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Small World Custom Framing by Gary Smith Oil paintings by
Linda Sorensen
Etchings by
Gail Packer
Palette Knife Landscapes
by Joshua Meador
Desert paintings by
Kathi Hilton
Watercolors by
Jean Warren
Oil paintings by
Alex Dzigurski II
Photography of
Diane Perry

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The Shimmering
Visions of
Ralph Love
& Sam Hyde Harris

with accompanying works by
these famed artists of the Southland,
Clyde Forsythe, John W. Hilton,
Orpha Klinker, Dedrick Stuber
James Swinnerton,
& Florence Upson Young

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Harry Emerson Lewis'
Bodega Bay

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and newly released paintings from the
Joshua Meador Family Collection

Ralph & Sam Show
Ralph Love
1907-1992

Ralph Love
"Salsipuedes, Mexico"
Oil on canvas, 8 x 18
Ralph Love
Ralph Love
"Bodie, California - Ghost Town "
Oil on canvas, 14 x 18
Ralph Love
Ralph Love
"Agathla Needle"
Oil on canvas, 16 x 12

Ralph Love was the pride of Temecula on the high desert of southwest Riverside County, not too far uphill from Laguna Beach. His studio was his "art shack" a notable local landmark where Ralph would paint, play his violin, teach his students and meet clients.

Ralph Love
Ralph Love
"Monument Valley"
Oil on canvas, 24 x 36

His clients included Barry Goldwater and author Earl Stanley Gardner.

Mostly self taught, he did study for a brief period with famed Southern California painter, Sam Hyde Harris. Ralph's daughter is Lee Youngman, known locally for the Lee Youngman Gallery in Calistoga and is married to artist Paul Youngman.

Ralph Love  Desert hills
Ralph Love
Desert hills
Oil on masonite, 12 x 16
Ralph Love  Foothills
Ralph Love
Foothills
Oil on canvas, 16 X 20

Ralph Love| Desert landscape
Ralph Love|
Desert landscape
Oil on board, 16 X 20
Sam Hyde Harris
1989-1977
Sam Hyde Harris  Eucalyptus and marsh
Sam Hyde Harris
Eucalyptus and marsh
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24
Sam Hyde Harris  Carlsbad Backwater
Sam Hyde Harris
Carlsbad Backwater
Oil on canvas, 22 x 28

Sam arrived in Los Angeles in 1904 at age 15. He studied art with Hanson Puthuff. A successful commercial artist, he created posters for clients like the Southern Pacific, Union Pacific and Sante Fe railroads which today are collector's items. He created the Van deKamp Bakeries logo of a windmill.

During the depression, he taught art at the Chouinard Art Institute. Sam lived on "Artist Alley" in Alhambra, home to Frank Tenney Johnson, Jack Wilkinson Smith, Eli Harvey and Norman Rockwell & Clyde Forsythe.

Sam Hyde Harris  Cathedral Canyon
Sam Hyde Harris
Cathedral Canyon
(sketch) 1951
Oil on canvas, 12 x 16
Sam Hyde Harris  Lakeside
Sam Hyde Harris
Lakeside
Oil on canvasboard,
12 x 16
Sam Hyde Harris
Sam Hyde Harris
"Rabbit Brush"
Oil on canvasboard, 12 x 16
Sam Hyde Harris  Eucalyptus and hillside
Sam Hyde Harris
Eucalyptus and hillside
Pencil on paper, 7 x 9 1/2
Also on Exhibit
Harry Emerson Lewis Bodega Bay
Harry Emerson Lewis
Bodega Bay
42 x 48
James Swinnerton  Smoke tree wash
James Swinnerton
Smoke tree wash
Oil on linen, 30 x 40
Orpha Klinker  Goats, Chavez Ravine
Orpha Klinker
Goats, Chavez Ravine
Oil on canvas laid down on paperboard, 14 x 19
Florence Upson Young Mt. Whitney from the Alabama HillsFlorence Upson Young
Mt. Whitney from the Alabama Hills
Florence Upson Young The Edge of the Desert
Florence Upson Young
The Edge of the Desert
25 x 30

John W. Hilton  Red Chilies on a Blue Plate 1938
John W. Hilton
Red Chilies on a Blue Plate 1938
Oil on board, 12 x 16
Orpha Klinker  Valley Oaks and Mountain
Orpha Klinker
Valley Oaks and Mountain
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30
John W. Hilton
John W. Hilton
"Moonlight in the Dunes "
Oil on canvasboard, 12 x 16
Florence Upson Young  Cypress Cove
Florence Upson Young
Cypress Cove
Oil on Canvas, 25 x 30
Clyde Forsythe  River Reflection
Clyde Forsythe
River Reflection
John W Hilton 29 Palms Thumbnail
John W. Hilton
"Twentynine Palms"
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24
Harry Emerson Lewis  Coastal Marin scene
Harry Emerson Lewis
Coastal Marin scene
8 1/2 x 11 3/4
Clyde Forsythe Warmth of the Desert
Clyde Forsythe
Warmth of the Desert
Orpha Klinker  Winter Touches the Desert
Orpha Klinker
Winter Touches the Desert
Etching, 6 3/4 x 9
John W. Hilton
John W. Hilton
"Embers of Sundown" 1964
Oil on board, 18 x 24
Karl Schmidt Ranchero landscape
Karl Schmidt
Ranchero landscape
Gouache, 9 x 12
Dedrick Stuber  Eucalyptus and farmhouse
Dedrick Stuber
Eucalyptus and farmhouse
Oil on canvas, 14 x 12
John W. Hilton  Rainbow Falls and Red Ginger
John W. Hilton
Rainbow Falls and Red Ginger
Hilo, Hawaii
Oil on board, 20 x 16
Karl Schmidt The Shepherdess thumbnail
Karl Schmidt
Shepherdess and Flock
Gouache, 6 1/4 x 6 1/4

Joshua Meador
Generations #1797
Oil on Linen, 22 x 30
Joshua Meador
Joshua Meador
"Inner Harbor" (Bodega Bay)
Painting #813
Oil on Linen, 18 x 24
Joshua Meador Rural Delivery # 941
Joshua Meador
Rural Delivery # 941
the Meador family collection
Oil on Linen, 20 x 27
Joshua Meador
Joshua Meador
"Palm Spring" #1832
courtesy of the
Meador family Disney Collection
Oil on Linen, 14 x 18
Joshua Meador Caspar Inlet #1844
Joshua Meador
Caspar Inlet #1844
the Meador family collection
Oil on linen, 16 x 12