Expression Through Color

 

Expression Through Color
December 17 - February 1, 2025

"Expression Through Color" is an exhibition of artwork by members of the Huntington Beach Art League (HBAL) at the Huntington Beach Art Center.  The exhibit contains the 25 works of HBAL members that were selected by Juror Andrew Cortez .  In the words of artist Henri Matisse “Color helps to express light – not the physical phenomenon, but the only light that really exists, that in the artist’s brain.”  Color can evoke mood, meaning and emotion to create experiences that resonate beyond language.  Artworks give viewers a glimpse into the mind of the artists as they explore and express the world through the use of color.

Judy Todd's Seasons in the High Dessert 

Dan Kee's Sad Clown

Marj Lightle's Standing Tall

Susan McHardy Lenoir’s Back Bay McGraw

Rich Boyd's Absaroka Ranch Manager

Bob Murrin's “Power”

Francesca Brayton's San Carlos Birds

Martha Morrow's Pete's on 5th

Lillian Sasaki's Newland House Museum 

Five Days at the Festival of Cranes

Thousands of Sand Hill Cranes and Snow Geese filling the skies--a welcoming sight on previous visits.

Paucity of Cranes and Snow Geese this year.

Aways appreciate our outings with Matt Mitchel and his raptors.

Ventured out to the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument--a Dark Sky site.

5:40 PM tripod mounted Olympus OM-1 camera with 12 mm/f1.2.

6:15 PM with Starry Skys AF settings.

Sunset at the Flight Deck

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End Notes. 

A Bosque Day, composited with photos from previous years: www.dwkee.blogspot.com/2021/10/festival-of-cranes-at-bosque-del-apache.html.

Really cold in the high desert

Surprised by all the Birds

Bolsa Chica Wetlands

December 1 

4:30-5:45 PM 

White Pelicans

 

Willets

Western Grebe

Western Grebe

Ruddy Duck

Marbled Godwit

Northern Pintail

Eurasian Teal

American Wigeon

Bolsa Bay

Brown Pelicans 

A Look Back at our Santa Cruz Island Field Trip with The Nature Conservancy

Shortly after our return, Judy composed a photo book capturing our memorable adventure. The cover-to-cover pages are presented below.

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