The exhibition will be showcased and auctioned at the Hanson Gallery on Ocean Avenue in Carmel. Festivities include an exhibition and silent auction, artists' reception and awards ceremony. The Oil Painters of America are assembling their centennial show which will feature 175 juried paintings as well as special pieces by the Master Signature Artists. The historic village of Nicasio in Marin County will once again be the location of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust's show and sale of landscape paintings depicting the ranch lands and open spaces of western Marin County. Art in the show captures the area's sweeping views as well as single images of the region.
Works range from highly representational landscapes to more abstract interpretations.
Ranchers welcomed artists onto their properties in the weeks before the show to paint the lands protected by MALT conservation easements and other private farmlands, as well as ranches located in the Point Reyes National Seashore. Ralph and Martha Borge, Christin Coy, Willard Dixon, Jeri Nichols Quinn, Susan Hall, Dana Hooper, Bob Evans, Rick Lyttle, ZeeZee Mott, Ane Rovetta, Wendy Schwartz, Gary Smith, Tom Wood, and the Oak Group of plein air painters from Santa Barbara, including founders Ray Strong and Arturo Tello are among the 35 nationally known artists participating. All are dedicated to helping raise money to protect the lands that inspire their work. The exhibit will be held at Druid's Hall, Nicasio. Sarah Beserra is Editor and Publisher of The Plein Air Scene - a monthly newsletter on plein air painting in Northern California.