Official Guide to the
2015
Carmel
Art Festival
Carmel
Moonrise
poster
$30
by
James
McGrew
2014 People’s Choice Award Winner
22nd annual Art Festival &
Plein Air Competition
May 14th-17th 2015
www.carmelartfestivalcalifornia.com
Participating Artists
Linda Abbott
Rob Adamson
Ebrahim Amin
Rolando Barrero
Stacy Barter
Don Biehn
Bato Bost
Carl Bretzke
Rich Brimer
Larry Cannon
MaryLou Correia
Aimee Erickson
Mark Farina
Catherine Fasciato
Tatyana Fogarty
Terri Ford
Jonathan Gaetke
Thaleia Georgiades
Scott Hamill
Coraly Hanson
Laurie Hendricks
Steve Hill
Sterling Hoffmann
Sibyl Johnson
Sally Jordan
Steve Kell
Rui Liang
Po Pin Lin
Gretha Lindwood
Sergio Lopez
Markus Lui
Rolf Lygren
Will Maller
Joe Mancuso
James McGrew
Wayne McKenzie
Caleb Meyer
Kevin Milligan
Lady Jill Mueller
Julia Munger-Seelos
Donald Neff
Robin Purcell
Lana Rak
William Rogers
Robin Rogers-Cloud
Jason Sacran
Robert Sandidge
Roos Schuring
Michael Situ
Tara Sood
Richard Steres
Joaquin Turner
Laura Wambsgans
Cindy Wilbur
Lucas Wong
Dennis Young
Paul Youngman
Lu Yu
Xiao Yu
Tonya Zenin
Welcome to the 21st Annual
Carmel Art Festival
This program will guide you through the events of the
festival and participating galleries where you may view
demonstrations, enjoy artist’s receptions
& meet the artists
Daily, Friday thru Sunday
Due to the City of Carmel’s need to charge more for
use of Devendorf Park than we can afford and still
make money for our youth charities we will not have a
presence in the park this year.
The information table on Mission street will be
open and selling posters, T-shirts, hats, etc.
There will also be music on the street.
Thursday, May 14
• Plein Air artists painting competitively for awards and
cash prizes, in Carmel and throughout the Peninsula.
Friday, May 15
• Artist participating in the Plein Air Competition are
painting throughout the Monterey Peninsula
for the 2nd day.
• Information Table open on Mission Street selling
posters, T-shirts, hats & totes
• Nick Williams Trio - 3:00pm to 6:00pm
Mission Street
Saturday, May 16
• 8:00am to 10:00am - Judging of plein air paintings.
• 10:00am to 6:00pm - Public viewing and silent auction
bidding on plein air paintings from the competition.
Vote for your favorite for the “People’s Choice” award
The winner of the “People’s Choice”
will be used for the poster next year
Mission Street adjacent to the Park
• Music - 11:30 to 2:30
• 1:00pm to 3:00pm Kids-Make-Art Day
open to all children at no charge, under the
direction of the YACsters.
Mission Street
• 5:00pm Plein Air Awards Ceremony
The bidding for the silent auction heats up
after the ribbons go on.
Mission Street
• 6:00pm close of silent auction followed immediately
by a live auction for paintings with full bid cards.
Winning bidders may buy and take home their paintings
at the close of the auction.
Ribbon winners are awarded one ribbon for the artist
and one ribbon goes with the painting.
Sunday, May 17
•Artists hang new paintings to replace paintings sold
with other work completed during the festival
Mission Street
•9:00am to 11:am “Quick Draw”. Plein Air painting
throughout the village, competition award winners
compete to produce a ¿nished painting in two hours.
• 11:00 View “Quick Draw” paintings - Judging for best
Quick Draw with a “Quick” silent auction.
Mission Street
• Music - 12:00 noon to 3:00pm
• 3:00pm Festival closes
Judge
Ken Auster
While working on his Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree from Long Beach State University, Ken built one
of the world’s most prominent silkscreen and T-shirt
companies, creating now legendary sur¿ng art.
In the mid 1990’s Ken moved to a more serious art
level, moving to oils and plein air. Ken describes himself
as a painter of his surroundings that communicates and
documents the reality of our times, the edge between
nature and man-made, the vitality of the city and everday
occurances that we take for granted.
In a relatively short time Ken moved to the
forefront of American contemporary impressionists. He
consistently walks away with gold medals and ¿rst place
awards at juried exhibits. His work has been in museum
exhibits at the Haggin Museum in Stockton, Colorado
History Museum in Denver, Laguna Art Museum in
Laguna Beach, the Bakers¿eld Museum in Bakers¿eld,
Orange County Museum of Art in Newport Beach, and
the Texas Museum of Art in Corpus Christi. He has
been featured in magazines such as Art & Antiques, and
Southwest Art. Articles have also appeared in Art Talk,
Los Angeles Times, Surfers Journal, and The Orange
County Register. His work is collected by galleries,
corporations and patrons worldwide.
Ken Auster is a signature member of the Plein
Air Painters of America, a founding member of Laguna
Plein Air Painters Association, and a signature member
of the California Art Club.
Where will the Artists
be Painting?
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Painters Map
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Cityscapes
Downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea, Monterey, Paci¿c Grove, Moss
Landing
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Historic Architecture
Point Sur Lighthouse, Hwy1 Big Sur
Point Pinos Lighthouse, 80 Asilomar Blvd, Paci¿c Grove
Carmelite Monastery, Hwy1, Carmel
Carmel Mission, Rio Rd, Carmel
Mission Ranch, Dolores & 14th, Carmel
Tor House, Ocean View Ave, Carmel
Monterey Historic Adobes (see map)
San Carlos Cathedral, Church St., Monterey
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La Playa Hotel, Camino Real & 8th Ave, Carmel
The Barnyard, Carmel Rancho Lane, Carmel
Chautauqua Hall, Central & 16th, Paci¿c Grove
La Mirada Historic Adobes (see map)
Monterey Historic Adobes (see map)
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Boats
Fisherman’s Warf I & II, Monterey
Moss Landing Harbor
Coast Guard Pier, Monterey
GC Golf Courses
Pebble Beach
Laguna Seca, Hwy 68
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Coastal
Andrew Molera Park, Big Sur
Pfeifer State Park, Big Sur
Point Lobos, Carmel
Monastery Beach, Carmel
Carmel River Beach and Lagoon
Carmel Beach
Pebble Beach
Lovers Point, Paci¿c Grove
Asilomar Beach, Paci¿c Grove
Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing
Out of the way areas & Parks Inland
Artichoke ¿elds, Castroville
Garland Park
San Benancio Rd, Hwy 68
Toro Park, Hwy 68
Strawberry ¿elds, Moss Landing
Corral de Tierra, Hwy 68
El Estero Lake, Monterey
POSTERS
posters for sale at info table.
All prices are including tax.
2015 Poster
$30
2014 Poster
$30
2013 Poster
$30
2012 Poster
$30
2011 Poster
$30
2007 Poster - $35
2006 Poster - $35
2010 Poster - $30
2009 Poster - $30
2008 Poster - $30
2005 Poster - $39
2004 Poster - $41
2003 Poster - $43
1998 Poster - $124
2002 Poster - $48
1996 Poster - $124
2001 Poster - $56
1995 Poster - $86
2000 Poster - $62
1999 Poster - $70
1994 Poster - $91
Gallery Events
Carmel Fine Art Gallery
Presenting the 8th Annual DOUGLAS MORGAN one person show
May 11 - June 3, 2015
Reception with Douglas Morgan Friday May 15 from 4:00 to 7:00
w/s Dolores and 6th
Nancy Dodds Gallery
Presenting award winners WAYNE McKENZIE
&
AIMEE ERICKSON, 1st place winner in 2013 & 2014
Friday May 15 from 6:00 to 8:00pm
s/s 7th Street btwn Dolores & San Carlos
Kevin Milligan Gallery
Free Painting Demonstration by KEVIN MILLIGAN
Learn about Oil Painting, composition, composing to a format, adjusting composition,
distance from focal, atmospheric perspective, from the 2014 Artists choice award winner.
Saturday May 16, Noon to 1:00pm
Lincoln Street South of Ocean
Gallerie Amsterdam
Featuring American Railroad Paintings by
Patrick Karnahan
Patrick and his bandmates, the Black Irish Band
will perform railroad songs live Saturday & Sunday
May 16th & 17th from11:00am to 4:30pm
Dolores btwn 5th & 6th
Carmell Art
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Association
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Celebrating 88 years of local, professional art.
Free oil painting demonstration by award-winning plein air painter
MARK FARINA
Saturday May 16th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Dolores & 6th
James J. Rieser Fine Art
Featuring new paintings by James McGrew
winner of 2014 Peoples Choice Award - The image for this year’s poster
Artist Reception Saturday May 16 from 1:00 to 4:00pm
Su Vecino Court
Dolores btwn 5th & 6th
James J. Rieser Fine Art
Featuring new paintings by James McGrew
2014 Peoples Choice award winner
The painting is featured on this year’s poster
Show opens May 14
Artists reception Saturday May 16 from 1:00 to 4:00
Su Vecino Court
Dolores btwn 5th & 6th
Galerie Plein Aire
Painting demonstration by Cyndra Bradford
Saturday May 16th from 12:00 to 5:00pm
Dolores btwn 5th & 6th
Melissa Warren Gallery/Joe Adams Art
Featuring the work of Joe Adams. Joe will be painting in oils and demonstrating
watercolor techniques May 14th - 17th from 11:00am to 7:00pm
5th & Dolores
Titus Contemporary Gallery
MARY TITUS will give a painting demonstration
Saturday May 16th from 1:00 to 3:00pm
San Carlos btwn 5th & 6th
Nicholas Boghosian Fine Arts Atelier
In the tradition of old Carmel - A working artist studio & gallery
Painting daily
Corner 5th & Dolores
Zantman Art Galleries
Visit Our New Location
San Carlos btwn Ocean & 7th
Classic Art Gallery
Group show with California Artists, Sally Jordan, Donald Craghead,
Andres Morillo, and Roger Budney. Sally Jordan is a participant in the
Carmel Art Festival plein air competition.
San Carlos btwn 5th & 6th
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Galleries & Advertisers
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Dawson Cole Fine Art
Carmel Bay Co.
Kevin Milligan Gallery
Carmel Boutique Inns
Weston Gallery
Gallery Sur
Nicholas Boghosian
Fine Arts Atelier
Melissa Warren Gallery
/Joe Adams Art
Gallery Apodaca
Gallerie Plein Aire
Carmel Art Assn.
Gallerie Amsterdam
James J. Rieser Fine Art
Carmel Fine Art Gallery
Gallery North
Wm. A. Karges
Tamara G
Rodrigue Studio Carmel
New Masters Gallery
Trio Carmel Gallery
Little Napoli Bistro
Restaurant
22Titus Contemporary
Gallery
23Carmel Chamber of
Commerce
24Gallery Elite
25Classic Art Gallery
26Bennett Sculpture Studio
27Jones & Terwilliger
28Whittakers of Carmel
29Zantman Art Galleries
30Nielsen Bros.
Market & Deli
31Nancy Dodds Gallery
32Chapman Gallery
33Carmel Of¿ce Supply
& Business Center
34Wyland Gallery Carmel
35Park Gallery
36Carmel Plaza
37Jim Miller Gallery
38Trotter Galleries
39Del Monte Fine Art
40Dr. Seuss Gallery
41Joaquin Turner
(opening in June, 2015)
Gallery Sur
Celebrating 25 years in Carmel
Fine Art Photography of Big Sur & Carmel
Abstract Architectural and Cityscapes
Exclusive collection of Shona sculpture from Nyanhongo family of Zimbabwe
6th Ave btwn Dolores & Lincoln
COMING IN JUNE!
Joaquin Turner Gallery
An intimate bohemian gallery in the spirit of Carmel’s early artist colony.
Featuring the ¿ne art of Joaquin Turner and David Siebert
Pantiles Court - Dolores btwn 5th & 6th
CAF Board of Directors
Tammi Tharp - President • [email protected]
Hella Rothwell - Secretary • [email protected] • 831-6264-000
Pamela Crabtree - Treasurer • [email protected]
Our Sponsors
The Carmel Art Festival thanks the City of
Carmel-by-the-Sea for this great venue and for keeping Carmel
the wonderful art mecca that it is.
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What is Plein Air?
Plein Air refers to a style of painting that became
popular in the mid-19th century and was advocated
by the French impressionists such as Claude Monet
and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Plein Air painting is done
outdoors in one sitting and the subject is the scene
before the artist. The invention of tube paint and the box
easel that carries paints and brushes and folds to be
easily transported, led to the popularity of this art form.
Why in Carmel?
Frank Hubbard Powers, a San Francisco attorney and
his wife Jane Gallatin Powers, an artist, were two of the
founders of Carmel along with James Frank Devendorf.
By 1901 they had bought up more than three fourths
of what is now Carmel-by-the-Sea. She was the ¿rst
Plein Air painter here, as well as a studio painter, and
she was a strong advocate for the arts. Jane and Frank
convinced many of their artist friends left homeless by
the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to move to Carmel.
By 1910 the San Francisco Call reported that 60%
of Carmel’s houses were built by citizens who were
devoting their lives to work connected to the aesthetic
arts. We are proud to have one of Jane Powers greatgreat-grandchildren as a frequent participant in our Plein
Air competition.
Carmel Art Festival
www.carmelartfestivalcalifornia.com
[email protected]
P.O. Box 7191, Carmel, CA
We are a non-pro¿t all volunteer organization dedicated to preserving the
Arts Mecca atmosphere of Carmel through the Art Festival itself and through
our donations to charities that nurture the artists of tomorrow.
James J. Rieser Fine Art
Early California & American Paintings
Featuring new paintings by James McGrew
Winner of 2014 Carmel Art Festival People’s Choice award
The image for the 2015 poster
Su Vecino Court
Dolores between 5th & 6th
Carmel, Ca