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About Timon

California artist Timon Sloane (pronounced like 'Simon' with a 'T') is renowned for his 'Moodscapes' - distinctive paintings that bridge the gap between landscape and abstraction to capture those rare moments when nature takes our breath away.

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Moodscapes

In my paintings, I seek to capture those transcendent moments we experience in nature—fleeting instances of wonder that often prove elusive to photograph or to even recall in their full emotional impact. Working on large canvases, I create what I call 'moodscapes': semi-abstract landscapes born from imagination and accumulated experience rather than direct observation.

My work stems from a simple truth: sometimes nature shows us something that takes us completely out of our ordinary world. Using broken, semi-abstracted brushwork and vivid colors, I work to recreate not just how these moments look, but how they feel—the way they lift our spirits and remind us that we're part of something bigger.

My process is largely intuitive, drawing from countless hours painting both the dramatic and subtle aspects of the natural world. I strive to create paintings that might spark viewers' own memories of meaningful encounters with nature. The larger scale of these canvases helps create an engaging experience, while the broken brushwork and semi-abstraction help to capture nature's energy and movement.

These 'moodcapes' are meant to bring some of nature’s vitality into our homes and daily lives. In a world where we spend so much time looking at screens, these paintings offer a different kind of window—one that might remind us of those moments when nature shows us its power to refresh our perspective and lift our spirits.

Out early in West Marin north of San Francisco

Painting Point Lobos in Carmel, California

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Click to check out this TV interview where I describe my painting process

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Curriculum Vitae

Gallery Representation

Gump’s, San Francisco, CA, 2012 - 2018

Coastside  Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA, 2008 - 2014

Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2012 - 2014

Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA, 2011

Gallery 34, Tiburon, CA, 2009 - 2010

Selected Shows

2025         Triton Museum Salon Competition

2025         Alameda Plein Air Competition

2024         Society of West-Coast Artists, Annual Exhibition

2018         Solo Show, Los Altos Hills, CA

2016         Los Altos Fine Art, CA

2014         Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, CA

2013         Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, CA

2013         National Open, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA.  Juror: George Rivera

2012         Studio Gallery, Coastal Show, San Francisco, CA

2012         Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, CA

2012         Los Gatos Plein Air, Los Gatos, CA

2011         Studio Gallery, Terrain Show, San Francisco, CA

2011         Carmel Art Festival, Carmel, CA

2011         Higbee Gallery 6x6 Show, Jurors Jean Stern and Tim Horn

2010         University Art Open 2010.  Juror Rebecca Schapp, Director DeSaisset Museum

2010         San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival

2010         Society of Western Artists Annual Show, Redwood City, CA

2010         Pastel Society of the West Coast Annual Members Show, Auburn, CA

2010         Laguna Plein Air ‘Best of Plein Air’ Show, Laguna Beach, CA

2010         Pastels Only, Allegro, Woodside, CA

2010         Santa Cruz Plein Air Affaire, Santa Cruz, CA

2010         Saratoga Fine Art Fair, Saratoga, CA

2010         Los Altos Fine Art Fair, Los Altos, CA

2010         Los Gatos Museum Annual California Open Juried Show

2010         Filoli Juried Show - Jurors: Kim Lordier & Paul Kratter & Jann Pollard

2010         SWA Gallery Winter Juried Show, Redwood City, CA

2009         Gallery 34, Tiburon, CA

2009         Coastside Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA

2009         Allied Arts Plein Air, Menlo Park, CA – Juror Kevin Courter

2009         Los Altos Rotary Fine Art Fair

2009         Kings Mountain Art Fair, Woodside, CA

2009         American Juried Art Salon, International Juried Spring ’09 Show

2009         Los Gatos Plein Air, CA.  Juror George Rivera, Triton Museum

2009         Pacific Art League Invitational 2009

2009         Spring Invitational Show, Allegro Gallery, Woodside, CA

2009         Silicon Valley Invitational, Los Altos, CA

2008         American Juried Art Salon, International Juried Fall/Winter ’08 Show

2008         California School of Music and Art, “Symphony of Colors", Mt. View, CA

2008         Allegro Framing & Art, Still Life Exhibit, Los Altos, CA

2008         Silicon Valley Invitational, Santa Clara, CA

2007         Silicon Valley Invitational, Los Altos, CA

 

Awards

2024         Awarded Artist Membership in California Art Club

2016         1st place, California Plein Air Painters, Signature Member Competition

2016         Jury Award, Los Altos Fine Art Show

2013         Honorable Mention, National Open, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2010         1st place, UArt 2010 Open, Pastels and Drawing

2010         Honorable Mention, Santa Cruz Plein Air

2010         Mayor’s Award, Los Altos Fine Art Fair

2009         1st place, Pastel, American Juried Art Salon, International Spring Show

2009         1st place, LAAC, Landscape Competition

2008         2nd place, LAAC, Still Life Competition


Publications

2013         Plein Air Magazine – Feature Article in June/July issue

2012         Room to Breathe, Heyday Books

2011         Plein Air Magazine – Painting the High Sierras

 

 

Associations

Artists Guild of San Francisco

American Impressionist Society

California Art Club (Artist Member)

California Plein Air Painters (CAPA Signature Member)

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Oil Painters of America (OPA)

Pastel Society of the West Coast

Society of Western Artists

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