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Painting: CARA BROWN 'WATERCOLOR PAINTING'. My watercolors are a celebration of the aliveness I see in our world. Flowers, fruit, food, intense color and clear light are the mainstays of my work. I search for subjects with my camera, then bring them to life, find my way through each painting...Jewelry: CAROL ROBERTS 'A "FAN"CY PIECE OF SALMON'. As a native of Marin County, I especially enjoy its diversity and try to incorporate that into my jewelry with many colors and combinations of materials. Originality is the basis of my designs which many of my customers appreciate.Jewelry: C. FRITZ PEARCE & MISCHELL MOLDNADO 'HARVEST MOON'. Studio jewelry artists residing in Sonoma, California. We're inspired by nature and architecture, giving our designs a classic quality and contemporary edge. Utilizing the finest materials, our work exemplifies exquisite craftsmanship...Painting: MICHAEL CHE-SWISHER 'RED ROBIN' Bright, colorful animals are my specialty. “I paint landscapes as well,” Michael-Che said. “but I love animals the most.” Michael-Che is owned by four rescued cats, all of which used to help with paintings. but she now dries her paintings vertically to cut..
Painting: CHAEN CHAN 'LIFE FOR ALL SEASONS'. My works on paper display the fusion of my Asian philosophical background with my European art education. Inspired by visions of natural phenomena and movement, I use color separation to highlight the interplay of lines, shapes, and forms and showcase...Sculpture: CHRISTOPHER CARTER '4 STAR FLAG'. Sculpture has become for me an enigma wrapped in a conundrum (no, Seriously). From the objects/materials salvaged and collected I attempt to express or capture an elusive inner message through visual interpretation and free-association. The concepts I ...Painting: CHRISTOPHER M. OLSEN 'BREATH STROKE'. Christopher Olsen, a local oil painter, has been painting plein air, figurative, and commissioned portrait work for 20 years. His art is a vibrant and expressive use of color and composition. Ask about commissioned portraits and visit his web site...Jewelry: DEAN TURNER 'FUSED SAPPHIRE NECKLACE'. My jewelry combines silver and gold with gemstones. I fabricate each piece using techniques that include fusing, forming, and roller printing. I’m inspired by a visit to the wetlands by San Francisco Bay, a walk in the redwood forest, a stroll on the..
Painting: DORALLEN DAVIS 'WAVE JUMPERS'. Painting, for me, is not a choice but rather a way of life. My path has led me to know that seeing, and then translating what I see, is the real “truth” in my painting. I want to capture the moment, the atmosphere, the wind and what it is that takes my...Painting: AL DAVIDSON 'TURKISH BATH'. Al Davidson, "Master Printmaker", is a graduate of Cooper Union , a high ranking fine art school in NYC. Aside from watercolors and oil pastels, he is also producing hand colored etchings. You'll love his work.Glass: ED BREED 'SUDDEN IMPACT'. The process of transforming hot molten glass from the furnace to the beautiful and seductive finished form seems like a life long journey condensed into minutes rather than years and just as quickly it brings with it the frustration of failure and the exhilaration...Painting: EMMELINE CRAIG 'SWALLOWS AT LIMANTOUR BEACH' Self taught and self supported artist, i live and paint mostly in Bolinas where i have my studio. I believe in the power of images and infuse my work with the intention to trigger feelings of well being, primal joy and serenity first in myself..Painting: CHAR WOOD 'COTATI PASTURES' I paint because I have to. Painting local landscapes and people lets me express my appreciation of what's around me. Composition and color are what I focus on, along with value patterns. My current medium is oils because I feel I can express myself more...Glass: VALERIE ADAMS 'OCEAN' My fused glass creations include contemporary artwork and lighting, functional and decorative serving pieces, smile-inducing garden art and dazzling jewelry. Surrounded by inspiration and drawn to themes found in nature, I devour shapes and color combinations to...Jewelry: YVONNE GIAMBRONE MARTIN 'STERLING SILVER SPINY OYSTERS' Summers with my grandmother on the Navajo reservation, time spent with my mother in the X-ray darkroom and extensive travel have contributed to the designs of my jewelry and wearable art.Painting: WENDY BRAYTON 'WAITING' The world is my studio. I paint standing on the side of a country road, in a field surrounded by cows, on the sidewalk by a busy street. All my worries are forgotten and time evaporates, the moment my brush hits the canvas. I am a plein air painter.Painting: STEVE RICHARDS 'SONOMA HILLS' I am part of a succession of landscape painters in the West. The landscape; beautiful, haunting and constantly changing is a challenge to paint. I paint in oil. When I find a location that is interesting to me, I will paint there routinely, working the site...Sculpture: MELISSA PANAGES 'HYPERBOLIC TIME CHAMBER' Hyperbolic Time Chamber is the manifestation in 3-D of an alternative form of high-tech engineering. H.T.C. represents an artistic amalgamation in to this magical journey.Photography: ZENY CIESLIKOWSKI 'YELLOW WALL/LADY' I view photography as a language for me, characterized by the diverse visions of uncounted variations of form, color and texture. I use photography for communication in it’s most pure form, to attempt to capture the poetry of everyday objects fixed..Photography: RIC MILLER 'CORINTHIAN ISLAND VILLAS' These panoramic landscape images allow you to "step inside" the captured, vibrant scenes and relive the moment in time. I shoot very wide angle photographs to closely approximate an expression of visual reality. In turn, this creates a tension...
  Sculpture: GUY MICHAELS 'ORANGE UTAH ALABASTER STONE' Guy hand carves alabaster stone into translucent vases & bowls. After mounting pieces of stone onto the lathe, he rotates the pieces at speeds up to 1000 RPM, carving out smooth forms with special carbide tipped tools. Woods from around the...Painting: JACQUELINE FADDA 'LADY WITH RED GLOVES' For me, a successful painting incites an emotional reaction from the observer; therefore, my objective is to create a sense of complicity.Painting: JACQUELYN BERL 'YESTERDAYS DREAM' Jacquelyn Berl, a versatile and prolific artist, creates art with an unlimited assortment of mediums. She successfully blends various schools and trends resulting in a powerful conglomerate body of work using acrylics, perspective renderings, pointillism..Painting: MARTIN BAUMAN 'HEADWALL' " The painting is in the painting"
Photography: JALEH ETEMAD 'LSF#2 VALLEY OF THE LILIES' I paint in mixed media and incorporate photography; combining the two mediums is my source of creation. Each piece represents its own visual language to communicate with the viewer. My motivation is creating thought provoking pieces and to...Painting: JARL FORSMAN 'SEA STRAW' Painting brings me joyfully into the present moment. Engaged in the process of watching what unfolds before my eyes, I never know what will emerge. I take delight in watching colors interact, as they seem to dance on the canvas. I feel as if my authentic self...Sculpture: JHAYA E. WARMINGTON 'STICK PONY' Jhaya uses classical techniques to create one of a kind sculptures from both traditional and reclaimed materials. The primary subjects of her sculptures are human figures and horses. For the artist, these are icons that transcend the rural west and...Jewelry: JOHN RIPPE 'DRAGON OPAL'S SISTER' My work could best be described as "modern classic" From my studio and showroom in Glen Ellen Ca, I design and produce in 18k gold - platinum and fine gems. This ring is 18k gold with Koroit Boulder Opal from Australia with side stones of Diamond.Photography: LAURA CULVER 'FENCELINE' Hand-Painted Photography originated in the early 1900's . The art has been reborn and modified by our digital age. Laura takes all her own black & white photos of the California landscape. She then adds color directly on top of the print with specialized paint..Photography: LANCE KUEHNE 'LIGHT AND SHADOW' I primarily photograph the local landscapes of Sonoma and Marin counties. My challenge is to capture images that allow you to experience the incredible beauty that I saw while on location. My work is often mistaken for paintings, but it is in fact...Jewelry: ROBYN CONTINI 'FULL MOON' I enjoy creating unique, wearable, affordable art. My inspiration is the world around me: the colors and textures in my garden, the threads of a waterfall, the rise of the moon. Fine silver is my favorite material, and I love adding 24 karat gold embellishments...Painting: MELISSA ADKISON 'JR'S GERBERS' I specialize in watercolor and gouache. My watercolors combine flat washes with a wet’n’wet technique using bright colors and varied patterns to attain distinctive textures. Using an under painting technique I paint a value scheme with purples first, then...
Photography: JOSLYN LAWRENCE & BRIAN KUHLMANN 'SONG OF ABSOLUTION' Song of Absolution is a collaborative effort between photographer Brian Kuhlmann and painter Joslyn Beta Lawrence. This series of work is a response to living in an urban environment, while searching for a connection...Jewelry: JULIE JACOBS 'FLOATING PERLS III' I originally started making necklaces with semi-precious stones wrapped in one-of-a-kind gold or silver designs that are worn close to the heart, have a healing effect, and appeal to everyone. That work expanded into taking flat pieces of silver or copper..Jewelry: KARA RAYMOND 'OBOES-MOKUME GANE W/ PARAIBIA TOURMALINE' Shape, texture, and movement are key elements in my design. Creating Mokume Gane, a 17th century Japanese technique of fusing, forging, and carving different metals, offers me a creative broad pallet of patterns and textures in my...Painting: KATHERINE PLANK 'WETLAND' Nature is my inspiration— a place for stillness, for reflection. I’m not looking to make a photographic record, but to capture an imprint, an abstraction of form and feeling. I seek simplicity— of thought, idea, of composition: a tide-line, a post, or one white ..
Glass: KATHLEEN WALBRIDGE 'SQUARE PLAY' Working with kiln fired warm glass has been my passion. These individually hand crafted pieces are melted and slowly cooled down and annealed in a computer controlled kiln.,My palette is vibrant with bold color combinations and are contemporary, functional...Painting: KAZUYO SATO-LEUE 'BEACH FOOTBALL' For me painting is not an escape from life, or an occupation, or a calling, it is life. Though my process of painting is always challenging, and happens even when I am sad or angry, my paintings are cheerful and optimistic. My discipline lies in not...Painting: KIRSTEN HAGEN 'WEST MARIN' The natural beauty of the water, hills, skies and grasses of the California Landscape are the basis for many of my acrylic paintings. My canvases usually start with an idea from one of my photographs and may evolve, after many layers of paints, into something...Painting: KRISTINA QUINONES 'REVEAL' I understand my work to challenge the boundary between control and uncertainty. The grounding I feel through my work is an expression of the space existing between these two phenomena. I feel that this delicate balance is best expressed through the interaction...Photography: PAT KOENIGSBURG 'FALL 22' Abstract nature photography has been my passion in the past few years. Using a macro lens, I move in and search among the stems and petals and leaves to see the patterns of color, light, and structure—and the little surprises. Abstract sculptures and painting..Jewelry: GLENN DIZON 'FIT FOR A QUEEN' I design and create one of a kind gold jewelry using rare, unusual and magnificent gemstones. Each piece is an expression of my innermost thoughts, dreams, feelings and emotions. Within each piece is a journey of discovery into my soul and my spirit.Painting: PAT DOHERTY 'CHOCOLATE DRIP CAKE' Art has always been a part of my life. I am drawn to painting simple still life objects, notably desserts. I apply thick paint with either a brush or palette knife and like to establish good color relationships between light and shadow.Painting: MICHAEL LEU 'SPRING IN CAPRI' In my artwork, I treat all challenges of subjects and techniques as my adventures of creativities, and enjoying to deal with all these challenges. Through my work, ,I’d like to give viewers my message of freedom to imagine, enjoy, and an invitation to view...
Photography: LEELA PRATT 'EGRET IN WINTER' I see so much beauty in the world: heart-opening moments of magic that I try to capture so that others may see it too. I hope my work inspires a deep, abiding sense of peace, and a welling-up of that joy one finds in the fleeting present.Sculpture: MAC COFFEY 'MILKY WAY' As a sculptor and psychologist I find similarities in new patients and unformed stones: both have a rough exterior and beautiful interior essence. I have no preconceptions of where we will travel, and thus I carve, collaborate and refine. Eventually, there is...Painting: MARTA COLLINGS 'FEBRUARY VINES' To me the essence of my art is to capture a moment in time that reflects a sense of place. To achieve this, I prefer painting on location or plein-air over studio painting. For over 20 years I have enjoyed a sense of peace living and painting in the...Jewelry: MARTHA ENGLAND 'NATURAL AQUA MARINE & 18 kt GOLD NECKLACE' Martha England’s casually luxurious jewelry articulates an ideal of beauty both precious and playful. Color, texture, and versatility are guiding principles as Martha assists her clients in building their jewelry wardrobes. Martha..

Painting: BARBARA LAWRENCE 'COW TRACK RANCH'. I think of art as alchemy: transmuting the common into the uncommon; creating something of value to the observer by interpreting and re-envisioning, thus generating a transformation for the viewer. This value is a heart-felt judgment. If the observer...