Our reception this past Saturday evening for our new show “Treasures From the Bay Area: New Paintings by the California Art Club” drew a big and enthusiastic crowd. We feel very honored and privileged to be hosting this show, and everyone, from the organizers to the judges to the hanging crew worked hard to make it happen. I want to thank the historic California Art Club, and especially CAC SF Bay Area chapter co-chairs Ellen Howard and Paul Kratter, as well as CAC Exhibitions Manager Addy Stupin (who drove up from Pasadena for the event), and of course our own Jessie Dunn-Gilbert, with indispensable help from Sam Edie.
But most of all, we celebrate these tremendous painters. I don’t know how the judges decided, but well-earned awards went to Nancy Crookston, Michael Reardon, Randall Sexton, and Linda Sutton. View the show’s page here… Better yet, come see it in person! It’s up through April 4.

From left to right, California Art Club exhibitions manager Addy Stupin with award winners Linda Sutton, Nancy Seamons Crookston, and Randall Sexton. (Not shown, Michael Reardon.)
Pictures from the opening—
- Addy Stupin addresses the crowd on behalf of the CAC
- Painters Nanette Biers, MaryLou Correia & Linda Sutton (chatting), and Clark Mitchell (right)
- Tim Holton, Jessie Dunn-Gilbert, Addy Stupin, and chapter co-directors Ellen Howard and Paul Kratter
- CAC chapter co-chairs Ellen Howard & Paul Kratter, with Ellen’s painting at left
- Paul Kratter addresses the crowd
- Linda Sutton receives her award
- Nancy Crookston receives her reward
- Jessie Dunn-Gilbert gets some love for a job well done!
- Charity Anderson with her lovely oil “Gem Lakes”
- Paul Kratter & Tim Horn
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