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Art of a Community 2021

Exhibition Dates: February 6 to April 11, 2021

The Art of a Community opens our 34th year showcasing the talents of our artist members. As the new year opens with social distancing and shelter-in-place restrictions still in effect in many locations, our exhibition will be online only.

Part II: Artists, M-Z  — Select thumbnail images below to view larger images of each work.
Part I: Artists, A-L — Click to return to Artists A-L

Enter the Online Gallery (Slideshow) – Artists A-L

Enter the Online Gallery (Slideshow) – Artists M-Z

Read the Ekphrastic Poetry Inspired by Works in This Exhibition

Listen to the Recording of the March 14 Ekphrastic Event

Participating Artists

Suzun Almquist  |  Michelle Andres  |  Geraldine Arata  |  Marsha Balian  |  Nancy Bardach  |  Annette Laurel Batchelor  |  Flora Baumann  |  Paula Boas  |  Carla  Marie Bratt  |  Mark Bremer   |  Karen Buttwinick  |  Joyce Byrum  |  Pat Calabro  |  Fang Chang  |  L. Carol Christopher  |  MJ Coleman  |  Carin Coleridge  |  Mary Conner  |  Kenneth Cook  |  Jean Coppock  |  Jane Corich   |  Valerie Corvin  |  Michael Dadasovich  |  Carol Dalton  |  Janet Davis  |  Nikki Basch Davis  |  Vicki Dennis  |  Joan DiStefano  |  Pam Dixon  |  Barbara Duvall  |  Mark Eanes  |  Ellen Håkensen Faris  |  Kathleen S. Farros  |  Christina Finnie  |  David Fitzgerald  |  Pam Fletcher  |  Bodil Fox  |  Larnie Fox  |  Nancy Freeman  |   Susan Fuller  |  Kathleen Gadway  |  Laura Garcia  |  Virginia George  |  Stephanie Gray  |  Merry Gregg  |  Ellen Gust  |  Dijana Harding  |  Laurence Harding  |  Linda V Hubbard  |  Janet Brock Hughes  |  Terry Hughes  |  Madeline Ibrahim  |  Peg Jackson  |  Lewis Jacobs  |  Renaye Johnson  |  Susan Johnson  |  Aldo Jordan  |  Mary Frances Kelly-Poh  |  Mike Kendall  |  Daniel Klapprott  |  David Klapprott  |  Irenka Kudlicki  |  Susan Lane  |  Ninette Larson  |  Tibby Lerner  |  Marjorie Lutz  |  Steve Mainini  |  Laurie Mansur  |  Joe Martino  |  Pamela McCauley   |  Elizabeth McKinne  |  Peter McNeill  |  Cecile McNulty  |  Connie Millholland  |  Dixie Mohan  |  Craig Moline  |  Robert Muller  |  Sergio Nates  |  Ebba Navas  |  Nicci Nunes  |  Les Overlock  |  Mary Parkerson  |  Marie Parks  |  Bruce Pope  |  Chuck Potter  |  Jean Purnell  |  Sarah Reardon  |  Paul Reeve  |  Susan Marcus Sachs  |  Marilyn Schaeffer  |  Stephen Schumm  |  Robert Schwiebert  |  John William Selig  |  Joani Share  |  Mary Shaw  |  Deirdre Shibano  |  Celeste Smeland  |  Kim Smith   |  Barbara Smithson  |  Lee Wilder Snider  |  Charlene Steen  |  David Stellato  |  Melissa Stephens  |  Arthur Stern  |  Delanee Suncin  |  Carol Thompson  |   Sabine Thompson  |  Charlynn Throckmorton  |  Dee Tivenan  |  Toby Tover  |  Jerrold Turner  |  Joanne Uomini  |  Nancy Vachani  |  Michael Van Auken  |  Mark Van Norman  |  Gregory Vasgerdsian  |  Victoria Veedell  |  Elizabeth Verigin  |  Morrie  Warshawski  |  Claudia Waters  |  Jack Weaver  |  Kelly Webster  |  Kenneth Weichel  |  David Welch  |  Erin McCluskey Wheeler  |  Mira White  |  Diane Williams  |   Ruby Wolfman   |  Hilary Wright  |  Emil Yanos  |  Erika Von Zoog  |  Scott Zoog

Click on thumbnail images below to view larger images of each work.

Steve Mainini
Benicia, CA
Homage to Michaelangelo (2019)
Pastel
24″ x 24″
$8000
Laurie Mansur
Concord, CA
Dream (2021)
Mixed Media on Paper
14″ x 10″
$225
Joseph Martino
Benicia, CA
NRON Quad (2020)
Ink on Wood Panel
18″ x 22″
$600
Pamela McCauley
Lafayette, CA
BC/AD (2020)
Mixed Media and Collage
11″ x 14″ (collage); 20″ x 24″ (framed)
$350
Elizabeth McKinne
Napa, CA
Green Fling (2020)
Gouache and Crayon on Paper
15″ x 10″
$475 (unframed)
Peter McNeill
Walnut Creek, CA
November Afternoon, Mt Diablo (2020)
Oil on Wood Panel
16″ x 20″
$550
Cecile McNulty
Benicia, CA
Squirrel (2020)
Oil
12″ x 12″
$325
Connie Millholland
Benicia, CA
Fantasy (2020)
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 36″
$500
Dixie Mohan
Lafayette, CA
Point Pinole Trees (2020)
Oil on Wood Panel, with Wood Substrate
21″ x 26 3/4″
$450 SOLD
Craig Moline
Benicia, CA
Benicia Capitol (2019)
Watercolor
18″ x 22″
$175 SOLD
Roger Muller
Vallejo, CA
Harmony (2014)
Black and White Silver Gelatin Print
16″ x 16″
$250
Sergio Nates
Benicia, CA
Deconstruction #71 (2020)
Acrylic on Canvas
20″ x 45″
$2500
Ebba Navas
Benicia, CA
Fall at the Lake (2020)
Oil on Canvas Board
11″ x 14″
$225
Nicci Nunes
Benicia, CA
Caring Is a Thing That Counts (2020)
Wood Print
24″ x 24″
$585
Artist Statement
Resume
Les Overlock
Benicia, CA
Blue Mirror (2021)
Chalk Pastel
9″ x 11″
$200
Mary Parkerson
Benicia, CA
Lunch Hour (2020)
Acrylic
20″ x 24″
$700
Marie Parks
Benicia, CA
Calm Headlands (2020)
Oil
11″ x 14″
$185
Artist Statement & Bio
Bruce Pope
Benicia, CA
Dream of the Rapture (2020)
Oil and Graphite on Canvas
31″ x 39.5″
$650
Chuck Potter
Benicia, CA
Medicine Man (2020) (Triptych)
Custom Plasters and Mixed Media on Panel
12″ x 36″ (12″ x 12″ each)
$750
Jean Purnell
Benicia, CA
No Name Ranch, Crockett (2020)
Oil on Canvas
11″ x 14″
$300 SOLD
Sarah Reardon
Vallejo, CA
Seaside (2019)
Acrylic on Canvas
16″ x 12″
$400
Artist Bio
Paul Reeve
Benicia, CA
Her Little Horsies #2 (2019)
Dye and Pigment Print on Glossy Paper
7.5″ x 9.5″
$64
Susan Marcus Sachs
Benicia, CA
City Scape (2020)
Mixed Media on Canvas
36″ x 24″
$1,150
Marilyn Schaeffer
Benicia, CA
 Banana (2020)
Photography
9″ x 12″
$125
Stephen Schumm
Benicia, CA
Still Blue (2019)
Acrylic, Paper Collage on Canvas
36″ x 36″
$2,250
Robert Schwiebert
Benicia, CA
Daisies in Repose (2020)
Pigment Ink on Paper
20″ x 20″
$150
John William Selig
Benicia, CA
Shugacitay (2013/2019)
Photographic Metallic Print
30″ x 20″
$850 SOLD
Joani Share
Walnut Creek, CA
Tracks (2020)
Fabric and Thread on Canvas
34″ x 40″
$1250
Artist Statement
CV
Mary Shaw
Benicia, CA
 Finding the Center (2019)
Charcoal on Paper
9″ x 12″
$125
Deirdre Shibano
St. Helena, CA
 Monterey Coast (in Plein-Air) (2018)
Oil on Canvas
16″ x 20″ (+ frame)
$750
Celeste Smeland
Vallejo, CA
 Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2020)
Graphite and Color Pencil Drawing
14″ x 12″
$250
Artist Statement
CV
Kim Smith
Benicia, CA
Pink Painting (2000)
Oil on Canvas on Wood
48″ x 44″
$3,500
Artist Statement
Artist Bio
Barbara Smithson
Fairfield, CA
 Not So Still Life (2020)
Watercolor
8″ x 10″
$125
Lee Wilder Snider
Benicia, CA
The Nedge (2020)
Colored Pencil on Paper
9″ x 12″
$300
Artist Statement
Artist CV
Charlene Steen
Napa, CA
 Daydream in Blue (2020)
Acrylic with Textural Materials
30″ x 40″
$280
Artist Bio
Melissa Stephens
Walnut Creek, CA
Divergent Pathways (2020)
Encaustic – Beeswax, Damar Resin, Rust, Oil Stick, Caran D’Ache, Walnut Oil on Cradled Board
48″ x 48″ x 2.5″
$4300
Arthur Stern
Benicia, CA
 Joy Spring for Clifford Brown (2019)
Mixed Media on Canvas
36″ x 72″
$5,000
Artist Statement
Artist Resume
Delanee Suncin
Vacaville, CA
The Blues of First Street (2020)
Acrylic
18″ x 24″
$220 SOLD
Carol Thompson
Benicia, CA
It’s All About Balance – Mobile (2020)
Mixed Media
14″ x 25″
$100
Sabine Thompson
Benicia, CA
Gather Your Sparks From the Fire (2020)
Mixed Media
30″ x 40″
$2,500
Charlynn Throckmorton
Benicia, CA
The Intoxication of Secret Places (2020)
Oil/Cold Wax Medium
11″ x 15″
$240
Dee Tivenan
Orinda, CA
The Falls (2020)
Mixed Media on Yupo on Panel
20″ x 24″ x 1.5″
$600
Artist Statement
Toby Tover
Benicia, CA
Iris (2018)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
30″ x 40″
$1900
Jerrold Turner
Benicia, CA
Benicia Headquarters, 1899
Oil on Canvas
20″ x 24″
$2000
Joanne Uomini
El Cerrito, CA
Dusky Beauty, Haypress Lake ( 2020)
Acrylic
24″ x 18″
$200
Nancy Vachani
Orinda, CA
Telegraph Ave. Cafe (2019)
Oil on Canvas
18″ x 24″
$475
Michael Van Auken
Benicia, CA
Jefferson Tidepool (2020)
Photography (Canvas Wrap)
24″ x 16″
$300
Mark Van Norman
Benicia, CA
After the Flood (2020)
Computer Rendering
30″ x 30″
$1200
Gregory Vasgerdsian
Martinez, CA
Dusk 14 (2015)
Oil
5″ x 6.5″
$145
Victoria Veedell
San Francisco, CA
Sunset Diffused (2019)
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 12″
$600
Elizabeth Verigin
Benicia, CA
Window (2020)
Acrylic
13″ x 10″ (framed)
$275
Artist Statement
Morrie Warshawski
Napa, CA
Portland (2020)
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Ink
16″ x 20″
$200
Claudia Waters
Benicia, CA
A Good Book (2006)
Oil on Linen
7″ x 16″
$900
Jack Weaver
Benicia, CA
N.I.M.B.Y. Nightmare (2019)
Embossed Photo-Sculpture
12″ x 12″
$250
Kelly Webster
Benicia, CA
Tug of War (2017)
Etching
8″ x 16″ (image) ; 12″ x 22.5″ (paper)
$50
Kenneth Weichel
Benicia, CA
Going Places (2020)
Mixed Media, Hand-Made Papers
20″ x 16″
$100
David Welch
Benicia, CA
Summer Koi (2019)
Watercolor
21.5″ x 17″
$300
Erin McCluskey Wheeler
Richmond, CA
Many Distances (2018)
Found and Painted Paper on Paper Mounted on Birch Panel
15″ x 22″ x 1″
$250
Mira White
Walnut Creek, CA
Just Breathe (2020)
Mixed Media, Soft Pastel
15″ x 22″
$900
Diane Williams
Benicia, CA
Stacked Stones (2020)
Mixed Media on Panel
20″ x 30″
$1200
Ruby Wolfman
Berkeley, CA
Hold Up (2019)
Acrylic on Canvas Board
14″ x 20″
$750
Hilary Wright
Benicia, CA
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco (2020)
Watercolor
16.5″ x 14.5″
$275
Emil Yanos
Napa, CA
Aurora (2020)
Ceramic Wall Sculpture: Stoneware
15.25″ x 4.625″
$400
Artist Statement
CV
Erika Von Zoog
Benicia, CA
Pandemic Psychology Airborne Imaginings (2020)
Charcoal, Watercolor
24″x 18″
$200
Scott Zoog
Benicia, CA
Corona Virus (2020)
Bowling Ball, Glass Rods, Bottle Caps
15″ x 15″
$550

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Art of a Community 2021
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