‘While Jeff Surfs Third Point’ by Steve Brown. Courtesy image.
SANTA PAULA — The California Art Club and Santa Paula Art Museum present “En Plein Air: An Exploration of Malibu and Ventura County,” featuring 32 artist members of the famed, century-old art club. As one of the oldest, largest and most active art organizations in the country, the California Art Club (founded in Los Angeles in 1909) is a community of artists dedicated to contemporary-traditional fine art and its time-honored skills. All of the artworks featured in the exhibit will be for sale. “En Plein Air” will be on view at the Santa Paula Art Museum through May 8, 2022.
Today the California Art Club consists of thirteen chapters with members throughout the world. “En Plein Air” showcases artists from the Club’s Malibu/Ventura and Los Angeles Chapters, who were encouraged to paint en plein air (the French term for outdoors) in Malibu and Ventura County. Featured artists include Jannene Behl, Christine Beirne, Steve Brown, Jim Darin, Karl Dempwolf, Jessica Falcone, Don Fay, Marian Fortunati, Gary Friedman, Kevin Gleason, Joel Heger, Laurie Hendricks, Fatemeh Kian, Nora Koerber, Chuck Kovacic, Beverly Lazor, Yolande McAlevey, Vickie Pellouchoud, Corey Peters, Anette Power, Daniel Raminfard, Gay Summer Rick, Rodolfo Rivademar, Junn Roca, Stephen Schendel, Dan Schultz, Robert Scopinich, Dilmit Singh, Jules Smith, Helle Urban, Julie Watson, and Sharon Weaver.
The Santa Paula Art Museum occupies two historic buildings located at 117 N 10th Street and 123 N 10th Street in downtown Santa Paula. The Museum features rotating exhibitions of vintage and contemporary art, art classes for children and adults, creative community events, a well-curated gift shop, and more. Regular museum hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Regular admission is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors, and free for students and museum members. Contact the Museum by calling (805) 525-5554, or by e-mailing info@santapaulaartmuseum.org.