In 1913, she took up residence in Los Angeles. The next year she took the Carmel summer class with William Merritt Chase and stayed in San Francisco to paint the construction of the buildings for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition which opened in 1915. She maintained a studio in Laguna Beach and was active in the Laguna Beach Art Association.
In the Garden, 30"x30" O/C
Schuster's career is marked by a succession of styles. Her training in Boston and her admiration of Tarbell were very influential in her early years, and many of her paintings have the distinctive "Boston" look. IN THE GARDEN, painted in 1917, is characteristic of her mature American Impressionist period and owes a great debt to the work of William Merritt Chase.
Tiger Lilies, 30"X30" O/C
In the 1920s, Schuster constructed a lily pond in her back yard in tribute to Claude Monet. TIGER LILIES is one of a small series of lily paintings that relate to a brief flirtation with French Impressionism. In the late 1920s, she studied with the modernist Stanton Macdonald-Wright and her work of the period has a Cubist-like tendency. Later, she experimented with Expressionism and other contemporary art movements.
Her prizes include a Silver Medal for watercolor at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915, and a First Prize, California Art Club, 1921.