Filoli Update

Diana's painting from the last post was chosen to advertise the exhibit at Filoli. Congratulations, Diana! Barbara von Haunalter will also have two paintings in the show. Way to go, Viewpoints.

Diana at Filoli

Diana Jaye was accepted as one of twenty artists to exhibit a painting at the Filoli National Trust Site in Woodside, California, from April 12 thru June 6. Her oil painting, titled "Scarecrow at Work" is shown above. Meet Diana and the other artists at Filoli on May 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Terri Ford

This month, Terri Ford is showing her pastels alongside her father's oil paintings. Both Terri and her father started their art careers at about the same time and influenced each others' work.
Here are a couple images of Terri in front of her exhibit.

Abstracts

Viewpoints has been known as a gallery showing mostly traditional work but this month we challenged ourselves to try something different and tackle an abstract. Everyone had fun with the project and there was a lot of discussion about what constitutes an abstract painting. Here are a couple of the paintings on display.

Carol Mead began with an images she remembered from the aquarium which she thought made an interesting abstract design.

Barbara con Haunalter likes to paint seascapes in muted colors. Here she has simplified her shapes, used a lot of texture and a vivid palette.

Come see what the rest of the artists came up with. This show will be hanging until the end of the month.

Join us Friday Night

Terri Hill is organizing a party! Join us this Friday from 5-8pm for 'Gifts of the Season'. Terri and many of the Viewpoints Gallery artists will be there. Here are a few of Terri Hill's works on display.

Present Challenge

The December challenge which Terri Hill posed to members was to come up with an 8" x 8" painting on canvas on the theme 'Presents'. Here are a few of the results:

Kathleen Alexander had a romantic idea.

Carol Mead was thinking of a trip to San Francisco - perhaps with grandkids?

Nancy Calhoun has been painting bears lately while up in the Sierras and her 'present' took the form of toy bears.

Floy Zittin came up with a present for a titmouse.

And Terri Ford's present is sparkly. Incidentally, this Santa is based on her husband, Tim.

Presents at Viewpoints

Here is a partial result of the 'present challenge' all tied up with ribbons. Thirteen artists presented their ideas on an 8" x 8" canvas. Later we'll post what the artists were thinking.

And here are the "presents" through the window with Terri Hill's bold large watercolors to the right. That's not Terri in front, but Chris Beck, a Viewpoints special friend, who was partly responsible for the wonderful window display.