Copyright Š 2017 Jennifer Moses All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the express written permission of the author. Printed in the United States of America
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in dedication to my mom and dad... and son, will
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the urge to capture a moment. paint and eyes as the net. so much fleeting beauty. searching, she reflects the world back to itself. harvesting and returning. the culmination of this is that we get to see through hers'.
~ Christopher P. Kirkegaard
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contents 1 foreword Michael Zakian Director, Frederick R. Museum of Art 3 lit from within Jennifer Moses 5 plates 49 mission series 57 firework series 71 sepia series 77 location sketches 109 chronology 119 exhibitions and awards 123 index of plates 129 acknowledgments
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foreword Jennifer Moses takes our temporal, everyday world and turns our experiences of nature into memorable, timeless images. Her art is about transience and change but, more importantly, about permanence and stability. She calms nature, slows it to a manageable pace, and in the process allows us to appreciate both its breadth and depth. When viewing her landscapes, I am always filled with a sense of peace, tranquility and comforting beauty. Her style can be called tonalist. As a movement, tonalism first appeared in the last decades of the nineteenth century and saw its first full flowering in the English Aesthetic Movement, led by expatriate James Abbott McNeil Whistler, and in the poetic, atmospheric landscapes of the late Hudson River School master George Inness. Seeking Beauty in the name of Art, these artists sought to elevate what we saw into higher, timeless ideals. Their solution was to ignore small details and focus on the large masses of their subjects, designing simple areas of related, muted colors into artful, abstract shapes. As seen in Moses’ art, this style strikes an engaging balance between the realistic and the abstract, seeming to present an illusion of reality while at the same time appearing to be lush passages of paint. Because the early tonalists developed from Barbizon painting, historic examples are often dark, brown, and brooding, as seen in the work of the early California tonalists Charles Rollo Peters and Gottardo Piazzoni. Moses’ paintings, however, are full of light. Light permeates her compositions, filling her scenes with a sustained, persistent glow. I like to think of Jennifer Moses as a true master of light. How she sees, captures, and interprets light is key to her gifts as an artist. She has the ability to take light—something intangible and insubstantial—and translate it into solid passages of dense paint. At times light appears as a hint or glimmer, emerging from a setting sun or peaking around an outcropping of rocks. Other times, light is a broad, sustained field engulfing an entire scene. Through her handling of light, she invites us to contemplate that essential mystery of time: of how things change and how they stay the same. Her range as a landscape painter can be seen in the series she has explored throughout her career. Her Mission series captures her deep love for the land and history of California. Her Fireworks series pays homage to and expands upon Whistler’s historic explorations of the theme. In her Location Sketches, studies done en plein air, we see her first thoughts as a painter and her ability to take raw visual experience and translate it into something both enduring and artistic. This book is a testament to a career devoted to the art of landscape painting and to the joy that her art brings to the world. Michael Zakian, Director Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art Pepperdine University
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lit from within It is the essence of a place that is at the core of my work. I often find that I am drawn to the intimate aspects of a landscape; a moment, a gesture or a specific feeling that unfolds when I’m quiet. I may walk around or sit for a period of time until that quality revels itself and only then do I begin to paint. I have often wondered, while waiting to be hit by inspiration, where does it originate? The external environment? The personal internal creative being? Or is it a symbiotic relationship that happens simultaneously. While the external allows for a vast array of possibilities and may spark inspiration, it seems to me that it is the individual contemplative state that identifies and then translates that personal observation into something to share. My paintings are an expression of my experiences and I find myself on a never-ending journey of inquiry and observation. As the observer, I witness what is before me and as the artist, I translate what I see and feel onto the canvas. The process for me is a celebration of beauty and the interrelatedness of all things. My greatest desire is to communicate that connection through the visual poetry of painting. Jennifer Moses
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On Location in Malibu, 2012 Frederick R. Weisman Museum PLATE 1
First Light, Point Dume, 2012 10 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2011 Pasadena Museum of California Art PLATE 2
Her Ethereal Veil, 2010 20 x 22 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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Winter Abundance, 2014 16 x 17 inches oil on canvas Colorado
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By Lofty Design, 2013 28 x 30 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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Dock of the Bay, 2014 30 x 32 inches oil on canvas panel Virginia
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Luminous Moments, 2015 20 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2014 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 7
Fire & Ice, 2013 10 x 10 inches oil on canvas Colorado
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103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2014 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 8
Blushing Twilight, 2014 40 x 44 inches oil on canvas California Edgar Payne Award for Best Landscape
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Nimbus, 2016 18 x 19 inches oil on canvas California
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Evening Pillar, 2016 18 x 19 inches oil on canvas California
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Fall Shadows, 2016 40 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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The Clearing, 2016 30 x 32 inches oil on canvas California
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Wandering Companions, 2014 24 x 26 inches oil on canvas California
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Aloft, 2016 18 x 19 inches oil on canvas California
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On Location in Malibu, 2015 Frederick R. Weisman Museum PLATE 15
Dusk, Leo Carrillo, 2015 40 x 44 inches oil on canvas California
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Twilight Symphony, 2014 40 x 44 inches oil on canvas Virginia
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Celestial Nocturne, 2016 24 x 26 inches oil on canvas California
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Moon's Nest, 2014 39 x 19 inches oil on canvas California
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100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2011 Pasadena Museum of California Art PLATE 19
Desert Sundown, 2010 20 x 24 inches oil on canvas Nevada
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Twilight Escort II, 2016 12 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2013 USC Fisher Museum PLATE 21
El Presidio, Santa Barbara, 2012 10 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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Lost & Enchanted, 2014 20 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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Twilight Escort I, 2016 12 x 20 inches oil on linen California
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Scratching the Sky, 2016 12 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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99th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2010 Pasadena Museum of California Art PLATE 25
White Splendor, 2009 16 x 12 inches oil on canvas Utah
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Moonrise, Santa Rosa Island, 2013 12 x 16 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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Empathy for Beauty in the 21st Century, 2014 Carnegie Art Museum PLATE 27
Old Veteran, Point Lobos, 2013 20 x 22 inches oil on canvas California
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104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2015 USC Fisher Museum PLATE 28
Dusk, Tomalas Bay, 2015 24 x 48 inches oil on canvas California
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In Repose, 2016 40 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2016 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 30
Transcendence, 2015 24 x 26 inches oil on canvas California
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On Location in Malibu, 2012 Frederick R. Weisman Museum PLATE 31
Suspended Dawn, 2012 24 x 25 inches oil on canvas California
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Enchanted, 2011 28 x 30 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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Twilight Companions I, 2016 12 x 20 Inches oil on canvas California
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Twilight Companions II, 2016 12 x 20 Inches oil on canvas California
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Celestial Nocturne, Casitas Springs, 2015 18 x 18 inches oil on canvas California
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101st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2012 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 36
A Snowy Harvest, 2011 24 x 18 inches oil on canvas Utah
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Timeless, 2016 18 x 19 inches oil on canvas California
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106th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2017 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 38
Piercing the Silence, 2017 10 x 11 inches oil on linen Colorado
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106th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2017 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 39
Night Shades, 2017 32 x 30 inches oil on linen California
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Pale Seas, 2016 14 x 36 inches oil on canvas California
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Veiled Moon, 2015 18 x 18 inches oil on canvas California
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102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2013 USC Fisher Museum PLATE 42
Unblushing, 2012 15.5 x 17.5 inches oil on canvas California
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california missions One of the most beautiful aspects of California’s stucco architecture is the colorful shadows
created as silhouettes merge together on the building's façade. When painting for the exhibition, Along
the El Camino Real: The Missions of California, I was repeatedly drawn to the entryways. They are
the portals from one environment to another. The door may be adorned or plain, brightly colored or tattered with sun and age. It may indicate what lies beyond or perhaps it attempts to conceal. As I explored some of the missions along the El Camino Real, a series emerged featuring cast shadows and the mission doorways they framed.
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El Presidio, Santa Barbara, 2012 29 x 30 inches oil on canvas California
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Mission San Ines, 2017 8 x 8 inches oil on canvas California
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The Lonely Mission, Mission Nuestra SeĂąora de la Soledad, 2013 10 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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Mission San Juan Bautista, 2012 10 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, 2013 20 x 20 inches oil on canvas California
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Mission Carmel Basilica, 2012 10 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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firework series Fireworks, an aerial celebration of shimmering explosions that burst across the night sky. With
each explosion, a magnificent display of shapes and lights appear at the pinnacle in a rainbow of colors,
then fall and fade into darkness leaving behind a swirling cloud of smoke. I have found something ethereal and mysterious in them. Capturing these fleeting aerial acts has become a celebration of the human spirit. Each one is unlike the next. Their unique journey provides endless variations within this mystical and celebratory theme.
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Aerial Celebration, 2012 13 x 16 inches oil on canvas Saint Andrews by the Sea
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Celebration, 2016 10 x 10 inches oil on linen Saint Andrews by the Sea
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Nocturne in Grey, study, 2012 7 x 16 inches oil on canvas Saint Andrews by the Sea
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Nocturne in Grey-Green, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel Saint Andrews by the Sea
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Nocturne in Yellow, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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Nocturne in Red-Orange, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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Nocturne in Blue, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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Nocturne in Blue-Green, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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Nocturne in Red-Violet, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2013 USC Fisher Museum PLATE 58
Nocturne in Grey, 2012 16 x 36 inches oil on canvas Saint Andrews by the Sea
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Nocturne in Blue, 2014 16 x 36 inches oil on canvas Saint Andrews by the Sea
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sepia series My sepia series was born out of process. Whether on location or in the studio, I begin my
paintings with an initial wash of sepia color. It is during this stage that I sketch out the structure of
the painting. After several years of using this method, I found these sepia sketches to be compelling and beautiful as they are. They have a quiet mood to them like a nocturne or an old sepia photograph.
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Nocturne in Sepia, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on gesso panel Saint Andrews by the Sea
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Sepia Moon, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on gesso panel California
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Valley View, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on gesso panel California
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location sketches Location sketches, paintings done en plein air, allows an artist to quickly capture the everchanging landscape. They are of the moment, authentic, and direct. They are little gems. Some I share, some I use as reference for larger studio works. Some I keep as a visual journal of my journey as an artist.
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Moon's Nest, study, 2014 12 x 6 inches oil on canvas California
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Harvest Moon, study, 2013 6 x 6 inches oil on canvas California
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Empathy for Beauty in the 21st Century, 2014 Carnegie Art Museum PLATE 65
Ocean Reflections, 2014 8 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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Sitting on the Dock on the Bay, study, 2013 9 x 10 inches oil on canvas Virginia
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Blushing Twilight, study, 2013 9 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2016 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 68
Dusk, Tomalas Bay, study, 2013 6 x 12 inches oil on canvas California
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Valiant Adversaries, 2010 8 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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Turning of the Tide - Study, 2012 6 x 8 inches oil on canvas California
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100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2011 Pasadena Museum of California Art PLATE 71
Cathedrals of the Sea, 2009 8 x 8 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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Sunburst, 2016 12 x 12 inches oil on linen California
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99th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2010 Pasadena Museum of California Art PLATE 73
Jeweled Rhythms, 2009 11 x 14 inches oil on canvas California
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99th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2010 Pasadena Museum of California Art PLATE 74
Louisiana Plantation, 2009 8 x 10 inches oil on canvas Louisiana
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Dusk, Leo Carrillo Study, 2015 12 x 12 inches oil on canvas California
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101st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 2012 Autry Museum of the American West PLATE 76
By Lofty Design, study, 2012 8 x 8 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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Moon over Carpinteria II, 2013 6 x 6 inches oil on panel California
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Joshua Tree Nocturne, 2013 6 x 6 inches oil on panel California
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Charmed, study, 2011 12 x 12 inches oil on canvas California
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Desert Moon, 2012 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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Rosebud Moon, 2016 7 x 11 inches oil on canvas California
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Santa Rosa Quick Sketch, 2013 6 x 8 inches oil on canvas Channel Islands
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City Lights, 2015 9 x 24 inches oil on canvas panel California
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Nite Shades, study, 2014 15 x 14 inches oil on canvas panel California
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Pale Seas, study, 2015 7 x 18 inches oil on canvas panel California
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Rolling Through, 2017 6.75 x 18 inches oil on canvas California
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The Gloaming, 2016 9 x 10 inches oil on canvas California
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Moon over Topa Topa, 2014 12 x 12 inches oil on panel California
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Tomalas Creek, 2013 6 x 12 inches oil on canvas California
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Suspended Dawn, study, 2014 10 x 10.5 inches oil on canvas California
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Splendid Beginnings, 2017 7.5 x 13.75 inches oil on canvas panel California
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Fading into Dusk, 2017 6 x 8 inches oil on canvas panel California
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Moses in her studio during Ojai Studio Artist Tour. Photo by Cindy Pitou Burton
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chronology 1969 Born in Hays, Kansas on April 11, to Gwen A. Beebe and Michael C. Roberson. 1967 – 1971 Parents enrolled at Fort Hays State University. Mike has military draft deferment while attending college. After graduating with a B.S. in Business, Mike joins Army Reserves and is sent to Fort Campbell, KY for basic training. Gwen graduates with a B.S. in Elementary Education, joins Mike in Kentucky. Reassigned to Fort Eustis Army Base for advanced training, family moves into Landmark Apartments in Newport News, VA. Gwen teaches 5th grade for the public school system. 1972 – 1976 Mike finds employment in the design department at the Newport News Shipyard and finishes military service with the Transportation Reserve Unit. Sister Krista Nichol is born in 1973. Unhappy with the work at the shipyard and unable to return to Kansas due to a poor farming climate, Mike receives his real estate license. Family buys their first home on Keppel Drive. Gwen receives M.A. from The College of William & Mary. Jennifer begins ballet and piano. 1977 - 1987 Parent’s marriage ends.
Mike, Gwen, Jennifer and Mitzi; Hays, Kansas 1969
Gwen remarries and moves to Yorktown, VA with the girls, her new husband, Thomas Tucker and his son, Kevin. Family purchases a 1910 farmhouse on the York River and spends winter breaks snow skiing in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mike also remarries and stays in the Newport News area with his wife, Nancy and her three children; Scott, John and Shannon. Jennifer and Krista visit on the weekends, spending summers on the Warwick River boating and water-skiing. Jennifer’s focus shifts from dance and music to the visual arts. Beyond art projects and crafts in the home, Jennifer takes classes from a local artist and begins learning the basics of drawing and perspective. She attends Tabb High School and enrolls in art classes and mechanical drawing. Senior year, Jennifer submits a portfolio and application to Virginia Commonwealth University.
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1987 – 1991 Attends VCU in Richmond, VA. Begins to frequent the Village Café, a local haunt for art students at VCU. She meets artist, Michele Francis, a transplant to Richmond from NYC. Travels to New York with Michele before she leaves for Spain. They stay with William (Bill) D. Moses. Begins visiting Bill in New York. They travel to New Orleans, London and Milan. After graduating with a B.A. in Art Education, moves to West 67th Street between Columbus and Central Park West in NYC. Jennifer is introduced to the furniture, lighting and pottery from the Arts and Crafts period. She becomes interested in the decorative arts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Moses studies the work of Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and The Nabis artists; Paul Sérusier, Édouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard. It’s also her first introduction to the Early California Impressionist.
Park, Joan Brown and Paul Wonner. Begins to use multi-media in some of her more abstract work, utilizing assemblage and sewing into the paintings. They move back to the city. Jennifer's studio is on the lower level of their two-story loft in Soho, located just north of Pearl Paint. Becomes interested in the work of the Color Field artists (Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler) and Abstract Expressionists (Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline and Joan Mitchell). Applies paint to her figures with thin layered washes while implementing more energetic textured surfaces to her abstract landscapes. Michele moves back to N.Y. from Spain. The art scene provides unlimited resources and inspiration. Moses works as a part time assistant to artist, Sandi Slone in her Tribeca studio. Travels to Costa Rica, Hawaii, and attend a family reunion on the farm in Kansas.
Jennifer and Bill marry at the Frank Lloyd Wright Civic Center in Marin County. Travels to Jamaica, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Wyntoon, an estate on the McCloud River in Siskiyou County, CA. 1991 – 1994 Moves to a rustic ranch-style house on Beaver Dam Creek, a trout-stocked river in Katonah, NY. Jennifer works in her painting studio and they entertain artist and musician friends visiting from the city. Discovers the work of Nathan Oliveira in a local gallery. Leads to familiarizing herself with the Bay Area Figurative Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, David
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Foothill Pottery, planter and oil jar inlaid with tile.
1994-1996 Escaping a harsh NY winter to visit friends in Ojai, leads to purchasing a 1909 Greene and Green bungalow and relocating to the west coast. The move facilitates a shift in Jennifer’s work. The Pratt House, in need of major renovations consumes much of the first several years in Ojai. Begins working with clay in a ceramic studio in Ventura. Collects books on the Early California Impressionists. Attends White Nights Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia with Bill and a group of musicians. Moses photographs the architecture and visits the Hermitage Museum. Travels to New York and is introduced to the paintings of Chaim Soutine. Son William (Will) Michael Moses is born June 10, 1996.
1997 – 2000
Enrolls in photography classes with Bill Hendricks at Ventura Community College and studies with him for
several years.
Works at RTK Studios glazing art tiles. Inspired by Hillside Pottery, a manufacturer of pottery during the early 1900’s, Jennifer and friend Kathy Couturie, venture into business. With the assistance from a ceramic artisan, Foothill Pottery begins making handcrafted concrete garden pottery inlaid with tile. Moses participates in all aspects of production, design and tiling. Foothill Pottery exhibits in several Arts & Crafts venues and receives a commission for eight large garden pots inlaid with antique Grueby tiles. After the commission is complete Foothill Pottery closes. Examples of their work can be seen around Ojai, Los Angeles, and Pasadena.
Pratt House, designed by Charles and Henry Greene, circa 1909.
Several of their oil jars and planters are featured in the June 1999 Architectural Digest article about the Greene & Greene designed Pratt House. Marriage with Bill ends and Jennifer moves into the guesthouse on the property. Becomes interested in the work of architect, Antoni Gaudi. Utilizes tile and organic forms when renovating the garage into her studio. Moses begins painting again. Discovers the work of Daniel W. Pinkham; igniting the desire to paint landscapes. Studies the work of California Impressionists. Seldon Gile, Mary DeNeale Morgan, Franz Bischoff, and Arthur and Lucia Mathews were heavy influences during this time. Exhibits her landscapes during a local open studio Detour and sells her first landscape painting. Travels to Hawaii, Baja and Ixtapa Zihuatanejo.
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2001 - 2004 Purchases home on Alvarado Street in Ojai and renovates property. Converts freestanding garage into her studio. Takes on design projects. Designs and tiles fireplaces, stairways, and fountains. Draws plans for garage conversions, and kitchen and bath renovations. Accepted into the Ojai Studio Artists (OSA), a local art organization raising money for student scholarships and community outreach through hosting a yearly studio tour. Participates in their annual group exhibition, Made in Ojai & Made in Ojai II at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai. Representation in California with The Craftsman Home in Berkley, Carlyle in Santa Monica, Trowbridge Gallery in Ojai, Bottoms Art Galleries in Santa Barbara and Montecito, and at Lyons View Gallery in Knoxville, TN. Associate Member of the California Art Club (CAC) and exhibits in Cityscapes, a juried CAC exhibition at the Woman’s City Club of Pasadena. Travels along the California coast, camping and painting. Tours the southwest exploring Bryce Canyon, Lake Powell, Zion and the Grand Canyon. Travels to Costa Rica, Belize, Hawaii, and attends Burning Man Festivals. 2005-2007 Builds a rental cottage on property and begins dancing Argentine Tango.
Moses on location in the Channel Islands, 2011.
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Participates in the 2005 Salon International Exhibition, a juried group exhibition, at Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, TX. Receives an honorable mention for Monterey Bay.
Representation in California with Parkside Gallery in Carmel and Just Looking Gallery in San Luis Obispo. Representation with JSL Fine Art in Port Warwick, VA. Participates in Cityscapes, an invitational group exhibition at Just Looking Gallery, San Luis Obispo and Ojai Visions, a juried exhibition at Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai. President of Ojai Studio Artists 2006-2008 and exhibits in OSA’s Made in Ojai III, IV & V at the Ojai Valley Museum. Attends the opening of the 96th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition in Pasadena. Meets Daniel W. Pinkham and David C. Gallup, signature members of the California Art Club. Attends workshops with Ray Roberts and Skip Whitcomb.
Participates in Spring Bouquet, a group landscape exhibition at Palm Loft Gallery, Carpinteria.
Painting trips to Big Sur, Monterey and Petaluma. Travels to Cañón De Guadalupe, Thailand and Cambodia in 2006 and Italy and Morocco in 2007; visiting the Vatican, The Galleria Borghese, and Ponte Vecchio in Florence.
Exhibits White Splendor, Jeweled Rhythms and Louisiana Plantation at the CAC 99th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena.
2008-2009 Begins studying with David Gallup. Travels with him to Louisiana to attend a workshop.
Participates in the OSA Made in Ojai VIII at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai.
Becomes interested in the work of William Ritschel, Armin Hansen, S.C. Yuan and Yoshida Hiroshi during this period of painting seascapes with Gallup. Painting trip to Utah, Big Sur, and Carmel. Travels to Palos Verdes on several occasions to paint with Steven Mirich.
Organizes benefit for OSA Scholarships at Primavera Fine Art Gallery, Ojai. Participates in OSA’s Made in Ojai VI & VII at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai. Participates in the 2009 Salon International Exhibition, a juried group exhibition at Greenhouse Fine Art Gallery in San Antonio, TX. Visits Carlton-Kirkegaard frame shop in Santa Barbara and meets Chris Kirkegaard. Representation with Primavera Fine Art Gallery in Ojai. 2010 Accepted as an Artist Member of the California Art Club.
Channel Island boat trip with David Gallup. Paints the rainbow study for Her Ethereal Veil. Participates in 100 Grand at Sullivan Gos, Santa Barbara, 2010 - 2013. Visits De Young Museum in San Francisco to see Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, and Beyond: PostImpressionist Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay.
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2011 Travels to Italy. Exhibits Her Ethereal Veil, Desert Sundown and Cathedrals of the Sea at the CAC 100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena. Participates in Decennium, a juried group exhibition at Wendt Gallery, Laguna. Participates in the OSA Made in Ojai IX, at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai. Teaches with David Gallup on the annual Channel Island boat trips, 2011 - 2013. Gives presentation at the CAC Annual Collectors Dinner as featured artist. Assists Primavera Fine Art in opening a satellite gallery at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa.
Painting trip down the California coast to San Diego. Sees exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: The Ocean Park Series, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach. Becomes interested in Tonalism and the work of John Henry Twachtman and Emil Carlsen. Paints first firework. 2013 Painting trip up the Northern California Coast to the redwood forests and black sand beaches of the Lost Coast in Humboldt County. Paints location studies of the California missions for the exhibition Along the El Camino Real. Exhibits Nocturne in Grey and El Presidio in the CAC 102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum, Los Angeles.
Travels to Colorado and Kansas. Visits Clyfford Still Museum in Denver. 2012 Exhibits A Snowy Harvest and By Lofty Design in the CAC 101st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum of Western Art, Los Angeles. Participates in OSA Made in Ojai X at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai. Exhibits Suspended Dawn and Last Light, Point Dume in On Location in Malibu: Paintings of the California Art Club at the Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Pepperdine University, Malibu.
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Moses teaching on the Channel Island boat trip with David Gallup. Photo by Steve Gallup.
Participates in Along the El Camino Real: Missions of California, CAC juried group exhibition at The Old Mill, San Marino, CA. Exhibition moves to Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Visits Richard Diebenkorn: The Berkley Years exhibition at the De Young Museum, San Francisco. Becomes interested in the work and philosophy of the Symbolist artists. Moses begins to incorporate symbolist ideas through editing her landscapes to their emotional essence. Moses revisites the work of the Nabis artists and begins to incorporated layered textures in her paintings to create the effect of non-literal decorative patterns. Participates in OSA's Hang Ten exhibition at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai. Participates in Small Works Holiday Exhibition at Primavera Fine Art Gallery, Ojai. 2014 Invited by the CAC to be a Signature Artist Member. Participates in Legendary Landmarks of California, CAC group exhibition at the Gallery at the Old Mill, San Marino. Representation with American Legacy Fine Art Gallery, Pasadena. Exhibits Blushing Twilight and Fire & Ice in the CAC 103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum of Western Art, Los Angeles.
Moses with collector Barbara Malone at the 103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition after winning the Edgar Payne Award for Best Landscape, Autry Museum of Western Art, Los Angeles, 2014.
Receives the Edgar Payne Award for Best Landscape for Blushing Twilight during the 103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition. Featured in Creating Visual Poems – Emerging Artist, Jennifer Moses by Bonnie Gangelhoff, Southwest Art Magazine, July, 2014. Attends the American Legacy Fine Art invitational paintout at the Los Angeles Country Club. Participates in the benefit exhibition at the LACC. Exhibits in Empathy for Beauty in the 21st Century, Signature Members of the CAC, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard. Invited to speak as guest artist at the Carnegie Art Museum during Empathy for Beauty exhibition.
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Moses in her studio, 2017. Photo by Cindy Pitou Burton
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Participates in Quintessential California, a CAC group exhibition, at Santa Paula Museum, Santa Paula. Visits San Diego Museum of Art to see Sorolla and America exhibition. Solo Exhibition, Lit from Within, at Primavera Fine Art Gallery, Ojai. 2015 Visits Armin Hansen: An Artful Voyage, at the California Museum of California Art, Pasadena. Exhibits Dusk, Tomalas Bay in the CAC 104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at USC Fisher Museum, Los Angeles. Exhibits Dusk, Leo Carrillo in On Location in Malibu: Paintings of the California Art Club, Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Malibu. Participates in The External & The Contemplative, group exhibition, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena.
Featured in Forging New Paths - California Art Club’s 105th annual Gold Medal Exhibition pays tribute to its’ pioneering artists while showcasing art that pushes boundaries., American Art Collector, April, 2016. Participates in Intuition, A Focus on Women Artists, group exhibition, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena. Featured in Intuition: A Focus on Women Artists by Bob Bahr, Plein Air Collector, May, 2016. Representation at Del Monte Fine Art in Carmel. 2017 Exhibits Night Shades and Piercing the Silence in the CAC 106th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum of Western Art, Los Angeles. Participates in Idealism Visualized, OSA group exhibition at the Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai. Featured in Palette, a solo exhibition at Del Monte Fine Art Gallery, Carmel.
2016 Visits Jewel City: Art from San Francisco’s PanamaPacific International Exposition at the De Young Museum, San Francisco. Exhibits Transcendence and Dusk, Tomalas Bay in the CAC 105th CAC Annual Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum of Western Art, Los Angeles.
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exhibitions and awards exhibitions
2017 Palette, Solo Exhibition, Del Monte Fine Art, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
2017 106th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California
2016 Intuition: A Focus on Women Artists, Group Exhibition, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California
2016 105th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California
2015 The External & The Contemplative, Group Exhibition, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasadena, California
2015 On Location in Malibu, Juried Exhibition, Frederick R. Weisman Museum, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
2015 104th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, USC Fisher Museum, Los Angeles, California 2014 Lit from Within, Solo Exhibition, Primavera Fine Art Gallery, Ojai, California
2014 Quintessential California, Exhibition of the CAC, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, California
2014 Empathy For Beauty in the 21st Century, Signature Members of the CAC, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, California
2014 103rd Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California
2014 Legendary Landmarks of California, CAC Gallery at the Old Mill, Pasadena, California
2013 Along the El Camino Real: The Missions of California, CAC Gallery at the Old Mill, Pasadena, California
2013 102nd Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Juried Exhibition, USC Fisher Museum, Los Angeles, California 2013 Hang 10, Group Exhibition, Ojai Studio Artists, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California
2012 On Location in Malibu, Juried Group Exhibition, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California 2012 Made in Ojai X, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California
2012 101st Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California
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2011 Decenium, Juried Group Exhibition, Wendt Gallery, Laguna, California 2011 Made in Ojai IX, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California
2011 100th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
2010 Made in Ojai VIII, Group Exhibition, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California
2010 99th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
2009 Made in Ojai VII, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California
2009 Salon International 2009, Juried Group Exhibit, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas 2008 Made in Ojai VI, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, California
2008 Beatrice Wood Foundation, Juried Exhibit, New Work Exhibition, Ojai, California 2008 Palm Loft Gallery, Invitational Woman’s Exhibit, Carpinteria, California
2007 Beatrice Wood Arts Foundation, Juried Exhibit, Ojai Visions, Ojai, California 2007 Palm Loft Gallery, Juried Landscape Exhibit, Carpinteria, California 2007 Made in Ojai V, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, California
2006 Cityscapes, Invitational Group Exhibit, Just Looking Gallery, San Luis Obispo, California 2006 Made In Ojai VI, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, California
2005 Made in Ojai III, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, California
2005 Salon International 2005, Juried Group Exhibit, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas 2005 Cityscapes, Juried Exhibit, California Art Club & Pasadena Women’s Club, Pasadena, California 2004 California Charm, Solo Exhibit, AJA, Santa Barbara, Ojai, California
2004 Made in Ojai II, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, Ojai, California 2003 Made in Ojai, Group Exhibit, Ojai Valley Museum, California
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awards 2014 Edgar Payne Award for Best Landscape, 103rd CAC Juried Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, California
articles "Forging New Paths - California Art Club’s 105th annual Gold Medal Exhibition pays tribute to its’ pioneering artists while showcasing art that pushes boundaries.", American Art Collector, April, 2016.
"Intuition: A Focus on Women Artists" by Bob Bahr, Plein Air Collector, May, 2016.
“Personal touches reflect female artists’ ‘Intuition’ ” by Kirk Silsbee, Los Angeles Times, Glendale News Press, May 10, 2016
“Creating Visual Poems – Emerging Artist, Jennifer Moses” by Bonnie Gangelhoff, Southwest Art Magazine, July, 2014
“Painters & Sculptures Taking Home the Gold” by Jeffrey Carlson Reporting Editor, FineArtConnoisseur.com, April, 2014
“On Location in Malibu – Paintings by the California Art Club” by Michael Zakian, American Artist, July/August, 2012
group affiliations California Art Club, Signature Artist Member
Ojai Studio Artists, Non-profit Organization, Ojai, California
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index of plates Plate 1. (# 597-12) First Light, Point Dume, California, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 06. Plate 2. (# 568-10) Her Ethereal Veil, California, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 20 x 22 inches, private collection. Page 07. Plate 3. (# 662-14) Winter’s Abundance, Colorado, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 16 x 17 inches, private collection. Page 08. Plate 4. (# 671-14) By Lofty Design, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 28 x 30 inches, private collection. Page 09. Plate 5. (#672-14) Dock of the Bay, Virginia, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 30 x 32 inches, private collection. Page 10. Plate 6. (# 519-15) Luminous Moments, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 20 x 20 inches, private collection. Page 11. Plate 7. (# 624-13) Fire & Ice, Colorado, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 12. Plate 8. (# 646-14) Blushing Twilight, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 40 x 44 inches, private collection. Page 13. Plate 9. (# 719-16) Nimbus, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 18 x 19 inches, private collection. Page 14. Plate 10. (# 715-16) Evening Pillar, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 18 x 19 inches, collection of the artist. Page 15. Plate 11. (# 713-16) Fall Shadows, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 40 x 20 inches, collection of the artist. Page 16. Plate 12. (# 716-16) The Clearing, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 30 x 32 inches, collection of the artist. Page 17. Plate 13. (# 704-15) Wandering Companions, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 24 x 26 inches, collection of the artist. Page 18. Plate 14. (# 720-16) Aloft, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 18 x 19 inches, private collection. Page 19. Plate 15. (# 699-15) Dusk, Leo Carrillo, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 40 x 44 inches, collection of the artist. Page 20. Plate 16. (# 673-14) Twilight Symphony, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 40 x 44 inches, private collection. Page 21. Plate 17. (# 712-16) Celestial Nocturne, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 24 x 26 inches, collection of the artist. Page 22. Plate 18. (# 670-14) Moon’s Nest, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 39 x 19 inches, collection of the artist. Page 23.
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Plate 19. (#553-10) Desert Sundown, Nevada, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 20 x 24 inches, private collection. Page 24. Plate 20. (# 733-16) Twilight Escort II, California, 2016, oil on linen panel, 12 x 24 inches, private collection. Page 25. Plate 21. (# 617-12) El Presidio, Santa Barbara, California, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 26. Plate 22. (# 665-14) Lost & Enchanted, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 20 x 20 inches, collection of the artist. Page 27. Plate 23. (# 732-16) Twilight Escort I, California, 2016, oil on linen panel, 12 x 24 inches, private collection. Page 28. Plate 24. (# 746-17) Scratching the Sky, California, 2017, oil on linen panel, 12 x 24 inches, private collection. Page 29. Plate 25. (#515-09) White Splendor, Utah, 2009, oil on canvas panel, 16 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 30. Plate 26. (# 660-14) Moonrise, Santa Rosa Island, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 16 inches, private collection. Page 31. Plate 27. (# 643-14) Old Veteran, Point Lobos, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 20 x 22 inches, private collection. Page 32. Plate 28. (# 697-15) Dusk, Tomalas Bay, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 24 x 44 inches, collection of the artist. Page 33. Plate 29. (# 714-16) In Repose, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 40 x 20 inches, collection of the artist. Page 34. Plate 30. (# 711-15) Transcendence, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 24 x 26 inches, collection of the artist. Page 35. Plate 31. (# 595-12) Suspended Dawn, California, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 24 x 25 inches, private collection. Page 36. Plate 32. (# 579-11) Enchanted, California, 2011, oil on canvas panel, 28 x 30 inches, private collection. Page 37. Plate 33. (#734-16) Twilight Companions I, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 20 inches, collection of the artist. Page 38. Plate 34. (# 735-16) Twilight Companions II, California 2016, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 20 inches, collection of the artist. Page 39. Plate 35. (# 706-15) Celestial Nocturne, Casitas Springs, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 40 x 20 inches, collection of the artist. Page 40. Plate 36. (# 585-11) A Snowy Harvest, Utah, 2011, oil on canvas panel, 24 x 18 inches, private collection. Page 41. Plate 37. (# 721-16) Timeless, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 18 x 19 inches, collection of the artist. Page 42.
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Plate 38. (# 744-17) Piercing the Silence, Colorado, 2017, oil on linen panel, 10 x 11 inches, collection of the artist. Page 43. Plate 39. (# 750-17) Night Shades, California, 2017, oil on linen panel, 32 x 30 inches, collection of the artist. Page 44. Plate 40. (# 739-16) Pale Seas, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 14 x 36 inches, collection of the artist. Page 45. Plate 41. (# 705-15) Veiled Moon, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 18 x 18 inches, collection of the artist. Page 46. Plate 42. (# 604-12) Unblushing, California, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 15.5 x 17.5 inches, private collection. Page 47. Plate 43. (# 652-14) El Presidio, Santa Barbara, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 28 x 29 inches, private collection. Page 50. Plate 44. (# 754-17) Mission San Ines, California, 2017, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 8 inches, collection of the artist. Page 51. Plate 45. (# 626-13) The Lonely Mission, Mission Nuestra SeĂąora de la Soledad, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 52. Plate 46. (# 627-13) Mission San Juan Bautista, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 53. Plate 47. (# 625-13) Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 54. Plate 48. (# 753-17) Mission Carmel Basilica, California, 2017, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10 inches, collection of the artist. Page 55. Plate 49. (# 614-12) Aerial Celebration, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 13 x 16 inches, private collection. Page 59. Plate 50. (# 749-17) Celebration, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2017, oil on linen panel, 10 x 10 inches, collection of the artist. Page 60. Plate 51. (# 615-12) Nocturne in Grey, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 7 x 16 inches, private collection. Page 61. Plate 52. (# 676-14) Nocturne in Grey-Green, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, collection of the artist. Page 62. Plate 53. (# 683-14) Nocturne in Yellow, California, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 63. Plate 54. (# 679-14) Nocturne in Red-Orange, California, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 64.
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Plate 55. (# 677-14) Nocturne in Blue, California, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 65. Plate 56. (# 682-14) Nocturne in Blue-Green, California, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 66. Plate 57. (#680-14) Nocturne in Red-Violet, California, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 67. Plate 58. (# 616-12) Nocturne in Grey, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 16 x 36 inches, private collection. Page 68. Plate 59. (# 669-14) Nocturne in Blue, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 16 x 36 inches, private collection. Page 69. Plate 60. (# 679-14) Nocturne in Sepia, Saint Andrews by the Sea, 2014, oil on gesso panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 73. Plate 61. (# 691-14) Sepia Moon, California, 2014, oil on gesso panel, 12 x 12 inches, collection of the artist. Page 74. Plate 62. (# 689-14) Valley View, California, 2014, oil on gesso panel, 12 x 12 inches, collection of the artist. Page 75. Plate 63. (#655-14) Moon’s Nest, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 6 inches, private collection. Page 78. Plate 64. (#642-13) Harvest Moon - Study, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 6 x 6 inches, private collection. Page 79. Plate 65. (#647-14) Ocean Reflections, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 10 inches, collection of the artist. Page 80. Plate 66. (#623-13) Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 9 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 81. Plate 67. (#638-13) Blushing Twilight, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 9 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 82. Plate 68. (#640-13) Dusk, Tomalas Bay, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 6 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 83. Plate 69. (#557-10) Valiant Adversaries, California, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 10 inches, collection of the artist. Page 84. Plate 70. (#603-12) Turning of the Tide - Study, California, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 6 x 8 inches, private collection. Page 85. Plate 71. (#662-10) Cathedrals of the Sea, California, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 8 inches, collection of the artist. Page 86. Plate 72. (#723-16) Sunburst, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 12 inches, collection of the artist. Page 87.
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Plate 73. (#530-09) Jeweled Rhythms, California, 2019, oil on canvas panel, 11 x 14 inches, collection of the artist. Page 88. Plate 74. (#517-09) Louisiana Plantation, Louisiana, 2009, oil on canvas panel, 8 x 10 inches, private collection. Page 89. Plate 75. (#698-15) Dusk, Leo Carillo, California, 2015, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, collection of the artist. Page 90. Plate 76. (#582-11) By Lofty Design, California, 2011, oil on panel, 8 x 8 inches, private collection. Page 91. Plate 77. (#635-13) Moon over Carpinteria II, California, 2013, oil on panel, 6 x 6 inches, private collection. Page 92. Plate 78. (#630-13) Joshua Tree Nocturne, California, 2013, oil on panel, 6 x 6 inches, collection of the artist. Page 93. Plate 79. (#587-11) Charmed, California, 2011, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 94. Plate 80. (#621-12) Desert Moon, California, 2012, oil on canvas panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 95. Plate 81. (#743-17) Rosebud Moon, California, 2017, oil on canvas panel, 7 x 11 inches, private collection. Page 96. Plate 82. (#570-10) Santa Rosa – Quick Sketch, California, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 6 x 8 inches, collection of the artist. Page 97. Plate 83. (#707-15) City Lights, California, 2015, oil on canvas panel, 9 x 24 inches, collection of the artist. Page 98. Plate 84. (#728-16) Night Shades, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 15 x 14 inches, private collection. Page 99. Plate 85. (#726-16) Pale Seas, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 7 x 18 inches, private collection. Page 100. Plate 86. (#755-17) Rolling Through, California, 2017, oil on canvas panel, 6.75 x 18 inches, collection of the artist. Page 101. Plate 87. (#717-16) The Gloaming, California, 2016, oil on canvas panel, 9 x 10 inches, collection of the artist. Page 102. Plate 88. (#690-14) Moon over Topa Topa, California, 2014, oil on panel, 12 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 103. Plate 89. (#641-13) Tomalas Creek, California, 2013, oil on canvas panel, 6 x 12 inches, private collection. Page 104. Plate 90. (#658-14) Suspended Dawn - Study, California, 2014, oil on canvas panel, 10 x 10.5 inches, private collection. Page 105. Plate 91. (#756-17) Splendid Beginnings, California, 2017, oil on linen panel, 7.5 x 13.75 inches, collection of the artist. Page 106. Plate 92. (#758-17) Fading into Dusk, California, 2017, oil on canvas panel, 6 x 8 inches, collection of the artist. Page 107.
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acknowledgments Igniting from the smallest of gestures or the grandest of circumstance, inspiration is the initial spark, a
moment, impression or concept that fuels the creative process. The possibilities are endless and for that I am eternally grateful.
The incentive for creating and publishing this book is the numerous art enthusiasts, collectors and
gallerists who have supported my efforts and journey as an artist. I greatly appreciate patron to the arts, William (Bill) Moses for his generosity as benefactor; Michael Zakian, Director of the Frederick R. Weisman Museum at
Pepperdine University, who graciously contributed an essay giving insight to the methods and meanings behind my work; copy editor, Joanne Menon, for providing a fresh perspective; and photographer, William B. Dewey, who was instrumental in providing me with beautiful images to share.
I also want to acknowledge master carver and artisan, Chris Kirkegaard who has created frames for my
work that encourages excellence and distinguishes our efforts together as a unique brand. He has become a friend, editor in the studio and a voice of reason when I lose perspective with my work. I appreciate his candor and insights, even when it provokes and irritates me.
And lastly, many thanks go to countless artists who have inspired me through their dedication, artistry
and creative vision. I am in gratitude to those who I have been fortunate enough to know, that have given me insight and encouragement, bestowed their most valued knowledge, and participated in my education as a painter and artist.
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