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Beth Cataldo Ocean Beach Mirage

Art Opening: Out of the Box Featured

Join me at the opening of Out of the Box. Featured above is my photograph “Ocean Beach Mirage,” which is included in the show along with “Lassen Landscape.”

The exhibit is from February 6–29, 2020

OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, February 6
5:30–8pm
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery
647 Irving Street at 8th Avenue
San Francisco, CA
Juror: Annette Schutz, Gallerist, Arthaus Gallery + Consulting

For more information, go to the San Francisco Women Artists Web Site:

http://sfwomenartists.org/exhibition/out-of-the-box/

 

Art Opening: Spirit of San Francisco at SFWA Featured

Join me at the opening of Bay Area artwork that reflects and celebrates the Spirit of San Francisco. Featured above is my photograph “Cat Protector,” which is included in the show. My photograph “Alcatraz” will also be shown.

The exhibit is from December 3 – January 4, 2019

OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, December 5th,
5:30pm – 8pm
Juror: Cynthia Tom, Cultural and Social Justice Art Curator.

For more information, go to the San Francisco Women Artists Web Site:

http://sfwomenartists.org/exhibition/spirit-of-san-francisco/

Animalia Art Show in Healdsburg Featured

If you are inspired by animals and their beauty, you should visit the “Animalia” exhibit at The Healdsburg Center for the Arts. It opens on Saturday, March 2 and runs through April 14. My bison photograph “Endurance” is a part of the show.

Exhibition Dates
March 2 – April 14, 2019 
Opening Reception
Saturday, March 2, 5:00 to 7:00 PM – , join us for this free reception honoring the artists. Wine and light refreshments will be available

Closing Tea
Sunday, April 14, 2:00 to 4:00 PM
Opportunity for public and artists alike to discuss animals and art techniques.


You’ll find more details on their web site:
https://healdsburgcenterforthearts.org/animalia/

Come Snap! up Art. January 18, Arc Gallery Featured

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Endurance

Come celebrate the New Year with me at the Snap! 2019 art opening on Friday, January 18 at the Arc Gallery and Studios in SOMA.

You’ll find a gallery filled with bright artwork hung salon-style and ready to be snapped up. Pick your favorite piece and take it home. All works are $199. The show is up for just one night.

“Endurance,” my photograph of bison in a Yellowstone winter landscape, will be for sale. It’s beautifully printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Metallic paper, and featured in a bold black frame.

For more information, see their web site:
https://www.arc-sf.com/snap-2019.html

“Eye of the Beholder” Show at SFWA Gallery Featured

My photograph of the California Scrub Jay watching the sunset from a tree in the botanical garden is in the February show at the SF Women Artists Gallery.

To see a collection of curated work, join us at the festive opening Reception of “Eye of the Beholder”. Meet the Artists, enjoy refreshments and music. 💫

The show runs through March 3.

When: Thursday, February 8, 5:30-8:00
Where: 647 Irving Street at 8th Avenue
San Francisco, CA

 

Ray Bandar and His Palace of Bones Featured

“Ray Bandar and His Palace of Bones” is a 49-page photography book that features Bandar’s skull collection along with stories about him and his favorite specimens. The book captures the importance of Bandar’s accomplishments while paying tribute to the grand complexity of the natural world.

For more information or questions about ordering this book, please fill out the form below and I will get back to you immediately. Thank you for you interest.

 

 

 

Vaux Swifts in San Rafael

Keeping an Eye Out for Birds Featured

This time of the year, California is a stop-over point for birds heading down to their wintering range. Watching birds fly in groups over the ocean or land is a spectacle of beauty that I seek out each year.

This past weekend, I headed over to a brickyard in San Rafael, where Vaux Swifts stop off for a couple of nights on their way down to Central America. Below is some video footage that I captured from that day, with some birders at the site calculating that there were more than 20,000 swifts trying to get into one brick chimney. We waited until dark, and there were still thousands of birds milling around.

Rumors were that the chimney was filled to capacity and that this was the largest congregation of birds they had ever seen at this site.

By 8pm, the wind had picked up so we left the birds, flying around like an insect swarm in hopes that some space at the chimney would open up.

Faux Swifts in San Rafael, September 12, 2015 (30 seconds) (Watch fullscreen in HD for full effect): 

Faux Swifts in San Rafael, September 12, 2015 (1 minute 10 seconds) (Watch fullscreen in HD for full effect):