Pasadena Society of Artists 99th Annual Juried Exhibition

April 2 - April 27, 2024

Whites Fine Art

Juror: Kenneth Ronney

99th Annual Juried Exhibition President’s Message

On behalf of all of the members of the Pasadena Society of Artists, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our 99th Annual Juried Exhibition at Whites Fine Art Gallery in Montrose, California. We have held an annual juried exhibition at local, reputable galleries since 1925 – almost 100 years of art on exhibit! This year 42 artists display 73 works of art in this exhibition. Please join me in congratulating them for their superior creativity.

PSA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the understanding and appreciation of art through the work of dedicated volunteers. We strive to maintain a high standard among our membership and continue to support and encourage members to create and exhibit their artwork. Throughout the year the PSA Exhibitions Committee offers members multiple opportunities to share their artwork; however, the annual juried show remains the centerpiece of high-quality art.

Our membership is diverse in creativity and composition. This combination is accomplished not only through exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, and workshops, but also through acceptance of our fellow artists and their artistic skills. The art that our members create allows those viewing it a chance to see into the artist’s world through the artist’s eyes. When we open our minds to the artwork displayed in this exhibition, we learn through observation and become better acquainted with the artistic process.

Kathleen Swaydan President Pasadena Society of Artists

The Pasadena Society of Artists wishes to acknowledge and thank the Jeanne Ward Foundation for its continuing support.

A Short History of the Pasadena Society of Artists and the Annual Juried Exhibition

The Pasadena Society of Artists came into being in early 1925. Benjamin C. Brown, the “dean of Pasadena painters,” sent out a notice to local painters to discuss the formation of a society for local artists. The consensus was that the Pasadena Society of Artists should be formed. Attending this meeting were Benjamin C. Brown, Edward B. Butler, Maud Daggett, Antoinette De Forest Merwin, F. Carl Smith, Orrin A. White, Wallace LeRoy De Wolff, and Frederick A. Zimmerman. Six more artists then joined PSA to form the founding charter members. They were Herbert V. B. Acker, F. Tolles Chamberlin, Alson S. Clark, John “Jack” Frost, Jean Mannheim and Katherine B. Stetson.

It has been suggested that PSA was formed out of the desire of the founders to exhibit their contemporary work, which was not acceptable in exhibitions of the California Art Club. The first Annual Juried Exhibition was presented in April 1925 at the Pasadena Art Institute located in Carmelita Park, now the site of the Norton Simon Art Museum. The PSA founders stated that “the standard will be high and only work of real merit will be accepted.” Every year since 1925 PSA has presented an Annual Juried Exhibition, this year being the 99th Annual. For more than 50 years PSA exhibited at the Pasadena Art Institute/Pasadena Art Museum in addition to presenting Annuals at various institutions throughout southern California. PSA continues to adhere to the guiding statement of the founders by accepting new members by juried submission.

Juror’s Statement

Judging other artists’ work is always problematic: I want to make sure I don’t look at the art as an automaton would, judging quality based solely on principles of color, form, and balance. Nor do I want to strictly apply my personal style preferences. Rather, I try to look at the way the artist’s personality comes through to create truly unique art.

I really enjoy the judging process and listening to my feelings about each piece. “Wow! That’s cool!” “What a unique idea!” “I’ve got to see that piece in person!”

Unfortunately, not every entry or piece of work strikes me that favorably, and I have to eliminate them from the exhibit. But I know the next juror will have a completely different way of looking at the artwork and each artist will have another chance in the next exhibit.

Ken Ronney Juror

Juror Biography

Kenneth Ronney Sculptor and art group administrator

Ken took up sculpting after taking an early retirement from his engineering career. Prior to retirement, he had spent over 25 years pursuing hobbies of rock hounding, lapidary, and silversmithing, and always enjoyed working in stone and metal.

Starting a new phase in his life, he took a hands-on sculpture class where he was formally introduced to working on moderately large pieces of stone. It was magic. After completing several static free-form stone sculptures, he decided to experiment combining mechanical engineering and design skills with stone, metal, plastic and wood to create unique moving stone sculptures.

He took off in this direction in 2009 with a complex multi-piece, motorized stone and metal kinetic work. This style has become his passion. His works have won multiple prizes in local club and gallery exhibits including the annual California Sculptors Exhibit.

Ken is also past president and exhibit chair of the California Art League, and past vice president and exhibit chair of the San Fernando Valley Arts and Cultural Center. In these organizations and positions, he has participated in entering, administrating, curating, and/or judging over 60 competitive art exhibits

Tailbytes

Maryellen Eltgroth Cibachrome

Photographic Print see page 39

The Treachery of Technology

Awards Awards of Merit

Slipping Mask

Patricia Fortlage

Fine Art

Photographic Print see page 28

Honorable Mention

Life In A Blue Wave

Weeping Willow

Gina M.

Mixed Media see page 32

Karen Hochman Brown Mixed Media, Archival Print see page 42

Victor Picou Cotton, Bamboo/Rayon Thread on Acrylic see page 62

Family Album

Jean Richardson

Linocut & Chine Colle see page 54

The James Ackley McBride Landscape Award

Palms & Poppies En Plein Air

Nora Koerber

Oil on Panel see page 56

Offering the Light Cyndi Bemel

Photography 23" x 16.75" $555

Being in the woods, with the energy of nature surrounding every part of your being, makes it easier to see the light that beckons you forward. Trying to capture the feeling of the moment is challenging and when the beauty shines through, it’s truly magical.

I photograph what makes my heart sing and it helps alter the way – gives hope. When I see the light shining, there appear the seeds of compassion, love, understanding, forgiveness, and joy.

“So much darkness. Offer whatever light you can.” Sandra Boynton

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Flower Crown Dance

Barbara Lai Bennett

Mixed Media Collage: Acrylic, Image Transfer Paper on Ampersand Claybord 12" x 16" $875

“Frida,” a ballet performed by the Dutch National Ballet, was an homage to Frida Kahlo, the iconic Mexican artist who painted such memorable works while enduring so much pain. I missed seeing the performance so I channeled my regret into creating this painted collage incorporating the flowers she painted and wore as well as the rough branches which symbolize her lifelong suffering. At the end of the ballet she becomes a monarch butterfly and flies away, released from her pain.

Enso Goddess

Michele Benzamin-Miki

Sumi Ink, Gesso, Pencil on Paper 46" x 34" $3,500

I am from mixed parentage (mother Japanese, father European and North African roots), which has inspired my spirituality and artwork. I use meditation before and during painting. Reflecting on the nature of the brushwork, I enter in figures, usually female to illuminate and elevate the feminine. “Enso Goddess” comes from painting in Zen practice on the nature of existence, in a one-stroke circle.

Portal

Michele Benzamin-Miki

Sumi Ink and Pencil on Paper 36" x 49" $4,000

I am a self-taught artist coming from a family of self-taught artists. My journey of connection, belonging, and teaching in the meditative arts for over four decades is integrated into my art.

“Portal” comes from my dreamwork, the place of entry for me into our unconscious mind.

“Portal” is also related to painting in Zen practice on the nature of existence within a circle that is either open or closed. These circles encompass wholeness, completion.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 79.

Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas 48" x 36" $3,500

“Blue Portrait” explores calligraphy and mark-making within the framework of a human face. The color blue expresses a calm emotion and purity. The relatively large size of the face gives it greater emphasis on the inner world of the person.

Blue Portrait Arnor Bieltvedt

on Burlap 48" x 36" $3,500

Living between worlds is something I as a painter experience every day. Abstraction pulls me one way and representation and realism another. At the same time I am drawn to nature and landscapes, I am inspired by the expressive quality and spirituality of the figure and portraits. “Figure” aims to reconcile some of these different inspirations. “Figure” represents both an abstract landscape and the human figure and how both cannot exist without the other.

Figure

Arnor Bieltvedt

Oil

High-Fire Clay 12" x 8" x 8" $450

Acanthus is a stately plant. Its leaves adorn Greek columns, especially the ones in the Corinthian style. The leaves that decorate this vase are my interpretation of acanthus and my homage to the Greek culture. This is one of the requiem pieces I worked on shortly after my husband’s passing, reminiscing on our trip to Greece a few years ago.

Acanthus Vase 3

Mariko Bird

Mariko Bird

High-Fire Clay 8.5" x 5.5" x 5.5" $320

Bamboo shoots are a symbol of the approaching spring. In making this vase I hoped to express the anticipation for the season when new lives explode in abundance. For surface decoration I used red iron oxide at the base, and applied the glaze with a sponge on the upper part.

Bamboo Shoot

These are traditional Japanese patterns commonly used in textile design, wallpapers and many other things. I applied black slip over white clay. I then used the sgraffito technique so the etched patterns will reveal the white clay color underneath the black slip.

Patchwork Vase

Mariko Bird

High-Fire Clay 7" x 4.5" x 4.5" $270

Under the Spreading Oak Fred Chuang

Acrylic on Wood Block 6.25" x 7.25" x 5.25" (plus base) $600

“Under the Spreading Oak” is a subtly surreal composition of five plein air paintings on a solid wooden block. Upon first glance, it appears to be a painting of the oak, draped upon the block of wood. But on further consideration, a careful viewer will realize that each side is a view from under the tree, looking out. Reality has been folded. In is out; down is up.

Luminous Continuation

Jean Cunningham

Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 50" $7,600

I’ve been exploring “-scapes” of a sort. Not landscapes or skyscapes but imaginary spaces to escape to. The left panel of this triptych, inspired by a small painting on paper, started as a stand-alone painting. I expanded it to three panels so I could continue to “live” in this beautiful universe. I find that this airy space with uplifting colors lends itself to calming contemplation, a very welcome respite from the world at large.

Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 36" $4,600

This painting was intended to be a continuation of a previous series that included mountain-type structures in a dark and moody palette, but try as I might, the old colors were … old, from the past, not willing to emerge despite the same paints on my palette. Apparently, there was no going back. That time had passed. The “mountain” forms remained, but the colors insisted on being lighter and brighter, like my other current work.

Sizzling

Jean Cunningham

Stoneware Paperclay, Glaze 11" x 5" x 7.25" $700

Guardian lions represent royalty, strength and courage in Cambodia and were believed to ward off evil. They often guard the entrances to temples. I have been making my ceramic versions of guardian figures from different Asian countries for several years now. The differences and similarities in decoration and poses between countries and within a country have fascinated me. I try to reach a balance between the texture of the decorative features and the smooth, unadorned areas of the animal.

Khmer Lion

Alison Davies

Well, Are You Coming?

Alison Davies

Stoneware Paperclay, Glaze 8" x 8" x 5.5" $400

Will any other penguins join this one on his walk? I saw a photograph of a penguin looking over his shoulder and knew I wanted to try to capture it in clay. It was tricky to keep him balanced without making the clay at the back of the penguin so thick that it exploded in the kiln. Glazing him in a single color emphasizes the line from body to neck to head.

Lines in The Universe: Human Circles

Darien Donner

Collage, Ink on Paper 12" x 9" $150

Human Circles

Circles over circles reaching into outer space

Circles over circles reaching into the smallest trace

The overlapping creates the human illusion

The non-touching provokes mental confusion

How far does the heart reach?

How deep does the heart teach?

Lines in The Universe: River of Fears

Darien Donner

Collage, Ink on Paper 9" x 12" $150

River of Fears

I saw the mountains, the mountains saw me

And We, were seen by the tree

I swallowed the mountains, the mountains swallowed me

And We, were swallowed by the tree.

Plunge the hands into the flow of tears

Feet wade into the river of fears

Having lost interest in all the doozy

Having lost both of my shoe-zy

The sky is black, We are alone

Time to follow what is reborn.

Dina of the Mountains

Roger Dolin

Acrylic on Pellon 42" x 36" $4,500

This is a portrait of a dear friend. We had a family relationship in the past and even though that has ended we have remained close friends. We hike together twice a week and share a deep love of bacon and french fries, but not always at the same time. We grew closer when I got cancer in 2015 and she came and visited me during my recovery. She also is a great artist and figure drawer. I am a lucky guy to have her in my corner.

Boy

Lore Eckelberry

Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 16" $600

During my exhibition in Japan last May, I had to give a workshop for the kids of the city of Okawa. The children had to create a sculpture with pipe cleaners and other items. The kids were so involved and had a lot of creative freedom, which was a new concept for them. It looked as though they were usually very much under control and being told what to do. So during the workshop the children’s faces were very happy and full of emotion. This is a portrait of one of the boys that participated in the workshop.

Finding Me

Lore Eckelberry

Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 26" $900

This painting represents a woman in Mexico dressed up for the Day of the Dead. They cover their faces with paint and adorn their hair with flowers. This is a very important day to pay homage to their ancestors. Legend says that their ancestors will disappear and be forgotten for eternity if they don’t perform this ritual every year. They have altars displaying the foods that their dead ancestors used to enjoy; they also display photos of them and include items they used or that they held in high esteem. It is a big day in Mexican tradition.

Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 18" $750

I had four exhibitions in Japan last May. I had the opportunity to exhibit in a beautiful old store that sells beautiful lacquer items. This is a portrait of the owner of the store and master lacquer maker. I have a lot of admiration for the items that he created in the ancient traditional way of his ancestors. His son was there helping him and carrying on the tradition. I felt that his face was super special and I couldn’t wait to paint his portrait on my return.

Okawa

Lore Eckelberry

This is an op art piece inspired by two-dimensional works I remember from the 1960s. I have added a third dimension to play even more havoc with the eye and the brain than a flat work is able to do. The three-dimensional shape reminds me of damaged Greek statues and busts from history, therefore the reference to a torso.

Tatted Torso

Martin Ehrlich

Porcelain Ceramic (wall hanging) 16.5" x 12" x 3" $875

Topography

Martin Ehrlich

Porcelain Ceramic (wall hanging) 17.5" x 17.75" x 2" $875

This is an op art piece inspired by two-dimensional works I remember from the 1960s. I have added a third dimension to play even more havoc with the eye and the brain than a flat work is able to do. The abstract pattern here brings to mind the USGS topographic maps used by hikers and backpackers.

Recharging

Patricia Fortlage

Archival Pigment Fine Art Print hung from Vintage Metal Hanger 15" x 14" $340

This is a special black and white limited edition print from my current series, “Lemonade, My Chronic Illness Story.” Unlike the average person, I don’t have much battery power to start with, and recharging what little I have takes tremendous discipline. As my friend Athena explains it, “Think of your body like a car. Some people have enormous gas tanks, so they can keep going forever. Other folks have little gas tanks. We run out of fuel quicker, but that’s okay. It’s just the type of car we happen to be. And if your car runs out of gas, you don’t get mad at the car. You just go to the gas station and fill up the tank... as often as you need to.”

Slipping Mask

Patricia Fortlage

Archival Pigment Fine Art Print hung from Vintage Metal Hanger 15" x 14" $340

This is a special black and white limited edition print from my current series, “Lemonade,” My Chronic Illness Story.” Sometimes it is simply too heavy to wear the mask of “I’m okay; look at me being me!” The mask is slipping more and more these days; it’s getting harder and harder to keep it in place. People start to treat me differently after they’ve known about my condition awhile. They get bored with it. For some, the concern and empathy turn to feeling it is a nuisance. I’m just not as fun... or easy to do things with anymore. It is one of the main reasons most of us put so much effort into faking wellness.

Golden Light Vase Mims Ellis

Ceramic 12" x 6" x 4" $300

I am attracted to asymmetry in my art. In making this futuristic vase form, I chose to give it an interesting handle on only one side. If you look closely, you can see that a portion of that side of the vase has been cut away to enhance the handle. When this piece came out of the kiln after its final firing, I was happily surprised at the way the glaze came out. This particular glaze is a bit finicky. When I dunk the vase in the bucket of glaze, I can leave it in longer to get a deeper orange color. Or in this case, I did a quick dip to get the golden light yellow tone.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Willow Weeping

Gina M.

Assemblage, Wood Scrap, Cypress Knee, Antique Wheels

50" x 48" x 36" $5,000

At the core of “Willow Weeping” is a triangular-shaped piece of driftwood known as a cypress knee, providing a sturdy foundation for the artistic composition. From this base, softly arching wires emerge, delicately suspending inverted cone-shaped wood scraps. These weighted elements dance and bounce with grace in response to a gentle breeze, creating an ethereal experience. Brass antique wheels add a man-made element to the sculpture. ”Willow Weeping” invites viewers to contemplate the harmonious interplay of materials and forms, evoking a sense of both movement and tranquility.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 81.

Freeway Chaos

Gina M.

Metal

Print 12" x 30" $650

In “Freeway Chaos,” I present a digital photograph that challenges our perception of urban life. Shot with an iPhone, this piece blurs the lines between reality and imagination. The background features a city skyline against a clear blue sky with fluffy white clouds, showcasing the ever-changing cityscape. In one long shot, the camera deconstructed and reconstructed elements of California freeway traffic, slicing cars and reassembling them to explore the concept of motion and stillness. Overpasses also undergo a fragmented transformation, adding complexity to the cityscape. “Freeway Chaos” offers a fresh perspective on our everyday environment, provoking contemplation of the relationship between reality and imagination within the urban landscape.

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The Time is Now

Gina M.

Found Objects, Clock Parts, Acrylic Paint 28.5" x 17.5" x 6" $2,500

“The Time is Now” repurposes a vintage mantel clock’s case and gears. Glass feet lift it off the shelf; a weather barometer reminds us of the ever-changing nature of our journey. A doll puppet hangs from a protruding key, representing humanity’s place in time. Maritime flags spell out, “The Time Is Now,” unfurling across puffy painted clouds on a deep blue sky. One cloud with watchful eyes gazes upon a chair holding a glass globe, emphasizing our duty to protect our fragile planet. In its entirety, “The Time is Now” weaves together these diverse elements, encouraging contemplation of the intricate interplay between time, human agency, and the pressing need to safeguard the world we call home.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 81.

Inland Heat, Coastal Memory

Emily Goff

Acrylic and Paper Collage on Pellon 22" x 53" $1,200

My collage paintings loosely use the language of landscape, serving as a sort of visual diary of my experiences with the natural world. “Inland Heat, Coastal Memory” was made during an intense summer heat wave. My art hovers between abstraction and representation, always reflecting my responses to this earth. I seek to suggest ideas rather than explicitly illustrate them, finding beauty and freedom in ambiguity. I ripped and cut the shape of this painting in such a way that it becomes almost sculptural in its presence, paying particular attention to rhythm and movement.

Parched Earth

Emily Goff

Acrylic and Collage on Pellon 41" x 28" $1,000

The art that I make uses the language of landscape, serving as a sort of visual diary of my experiences with the natural world. My painting hovers between abstraction and representation, always reflecting my responses to our changing environment. “Parched Earth” was created during a time of unprecedented drought in California. I sought to suggest a world turned upside down by human behavior, but the California native wildflowers that persistently survive are a sign of hope.

Castle Green Hotel

Carissa Hackman

OIl on Canvas 16" x 20" $400

Throughout my portfolio I have a passion for capturing not only the spirit of Pasadena and southern California culture but historical landmarks as well. This was no different for the Castle Green Hotel in Old Pasadena. I wanted to capture the arches and tunnels, but most important was getting the lighting of the day. I also wanted to capture the detail of the main entrance. I have a passion and an appreciation for architecture. Architecture is just as valid and important to the landscape as plants and trees. With my autism I am very literal so therefore architecture paintings come easier to me than landscapes do.

Where the Heart Is Rosina Maize

Oil 10" x 20" $750

This Habitat for Humanity community was built in 2019 right under the Colorado Street Bridge. It is a beautiful location, providing the opportunity for home ownership to the lucky inhabitants. The strong architectural lines of the protective rooftops under the soaring arches caught my eye and also my heart.

Death Valley

Chiho Harazaki

Acrylic, Electrical Tape on Canvas 36" x 48" $3,500

Coming from Japan, a country with monsoon rains, lush foliage, and high humidity, I found the California desert to be unlike anything in my prior experience—truly another world, like being on another planet. Even within the same area of desert, there are so many drastically different landscapes to be found. And still, after several explorations of various California desert areas, nothing prepared me for what I would find in Death Valley. For this piece, the many thin black lines and other tiny pieces of black plastic tape I cut and placed by hand are used to convey a sense of how I felt upon being surrounded by the strikingly colorful bands of rock layers and mesmerizing shapes and patterns that I saw when visiting Death Valley. Looking out over that landscape, it is more than the eye can see or the mind can take in. 37

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

San Gabriel Mountains

Chiho Harazaki

Acrylic, Electrical Tape on Canvas 30" x 40" $3,200

After moving to Pasadena about three years ago, I was very relieved to be free from the constant noise and oppressive sights I experienced living in Hollywood for over six years. I truly enjoy and deeply appreciate the nature that is so prevalent in Pasadena and its surrounding areas. When standing in front of the breathtaking San Gabriel Mountains, I wonder what these mountains have witnessed throughout the eras, including the many recent decades of people living below the range.

Fascinated by using adhesive tape for my work, I have found unique avenues of expression in this unconventional art medium. Tiny pieces of tape, cut by precision knife and scissors, give my work unique lines, patterns, and textures, evoking the feel of modern graphic design, while also calling to mind traditional Japanese arts like woodcut and papercutting. My works express how I see the world while also exploring my own identity, synthesizing elements of Eastern and Western, traditional and modern culture.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Tailbytes

Maryellen Eltgroth

Cibachrome Photographic Print 16" x 20" $1,300

A few years ago Los Angeles’ infamous megatraffic stampeded onto my street. Now in the evening our once quiet neighborhood is overrun by chromatic choreography playing out in the night air.

Just as the high-speed camera shutter opened a window into stop-action images that we humans were not designed to see, the digital camera has opened another. The cyber eye’s dynamic range enables capture of latent light patterns otherwise invisible to us. The trick for this type of photography is sensing possibilities. Imagine the imprint on darkness that passing traffic might leave behind.

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Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

A Wrinkle in Time

Karen Hochman Brown

Time-based Artwork with Display 5:00 Minutes - Digital Frame 13" x 16" x 10" $500

This still image is a single frame from an animated artwork. With a nod to Madeleine L’Engle’s classic “A Wrinkle in Time,” I used the metaphor of a clock, having geometric figures represent the numbers 1-12. A line represents #1, a square is #4, etc. In this animation, each number segment lasts 5 seconds, so a full cycle spans a minute. There are five full cycles here, each digitally rotoscoped (computer assisted drawing) with a different digital brush application. The entire video functions as a 5-minute timepiece.

I create these animations using a graphic synthesizer program that predates artificial intelligence (AI). The software contains various modules that allow me to develop my own brushes that interpret colors, determine stroke application methods, and more. Here, I began with a grayscale video of one shape morphing into the next one. I instructed the computer to randomize colors based on the lightness or darkness of each area in the source, turning a black and white image into a riot of colors.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Seeking a Matrix of Solutions

Karen Hochman Brown

Archival Pigment Print 16" x 12" $500

As I unraveled my curls before a shower, reveling in their newfound volume, spontaneity struck. My trusty iPad Mini, a constant bathroom companion for news and games, became the lens for a self-portrait. Sprinkling digital pixie dust, I crafted a grid reminiscent of Tetris and crossword puzzles, capturing facets of my identity within its confines.

Enclosed in the matrix, I explored the symbolism of confinement—a blend of self-expression and a potential barrier against the external world. This portrait is a visual narrative of introspection, turning the routine act of grooming into a moment of creative revelation. In each pixel, the dichotomy of expression and restraint unfolds, much like the amalgamation of Tetris and crossword puzzles in my self-captured matrix.

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The Treachery of Technology

Karen Hochman Brown

Mixed Media, Archival Print with Ornate Gold Frame 21.25" x 17" $650

With a wink and a nod to René Magritte’s “The Treachery of Images” and “The Son of Man,” I fashioned a self-portrait obscuring my visage with another kind of apple—an Apple iPad Mini. Emulating Magritte’s conceptual approach, the iPad transcends its physicality, existing as a mere semblance, and invites a contemplation of how modern technology also creates a conflict between what Magritte called “the visible that is hidden and the visible that is present.” My portrait navigates the intricate interplay between actuality and depiction, inviting viewers to contemplate the layers beneath the surface.

Mozambique

Karen M. Holgerson

Fabric Collage on Board 12" x 12" $400

“Mozambique” is part of a series of abstract designs that bear the names of international locations. As for Mozambique, its flag is red, green, black, and yellow with a star with a black rifle crossed by a black hoe. Mozambique has 740 bird species and over 200 mammal species endemic to the country. Its colorful natural environment, wildlife diversity, and lively musical traditions are all waiting for an eco-tourist visit! And for an artist to be inspired!

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Karen M. Holgerson

Fabric Collage on Board 24" x 18" $1,500

“Poetic Prose” is dedicated to my mother, who had each of us children maintain a section of her garden each summer and fall. We selected what we wanted to plant, watched them grow, and then picked the flowers for bouquets and arrangements. Now I have a substantial garden of my own. In fact, friends say that I have a garden with a house. I have all the usual plants (camellias, gardenias, roses, hibiscus) and lots of exotics from around the world (euphorbias, grevilleas, succulents, cacti). They inspire me always! I enjoy creating imaginary bouquets and arrangements, in this case using only pieces of fabric.

Poetic Prose

Summer Sunset

Karen M. Holgerson

Fabric Collage on Board 12" x 9" $350

As a child, I spent wonderful summer days in northern Wisconsin with my grandparents. My grandmother would pack lunches with delicious fruit for my grandfather and me for our all-day fishing trips. Besides catching fish, he would pick cattails for me (hence my website name, kattail.com) and name the trees, plants, and birds. The sunsets were magical. When I was alone, I would pretend that I was an explorer. I walked through the hills and corn fields and along the country roads until I got to the farm where I spent my allowance on horseback riding. I had no fear then. I was free. 45 Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Fabric Collage on Board 12" x 12" $400

I have always loved flowers. Following retirement, I enjoyed working as a florist’s assistant and doing restaurant floral/plant arrangements for a few years. I also continued adding more plants and design elements to my garden and began to paint what inspired me. Among my favorite summer flowers are sunflowers, roses, daisies, and gazanias. Although I still paint, I now create floral designs with pieces of cotton fabric that I cut and label according to color and topic. As I sit with a board, fabric, and acrylic medium, I view my garden. The happy variety of colors, shapes, and sizes of plant material and the sounds of birds chirping and water bubbling in the fountain are inspirational.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Sunburst 2

Karen M. Holgerson

Morning Ritual

Serena Refoua

Photography 8" x 10" $50

I am usually a mixed-media painter, but at some point during the COVID-19 lockdown I was bored and responded to a Facebook black and white photo challenge. I took shots of ordinary things around my house. In my mixed-media work, color is the dominant element, but I liked the moody quality the black and white created and how the values created repetition and patterns. Taken with an iPhone 13 Pro.

Blue Eyes Watching the World Jeffry Jensen

Digital Photograph 11" x 14" $475

This is a photograph of my cat Blue Eyes looking out the bedroom window at the outside world. He is resting on my pillows as he takes a relaxed view of the outside. I rescued him from the outside world when he was three months old. He survived coyotes, owls, hawks, and living on a neighbor’s roof for a month (where I took care of him and protected him). He learned to trust me up on the roof. He was born with blue eyes, but they changed as he got older. Now he is four years old and thriving in my home. I call him my “Little Guy,” since he was so tiny as a new kitten. As a digital photograph, I added intensity and more colors in order to enhance the image.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 80.

Emerging Sphere

Sharon

Jeniye Cohen

Cut and Folded Mirror Paper, Printed Vinyl 9" x 9" x 3.5" $400

I use mirror and other reflective papers and transparent and translucent papers to create the suggestion of other space beyond the literal space. The mirror paper will reflect the viewer’s presence and surroundings but with distortion to create a separate space, perhaps dreamlike or hallucinatory.

Fan & Flowers

Sharon Jeniye Cohen

Metallic Foil Papers 9" x 9" x 1" $350

The textures of the two background papers act as walls or screens in back of the fan and flower elements. The fan and floral images float in front of the walls, overlapping each other and creating additional vertical planes, which may be receding or advancing.

Floating Blue

Sharon

Jeniye Cohen

Layered Cardstock, Foil Papers, Vellum on Glass 9" x 9" x 2" $350

The layer of vellum on glass and the foil papers form a spatial depth as the vellum engages with the artwork by floating over it. The intent is to create depth with two-dimensional elements. The vellum floats on the glass as a window while the foil paper shapes move in and out of space.

Comfort Food

Leah Knecht

Window, Found Objects, Transparencies, Resin 36" x 40" x 2" $4,250

This multilayered piece is an homage to my grandmother, who suppressed her identity as a Japanese American during and after WWII due to shame and fear. She later came to regret throwing out Japanese books, photos, and mementos, but she never stopped preparing and enjoying Japanese food. The piece includes a cotton rice sack, with her translucent image floating above, preserved in resin. Quotes and other items float and cast shadows on the rice sack, akin to hazy memories. The substrate is an old window and two kitchen cabinet doors in the shape of a Japanese happi jacket.

Bioforms

Jean Richardson

Etching and Aquatint 27" x 10" $275

Through the experience of looking through a microscope, we can become aware of the tiny life forms that are all around us and that have an impact on our lives disproportionate to their size. These are the microflora and microfauna that we choose to ignore despite the disruption they can cause. You may find them terrifying or fascinating, but never find them unimportant for the positive and negative impact they have on our existence.

Family Album

Jean

Richardson

Linocut and Chine Colle 10.5" x 33" $375

My subject matter is often the relationships between women in terms of caregiving, raising children, surviving misfortune, and celebrating joyfully. My recent exploration of these issues has been inspired by artists who use linocut to evoke powerful images that have a rawness and directness strongly expressed with this medium. These six images are enhanced by the use of colored chine colle to enliven the images further.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 82.

Oil on Panel 17" x 11" $950

“Eaton Canyon Waterfall, Deux, En Plein Air” is a painting that originated on-site at Eaton Canyon falls, Pasadena. In 2023, I revamped it, bringing in greater light and detail. Light is at the top; the small falls cascade to the pool below, which contains the journey of the water from top to bottom. The rocky cliff provides the journey for the water, which tosses back and forth, emptying out, as many life journeys take us. Water is fluid, forceful, and gentle. Most paintings don’t always work out on a repainting of the imagery, but this time, I felt I was able to capture the feeling I wanted to convey. 55 Contact information for this artist can be found on page 81.

Eaton Canyon Waterfall, Deux, En Plein Air Nora Koerber

Oil on Panel 14" x 11" $1,000

This painting was primarily done en plein air, at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach, California. Some studio work was done afterward. It is a bit unusual in that the composition includes a cropped-off palm at the top that, to me, told more about height than if it were complete. If Degas could crop off ballerinas, why not a palm? Besides, a strong drop to the bottom center of the work anchors the eye back into the picture, where there is much ado to muse about.

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Palms & Poppies, En Plein Air

Nora Koerber

“Peony” is insecurity and vulnerability personified in the preening gestures of the flamingo. It reflects our need for what is safe and familiar—a ritual of nurturing one’s self-confidence and worth until we can bloom again. This is a timeless interpretation of the flamingo as an enduring motif and icon in the fine arts.

Peony

Tommy Lei

Archival Fine Art Photo Paper Print framed in black walnut wood with vintage brass title 38.88" x 28.63" $3,800

Naked Pomegranate Bonsai - Line Drawing Warner LeMénager

Photograph 15" x 15" $600

Bonsai is an art form praised in many Asian countries, more specifically in Japan and China (where it is called penjing, with its origins dating back 3,000 years). At the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, both forms are displayed in numerous different arbor displays with both Chinese and Japanese gardeners on staff tending to their health. Between these gardens such a variety of trees (even grape vines) are displayed. Many of the flowering and fruit-bearing trees bear their offspring, with some full-size and others miniature, as are the trees themselves. I’m not sure if this pomegranate tree is fruit-bearing, but when the photograph was taken it was out of fruit-bearing season.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 81.

Dust Bunny Detail

Albert Natian

Pen and Ink on Paper 10" x 7" $1,000

Dust is everywhere, even in the vacuum of interstellar vast emptiness -- cosmic dust [https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_dust]. The dust you see collected behind your room’s door contains particles of cosmic dust. So, I wondered about the innards of any dust bunny I so viscerally dislike! Inspired by a closer look under a magnifying glass, I drew a dustful complexity.

HueSpection

Albert Natian

Pen and Ink on Paper 10.5" x 14.5" $4,000

In the far distant future, autonomous AI have convened to cogitate about the meaning of all life and existence. And finally they have stumbled upon the answer they had suspected all along: The actualization of all stuff of mind and imagination expressed in all varieties of colors and hues imaginable and realizable!

Alive in Color

Victor Picou

Cotton, Bamboo/Rayon Thread with Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 16" $1,100

This is one of two recent works with thread on canvas where I explored the excitement of color and texture. I included a complex array of feminine colors (pink, coral, purple and violet) as I created a female figurative composition mixed with abstract images of water and floral shapes. I wanted the figure to be well integrated in nature.

Life in a Blue Wave

Cotton, Bamboo/Rayon Thread with Acrylic on Canvas

12" x 16" $1,100

This is one of two recent works using thread and acrylic paint on canvas, exploring the excitement of color and texture. This challenging medium is new for me. In creating the male figurative composition, I’ve included abstract images of nature, which give the viewer multiple surprises in a sea of color. I wanted the figure to be like swimming in water or suspended in clouds.

Victor Picou

Bubble Pattern

Rebecca H. Pollack

Photography 8" x 5.8" $500

I was washing out a bottle, filling it with a soapy solution. As I rinsed it, an assemblage formed of architectural bubbles. I held it by the window and took some macro-lens shots of the structures. I was surprised by the ephemeral beauty before they disappeared.

Frosted

Rebecca H. Pollack

Photography 10" x 7.5" $500

I was on a hike in Gila National Forest to see some ancient cliff dwellings. When descending from the high elevation, I noticed frost along the path. It created some beautiful crystalline patterns on the leaves and twigs. This is one image that I captured.

Defiance

Harriet Sherry

Raku-fired Ceramic 15.5" x 12" x 9" $700

Owls are one of my favorite sculptural subjects. Their size, intelligence, intense focus and stillness when surveying an area from a high perch in a tree, animated qualities, and cultural and environmental importance have become a springboard for my sculptures. The owl-like creature of “Defiance,” haughty in ornamentation and stance, proud and grounded, challenges us to look upward and consider the world beyond our own.

Garden Goddess

Harriet Sherry

Raku-fired Ceramic 21" x 12" x 7" $1,000

“Whose woods these are …” Robert Frost begins his poem. What is our relationship to our trees, garden, our environment? In sculpting “Garden Goddess,” I directed my thoughts to the guardianship of our natural world. This female-like form is anchored to bedrock and cloaked in a bark-like texture that is glittery like a gown. What are the copper-colored droplets coming from her back? What is the scarring or opening on her bodice, like those we see in trees that have bark splitting and peeling from the impact of weather, animals, insects, and climate? Did something occur before this moment that froze this expression on her face?

Jennifer Harriet Sherry

Soda-fired Ceramic 10" x 7" x 7" $680

This head sculpture was inspired by challenging myself to make a more realistic form than is my normal practice. Is it just an exercise in proportion and form? The examination, touch, and striving for excellence regardless of initial impetus reveals as much about the subject matter as the artist. Synonymous with my creative process, the ending point was uncertain, but I’m committed to inquiry and expression. This bust, when blasted by soda and fire in the kiln, revealed the beauty and coarseness of the clay and human form.

Touch the Trueself Within Sean Yang

Porcelain, Glaze (fired to Cone 10 in reduction) 5" x 8" x 5" $1,400

“Touch the Trueself Within” reflects on ideas of transformation and identity, focusing on the desire to quiet the mind and embrace the unity between human, nature, and environment. It employs my own interpretation of the Four Noble Truths: suffering, self-righteousness, sensory perceptions of human nature, and environmental sustainability.

As an interbeing through the lens of consumerism and mindfulness based on the essence of Buddhist teaching such as the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, “Touch the Trueself Within” questions the viewer rather than providing answers to the consumer culture and mindful living. The work focuses on the desire to let go of mental chattering and embrace love between a man, nature and environment.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 82.

Egyptian Village Family 1981

David Sikes

Oil on Luan Veneer 24" x 36" $500

“Egyptian Village Family – 1981” is based on a black and white photograph taken while I was living in Cairo. The father, son, and baby sit outside their rustic home. Wrinkles of resilience mark the father’s face, while the son gazes with a mix of curiosity and innocence. The simplicity of their surroundings echoes the essence of life in an Egyptian village, capturing a timeless moment of familial connection amidst the traces of history.

Twilight Pasadena Parrots David Sikes

Oil on Luan Veneer 36" x 24" $500

“Twilight Pasadena Parrots” (based on a photograph taken on the corner of Union and Madison Streets) captures the Pasadena City Hall bathed in the warm hues of an amazing sunset. The sky, layers of tangerine and lavender, casts a gentle glow on the iconic architecture. A flock of Pasadena’s very loud and gregarious parrots soars overhead, adding dynamic energy to the tranquil scene. Nature and man-made beauty harmonize in this portrayal of Pasadena’s cityscape at dusk.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 82.

Majestic

Robert Michael Sullivan

Photograph 15" x 22.5" $1,200

Calm and assured, a stunning yellow swallowtail butterfly pauses, but for a moment, for sustenance from the nectar of a lavender agapanthus flower. The time is brief. Shortly, the butterfly will move on for a new moment, to feed from another flower, as it prepares for its seasonal long-distance journey.

Land of the Giants

Debbi Swanson Patrick

Photograph

10" x 14" $175

In exploring the worlds of others, surprises are bound to happen. That is the case here, in Lotusland, Santa Barbara, where these giant clam shells decorate a pool once used by one of the great eccentrics of the 20th century. In the otherwise colorful acres of gardens, this scene is so surreal that black and white enhances the dramatic tableau, which could be a movie set.

Forgotten Souls

Tsvetelina Valkov

Watercolor and Ink 8.25" x 11" $480

The unseen side of the mountain is calm, immovable and distant. There are no visitors, but lonely disappeared souls, that nobody remembers out there, at the visible sunny mountain side.

This painting was intended to be an illustration to Emily Dickinson’s “The Dying need but little, Dear.” After reading the poem, my choice of monochromatic depiction was spontaneous and immediate:

… And Certainty that one No color in the Rainbow Perceive, when you are gone.

Emily Dickinson

Saturn in Gemini

Tsvetelina Valkov

Silkscreen Print 17.5" x 13" $480

For this silkscreen print I have used images of my ink graphic patterns, and two photocopies: a face of a girl, and Saturn’s outline. The same elements and structure of the collage are used in two more editions, but the colors are reversed, so each composition is unique.

Facescape #17 Gia

Richard G. Murphy

Acrylic on Canvas 20" x 16" $1,250

My “Facescape” series features portraits of friends and neighbors I have come to know and appreciate as I attempt to capture the depth of their character, especially through their eyes. Indeed, I aspire to invite the viewer to wonder with this series of portraits, “What are they thinking? Where have they been, and where are they going?”

As a self-taught artist, what is most exciting is what I discover with each series and each new painting. Indeed, the freedom to experiment with different brushes while mixing/diluting paint colors often results in what I like to call “happy accidents” that create beauty while inspiring a technique that I can exercise in my next work of art. Consequently, when asked what I would consider to be my favorite painting, my reply is always, “My next!” 75 Contact information for this artist can be found on page 81.

Carolyn Young

Collage/Mixed Media: Gold Leaf, Watercolor, Ink, Coins and Feathers

4.5" x 5.5 " 4.5" x 5.5" $200

In a past life regression, I realized that I had been a nun in Italy years ago. For that reason, even though I’m not Catholic, I have always been interested in Mary and the Cross. I found these two matted frames in a thrift store and decided that they would be perfect for two collages and mixed-media Marys. This is my first attempt at using gold leaf. I also used watercolor, ink, coins and feathers, some sprayed with gold paint.

Contact information for this artist can be found on page 82.

Mary 1 and Mary 2

Oil on Linen Panel 8" x 6" $225

The Gabrielino Trail starts in the upper Arroyo Seco. Having walked this trail weekly for almost 40 years I feel a personal connection to it. The Arroyo Seco changes with the seasons from very dry to beautifully lush and green. The stream running out of the canyon creates constant change. Heraclitus reportedly said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice.” The same can be said for this trail and canyon. My intent with this painting is to show how the light filtering through the trees creates a mystical atmosphere.

Gabrielino Trail

Kathleen Swaydan

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Cyndi Bemel

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Mariko Bird marikoceramics@gmail.com https://www.marikobird.com

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F red Chuang ftchuang@gmail.com

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Jean Cunningham jeancunningham@mac.com

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Alison Davies ceramicmenagerie@outlook.com

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Roger Dolin roger@muralenvironments.com https://rogerdolin.com

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Darien Donner dariendonner@gmail.com

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Lore Eckelberry lore@loreeckelberry.com www.loreeckelberry.com

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Martin Ehrlich me_rakuman@aol.com https://firewaterceramics.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/ehrlich/martin-ehrlich.html

Mims Ellis mims.e@charter.net https://www.mimsellisceramics.com FB: mimsellisceramics IG: @mimsellisceramics https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/ellis/mims-ellis.html

Maryellen Eltgroth rettacox26@gmail.com

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Emily Goff goffritchie@gmail.com https://emgoff.com https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/emily-goff/goff.html

Carissa Hackman carissahackman@gmail.com

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Chiho Harazaki chihoharazaki@gmail.com https://chihoharazaki.com/ IG: @chiho_harazaki https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/chiho-harazaki/chiho-harazaki.html

Karen Hochman Brown hochmanbrown@gmail.com www.hochmanbrown.com IG: @hochmanbrown https://www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org/artists/brown/brown.html

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Sharon Jeniye Cohen sljcohen@earthlink.net www.portfoliosharon.com

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Jeffry Jensen jjensen011@earthlink.net

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Leah Knecht

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Warner LeMénager ilmigliore@earthlink.net

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Gina M.

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Richard G. Murphy r.murphy@manorprods.com

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Albert Natian

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Jean Richardson

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Harriet Sherry harrietsherry@gmail.com

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David Sikes

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Robert Michael Sullivan bob@robertsullivan.us

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Tsvetelina Valkov lozenez1@yahoo.com

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Sean Yang countryang@gmail.com

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Pasadena Society of Artists Board of Directors 2024 - 2025

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Call for New Members

Are you an artist?

Throughout Pasadena Society of Artists’ 99-year history, works by PSA members have been sold at major auction houses, collected in important art collections, and displayed in museums throughout the United States and Europe. Our legacy is immense!

Would you like to be part of our organization?

We are always looking for new, dedicated members. Our artists work in all media and styles of drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography. All have been juried into the Society.

New Member Screenings for the Pasadena Society of Artists are usually held twice a year, in the spring and fall. Please go to our website at www.pasadenasocietyofartists.org for more information. If you are interested in becoming a member, please complete a Membership Inquiry Form, found online, and contact our Director of Membership, Marion Dies. Ms. Dies will notify you when the next screening has been scheduled.

Qualifications considered for membership include the applicant’s dedication to artistic standards of excellence, professionalism, accomplishments, skills that benefit the Society, and the artist’s future potential. Applicants submit three (four if a virtual screening) pieces of artwork representing current media and style, created in the past two years. Artwork submitted is judged by presentation, talent, and originality. We encourage perseverance; a number of our members have been offered memberships after having been declined multiple times. Former members include Charles White, Walter Askin, Jirayr Zorithian, Conrad Buff, David Green, Enjar Hansen, Frode Dann, Jae Carmichael, Leonard Edmondson, Mildred Lapson, Paul Sample, Hanson Puthuff, Sam Hyde Harris, Martin Mondrus, Betye Saar and many more.

We look forward to welcoming new artists to the Pasadena Society of Artists as we approach our 100th anniversary in 2025.

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