Lumière de California: California Art Club exhibition

The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center invites you to the exhibition Lumière de California with a public reception on Saturday, May 21 from 4:30p.m. to 7:00p.m.. The exhibition explores the light of California as captured by painters in nature by members of the California Art Club, the oldest plein air club in California. The plein air paintings will be on view from May 21 – June 24, 2022 in the museum.

Lumière de California celebrates the unique light of California as expressed through forty-three artworks exploring the essence of morning light, afternoon sun, as well as twilight throughout the state. Sky, water and mountains interact to express the beauty of California.

Artists in the exhibition include Brian Belfield, Scottie Brown, Tonya Burdine, Gloria Chadwick, Rick Delanty, Mark Fehlman, Roger Gordon, Laurie Hendricks, Carolyn Hesse-Low (artwork “Skies over Hwys” featured above), Michael Hill, Debra Holliday, Debra Huse, Rose Irelan, Chuck Kovacic, Lester Machado, Rich Magram, Brad Neal, Jon Olson, Kathryn Peterson, Robin Purcell, Daniel Raminfard, Jeff Remmer, Jeannine Savedra, Lisa Skelly, Joyce Trinh, Sharon Weaver and Jeff Yeomans.

California Art Club members from around the state will gather for this exhibition including artists from San Diego, La Jolla, Laguna Beach, Long Beach, San Clemente, Newport Beach, Carlsbad, Escondido, Pomona, Poway, Los Angeles, North Hills, Crestline, Agoura Hills, Monrovia and Valley Village.

The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center (BMCC) is located in South Bay San Diego along the Sweetwater River. From the mountains to the bay, the Sweetwater valley is an ideal location for plein air painting. Plein air painter Alfred Mitchell started the Chula Vista Art Guild over seventy years ago to document the flora and fauna of South Bay San Diego. The museum organizes a yearly exhibition celebrating plein air painting and through Lumiere de California we celebrate the artist and their ability to capture this spectacular light. The museum is located at 4355 Bonita Road in Bonita, CA. website: bonitahistoricalsociety.org