellen Herman, Jeff Hite, Brian Host, Marilynn Howard, Denise Huet, Gloria Ibarra, Gabriel Jimenez, Patricio Kahl, Krista Karver, Sherry Kazmi, Ambareen Kerbow, Michael Kim, Helen King, Jaya Klassen, B. Nicole Kobayashi, Hugo Konar, Ellen and Goldband, Steve Kononova, Irena Kreiter, Terry and Diane Lan, Li Lang, Rosalie Lari-Hosain, Shay Lee, Seulgee Lint, Bernard Lord, Carolyn Lordier, Kim Loyola, Sarah Lu, Hui Lurssen, Jean Malandraki, Nikki Malone, Erin Mano-Flank, Dana McDowell, Mark McLain, Barbara Mellon, Gertie Metcalf Tobin, Sheila Miller, Linda Min, Lei Mote, Michael Mueller, Linda Nelson, Craig Nelson-Gal, Julia Newhard, Christopher Nguyen, Andy Nussbaum, Stacey Okita, Sandi Oldenkamp, Zachary Ong, James Orme, Donna Ostovany, Yari Overholt, Barb Pfhal, Dominique Paluzzi, Peter Potter, Chuck Semans, Robert Shea, Deborah Sheridan, Kathleen Sloane, Timon Stonesifer, David Tan, Yan Taymor, Rosalinda Tudish, Kevin Veedell, Victoria Wang, Marina Wang, Nan Wang, Yuting Weil, Alice White, Tess-Marie Whitehouse, James Woods, Julia Yang, Richard Zhang, Bing Zhang, Sue Ellen Zhu, Ni Zittin, Floy Znamirowski, Lucia Overview The Triton Museum of Art is pleased to announce the return of one of our most exciting exhibitions, and a visitor favorite - The 2026 Salon at the Triton: 2D Art Competition & Exhibition. The purpose of this competition and exhibition is to showcase the diverse talents of artists living or working in California, and to assist the Triton Museum of Art's mission in supporting and building community through diverse exhibition and art programs. Both aspiring and established artists were encouraged to participate in this highly popular exhibition, which allows for submissions in various 2D mediums and is open to any subject. This year's Salon saw over 760 artists submit over 2,500 individual works of art. From this, our jury selected 117 works to be featured in our Permanent Collection and Rotunda Galleries. About the Artist Grand Prize: Best of Show Rachel Davis Hey Blue (2024) Mixed Media Painting First Place: Ni Zhu Parade in the Rain (2024) Oil Painting Second Place: B. Nicole Klassen Music of the Spheres (2024) Oil Painting Third Place: Doug Edwards It's All Coming Back to Me (2021) Oil Painting Drawing First Place: Sheila Metcalf Tobin Reckoning with Coexistence (2026) Drawing Second Place: Bing Zhang Rainy Day (2026) Drawing Third Place: Julie Grantz 41 Year Old Female (2025) Drawing Photography First Place: Stanislava Chening Girl with Bird (2025) Photography Second Place: Tony DeVarco Facing the Muse (2021) Photography Third Place: Jeff Herman Windows (2025) Photography Mixed Media/Printmaking First Place: Zachary Oldenkamp Vacuum (2025) Charcoal graphite, watercolor, gouache on paper, mounted to panel Second Place: Adriane Dedic To Dream (2024) Mixed Media Third Place: Erin Malone Karl The Fog Over Bernal Hill (2025) Printmaking Honorable Mentions Lei Min Richard and His Companion (2022) Oil Painting Sherry Karver Remembering Dreaming (2024) Mixed Media Krista Kahl Evening Drinks (2025) Photography Youming Cate Sunny Disposition (2023) Pastel Staff Picks Director's Choice: Preston Metcalf, Executive Director & Senior Curator Victoria Veedell Rose Dusk Marsh (2025) Oil Painting “Throughout history, artists and writers have suggested utopian lands to inspire and elevate the viewer and reader. Mythical ideals such as Elysium, a paradise of heroic souls; the Garden of Hesperides, land of immortality; and Arcadia, the realm in pastoral harmony and simplicity tickle the imagination. Shangri-La suggests a hidden paradise, while Avalon holds a paradisiacal realm of eternal youth and abundance where King Arther awaits. The list goes on, but to these I would add one more – the ethereal landscapes of Victoria Veedell. I have long admired Victoria’s distinctive landscapes, increasingly believing I am transported to other-worldliness when viewing them. How she developed her stylistic dreamscapes, I do not know, but they move me. Are they filtered memories of vistas once viewed and rendered through the lens of time, or are they distant views of a promising future yet to be fully experienced? These are questions Victoria invites me to ask, and a journey of realization I am happy to travel.“ Curator's Choice: Vanessa Callanta, Curator Michael Kerbow Shadowplay (2026) Oil Painting “I kept coming back to this painting. I found myself looking at every building, every sign, thinking, “How much is too much?” It made me upset because this is our reality. When are we going to realize that the way we’re living and consuming is not sustainable? I admire Mr. Kerbow for painting this. It’s not only technically beautiful, it’s extremely sobering and, I like to think (hope), a call to action. I hope we can do better, and I hope we act on that before it’s too late.” Curator's Choice: Bryan Callanta, Curator of Digital Programming Hugo Kobayashi With the Fish (2023) “This painting is beautiful, surreal, and dreamlike. The deep water the fish swims (floats) in gives way to a twilight settling over a quiet suburban home, blending the two worlds together. There is no one present to observe the fish above their home, but I wonder what it would be to look up and see it there – seemingly calm, yet startling. One has to wonder – is this a threat, a guardian, or something else…” Previous Next