Home of the Happy Painters!

The Santa Cruz Oil Painters (SCOP) was formed in 2001 as a group of Santa Cruz California artists. Originally only painters working in the oil medium, membership was opened to artists working in other mediums as well. We are dedicated to providing opportunities for our members to gather, network and benefit from each others’ painting experiences and to grow artistically.

  • Group art shows are organized to provide opportunities for our members to exhibit their work.
  • Weekly plein air painting outings are arranged in Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey Bay area.
  • Members have access to an extensive and growing library of instructional DVDs.
  • Art workshops and retreats are arranged to further our memberships’ art education.
  • A summer BBQ and Christmas party, provide great opportunities to mingle and get to know each other better.

To see examples of our members work, click on the “Artists tab above.

Skip Andreae

Donna Bloechl

Carol Bower

Judy Brock

Jeanne Brubaker

Lorraine Catania

Christine de Faymorea

Marnie Dufau

Mary Flodin

Suzanne Elliott

Victoria Galitzine

Mary Garon

Jo-Neal Graves

Laura Grinder

Coraly Hanson

Bear Ranch, oil, 11x14

Michele Hausman

Maggie Renner Hellmann

Sue Holmes

Daryl Hosick

Richard Klevins

Karin Leonard

Laura Manning

Marie Massey

Linda Mitchell

Cynthia Riordan

Karen Scarborough

Ann Thiermann

Jean Thomas

seascape painting Davenport beach California

Eunice Van der Linden

Sydney Zental

Click on an artist’s work to enlarge the image and to see the artist’s contact information.