Fabric artists from Half Moon Bay Piecemakers by the Sea, Pacifica Quilters and Coastal Quilters have come together to showcase an amazing display of artistry in fabric. It features many award-winning quilts.

Some, like Tillie Pult’s “When I Grow Old...,” demonstrate a humorous approach. Carolyn Keefe’s “Pacifica Snapshots” brings new technology to the craft by printing photos onto the material. Donna Bachman has several engaging quilts in the show but one of this reviewer’s favorites was “Prosperity Kimonos” (left). Almost Escher-like in its design is Susan Burnfield’s “Cat Tails” (below, middle). Ann Howell’s warm and playful “Home Is Where The Heart Is” (below, right) was done as a request of here granddaughter. Maureen Lieberman’s “Flower Show” is just that—a series of flower prints arranged into a quilted garden. Tickets for a drawing of the glorious quilt, “Summer Solstice,” have been offered and the money goes to assorted charities.

There are many quilts to feast your eyes upon—and to purchase—so, don’t miss this one.

Anyone who’s ever applied paint to canvas, has to stand in awe when viewing an original Monet. His brushwork, his sense of color, and his ability to achieve a fleeting moment in time are unparalleled. It’s almost as if he were painting with light, rather than oils.

If you haven’t made the trip up to the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, get out your calendar and set a date. It’s well worth the trip. Their exhibition, “Monet in Normandy,” features many well-known paintings by this master of Impressionism.
This writer was struck not only by Monet’s virtuosity but by the places he painted. So many of them reminds one of the Pacifica coast. Anyone who’s ever walked along Mori Point will be struck by similarities in Monet’s “The Cliff Wall, Pourville (left).” And “Chemin de la Cavee, Pourville” is reminiscent of a walk along the hillside trails in San Pedro Valley Park.

Whether its the more traditional landscapes of the 1860s to the almost abstract “Waterlilies” series of the 1910s, this is a show to experience and learn from. It’s on view through September 17th.

And while you’re there don’t miss the small but intriguing exhibit, “Picasso as Book Illustrator” near the Monet show. Picasso’s inventive nature is well on display. On view through September 3.