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Main Gallery: By The Sea – MBAA Members Exhibition

Russell Gallery (Upstairs): Pressing Forward – Central Coast Printmakers at Art Center Morro Bay

June 26 – August 4
Reception: Sunday, June 29, 2-4pm

By The Sea

How fortunate to live by the sea. Pick your favorite spot and paint the shore, the sand dunes, the tidepools, or whatever meets your fancy.

Artists are invited to immerse themselves in the theme “By the Sea,” drawing inspiration from the ocean’s vast beauty, mystery, and power. This theme offers a canvas to explore the sea’s many faces—from tranquil shorelines and sunlit horizons to tumultuous waves and the unknown depths below. Artists can capture the sea’s connection to nature, memory, emotion, or mythology, interpreting its influence on human life and imagination. Through this theme, artists are encouraged to reflect on the ocean as both a source of calm and chaos, inviting viewers into its ever-changing world.

Cheryl Barton – “Night Street Shadows”

Rosey Rostenthal – “Ishtar”

Patty Litzenberger – “Jungle”

Pressing Forward

With more than 30 diverse, active members, the Central Coast Printmakers’ mission is to maintain the tradition of making original art prints by designing plates (or “substrates” from which a print is made) by hand. The group has been encouraging making, enjoying and learning about printmaking for more than 40 years in SLO County. Processes include etchings, engravings, lino & woodcuts, silkscreens, lithographs, monoprints and more.

Cheryl Barton – “Homeland”