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The Reutlinger community for Jewish living in Danville is showcasing its 14th annual exhibition of art now through the remainder of the year.
The exhibit — which officially opened last Sunday — displays the work of residents age 70 and older who participate in the assisted living facility’s award-winning art program, according to The Reutlinger staff.
“People benefit so much from making art,” said Betty Rothaus, director of the art program. “It is expression; they learn a new visual language, develop skills in composition and color. It gives them so much to think about outside of any problems they may have. It is positive and healthy and something to look forward to.”
The yearly art show titled, “Discovering the Artist Within,” is a big event for The Reutlinger — located at 4000 Camino Tassajara — according to CEO Jay Zimmer.
“Seafoam Crest,” the exhibit’s opening landscape, is a composite of resident Michie Takashima’s memories of travels through Northern and Southern California.
“We used to go to Pescadero Beach when we were youngsters, where we watched the waves come in over the rocks, felt the wind and frolicked in the water chasing the waves,” Takashima said. She said she incorporated the foam “working up in the water and then floating away” and added Glendale palms “to give the painting more color, contrast and space.”
The largest piece in the show — a portrait by Rhoda Wasserman — is a graphite/oil on canvas panel. Making art “is a matter of a good choice, working it through, and coming to a completion,” Wasserman said. “Even if an idea doesn’t work into the current painting, it might work in the next,” she added.
A 5-inch sculpture by Harriet Rotman, a resident who recently began participating in the art program, is the show’s smallest piece.
More than a dozen artists from The Reutlinger were chosen to be represented in this year’s calendar for the California Association of Healthcare Facilities. Artists also exhibit their work at other public venues — through a collaboration with the Eldergivers “Art With Elders” program — and in exhibitions at Jewish facilities throughout the Bay Area, according to Reutlinger staff.
“All generations may learn about living and aging gracefully from our residents. We also look to them for how to age with meaning and purpose,” said Rothaus. “In this exhibition, our elders share their secrets; teaching us about living full lives and that possibilities of growth, fulfilling our dreams and blessings always await us.”
The free public art show is on display from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week in the main building of The Reutlinger.
For more information, call 964-2034 or email betty.rothaus@gmail.com.
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Michie Takashima’s landscape titled “Seafoam Crest” is the opening piece of The Reutlinger art show. (Photo courtesy of The Reutlinger) -
“All That Glitters is Not Gold,” a painting by Ruth Janger (pictured) is displayed in this year’s exhibit. (Photo courtesy of The Reutlinger) -
Rhoda Wasserman’s graphite/oil portrait on canvas panel is The Reutlinger art show’s largest piece on display. (Photo courtesy of The Reutlinger)
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