Susan Dukow With a thirty-six-year career in film production, Susan picked up her brushes again after nearly fifty years. She found it was not unique to her, that a new chapter was being written as she closed the book on the previous one. Since 2018, Susan’s journey of painting has led her to discover what was there all the time; her mental and emotional well-being was linked to her creativity. And with all the exciting chapters that came before, Susan appreciates this simple fact - that she has never been happier. She encourages everyone to find their five-year-old self and just play - no matter what that endeavor may be, only to find your bliss.

What a Ride ... ! "No matter our age, experiences add up. One day it’s pretty; the next might not be so much. My works mirror the roller coaster of my life – to expect the unexpected; hear the music, keep dancing and relish the surprises."

Spencer Frazer is a leading voice in environmental art, known for intricate, vividly detailed paintings that examine humanity's relationship with the natural world. Drawing from Indigenous traditions, Japanese ukiyo-e, and contemporary ecological themes, Frazer blends storytelling with urgent environmental commentary. His work highlights the impact of industrial progress, energy consumption, and climate change, transforming complex ecological issues into visually striking compositions. Frazer's commitment to environmental stewardship reinforces his central place within Eco-Conscious Art.

Combustion... Mans relationship with energy "As an environmental artist, my work reflects a deep reverence for nature and urgency about its fragility. I create intricate, emotionally charged paintings that celebrate nature’s beauty while confronting the realities of climate change. Using vivid colors and dynamic compositions, I merge wildlife with symbols of human advancement to explore the consequences of our actions. My latest exhibition, Combustion, examines our dependence on energy derived from carbon combustion—a process both essential and destructive. Through symbolic realism and abstraction, I distill the tension between nature and industry into singular moments that provoke reflection. My goal is to inspire awareness, empathy, and dialogue around our environmental impact."

Lorna Herf is a Los Angeles, California based painter and metalsmith. Growing up by the seaside, Lorna developed a lifelong love of the natural world, which persists today in her work exploring humanity’s search for meaning and connection to our environment. Combining a contemporary sensibility with a strong foundation in traditional techniques, light and form are of primary interest in Lorna's work.

Lorna received her BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Massachusetts with a concentration in Design Studies. Lorna teaches art and jewelry design at the Brentwood Art Center in Santa Monica.

Pareidolia "As an artist, I am consumed with the search for meaningful patterns in the world around me. Animal shapes in clouds, signals in noise. I begin paintings intuitively, starting from loose, abstract ideas. As the mind sits with disorder, a need to interpret and impose meaning takes over. Shapes begin to take form, and within those shapes a story emerges.

Often, the early indications of my paintings have nothing to do with the final outcome. Like people, the paintings I create have a past. My work undergoes many phases of creation, dis-integration, and refinement: ugly duckling, self absorbed, self-effacing, overconfident, unsure. There is internal conflict and eventually, a set of ideas solidifies as the prevailing, dominant theme. Some paintings find themselves quickly. Others (like me) need years of experimentation to reach their final form.

To me, the most interesting paintings have the ability to hold a dialog between the lines and shapes on canvas, the style of the day, the changing light of the room, and the viewer’s own interpretation. In Pareidolia, I invite the viewer to join this dialog. What we see is informed by who we are: our personal history, our preferences, our current emotional state. As we gain experience and understanding, we learn to see more deeply, finding patterns, and identifying meaning. And so it is with art."

David Lang is an artist, architect and author. He has lived In Japan, China and France and this has informed his practice. "To me, art is storytelling. It is my conversation with the world. It is a way of processing, of making sense of this life. Different artists create in different ways. Some artists are completely strategic, and their art is planned out and created per that plan. I, on the other hand, am completely intuitive. I feel a connection with my grandfather; my muse, and I feel that I am just the vehicle through which the art is created."

“Chronicles of Life” 
This show displays paintings that chronicle my life story; from Asia to Europe and America. It is a display of images that chronicle memories of places, times, and experiences that resonate in my life.

Bruce Sanders is an expressionist painter, who lived in Malibu, California until his home and over 200 of his artworks were destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fire. After resettling in West Los Angeles with his family, he resumed painting with renewed energy and determination. His work reflects a deeply introspective, spiritual process, exploring life’s blessings, joys, and losses through dynamic colors, bold lines, heavy textures, and materials like acrylics and gold leaf. Bruce has exhibited widely across California, Arizona, and New York, is a member of TAG Gallery in Los Angeles, and has been affiliated with several art associations. His work is held in collections locally and internationally, including a private gallery in Vienna and the UCLA School of Dentistry, and he has authored four art catalogues.

Flowers and Trees: Visions and Dreams-  My late wife, Barbara P. Sanders of blessed memory, was a gardener. She found great meaning tending to and caring for flowers and trees in our home’s garden. Barbara believed that flowers and trees were God’s blessings in our lives.

Flowers display such beauty that they make our lives joyous; and their fragility reminds us to “live in the moment” because nothing lasts forever. I think of Psalm 103: 15-16, “Man blooms like a flower of the field; when the wind passes over it, it vanishes.”

This year of 2026, is the 12th anniversary of Barbara’s passing. It is also, over one year since our family home of 45 years, Barbara’s garden, and about 200 pieces of my art were destroyed in the Malibu/Palisades fire. I feel the loss. But I also remember the blessings. After I started painting again, visions and dreams came to me in images of Barbara’s flowers and trees.