Forma Natura: Nature as Source

Exhibition Dates: January 25 – March 2, 2025

1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Juror: Alicia Escott

Juror Statement

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 25, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Nature is a source of inspiration for artwork of all mediums. Forma Natura: Nature as Source is a juried exhibition that
showcases artists’ representations of the natural world.

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Participating Artists

Karla Austin, Bev Barnett, Raymond Bonavida, Konstantin Braverman, Joy Broom, Judy Catambay, Gail Caulfield, Arminée Chahbazian, Maria Coletsis, Suellen Cox,
Rick Crawford, Merry Curran Gregg, Carol Dalton, Jan Davis, James Dietze, Emma Fenton-Miller, Kristie Hansen, Howard Hardie, Victoria Harrison, Lissa Herschleb,
Erin Hunter, Hannah Hunter, Clint Imboden, Christopher Keating, Amy Kupferberg, David LaPalombara, Nancy Lasater, Catherine Lee, Andrew Lincoln,
Jennifer Lothrigel, Steve Mainini, Douglas Marshall, Doug McCune, Dinah McFarlane, Elizabeth McKinne, Margaret E. Murray, Julia Paul, Anne Rabe, Jan Radesky,
Jack Ruszel, Edith Sauer Polonik, Tiffany Schmierer, Arena Shawn, Colin Smith, Lorna Stevens, Kathryn Stuntz, Mary Kate Terwedow, Brooke Toczylowski,
Travis Vermilye, Ken Weichel, Andrew Werby, Donna Westerman, Angela White, Charlene Will, Nancy Willis

Forma Natura: Nature as Source

Exhibition Dates: January 25 – March 2, 2025

1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Juror: Alicia Escott

Juror Statement

Sponsored in part by Happy Life Pottery & Olson Realty, Inc.

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 25, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

To purchase a work, please email info@artsbenicia.org and an Arts Benicia staff member will contact you. Arts Benicia members receive a 10% discount on purchase of artworks.

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Artwork banner by James Dietze

Participating Artists

Karla Austin (Eureka, CA) Boat on the Pond Mixed Media – Watercolor, Acrylic, Airbrush, Pencil on Paper 28″ x 36″ x 2″ $1800

Bev Barnett (Citrus Heights, CA) Rain Storm Mixed Media Fiber Art 22″ x 16″ x 2″ $525

Raymond Bonavida (Los Angeles, CA) Moondance 2 Photograph, Fine Art Print on Paper, Black Frame, White Mat 22″ x 22″ x 1″ $550

Konstantin Braverman (Dublin, CA) Swinging Loner Fujicolor Crystal Deep Matte Velvet Paper 12″ x 18″ $500

Joy Broom (Martinez, CA) Sentimental Journeys Mixed Media (Found Canvases, Photos, Bio Plates, Beeswax) 24″ x 30″ x 2″ $1500

Judy Catambay (Davis, CA) Of Trees and Butterflies Ceramic 20″ x 5″ x 5″ $600

Gail Caulfield (San Rafael, CA) Matilija Poppy Watercolor 11″ x 15″ x .1″ $800

Arminée Chahbazian (Calistoga, CA) Migrant Oil on Canvas 24″ x 24″ $1800

Maria Coletsis (Vancouver, Canada) Intermission: Pesticides Digital Photograph 30″ x 20″ x .05″ $800

Maria Coletsis (Vancouver, Canada) Intermission: Deforestation Digital Photograph 30″ x 20″ x .05″ $800

Suellen Cox (Orinda, CA) The Best Season Assemblage 10″ x 8″ x 6″ $200

Rick Crawford (Astoria, OR) Shell Fragment Series #15 Wood Sculpture 11.5″ x 8″ x 4″ $500

Merry Curran Gregg (Benicia, CA) Shizen 1 Eco Printing 14″ x 11″ x 1″ $450

Carol Dalton (Benicia, CA) New Green #2 Acrylic Paint 20″ x 20″ x 1.5″ $1400

Carol Dalton (Benicia, CA) New Green #3 Acrylic Paint 20″ x 20″ x 1.5″ $1400

Jan Davis (Los Altos, CA) Drifting Silhouettes Mixed Media: Printmaking, Collage, Ink, and Textiles, Thread 25″ x 25″ x 1.5″ $1400

James Dietze (Fair Oaks, CA) Wildfires and the Monarch Butterfly Colored Pencil on Strathmore 70 Lb., Medium Surface Paper 16.5″ x 22.5″ $1000

Emma Fenton-Miller (Oakland, CA) Ripple Gouache 14″ x 11.5″ $350

Emma Fenton-Miller (Oakland, CA) Paths Gouache 14″ x 11.5″ $350

Kristie Hansen (San Francisco, CA) Bones Leather and Wood 38″ x 25″ x 7.5″ $1500

Kristie Hansen (San Francisco, CA) Journey Leather and Wood 55.5″ x 22.5″ x 5.5″ $1800

Howard Hardie (Santa Rosa, CA) The Balance of Nature Silver Gelatin Photograph 23″ x 25″ x 1.5″ $425

Howard Hardie (Santa Rosa, CA) Ancient Bristle Cone Silver Gelatin Photograph 23″ x 24″ x 1.5″ $425

Victoria Harrison (London, England) Blue Sea Urchin Bottle Caps, Recycled Plastic, Glue, Acrylics, Glaze 3.9″ x 3.9″ x 3.9″ $500

Victoria Harrison (London, England) Green Sea Urchin Clay, Bottle Caps, Glue, Acrylic Paint, Glaze 7.1″ x 7.7″ x 7.7″ $5000

Lissa Herschleb (San Rafael, CA) Speak to Her: A Portal to Mother Nature Gouache 30″ x 30″ x 2″ $5500

Erin Hunter (Monterey, CA) California Wildflowers in Green Acrylic on Watercolor Paper 12″ x 10″ $1900

Erin Hunter (Monterey, CA) California Wildflowers in Green Acrylic on Watercolor Paper 15″ x 13″ $1900

Hannah Hunter (Langley, WA) Gyration Monoprint Collage 12″ x 9″ $250

Clint Imboden (Oakland, CA) fire-man-death Mixed 26″ x 21″ x 9″ $1200

Christopher Keating (Benicia, CA) Wild Thistle Bronze 35″ x 12″ x 12″ $2000

Amy M Kupferberg (Bedford, NY) Cornered Wood Block, HB Graphite Rubbings on Handmade Paper 10″ x 12″ x 1″ $1100

Amy M Kupferberg (Bedford, NY) Nacre HB Graphite on Handmade Paper (Denim and Cotton) 10″ x 12″ x 1″ $1000

David LaPalombara (Athens, OH) Effluent Oil Paint on Hardwood Panel 18″ x 24″ x 1″ $2800

David LaPalombara (Athens, OH) Erasure Oil Paint on Hardwood Panel 18″ x 24″ x 1″ $2800

Nancy Lasater (Hollywood, CA) Tidepools in Monterey Acrylic 34″ x 28″ x 2″ $3200 SOLD

Catherine Lee (El Cerrito, CA) Summer forest Ink, Acrylic on CanvasPrint 36″ x 36″ x 1″ $2000

Andrew Lincoln (Napa, CA) Bloom Photograph 25″ x 21″ x 2″ $250

Andrew Lincoln (Napa, CA) Tributary Photograph” 20″ x 25″ x 1 $200

Jennifer Lothrigel (Lafayette, CA) Grass Goddess Photography 30″ x 24″ x 1″ $450

Jennifer Lothrigel (Lafayette, CA) Rice Field Offering Photography 30″ x 24″ x 1″ $450

Steve Mainini (Benicia, CA) Contra Costa #2 Charcoal 24″ x 18″ x 1″ $2500

Douglas Marshall (Benicia, CA) Colorado River Photography “16” x 20″ $245

Doug McCune (Oakland, CA) Driftwood Selfie Driftwood, Resin 19″ x 12″ x 15″ $5600 SOLD

Doug McCune (Oakland, CA) Suffocation #1 Bronze, Stone 3.5″ x 16″ x 15″ $5600

Dinah McFarlane (El Sobrante, CA) Migration Paper, Raffia, Silk, Rattan, Cotton 15″ x 11″ x 11″ $600

Dinah McFarlane (El Sobrante, CA) Reflections of Fire Wool, Cotton, Recycled Yarn and Ribbon 47″ x 36″ x 1″ $1500

Elizabeth McKinne (Napa, CA) Passage Gouache and Oil/Wax Crayon on Paper 20″ x 15″ x 1″ $1025

Margaret E. Murray (San Francisco, CA) Glacial Melt IV Etching with Aquatint and Chine Colle 9″ x 12″ $495

Julia Paul (Blacksburg, VA) Seed Pod Focus Box C-Print on Fuji 30″ x 24″ $1900

Anne Rabe (Lafayette, CA) Endurance Multiple Exposure, Multi-Layered Photography 20″ x 15″ $600

Jan Radesky (Benicia, CA) Will the Water Fabric Collage 22″ x 20″ $800

Jack Ruszel (Benicia, CA) Butterfly Redwood Regional Park Windfall 83″ x 53″ x 32″ $45000

Edith Sauer Polonik (Davis, CA) Revitalize Wood, Lichen, Cold Wax, Crayon 12.5″ x 6″ x 3″ $800

Tiffany Schmierer (San Francisco, CA) Cultivation Ceramic 18.5″ x 12″ x 5.5″ $1100

Arena Shawn (Carrabelle, FL) I’d Rather Dance Oil on Ampersand Museum Panel 13″ x 11″ $525

Colin Smith (Baltimore, MD) Leptothrix Discorpia in Acid Mine Drainage #1 Photo Printed on Hahnemühle Baryta Paper 18″ x 25″ x 2″ $1000

Colin Smith (Baltimore, MD) Steam From an underground Mine Fire Photo Printed on Hahnemühle Baryta Paper 19″ x 25″ x 2″ $1200

Lorna Stevens (San Francisco, CA) Migration Wood and Asphalt 13″ x 9.5″ x 1.5″ $4000

Kathryn Stuntz (Highland, NY) Salmon Ladder PVC Tubing, Dyed, Knitted, Mounted on Wooden Form 49″ x 18″ x 3″ $3500

Mary Kate Terwedow (Benicia, CA) Tumult Photography 15″ x 20″ x 1″ $500

Brooke Toczylowski (West Hartford, CT) Shroud #8 Amaranth & Walnut Ink, Watercolor, Monoprints, Thread 58″ x 26″ $900

Travis Vermilye (Denver, CO) Love in Blue Mp4 Video (View) NFS

Ken Weichel (Benicia, CA) Sunday at South Lake Digital and Photograph Collage 11″ x 15″ $250

Andrew Werby (Oakland, CA) Crotalacor Digitally Carved Redwood 23″ x 6″ x 6″ $2800

Donna Westerman (Orinda, CA) “Log pile” Reduction Woodcut 20″ x 26″ x 1″ $3500

Angela White (Benicia, CA) Seal Rocks Oil & Silver Leaf on Canvas 24″ x 30″ x 2″ $650

Charlene Will (Oakland, CA) Yellow Pink Orange Green Oils on Stretched Canvas 22″ x 28″ x 1.5″ $2600

Nancy Willis (St. Helena, CA) Fury Monoprint 10″ x 8″ $650

To purchase a work, please email info@artsbenicia.org and an Arts Benicia staff member will contact you.
Arts Benicia members receive a 10% discount on purchase of artworks.

Karla Austin (Eureka, CA)
Boat on the Pond
Mixed Media – Watercolor, Acrylic, Airbrush, Pencil on Paper
28″ x 36″ x 2″
$1800

Bev Barnett (Citrus Heights, CA)
Rain Storm
Mixed Media Fiber Art
22″ x 16″ x 2″
$525

Raymond Bonavida (Los Angeles, CA)
Moondance 2
Photograph, Fine Art Print on Paper, Black Frame, White Mat
22″ x 22″ x 1″
$550

Konstantin Braverman (Dublin, CA)
Swinging Loner
Fujicolor Crystal Deep Matte Velvet Paper
12″ x 18″
$500

Joy Broom (Martinez, CA)
Sentimental Journeys
Mixed Media (Found Canvases, Photos, Bio Plates, Beeswax)
24″ x 30″ x 2″
$1500

Judy Catambay (Davis, CA)
Of Trees and Butterflies
Ceramic
20″ x 5″ x 5″
$600

Gail Caulfield (San Rafael, CA)
Matilija Poppy
Watercolor
11″ x 15″ x .1″
$800

Arminée Chahbazian (Calistoga, CA)
Migrant
Oil on Canvas
24″ x 24″
$1800

Maria Coletsis (Vancouver, Canada)
Intermission: Pesticides
Digital Photograph
30″ x 20″ x .05″
$800

Maria Coletsis (Vancouver, Canada)
Intermission: Deforestation
Digital Photograph
30″ x 20″ x .05″
$800

Suellen Cox (Orinda, CA)
The Best Season
Assemblage
10″ x 8″ x 6″
$200

Rick Crawford (Astoria, OR)
Shell Fragment Series #15
Wood Sculpture
11.5″ x 8″ x 4″
$500

Merry Curran Gregg (Benicia, CA)
Shizen 1
Eco Printing
14″ x 11″ x 1″
$450

Carol Dalton (Benicia, CA)
New Green #2
Acrylic Paint
20″ x 20″ x 1.5″
$1400

Carol Dalton (Benicia, CA)
New Green #3
Acrylic Paint
20″ x 20″ x 1.5″
$1400

Jan Davis (Los Altos, CA)
Drifting Silhouettes
Mixed Media: Printmaking, Collage, Ink, and Textiles, Thread
25″ x 25″ x 1.5″
$1400

James Dietze (Fair Oaks, CA)
Wildfires and the Monarch Butterfly
Colored Pencil on Strathmore 70 Lb., Medium Surface Paper
16.5″ x 22.5″
$1000

Emma Fenton-Miller (Oakland, CA)
Ripple
Gouache
14″ x 11.5″
$350

Emma Fenton-Miller (Oakland, CA)
Paths
Gouache
14″ x 11.5″
$350

Kristie Hansen (San Francisco, CA)
Bones
Leather and Wood
38″ x 25″ x 7.5″
$1500

Kristie Hansen (San Francisco, CA)
Journey
Leather and Wood
55.5″ x 22.5″ x 5.5″
$1800

Howard Hardie (Santa Rosa, CA)
The Balance of Nature
Silver Gelatin Photograph
23″ x 25″ x 1.5″
$425

Howard Hardie (Santa Rosa, CA)
Ancient Bristle Cone
Silver Gelatin Photograph
23″ x 24″ x 1.5″
$425

Victoria Harrison (London, England)
Blue Sea Urchin
Bottle Caps, Recycled Plastic, Glue, Acrylics, Glaze
3.9″ x 3.9″ x 3.9″
$500

Victoria Harrison (London, England)
Green Sea Urchin
Clay, Bottle Caps, Glue, Acrylic Paint, Glaze
7.1″ x 7.7″ x 7.7″
$5000

Lissa Herschleb (San Rafael, CA)
Speak to Her: A Portal to Mother Nature
Gouache
30″ x 30″ x 2″
$5500

Erin Hunter (Monterey, CA)
California Wildflowers in Green
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
12″ x 10″
$1900

Erin Hunter (Monterey, CA)
California Wildflowers in Green
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
15″ x 13″
$1900

Hannah Hunter (Langley, WA)
Gyration
Monoprint Collage
12″ x 9″
$250

Clint Imboden (Oakland, CA)
fire-man-death
Mixed
26″ x 21″ x 9″
$1200

Christopher Keating (Benicia, CA)
Wild Thistle
Bronze
35″ x 12″ x 12″
$2000

Amy M Kupferberg (Bedford, NY)
Cornered
Wood Block, HB Graphite Rubbings on Handmade Paper
10″ x 12″ x 1″
$1100

Amy M Kupferberg (Bedford, NY)
Nacre
HB Graphite on Handmade Paper (Denim and Cotton)
10″ x 12″ x 1″
$1000

David LaPalombara (Athens, OH)
Effluent
Oil Paint on Hardwood Panel
18″ x 24″ x 1″
$2800

David LaPalombara (Athens, OH)
Erasure
Oil Paint on Hardwood Panel
18″ x 24″ x 1″
$2800

Nancy Lasater (Hollywood, CA)
Tidepools in Monterey
Acrylic
34″ x 28″ x 2″
$3200 SOLD

Catherine Lee (El Cerrito, CA)
Summer forest
Ink, Acrylic on CanvasPrint
36″ x 36″ x 1″
$2000

Andrew Lincoln (Napa, CA)
Bloom
Photograph
25″ x 21″ x 2″
$250

Andrew Lincoln (Napa, CA)
Tributary
Photograph”
20″ x 25″ x 1
$200

Jennifer Lothrigel (Lafayette, CA)
Grass Goddess
Photography
30″ x 24″ x 1″
$450

Jennifer Lothrigel (Lafayette, CA)
Rice Field Offering
Photography
30″ x 24″ x 1″
$450

Steve Mainini (Benicia, CA)
Contra Costa #2
Charcoal
24″ x 18″ x 1″
$2500

Douglas Marshall (Benicia, CA)
Colorado River
Photography
“16” x 20″
$245

Doug McCune (Oakland, CA)
Driftwood Selfie
Driftwood, Resin
19″ x 12″ x 15″
$5600 SOLD

Doug McCune (Oakland, CA)
Suffocation #1
Bronze, Stone
3.5″ x 16″ x 15″
$5600

Dinah McFarlane (El Sobrante, CA)
Migration
Paper, Raffia, Silk, Rattan, Cotton
15″ x 11″ x 11″
$600

Dinah McFarlane (El Sobrante, CA)
Reflections of Fire
Wool, Cotton, Recycled Yarn and Ribbon
47″ x 36″ x 1″
$1500

Elizabeth McKinne (Napa, CA)
Passage
Gouache and Oil/Wax Crayon on Paper
20″ x 15″ x 1″
$1025

Margaret E. Murray (San Francisco, CA)
Glacial Melt IV
Etching with Aquatint and Chine Colle
9″ x 12″
$495

Julia Paul (Blacksburg, VA)
Seed Pod Focus Box
C-Print on Fuji
30″ x 24″
$1900

Anne Rabe (Lafayette, CA)
Endurance
Multiple Exposure, Multi-Layered Photography
20″ x 15″
$600

Jan Radesky (Benicia, CA)
Will the Water
Fabric Collage
22″ x 20″
$800

Jack Ruszel (Benicia, CA)
Butterfly
Redwood Regional Park Windfall
83″ x 53″ x 32″
$45000

Edith Sauer Polonik (Davis, CA)
Revitalize
Wood, Lichen, Cold Wax, Crayon
12.5″ x 6″ x 3″
$800

Tiffany Schmierer (San Francisco, CA)
Cultivation
Ceramic
18.5″ x 12″ x 5.5″
$1100

Arena Shawn (Carrabelle, FL)
I’d Rather Dance
Oil on Ampersand Museum Panel
13″ x 11″
$525

Colin Smith (Baltimore, MD)
Leptothrix Discorpia in Acid Mine Drainage #1
Photo Printed on Hahnemühle Baryta Paper
18″ x 25″ x 2″
$1000

Colin Smith (Baltimore, MD)
Steam From an underground Mine Fire
Photo Printed on Hahnemühle Baryta Paper
19″ x 25″ x 2″
$1200

Lorna Stevens (San Francisco, CA)
Migration
Wood and Asphalt
13″ x 9.5″ x 1.5″
$4000

Kathryn Stuntz (Highland, NY)
Salmon Ladder
PVC Tubing, Dyed, Knitted, Mounted on Wooden Form
49″ x 18″ x 3″
$3500

Mary Kate Terwedow (Benicia, CA)
Tumult
Photography
15″ x 20″ x 1″
$500

Brooke Toczylowski (West Hartford, CT)
Shroud #8
Amaranth & Walnut Ink, Watercolor, Monoprints, Thread
58″ x 26″
$900

Travis Vermilye (Denver, CO)
Love in Blue
Mp4 Video (View)
NFS

Ken Weichel (Benicia, CA)
Sunday at South Lake
Digital and Photograph Collage
11″ x 15″
$250

Andrew Werby (Oakland, CA)
Crotalacor
Digitally Carved Redwood
23″ x 6″ x 6″
$2800

Donna Westerman (Orinda, CA)
“Log pile”
Reduction Woodcut
20″ x 26″ x 1″
$3500

Angela White (Benicia, CA)
Seal Rocks
Oil & Silver Leaf on Canvas
24″ x 30″ x 2″
$650

Charlene Will (Oakland, CA)
Yellow Pink Orange Green
Oils on Stretched Canvas
22″ x 28″ x 1.5″
$2600

Nancy Willis (St. Helena, CA)
Fury
Monoprint
10″ x 8″
$650