Artists at Work: Original Plein Air works in Oil, Pastel Landscapes, Watercolor Sketches and More
Members of Allied Artists work in oil, pastel, watercolor, acrylic and other mediums to capture the beauty of the Santa Monica Mountains and coastal areas formed by the range. Select plein air landscape, seascape, flower or wildlife painting image below to see enlarged, click outside of the image to minimize.
Marnie Piuze - Malibu Landscapes in Oil
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Marnie has loved nature all her life, feeling energized by seashore, mountains, woods and meadows alike. After spending many years hiking the Santa Monica mountains and enjoying the Malibu beaches, it is natural for her to paint these locales. When the youngest of her three daughters left for college in 2001, she began painting and joined the Allied Artists. Marnie is self taught and continues to develop her skills as she takes on the challenge of expressing with oils or watercolors the incredible and ever changing beauty of creation. In her paintings she conveys the peace and pleasure she feels while exploring the variations of light and color in the ocean, mountains and inland valleys.
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"Fall Light" oil
"Path to the Beach" oil
"A Patch of Ocean" oil
Bruce Trentham - Landscape in Soft Pastels
Mountain Restoration Trust Exhibit Chair, Graphics
Bruce Trentham dramatically conveys his love of the ocean and it’s environs in his pastel paintings. Primarily a plein air pastel painter of the Southern California coastal and mountain areas, he strives to develop a composition that invites the viewer to experience light, color
and form.
Early training in mediums such as oils, acrylics, ceramics and printmaking led him to realize his passion for pastels. He has educated himself in the complexities of the medium and with inherent ability skillfully communicates his love for color in his paintings.
Bruce is currently teaching pastels at Emeritus College in Santa Monica and painting the Malibu Coast and the Santa Monica Mountains. He has given pastel painting demonstrations for; Burbank Art Association, Glendale Art Association, Malibu Art Association, Mid Valley Art League, Pacific Art Guild, Pastel Society of Southern California, Santa Clarita Artists' Association, San Fernando Valley Art Club, Simi Valley Art Association and the Verdugo Hills Art Association. He is available for individual instruction, workshops, classes, and demonstrations in drawing and pastel painting.
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"Mandeville Canyon"
13" x 16" soft pastel
"Windy Day, Santa Monica"
10" x 13" soft pastel
"Ahmanson Ranch"
16"h x 6"w soft pastel
Pat Ryan - Malibu Coast in Watercolors
Treasurer, Malibu Arts Festival and Malibu Nature Preserve Chair
Native Californian, studied art at College of Sequoias, Orange Coast College, Long Beach State University, Santa Monica College, U.C.L.A. extension and La Romita School D’Art, Italy. I have been painting “plein air” since 1982, feeling the challenge, responding to the special moment, recording a space in time, trying to reach the ultimate goal of painting in watercolor, fascinated beyond belief with all the natural wonders of the world around us. These are the beautiful experiences of life I so much want to share.
A founding member and current president of the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore; member of the “Plein Air” Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains; served as president of the Malibu Art Association from 1992-1996, a member of the Malibu Chamber of Commerce; served as a juror for Malibu Summer Arts Festival since 1994; juried the “Affair in the Garden” Beverly Hills Art Exhibit and have formed several co-operative galleries for local artists with the business community of Malibu since 1991.
I enjoy exhibiting my work locally and in exhibits for the State and national Parks. I have been affiliated with tjr Mountains Conservancy Foundation, Mountains Restoration Trust and Malibu Nature Preserve for many years. I’ve won many awards, exhibiting my work in galleries and for charitable events. I have many collectors locally and abroad.
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"Hase" Watercolor
"Broad Beach" watercolor
"Bridge at Malibu Lagoon" Watercolor
Donna J. Goldstein - Malibu Seascape in Oil
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Donna, a native of southern California, has always been inspired by nature and the outdoors. Her oil paintings portray a realistic impression of the world around her. As a naturalist who has led interpretive hikes in the Santa Monica Mountains, she has developed a unique awareness of the inherent beauty found in the California landscape. Her love of the ocean is portrayed in her enchanting plein air seascapes. Her paintings capture moments in time when all nature’s elements are harmonious. As a docent with the Japanese Garden in Van Nuys, California, she has been inspired by the Zen concepts taught by Dr. Kowichi Kawana, striving to capture the essence of nature with an avoidance of the artificial and a preference for the imperfect form.
Donna was encouraged by her art teachers throughout her education. Expanding her studies of art history, she spent a year in Japan that further influenced her interpretation of art. Returning to the States, she continued painting with various art instructors in Southern California, then entered the Design Program through UCLA. There she refined both her visual and technical skills. She completed intensive courses with Otis Parson instructors Joyce Lightbody, Judy Corona, and Ann Waterman.
Donna , a member of the San Fernando Valley Art Club, has won both minor and major exhibits. As a member of the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains, she contributes a percentage of sales to the protection of the natural environment. Her paintings have been on exhibit in the Los Angeles Zoo, the Sooky Goldman Nature Center in Beverly Hills, the Pasadena Hilton, the Van Nuys State Building, Stuart Gallery in Encino, and the Barefoot Gallery in Topanga Canyon. Her work, collected internationally, is found in the private collections of those seeking to enhance their environment with nature’s intrinsic beauty.
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"December Afternoon at Paradise Cove" oil 11" x 14"
"Before Summer at Poin Dume"
oil 14" x 18"
"Broad Beach Row" oil 9" x 12"
Larry Deeds - Malibu Coast & Landscapes in Watercolor and Ink
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Larry Deeds has been fascinated by art from the first time he saw Jon Gnagy's "Learn To Draw" on his little black-and-white television at age 7. The pencil, and sketching, became his best friend. And always a study in values, the interplay of light and shadow…
At Chapman University, his sketching expanded to embrace color and the new media he needed to understand it. Colored pencil, etching, serigraphy, lithography. Frightened to let go of his pencil and his sense of control, he never picked up a brush and painted.
Time passed as he pursued his other passion, a career in music, until that passion finally subsided and led him to a steady paycheck on the edge of the film and television industry in Hollywood. Once his son Dylan was born, Larry began to draw for him and, slowly but surely, he came back to Art.
This time, though, he tired of tedious detail and being a slave to the pencil. He longed for the freedom to represent entire landscapes with a few simple movements of his hand and arm. He discovered watercolor, focused on the interplay of light and shadow, and never looked back….
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"Rustic Canyon at Will Rogers" Ink and Watercolor 6 3/4" x 13 1/2"
"Nicholas Flats Reeds"
Watercolor 16 3/4" x 7 1/2 "
"Point Dume Afternoon" Ink and Watercolor 8 3/4" x 11"
Annie Hoffman - Landscape in Oil
Paint-Out and Graphics Co-chair
A native of London, England, Annie Hoffman now lives and works in Los Angeles, California. She devoted herself full time to painting in 1995, when she spent a year studying at a Paris art academy that emphasized classical values. On returning to Los Angeles, she studied privately over the next few years with Lance Richlin, an ‘old master’ style figure painter, and then with Sharon Burkett-Kaiser, a well-known California Impressionist.
Ms. Hoffman has participated in multiple group shows in California, Paris, and Cambridge, England, and has mounted successful solo exhibits in southern and central California, and in Cambridge.
“Like the Impressionists and expressionists who have influenced me, I use color, value, and composition, to explore mood and emotion, in my paintings. My landscapes, are mostly based on local areas, in and around the Santa Monica mountains and beaches. This is where I regularly paint ‘en plein air.”
Ms Hoffman also does commissioned portraits, and figurative work.
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"Malibu Pier" oil 6" x 12"
"Lunchtime, Malibu" oil 5" x 7"
"Green Meadow, Agoura" oil 6" x 8"
Carole Garland - Landscape in Oil
Paint-Outs
Throughout childhood, Carole Garland loved drawing, but it wasn’t until at 16, she stepped into a live figure drawing class at the Art Institute of Chicago, that the flame was ignited. She pursued her artistic dream in college by dropping all her education courses, disappointing her father and taking up art. After working a year in the real world, she dropped everything to go to Mexico and take a quarter off to study acrylic painting at the University of the Americas in Mexcio City.
While working 9 to 5 jobs as a social worker, book editor, sales executive and more, after her move to Los Angeles, she studied oil painting with Keith Finch of the Otis Art Institute and plein air watercolor with Don Blaisdell. After retirement, she returned to oil painting, studying with plein air painters Frank Serrano, Jeff Horn and Calvin Liang.
Carole Garland is active on the Board of Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore, as well as Paint-out Co-chair and serves on the Associate Artists Committee of the California Art Club. She is represented by TAG Gallery in Santa Monica.
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“From the first day I began painting in the Santa Monica Mountains, I wanted to express the feeling of absolute awe I experienced hiking the mountain trails, wandering through mustard-filled spring meadows and along the canyon creeks.
“Through trial and error, long hours in the sun, and much spilled paint, while always focused on the effect of light on landscape, I’ve tried to record the essence of the site, convey a mood and create a dramatic work of art.”
--Carole Garland
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"A Moning Walk, Topanga Canyon"
oil 30" x 40"
"Palisades Sunset" oil 12" x 14"
"Fading Light" oil 18" x 24"
Elena Roché - California Landscape in Oil
Web Master
Whether en plein air or in her art studio, Elena Roché captures the grand Southern California's landscape and coast in her original oil paintings. Residing on the outskirts of greater Los Angeles in the countryside of Topanga Canyon, Elena Roché paints little known local rural scenes in the Santa Monica Mountains, as well as famous and popular beaches and cliffs in the Los Angeles county. Gracefully simplified in brushwork and color Elena Roché conveys the feeling of vastness of the Southern California landscape. Her unique palette and bold brushstrokes are the results of her traditional academic training in Russia and years of rural life in Southern California.
To see more of Elena's artwork in a gallery setting visit:
Topanga Canyon Inn Bed and Breakfast in Topanga, California
call Elena (310) 570 3791 for an appointment.
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"Pacific Power"
"Hot Summer Evening"
oil 18" x 24"
"Winter Beauty, Castro Crest" oil 16" x 20"
Patsy Stecher - Landscape in Watercolor
Mailing
Since I was a child I have always been in touch with nature and all of my outdoor surroundings. I observed my uncle's watercolor paintings of the 30s and 40s which captured his Connecticut countryside. This produced a spark in me and I started to experiment with many mediums.
After Moving to California in the 70s I decided to pursue watercolor. It is perfect for plein air painting, it is a marvelous medium for working in the field and it has proven to be a terrific challenge. Mastering watercolors continues to hold my interest and each new location I visit in the Santa Monica Mountains and the seashore holds something new and exciting for me.
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"Paradise Cove"
watercolor 8" x 11"
"Victoria Point"
watercolor 9" x 12"
"Winter Low Tide" watercolor 9" x 13"
Dick Heimbold - Landscape in Oil
MRT Show Co-chair, Mailling
Dick Heimbold started a lifelong love affair with art in his native New Jersey as a teenager under the tutelage of the late Hungarian master, Geza du Vegh. His development continued at the Leyton School of Art in Milwaukee--simultaneously he pursued an engineering degree at Marquette University. At this time he began competing in art shows and selling his work. He’s been at it ever since. The 1980s found him studying at noted colorist Sergei Bongart’s Art School in Los Angeles--focusing on oil painting. Two years there forged the color-driven palette for which he is known today. Retired from the corporate world now, he concentrates on plein air work—often painting the mountains and seashore of Southern California. He has won numerous awards in LA competitions. The people and colonial cities of Mexico are another area of fascination for him. He has had successful shows in Mexico and Panama City. He is an accomplished portrait painter, having filled many commissions in the US, Mexico and Europe. In addition to the Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore he is an artist member of the California Art Club. He is represented by the following galleries: M. J. Higgins in Los Angeles, Whites Art Framing and Restoration in Montrose, Galeria Atenae in San Miguel de Allende, MX and Mery Palma’s Gallery in Panama City.
Phone: (818) 241-2069
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"The Eternal Coast" oil
"Beach Folks" oil
"The Hideaway" oil
Pong Apinyavat
Plein Air Watercolorist Pong Apinyavat is one of today's foremost painters of the California coastline. He captures the many moods and colors of the sea, beaches, coastal highways and recognizable landmarks.
His plein air style might include painting the early morning mist, bright mid-day sun and flow of the evening sunset on the water. He states, "My paints and easel are always with me. My goal is to capture the beautiful natural world I see."
In the past decade Pong has won many outstanding awards including Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award and the prestigious Best of Show from the Weisman Museum, Pepperdine University. Pong's works have also been exhibited in the California Heritage Museum in Santa Monica.
Pong is a juried member of Watercolor West. His works are found in many private collections and galleries in the United States, Asia and Europe. He currently juries many art Shows, gives popular watercolor demonstrations and teaches workshops throughout California.
Phone 805 527-8601, 805 813-0667
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"Malibu Morning", Collection of Corinne and Bill Anderson
watercolor 22" x 30"
"Vinery Mist" watercolor 16" x 30"
"Marina Beach"
Seda Baghdasarian
As an artist, I aim to capture the true essence in the beauty of the world. I hope to capture the elements of nature that move and transform us- Whether it is the ever-empowering oceans or the quiet grace and stillness in the land; an intriguing visage or a glimpse of wildlife in nature- a new way of seeing, connecting us to higher realms of consciousness. Let us walk in beauty….
Bio
After over two decades of creative designwork in architecture and show set /interior design industries, creating a range of restaurant, retail, corporate and themed entertainment attractions for major Hollywood studios such as Disney and Universal, Seda decided to concentrate on her deep passion for painting which was always evident in her work in any art form.
In 2000 she began studying painting with 3rd generation portrait artist Arthur Bjorn Egeli, who apprenticed color with American impressionist Henry Henche; then for the past five years she is fortunate to have worked every year with Armenian master artist Armen Atayan in Yerevan, Armenia. Atayan is a legendary living artist and previously taught for 4o years at the famed St Petersburg Academy in Russia as well as the Art Academy of Armenia- His collections are in Paris, London, Moscow and Armenain National Museum. Other artist mentors have been Jove Wang, Mark Strickland, Cyndra Branford, Barry John Reybould in Venice, Italy: and currently Dave Gallup at Studio Channel Islands Art Center.
Seda is passionate about the environment and conservation efforts for the planet, She does not use any chemicals as a medium for oil paints.
Living & working by the sea in Malibu, Seda continues her inspirational journey with nature every day.
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" Skimming By" 16 x 20
Oil on Linen"
"The Mighty Tail" , 16 x 20
Oil on Linen
" Misty Shores" 36 x 24
Mike Bauer
Mike has a passion for the outdoors that spans his life. Born in Idaho and moving to California at an early age, he brought with him a love for nature. From being an avid backpacker and rock climber in his youth, to a lifelong pursuit of fly fishing, he has always found himself in the outdoors. It was only natural for him to bring this passion for the outdoors to his paintings, done in pastel. Taking his inspiration from both what he observes on location, and the work of the early California impressionists, Mike captures the beauty and the light of the joys found in the California landscape. He is continuing in this pursuit through participation in Allied Artist, a group that shares his values of love for the outdoors.
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"Serenity in Summer"
pastel 9" x 12"
"Looking Ahead"
pastel" 9" x 12"
"Spring Color at Strauss" pastel 9" x 12"
Rosemary Bauer
Rosemary is a native Californian born near Yosemite National Park. She grew up in various areas throughout California. Art has been a lifelong passion for Rosemary. From the Sierra Foothills to Coronado Bay, each location provided its own inspiration for her paintings. She was further inspired by travels abroad, and continues to incorporate these experiences into her work.
Rosemary has experimented with various mediums. She is currently painting with acrylics, due to the freedom and versatility that the medium allows. While she sometimes plays with realism and abstractions, Rosemary’s first love is painting landscapes "en plein air" using a spontaneous and impressionistic style. This love of painting outdoors brought her to Allied Artists. Their dedication to preserving and celebrating the beauty of the environment was a natural fit.
