First Place, Still Life in Oil: The Singer, 14 x 18", Oil on canvas
Honorable Mention, Abstract in Oil: Solstice Seven, 11 x 14", Oil on canvas

Fifteen San Diego Plein Air Painters exhibit their work at the Santa Ysabel Art Gallery in the beautiful San Diego back country. Take a relaxing drive, view the exceptional work and support the arts!

View to the Desert from Mount Laguna, CA  O/C,   9 x 12"

A one-person art exhibit of landscape and studio still life.
Show runs April 3 - May 1, 2010.
Artist's Reception is April 3 from 4 - 8 PM. Enjoy wine, hors'doeuvres and support the arts.

Tuna Fleet, San Diego Harbor          O/C            12 x 16"

Impressionist oil paintings by 3 award-winning artists, Elisa Whitney, Salli Sachsi and Catherine Grawin. Meet the artists, mingle and enjoy a wine bar and hot hors d'œuvres.

Through the Pines, La Jolla         O/C           12 x 16"

The Girard Gourmet Restaurant coordinates with the La Jolla Athenaeum School of the Arts to exhibit the work of its teaching staff.  Instructor Catherine Grawin is exhibiting her local plein air and studio work in the dining room. Come in and enjoy fine cuisine and view Catherine's most recent oil paintings. Interested buyers may contact the artist directly.

Fifteen San Diego Plein Air Painters exhibit their work at the Santa Ysabel Art Gallery in the beautiful San Diego back country. Take a relaxing drive, view the exceptional work and support the arts!



Santa Ysabel Mission, 9 x 12", Oil on canvas

1955 Airstream art studio and home away from home

Thirty noted artists were invited to paint en plein air in Borrego Springs, California. The paint out was a week long and concluded with a gala reception & juried show – open to the public. Grawin took 2nd Place in Tier 2 for her oil painting Mission Church, Oil on canvas, 12 x 16" will be on display and for sale at the Borrego Art Institute through April 4, 2009.