 The California Art Club, established in 1909 by early plein
air painters, is recognized as one of the oldest, largest and
most active professional art organizations in the world. The
mission of the Club, which is headquartered in Pasadena,
Calif., is to promote traditional fine arts in the fields of
painting, drawing and sculpture; to produce and promote art
exhibits that foster understanding and interpretation of
traditional art heritage and California history; and to furnish
educational opportunities in fine arts.
The Club's Annual Gold Medal Exhibition spotlights new
works from the country's leading traditional fine artists and
celebrates California Impressionism, the artistic movement
that has been attributed to the Club's founding members
nearly a century ago. The event continues the legacy of many
of the historic club's early members, including Franz A.
Bischoff, Guy Rose, and William Wendt, who were attracted
to the region by its natural beauty.
While the upcoming exhibition continues to feature
quintessential California landscapes and seascapes, it also
provides a visual statement of life today in the Golden State,
with more urban landscapes, as well as imagery that
represents the growing ethnic diversity among both the
state's population and its fine artists, many of whom are
immigrants from around the world, notably China, Mexico,
and Russia.
For more information on the California Art Club, visit
www.californiaartclub.org.
The event is sponsored in part by
SouthwestArt
Congratulations to the participating artists and organizers.
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“$10 & 20 minutes on 5th St.”, 12”x9”, acrylic |
Alex Schaefer
Alex Schaefer’s energetic, colorful and evocative LA life scenes are a near-perfect mirror of
his approach to capturing them. He shares of a recent outing, “I shouldered my painting
gear, put five $10 in my pocket and headed to skid row hoping to find folks willing to model.
I approached a man in a wheelchair and asked, ‘Wanna make $10 in 20 minutes?’ He asked,
‘What do I gotta to do?’ I said, ‘Let me paint you!’ By the time I was done, I had a crowd
watching and hollering, wanting to get painted! That was a fun day.” Check out the artist’s
latest works, find links to images and gallery representation at
www.alexanderschaefer.blogspot.com
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| “Turquoise Blue”, 40”x30”, oil on canvas |
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Mimi Wirth
Works by acclaimed artist and art teacher Mimi Wirth can be found in many
private and corporate collections around the world. Her varied yet distinct fine
realism style uses rich colors, well-articulated Old Master’s painting techniques
(including the Maroger oil varnish medium) and an impressionistic approach.
Inspired for many years to focus on depicting the American Indian, Wirth is
honored to have been a hand-picked student of Howard Terpning, and she is
also grateful to count Ann Manry Kenyon, Gregg Kreutz, Frederick Grue, Jan
Saether and David Leffel as mentors. Her latest works in stilllife at www.mimiwirth.com explore her fascination with textured surfaces and storytelling. |
