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Artist Statement:
I entered the art world late
but not without passion,
dedication and persistence. I
love outdoor painting and am
out at least once a week.
Plein air oil painting was not
my first venture into art.
In the 1980’s I began
watercolor with Marianne
Brown. I joined California
Watercolor Association in
1989, eventually attaining
signature membership in 1996.
In time I became interested in
more abstract acrylic works
and collage, loosely based on
landscape. In 2003 I began
studying plein-air oil
painting with Pam Glover. I
found I loved this medium and
painting outside. I try to
paint scenes which might
disappear through development
or decrepitude to preserve the
essence of what existed or
scenes which inspire me
through light, mood, or sheer
beauty.
Pam Glover, Jerrold Turner,
Nikki Basch-Davis( part of the
"Outsiders", as well as Robert
Chapla, Terry St. John, and
the Society of Six group have
had great influence on my
painting. I have taken other
oil painting classes and
workshops with Tom Hughes,
Randall Stauss, Greg Kondos,
Van Waldron, and Kathleen
Dunphy.
In regard to studio paintings
I do, I have been stunned and
captivated by the stark,
beautiful landscapes of two
painters: ...
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Artist Galleries:
Valley Art Center, Botelho
Dr., Walnut Creek, Ca
Benicia Plein Air Gallery,
First Street, Benicia, CA
Blackhawk Gallery, Blackhawk
Plaza, Danville, CA...
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Exhibitions for Flora Baumann:
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Upcoming and Ongoing:
Valley Art Gallery, Bothelo Dr. Walnut Creek, CA, W-S, 12-5
Benicia Plein Air Gallery, First Street, Benicia CA, Th-Su, 11-5
Ledgewood Creek Winery, Abernathy Rd.,Suisun Valley, CA, May
and June, 2011
Blackhawk Gallery, Blackhawk Plaza, Danville, CA Jan/Feb 2011
Art of a Community, Arts Benicia, 991 Tyler St<114,Benicia
CA,Jan 20-Feb27,2011, reception22Jan 7-9pm
Many California Watercolor Association exhibits in numerous venues in northern California:
Kaiser Center, Oakland
Art Concepts Gallery, Walnut Creek
Jack London Village, Oakland
John Muir Hospital, W.C.
Blackhawk Gallery, Danville
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael
Heather Farm Garden Center, W.C.
Gualala Art Center, Gualala
Bay Model Visitor's Center
Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont
One Market Plaza, San Francisco
Academy of Art(CWA annual) S.F.
Gallery Concord, Concord
State Capitol Museum Exhibit commemorating 150 years of statehood
North Tahoe Watercolor Society exhibits in Tahoe, Truckee, Incline
Village
Alamo-Danville Artists' Society shows, 2005-2010
Alamo-Danville ciruit, 2005-2006
Madera County Arts Council 'Celebrate Agriculture with the Arts'2003
Oakland Art Association Exhibits
Shows with the Glover Group
Epperson Gallery, Crockett
Orinda Library Gallery
Epperson Gallery Paint-out, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
Three person show, Orinda Library Gallery, Orinda, Sept-Oct, 2006
Save Mount Diablo paint-out and fund-raiser Nov, 2006
Civic Arts Holiday Art gift sale 2006
Valley Art Gallery, W.C., ongoing
"Slopes of Diablo" 2007
Java Point Cafe, Benicia, Sept/Oct 2007
Hilliard Architects &Gallery, SF, Oct2007-Jan2008, Spring/summer 2009
Benicia Plein-Air Group exhibits
Flyway Festival, Mare Island, Vallejo, CA 2007,2008,2009
Lindsay-Dirxx Brown Gallery, San Ramon, Dec2007
"LocalVoice" Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA 2008
Arts Benicia, Art of a Community, 2008, 2009
San Ramon Valley Museum, Danville, CaFeb 2009 California Savings and Loan, Montclair, 2005
Sonoma National Bank, Nov-Dec, 2006
Contra Costa Law Library, March 9-June 8, 2007
Ledgewood Creek Winery, Fairfield, 2007, 2008, 2009
John Christopher Cellars Tasting Room, Livermore, CA, Sept/Oct
2007
Folio Winemaker's Studio, Napa, CA, 2008
Ongoing: Benicia Plein Air Gallery, First St., Benicia. Th-Su,11-5
Publications:
Watercolor by Design, Marianne Brown, Watson Guptill, New York 2006, p.112.
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