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SVAA

online Art Exhibition

Welcome to  an ongoing collection of member's art.
Members are encouraged to share their art with
​other members and the public.

Visitors to this page may    send  comments and/or questions  to an artist by using the form located at the bottom of this page.

This display will now be a permanent exhibit of SVAA  members' work.
It is still in an early  phase.  Stop back to see more later.
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Picture
Title:    Piercing Gaze
​Artist:  Lawrence Harris
Media:  Acrylic
​Art Size: 11" x 14"
Nothing symbolizes the unapologetic attention of   nature than the owl.  Silent, rapt, inscrutable, it waits. 
​And all things come to those that wait.
Picture
Title:    Symphonic Gray Wave
​Artist:  Ed Penniman
Media:   Oil
​This original large oil painting, created in 2023, captures the essence of the California coastline with a masterful impressionist touch. The piece artfully depicts a dramatic wave crashing into a cliff under an overcast sky, evoking the briny atmosphere and the roar of the surf. Skillfully painted with warm and cool tones, the artwork showcases Ed Penniman's expertise in brushwork, palette knife techniques, and studio methods like scumbling and glazing, adding depth and drama to the scene.
Picture
Title:    Girl with an Orange  Hat
​Artist:  Donna Davenport
Media:   Water Color  and Gouache
Art size:    18 x 22​

Donna grew up  on a ranch in Salinas surrounded by horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, dogs and her favorite reptiles Horned Toads and turtles.  

This early exposure of animals  lead to a strong passion to paint them.  She enjoys painting commissions for people of animals of all sorts including wild animals. She also enjoys abstract painting and portraits of people. 
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Water color is her favorite media for animals but oil for people portraits.
Picture
Title Brilliant Blue Sea: 
​Artist:  Debbie Wykoff
Media: Acrylic , with pallet knife and brush
Art size: 21 x 33  ​
Debbie wa s inspired by this Lover's Point scene while plein air painting with the Pacific Grove Adult School.  This painting is her second studio version of this  location.
Picture
Title:    A Walk in the Park
​Artist: Cherryl Silveria 
Media:    Oil on Canvas
Art size:    14" x 18"​
This subject is a view from the Soledad Mission, not far from her home.

Picture
Title: Bright Eyes
​Artist: Sandra Whipple
Media: Colored pencil and graphite
Art size:  11" x 14" 
Sandra is a self-taught colored pencil artist who has worked with the medium for over 30 years.

She specializes in hyper-realistic landscapes, animals and pet portraits.
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She gathers inspiration from the varying landscapes of California and primarily the Central Coast.
Picture
Title: Buffalo
Artist: Mary Garza
​Media: Oil
​Art size: ??" ??"
Raised in the Salinas Valley, Mary is a native American Indian of the Chumash tribe.  Her passion to paint was so strong, she would use sheetrock as chalk to draw on sidewalks, and an occasional wall. 

Family and a career spent as the owner of her own hair salon were early priorities. 

​After attending an art class, she entered her first oil painting in a juried exhibition.  The painting was accepted as one of 42 entrees out of 500 submitted.   She's been painting ever since then.
Picture
Title: Safe Berth
Artist: Steve Maher
​Medium: Oil
​Art size: 16" x 20"
Steve was a designer and occasional artist until 2010 when he retired  and found more time to paint.    He is inspired by sunlight and shade.  Subjects include mostly landscapes  and birds.
Picture
Title: Winding Tree
Member: Carol Dixon
​Media:   Water Color
​Size:    13" x 16"
Carol has always been a crafter.    Previously, she concentrated on tole painting using acrylics.   She now actively pursues quilting.      And,  she  has now    started using water colors.
Picture
Title:  School's Out
Member:   Sue Shaw
​Media:   Collage
​Size:   11 x 14
Life is full of wonder and color. I have a passion for color, texture and various mediums.
 
​As the creative spirit takes over, the process flows, something evolves and joy fills my heart.
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Member:   Vivian Azawa
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