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Erin DertnerOpen Doorsc.2000
c.2000
$750
£572.09
€651.78
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A$1,150.03
CHF 608.93
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SEK 7,091.47
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About the Item
This artwork titled "Open Doors" c. 2000, is a watercolor on paper by noted California artist Erin Dertner, b.1957. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The artwork size is 22 x 15.5 inches, framed size is 31.75 x 25.25 inches. Custom framed in a wooden beige white wash frame, with off-white matting and light purple color fillet. It is in excellent condition.
About the artist:
Painting, studying the subject of light is Erin’s driving force. The cool shadows of the early morning and those that fall long and warm in the evening enliven her creative soul as nothing else. Subject matter is secondary to the sunlight itself, though her locations speak volumes about God’s wondrous world of color, drama and mystery. Travel has played a formidable role in her development as she relishes each opportunity to explore the warm European environs of Greece, France and Italy as well the Hawaiian and British Isles and choice locations within America. She has also studied with many well known artists since 1982 in a myriad of inspirational places. As she reaches further to simplify and suggest detail, her allegiance rests more and more with the impressionist school, and this struggle to be honest and deliberate continues to result in images that reflect peace and a yearning for stillness in a world that is often discordant. Her newest studio in Ventura County was once home to two grand pianos and was a music teacher's space, though she relishes painting en plein air since it allows her to capture the essence of a place by more passionately communicating its light, temperature, color and mood. Most of her current works are in oil, but she is also an experienced watercolorist and has enjoyed dry pastel and acrylics as well. Born in 1957 and a native Californian, Erin has two grown sons who are artistic, musical and adventurous. Her husband is her business partner, acting as agent and picture framer. Her work is seen in a variety of galleries and collected around the world both as originals and reproductions. It is a full plate balancing the schedules of location and studio work, travel, teaching, studying, and working with art publishers as well as joyous family and social gatherings. According to Erin, “There is no better life than to study the world with paintbrush in hand and a heart full of love and gratitude.”
2025 Workshop to Greece
2025 Accepted/Paint Maui for 2026
2025 4 pieces accepted to CA Art Club Santa Paula Museum Show
2024 Workshop to Sweden and Denmark
2024 Accepted/Paint Maui Invitational for 2025
2024 3rd Place Buenaventura Members Show
2023 Workshop on Poros Island, Greece
2023 Workshop for University of the Nations at Albion, CA
2023 Accepted/Lighthouse Art Center Plein Air Festival, Tequesta FL
2022 Accepted/Lighthouse Art Center Plein Air Festival, Tequesta FL/1 day wkshp
2020 Accepted/Lighthouse Art Center Plein Air Festival, Tequesta FL
2019 Juror/Mendocino Open Paint Out
2019 Plein Air Trip to Sweden
2018 People’s Choice Award/Mendocino Open Paint Out
2017 First Place / Lahaina Poster Contest, Maui HI
2016 Best Watercolor/ Plein Air Magazine Salon
2016 Best Oil / 6th Annual Plein Air Salon, August/September
2016 Winner Quick Draw / Plein Air at the Lost Coast, Shelter Cove, CA
2016 First Place / Lahaina Poster Contest, Maui, HI
2016 Winner Quick Draw / Mendocino Open Paint Out, Mendocino, CA
2016 Art Workshop / Skåne, Sweden
2016 Best Overall Watercolor / 5th Annual Plein Air Salon, February/March
2016 Accepted ‘Zeitgeist’ show / Petaluma Art Center
2015 Featured Article / Steppin’ Out Magazine
2015 Featured Article / Mendocino Arts Magazine
2015 Art Workshop / Greek Islands
2015 Art Workshop / Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
2015 Art Workshop / Petroglyfe Gallery, Mokelunme Hill, CA
2015 Celebrity Artist / Mendocino Open Paint Out
2014 First Place in Oil / Lost Coast Plein Air, Shelter Cove, CA
2014 Rod Lee Memorial Award / W/C Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA
2014 Second Place in Oil / Mendocino Open Paint Out, Mendocino, CA
2014 Art Workshop / Paris and South of France
2014 First Place Lahaina Poster Contest/ Maui, HI
2014 Plein Air Magazine / online article
2013 1 Person Show / Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2012 Joined the Daily Painters Movement
2011 2 Person Show / Smith-Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
2011 Best of Show / Watercolor Assoc. Sonoma County
2011 National Watercolor Society / Piece accepted, San Pedro, CA
2010 Honorable Mention / Lahaina Poster Contest, Maui, HI
2010 One Person Show / Smith Klein Gallery / Boulder, CO
2009 Accepted into Oil Painters of America, Western Regional
2008 One Person Show / Village Galleries, Lahaina, Maui, HI
2008 One Person Show / Smith-Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
2008 First Place / Lahaina Poster Contest / Maui, Hawaii
2008 Tartaglia Gallery, Ojai, CA
2007-'13 New Masters Gallery, Carmel, CA
2007 Accepted into Oil Painters of America 16th annual exhibition
2007 One Person Show / Smith Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
2006 Two Person Show / Smith Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
2005-’07 Parkside Gallery, Carmel, CA
2005 Art Workshop in Greece
2005 Two Person Show / Smith Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
2004 Smith Klein Gallery, Boulder, CO
2004 Accepted into Saratoga Rotary Art Show
2004 Accepted into Pt. Reyes Plein Air Event
2004 Accepted into American Women Artist’s Show / Santa Fe, NM
2004 Lida Nicholson Memorial Award / Watercolor Assoc. Sonoma County, CA
2004 First Place / Lahaina Poster Contest Maui, Hawaii
2003 Panache Gallery, Mendocino, CA
2002 Winesong Poster Artist
2002 Finalist / Artist Magazine competition
2002 Workshops / Maui
Kauai Hawaii
2002 Art Workshops / Italy and Ireland
2001-'14 Ventana Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2001 Art on Main, St. Helena, CA
2001 Art Workshop / Maui, Hawaii
2000 Art Workshop / Maui, Hawaii
2000 Opening of Erin Dertner Studio/Gallery
2000 Art Workshops / France and the Greek Islands
1999 Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, CA
1999 Art Workshop / Italy
1998 Mendocino Music Festival Artist
1998 Art Workshop / Mendocino, CA
1998 Art Workshop / South of France
1998 Victoria Magazine / Art included with "My Mother
Mendocino" article
1997 Mendocino Music Festival Artist
1997 Currently Showing / Village Galleries, Lahaina, Maui
1997-’05 Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
1997 Art Workshop / Greek Islands
1996 Art Workshop / Provence, France
1995 Art Workshop / Greek Islands
1993-’96 Annual One Person Shows- Coastal Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
1993 Watercolor Art Society Show, Houston, TX- Accepted
1993 Art Workshop / Greek Islands
1992 Visual Arts Center of NW FL- 18th Ann. Transparent W/C Show- Silver Award
1992 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Show -Savoir Faire- Lana Paper Award
1991-’95 Work exhibited at Conacher Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991 Napa Valley Art Store Competition - Honorable Mention, Advanced
1991 Joint Show- Prestige Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1991 Joint Show- Conacher Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986-’00 Annual One Person Shows- Ruth Carlson / Gallery One, Mendocino, CA
1985 Joint Show- Alexander’s Gallery, Sutter Creek, CA
1984 Joint Show- Elk Grove Art Center, Elk Grove, CA
1982 Joint Show- Artist’s Showcase, Marysville, CA
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- Creator:Erin Dertner (1957, American)
- Creation Year:c.2000
- Dimensions:Height: 31.75 in (80.65 cm)Width: 25.25 in (64.14 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: der/ope/doo/011stDibs: LU666317343682
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