The La Crescenta resident uses them in her oil paintings, especially one in which she has captured the brilliant oranges found in California ... the composition of the landscape.

GUEST: This painting ... He's known as a landscape painter that actually painted a lot of California landscapes. And this is a California landscape. Very nicely done. It's an oil on canvas.

The College of Marin Emeritus Center is hosting an exhibit of oil paintings by Kathleen Lack through ... 4000 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903, or fax them to 415-382-7209.