Whitney Abbott
Phone (805) 745-8766
whitney@wbabbott.com
www.eastongallery.com

Painting is learning says Whitney Abbott. “Every new painting is a new way to look at life. It is an adventure, a poem, or a puzzle. I really believe that the challenge which painting brings keeps us alive and curious. It is the closest thing to the sense of discovery and freedom you find as a child exploring a forest. John Muir wrote in a journal in 1913:” “I went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, I was really going in.”  Whitney is a member of the Oak Group and is represented by the Easton Gallery in Montecito CA.

Ken Auster
2405 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone: (949) 494-9525
Fax: (949) 497-8436
inquiries@kenauster.com

You cannot separate Ken Auster, the surfer, from Ken Auster, the artist. For it was in his formative years in Long Beach, CA, where Ken grew up with his feet deeply planted in the surfing culture, that he first learned to express his art talent.  Exploring boundaries between nature and man-made objects, he paints cityscapes, landscapes and interiors with the passionate intensity of an expressionist and the intellectual understanding of a skilled composer. Recognized as one of America’s leading painters, Auster has attracted the attention of collectors throughout the world with his fresh, juicy oils and dynamic brushwork.  Ken is a signature member of Plein Air Painters of America and represented by the DNFA Gallery in Pasadena, CA, Gallery Americana in Carmel, CA, Gardner & Colby in Edgartown, MA, Gardner & Colby in Naples, MA, Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, WA, MJW Fine Art in Balboa Island, CA, Robson Gallery in San Diego, CA, Thomas Reynolds Gallery in San Francisco, CA.

Marcia Burtt
517 Laguna St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805)962–5588
marcia@marciaburtt.com
www.marciaburtt.com

Marcia Burtt is a member of the CAC (California Art Club), the Oak Group and a founding member of SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment). She has been an artist in residence at Yosemite National Park, and her paintings have been included in exhibitions organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, the Weismann Museum at Pepperdine University, the Riverside Museum, the Yosemite Museum, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, and the Haggin Museum in Stockton.  She is represented by Marcia Burtt Studio, Santa Barbara,CA, Trowbridge Gallery in Ojai, CA, Young's Gallery in Los Olivos, CA, Johnson Gallery, 547 in San Luis Obispo, CA, Eric Firestone Gallery in Tucson, AZ and Objects and Images Fine Art in Bronxville, NY.

Paul Chamberlain
2604 Hollister Terrace, Glendale CA 91206
prcfineart@iscweb.com
prcfineart.com
(818) 548-8707

Paul Chamberlain’s love of color and unique compositions have led him to explore both the Plein Air and studio experience.  His California travels, from his local Verdugo Hills and Arroyo Seco, through the Sierras, beaches and cities, have provided him a rich variety of subjects to capture on canvas.

“For me, it all starts with color,  purple shadows on a bridge, orange marigolds in a field or a multi colored tricycle”. The combination of color, interesting subjects and unique compositions all interact to produce the final results in each of Chamberlain’s paintings. “I never know what I’ll come across next to paint. I’m always amazed at the variety of possibilities that pop-up”.  Paul is a member of the California Art Club (CAC) and the Pasadena Society of Artists.

Chris Chapman
cchapman@silcom.com
www.chrischapmanfineart.com

John Comer Fine Art
625 Pacific Avenue, Cayucos, CA 93430
john@johncomer.com
www.johncomer.com

It was in 1956 that John moved to Southern California where he grew up surfing the beaches of Orange County and hiking the arroyos and hills. He received his first box of oil-paints on his thirteenth birthday, and has spent his life pursuing his passion…painting.  His professional career began in 1968 and has been intermingled with sailing/painting voyages to the Caribbean, Central America, Islands of the Pacific and Africa.  A member of the Oak Group, he is represented by George Stern Fine Arts in Beverly Hills and Carmel, CA, Art Expressions Gallery in San Diego, CA, the Waterhouse Gallery in Santa Barbara, CA, and the Terry DeLapp Gallery in Cambria, CA.

Gil Dellinger
(209) 931-5223
gdellinger74@comcast.net
www.gildellinger.com

Gil Dellinger has participated in over 300 group and one person exhibitions. He is a retired Professor of Art at the University of the Pacific. He has inspired many young artists through his talent for teaching and his own artwork, having won the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence and Professional Contribution in 1990. Painting from life, his work captures majestic landscapes, peaceful pastoral scenes, the drama of the Pacific Ocean, florals, and any scene that catches his eye. His masterful technique is extraordinary. Dellinger feels the chalk is an extension of his heart, and captures his feelings like no other medium. Gil is Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, and the California Art Club. He is represented by Fraser Fox Fine Arts, Charleston South Carolina, Zschoche Fine Art, Newport Beach California, Knowlton Gallery, Lodi California, Harbinger Gallery, Arnold California, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara California.

Michael Drury
P. O. Box 2564, Santa Barbara CA, 93120
805-682-3194
michael@michaeldrury.com
www.michaeldrury.com

Michael’s commitment to plein-air painting began when he met Ray Strong in 1970, and virtually all of his work is generated out-of-doors. He has painted extensively in the high deserts of the Great Basin, the wild coast of California, his home grounds of western Santa Barbara County, and the west coast of Ireland. He is a life-long surfer and a founding member of the OAK GROUP, an association of environmentally active landscape painters in Santa Barbara.  He is represented by Palm Loft Gallery in Carpinteria, CA and the Great Basin Gallery & Frame in Carson City, Nevada.

Rick Garcia
(805) 966-9151
graciaart@cox.net
www.garciaarts.com

Karen Gruszka
805-566-9196
krngruszka@aol.com
www.karengruszka.com

“I love painting the landscape from direct observation” say Karen,  “I find that with each place I experience, observing the dance of the trees, the mood of the atmosphere, and the form revealing power of light, a heartfelt connection with that place develops.  This intimate connection gives me a sense of being one with the land. Painting is a celebration of living and of the immense beauty around us. Inspiration is everywhere! “.  A member of the California Art Club, the Oak Group and Santa Barbara Art Assoc., she is represented by the Bottoms Galleries in Montecito and Santa Barbara, CA.

Kevin Haller
(314) 640-7050
khaller@sbcglobal.net
www.kevinhaller.com

Kevin's primary painting approach is to paint from life.  With the subject before him, he can observe it fully, from all sides and all senses.  Kevin's work purposefully includes a wide variety of subjects and mediums, the challenge continually extending his artistic reach.  Kevin’s artistic mission is to capture and share the beauty of the world he sees.  To compliment and narrate his paintings, Kevin maintains a journal.  For each painting, he records a summary of place as well as the inspiration source.  Kevin is a member of the Missouri Plein Air Painters Association and the Saint Louis Watercolor Society.  

Anita Hampton
PO BOX 6134, Los Osos, CA 93412
805-528-3564
ahartws@tcsn.net
www.ahamptonstudio.com

Anita Hampton is a painter of all subjects. She builds excitement in her paintings with a solid foundation of evocative grays, value, and shape relationships. Her brushstrokes are excitingly expressive and controlled. Painting is her passion and lifelong study as she constantly searches for higher levels of expression through knowledge and experience in order to recreate nature's palette on canvas in a manner that others can enjoy. She is an active member of OPA and signature member of the California Art Club and Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.

Glenna Hartmann
glennamail@verizon.net
www.glennahartmann.com

“My passion for art and the outdoors has motivated me to set up my easel on mountain tops and beaches, in rolling hills and canyons, as well as backyard gardens and city streets. Subject matter interests me initially, but soon I am drawn to the effects of atmosphere and light as they embrace form. Composition, color and value control add to the complexity of setting the stage. The medium of pastel is well suited to location painting and I enjoy the tactile spontaneity of direct application and the variety of color and texture.  A member of the California Art Club, PAPA and the Oak Group, she is represented by the Easton Gallery in Montecitio, CA, Coleman Fine Art in Charleston, NC and the Davies Gallery of Fine Art in Genoa, NV.

Kerri Hedden
PO Box 1134/2386 Banner Ave, Summerland, CA 93067
805-969-9018
kerrihedden@aol.com

Santa Barbara native Kerri Hedden paints “en plein air” venturing out into the remaining open spaces of her birthplace to capture what she enjoyed as a child.  “Painting the landscape is immensely fulfilling; fleeting light and weather create visual nuances that I find exhilarating and challenging to interpret. If I am successful, I am happy because I have captured a moment; a glimpse of today for those of tomorrow.” An award winning member of the Santa Barbara Art Association and SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment), Kerri is also a member of the California Art Club.

Jeff Horn
280 Magnolia Avenue
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
jeff@hornart.com
www.hornart.com

Horn earned his Masters of Arts degree from California State University in 1979 and is currently a professor of drawing and painting at Irvine Valley College in Irvine, California.  As a draftsman Horn became known for his portrait series of the Homeless, which became a feature article for American Artist Magazine.  In 2000, he received top honor in the quick draw category at the LPAPA invitational competition and best on canvas on board in the Carmel Art Festival, and several honorable mention awards. He received third place in the landscape category of the California Art Club’s 89th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. He has twice won the Oil Painters of America Award of Excellence, in 2001 and 2004.  His paintings are part of the permanent collections of the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts, the Laguna Canyon Foundation, and the Pacific Club in Newport Beach.  Horn is an artist member of the California Art Club, a signature member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and represented by MJW Fine Art in Balboa Island, CA. 

Gregory Hull
Gregoryhull@earthlink.net
www.gregoryhull.com

Gregory Hull is of one America’s genuine leaders in the field of contemporary realism, whose versatility and variety in subject matter are brilliantly displayed in his outstanding works.  His relentless pursuit of scenic locations has taken him from the high peaks of the Sierras of California to the depths of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and has allowed him to vividly capture the magnificence of nature on canvas.  His brushstrokes are fluid, bold and expressive, becoming the vehicle for the study of light, the subject of all his paintings.  Greg is represented by the Redfern Gallery in Laguna Beach, CA, Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, AZ and Santa Fe, NM, the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, Willow Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ and Wild Spirit Gallery in Pagosa Springs, CO.