Fall Collection

Benicia Plein Air Gallery presents a year-round exhibit of work by all of our gallery artists showcasing a colorful variety of media and styles.

Drop by to see what's new! 

Carol Tarzier

Maria, Samantha and MaryLou have paintings in the Valley Art Gallery 

1661 Botelho Drive, Walnut Creek

September 2025 to March 2026

MaryLou Correia, Maria SantoStefano and Samantha McNally 

Samantha has illustrated a book called “Benicia’s Changing Tides” by Fiona M. Hughes. We have autographed copies available in the gallery! Benicia’s Changing Tides is also available on Amazon. 

Samantha McNally

Jessica De Jesus

 Jessica de Jesus's work "Cathedrals from Taft Point" is juried into the California Art Club's exhibition Echoes of Yosemite at St. Mary's College Museum of Art in Moraga, which runs September 17 - December 14, 2025.The Opening Reception will be on September 18 from 5 -7 pm and is open to the public.

Carol's classes through Rossmoor Art Association begin October 23rd, 2025. There is still some room in the Portraits from Photographs class. 

To enroll visit www.rossmoorart.com.

Carol Tarzier's work can also be purchased through Studio Gallery in San Francisco and MK Contemporary in Santa Cruz.

October Featured Artist, Iris Sabre, Visions of Wonder

Iris Sabre’s recent paintings will be featured at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery during the month of October. As a plein air painter, Iris Sabre works primarily from life. Painting outdoors in the ever-changing environment, she experiences moments of heightened joy, serenity, and wonder. She enjoys the challenge of fleeting light and ever-changing color. She conveys this emotion in her oil paintings through the use of bold strokes and vivid color. Working rapidly and spontaneously, she completes a relatively large format painting in a few hours. All the works in this show have been painted during the past few months.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Iris Sabre feels a special affinity for the landscape of her native California. She earned a bachelor’s degree in fine art at San Francisco State University as well as two California State Teaching Credentials, in Fine Arts and Multiple Subjects. She taught elementary school in the Bay Area for several years, inspiring many children with an appreciation of art and nature. Iris Sabre’s work may also be seen at the Marin Society of Artists Gallery, 1515 Third Street in San Rafael and at various other venues around the Bay Area.

The exhibit of Iris Sabre’s paintings will be featured at the Benicia Plein Air Gallery, 307 First Street in Benicia, from October 3rd through October 26th. Iris will be in the gallery to greet old friends and make new ones from 11:00am to 5:00pm, on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 26th.

www.IrisSabreFineArt.com

Samantha And MaryLou will have 3 paintings in the Lamorinda Arts Alliance exhibit “In the Mix” at

The Gallery @ City Hall, San Ramon. 7000 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon, CA 94583

November 4 to December 18

Samantha McNally and MaryLou Correia

Catherine Fasciato received an Honorable Mention at the Mendocino Open Paint Out for her piece "Pink Horizon."

See page 14 of Benicia Magazine for an article about Iris!