Sunflower Caffé Espresso & Wine Bar

Come meet Legacy Artist of Sonoma,

Cedora Del Scheiblich

Friday, March 4th 5pm to 7pm

Ninety-one years ago, along the Yuba River and near the little mining town of

Relief Hill, a baby girl, Cedora, was born to a young miner and his bride of less than

a year. As the second winter set in and their meager supplies dwindled, her

mother, Rosa, insisted on moving the family down from the Sierras. After a brief

stay in San Francisco they visited Sonoma Valley and decided no place could

be finer to set up their lifetime home. The valley was covered in fruit trees at the

time. Her father, Monte, went to work at the Hall Ranch and later at During

Hardware Store. Rosa went to beauty school and set up Blue Bird Beauty Shop,

the first of its kind in Sonoma. Monte, a would-be artist finally giving up, let

Cedora have all his oils and other art supplies. At nine years of age she found

 herself in proud possession of all it took to create a masterpiece. This urge has

never left her and she hopes someday her dream will come true. She plans to

keep trying. During her teens there were no art courses at Sonoma Valley High

School except “free-hand drawing” taught by the drafting teacher. This class

gave Cedora a strong background in perspective.

Some of the notables with whom Cedora has studied: Eleanor de Haas Brooks,

1^st teacher and later co-teacher, Albert Handell, Doug Dawson, &Clark Mitchell

Cedora has been teaching art classes for over 35 years. She started teaching

at her Victorian family home of 34 years, affectionately called “Big Pink”, and

that now houses ESTATE restaurant. She currently teaches at her home studio

near Glen Ellen. Cedora paints in pastels and oils, with landscapes and subjects

of nature being her favorites. Her love of travel has inspired some of her students

to join her on expeditions to the Southwest, the Canyon lands and as far away

as the jungles of Guatemala.

Cedora has been a member of the Valley of the Moon Art Assoc. since its

inception in 1958, a member of the West Coast Pastel Society and the Society

of Western Artists.

She is loved and respected by her talented students, some who have been

commited to paint and learn with her for over 20 years. Cedora considers them

each very talented artists and contributors to her artistic education. She feels

every artist and student she encounters adds some bit of learning to this

education.

See you here this Friday from 5-7pm, 

James and Mila