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< 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

< Back When Art Married Science: How the Impressionists, Cubists, and Others Echoed the Science of Their Times Price Free Location Triton Museum of Art Dates August 20th, 2025 from 12:00PM - 1:00PM Duration 1 Day Enroll About the Course In the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, artists began to break the rules of portraying the world around them. Their new ways of seeing echoed the discoveries and ideas of physics and science. In this Triton Talk/Brown Bag lunch presentation by our Executive Director, Preston Metcalf, come and see how art and science expressed like ideas, using two different vocabularies. Bring your lunch and enjoy the presentation. Drinks and chips provided! Questions? Please contact education@tritonmuseum.org Your Instructor Preston Metcalf

< Back Triton Online 2025: Explorations in Drawing (Summer) Price Members: $120, Non-Members: $140, Day Pass (Members): $21, Day Pass (Non-Members): $24 Location Online Dates Friday Evenings, 6:00PM-8:00PM; July 11 through August 15 Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Join us for an online Summer art session of Watercolors with Jeff Bramschreiber! Enter an expedition of different subjects with watercolors and watercolor pencils while using a brush or palette knife. Select a 6-week session or participate with a day pass! After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule: Week 1: July 9 - African Violets (Watercolor Pencil) Week 2: July 16 - Sea Glass and Stone on the Beach (Watercolor) Week 3: July 23 - Orchids (Watercolor Pencil) Week 4: July 30 - Tidepools (Knife-Painted Watercolor) Week 5: August 6 - Sunsets (Watercolor) Week 6: August 13 - Shorebirds (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 Triton Online 2025: Adventures in Acrylic Painting (Summer) Price Members: $120, Non-Members: $140, Day Pass (Members): $21, Day Pass (Non-Members): $24 Location Online Dates Thursday Evenings, 6:00PM-8:00PM; July 10 through August 14 Duration 6 Weeks Enroll About the Course Join us for an online Summer art session of Acrylics with Jeff Bramschreiber! This 6-week course 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 and create some new art to enjoy this Summer! After enrollment through Eventbrite, zoom information will be sent by the instructor. Schedule: Week 1: July 10 - Our Redwood Forests Week 2: July 17 - Abstract Nightscape Week 3: July 24 - Pounding Surf (Knife Painting) Week 4: July 31 - Breaching Whales Week 5: August 7 - Abstract Sunset (Knife Painting) Week 6: August 14 - Fruit Bowl (Still Life) 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.

MAY 17 - AUG 17These pieces were carefully selected out of 650 different California artists and 2000+ submissions of work. We appreciate the efforts of each and every one. Congratulations once again! 2025 Salon Exhibition Various Artists MAY 17 - AUG 17 Now on View in the Rotunda and Mathias Galleries Plan Your Visit < Back Marquee: Far wall of the Mathias Gallery (2025), Vinyl and Artworks Overview These pieces were carefully selected out of 650 different California artists and 2000+ submissions of work. We appreciate the efforts of each and every one. Congratulations once again! About the Artist For more information on these artists, take some time to look them up! Best of Show Tim Guan George, Doomscrolling (2024) Oil Painting Painting First Place: Maria Kazanskaya Affordable Housing, Ocean View (2025) Mixed Media/Painting Second Place: Anna Sidana Metamorphosis II (2025) Oil Painting Third Place: Aina Clotas Self-Portrait as a Square (2025) Oil Painting Drawing First Place: Bing Zhang The Distance of Intimacy (2024) Drawing Second Place: Dave Ralston Band Prep (2020) Colored Pencil Third Place: Sheila Ghidini Interior 8 (2023) Graphite and colored pencil Photography First Place: George Herman London National Theatre (2024) Photography/Print Second Place: Richard Gilles Lowes House (2022) Photography Third Place: Shay Lari-Hosain Silence in B-Flat 1 #8535-610 (2020) Photography Mixed Media/Printmaking First Place: Kathryn Kain Rose Waterfall (2023) Monotype Second Place: Sara Kate Eberhart Fog (2024) Indigo-dyed linen with stitching Third Place: Peter Baczek Composition in Gray (2024) Etching Staff Picks Director's Choice - Preston Metcalf, Executive Director and Senior Curator Maura Carta Long Shadows (2025) Oil Painting Preston: When is a still life not just a still life? When it is infused with memory, longing, competing pathos and joy, and an all-pervading wistfulness. Long Shadows is a painting of feeling, a story we can all understand. Is this the favored baby of our child, now grown or gone? Is it the comforting friend of our own childhood, still potent in its comforting balm? It is, of course, all of these and more. This is the magic of Maura Carta’s art. Also… I like bunnies. Curator's Choice - Vanessa Callanta, Curator Spence Snyder Kelly's Space (2025) Oil Painting Vanessa: I love the intimate workspaces that are artists’ studios. They’re always fascinating to see, to see what the artist has around them for inspiration, to see all the different materials they use. This is not just Kelly’s “space,” but a portrait of Kelly herself as she wanders around and works in it. It’s a wonderful glimpse into the subject’s creative process. The painting is well executed, and the details are enjoyable to look at. I especially adore the fluffy white and brown cat peering out of the canvas toward the viewer (because oftentimes our animal friends make the best studio companions). Curator's Choice - Bryan Callanta, Curator of Digital Programming Stanley Peterson China Cove (2021) Acrylic painting Bryan: I was immediately drawn to this painting upon seeing it. I really like this work for its creative approach in depicting this beautiful coastal scene. The varying linework creates attractive textures that leads your eye throughout the composition, and I enjoy the artist’s use of bright and bold colors. To me, it’s a very well executed and unique painting. Honorable Mentions The Artist Hines St. Artemisia's Revenge (2023), Acrylic Ellen Gust It's Closer Than You Think (2025), Pastel Pat Moseuk City By the Bay (2024), Acrylic and Mixed Media Kathy Dana California Diversity (2024), Acrylic Lei Chi Dad (2023), Watercolor Kathleen Gadway Winter Studio Windows (2023), Oil Ben Lovell Vatununu Traffic (2023), Photography Vera Fainshtein Chinatown (Diptych) (2025), Monotype Previous Next

Shifting Terrain Mark Engel AUG 16 - JAN 4 Will be on View in the Marquee: Shifting Terrain , 2024, acrylic and spray paint on canvas Permanent Gallery < Back Overview Mark Engel is a figurative painter whose practice investigates the body as a site of transformation, perception, and psychological depth. Drawing on themes of connection, involution, and the fluid nature of selfhood, Engel constructs layered compositions that merge the figure with elements of landscape, gesture, and abstraction. His paintings explore the tension between form and dissolution, using fragmentation and distortion to reflect transitional states and the porous boundaries between interior and exterior experience. Engel’s approach is rooted in process and intuition. Each composition unfolds through cycles of addition and subtraction, allowing unconscious associations and emotional resonance to emerge. By balancing structure with flux, his work invites reflection on the instability of identity in a world shaped by constant change and relational complexity. He has exhibited widely in solo and group exhibitions, including Shapeshifters at Know Future Gallery, Constellations at Vargas Gallery, and group shows at Baton Rouge Gallery Center for Contemporary Art, Limner Gallery in New York, and 33 Contemporary Gallery in Chicago. His work has been featured in Create! Magazine, Artsin Square, and Curatory Magazine. Engel is a professor at Mission College in Santa Clara, California, and has contributed to arts education through teaching residencies and faculty exhibitions. His ongoing exploration of the figure offers a visual language for the complexities of becoming. Artist Statement I use the human figure as a central motif to explore themes of connection, transformation, and involution. My work revolves around the ever-changing motion of selfhood and explores the dynamic interplay between external forces and internal experiences. Process is an essential component in my work, and I build compositions that combine the figure with landscape, fragmentation, distortion, and gesture to reflect transitional states. Relying heavily on intuition, I feel my way through each composition by adding and subtracting elements to arrive at an image that is broader than my conscious awareness and infuses the work with a deeper level of meaning. I strive to find a balance between retaining form and dissolving into abstraction to capture the fluid nature of becoming and soften the boundaries between self and other. Previous Next

Urban Visions: Life in Motion Dean Larson AUG 16 - DEC 7 Will be on View in the Marquee: Saturday In The Park , oil on canvas Cowell Gallery < Back Overview Artist Dean Larson was the winner of the 2024 Salon at the Triton Art Competition. 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 Artist Statement Dean Larson Urban Visions: Life in Motion 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