Linda Nunes — Encaustic & Mixed Media Artist Linda Nunes is an award‑winning Northern California artist known for her abstract and surreal encaustic and mixed media works, blending bee’s wax, resin, and up to 30 other media on cradled wood panels Nunes grew up in California’s Bay Area and earned her art degree from California […]
James Mullen Artist & Sculptor — Grass Valley, California James Mullen is an artist and sculptor based in Grass Valley, California, whose work reflects a deep connection to craftsmanship, nature, and the expressive possibilities of form. Working from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Mullen creates artwork that balances strength and sensitivity, bringing together traditional […]
“This American artist enchants our eyes and senses with his textured paintings where colours explode almost magically.” ~ Art & Design Magazine, Paris, Feb/Mar/Apr 2020 INSPIRATION FOR DEEP SEA LIFE SERIES I recently visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium and was amazed at the various types of creatures that live at the bottom of the ocean. […]
I have been taking photos since I was in preschool. Some better than others…. And like most photographers I would rather be behind the lens than in front of it. I have always paid attention to graphic composition, texture and pattern, although it has taken a while for me to put it in those terms. […]
Sacramento native Janice Hironaka creates art that combines color and contrast with geometric shapes to reflect emotions, optimism, opportunity, hope. She received her Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University, 2005. A visit to Corning Glass Museum inspired her to create fused glass. Her works reflect Kinetic Balance, a term she coined to encompass the interplay between […]
Allyson began her art journey in 2016 while working as a graphic designer for The Lilypad, a memory and digital scrapbook design studio. One of the designers had recently begun painting She Art, a collection of faces and figures of women built from paint and collage. Immediately intrigued, Allyson began a year-long class with Tamara […]
I am 81 years old and the proud mother of Kathy, the owner of Artistic Edge Gallery. My story is this: I have been suffering from depression since the loss of my oldest son Pat, who passed away in 2011. And then I lost my husband of 40 years last year. I started Dimond Dot […]
I am a self-taught mixed media artist. My primary expression is through collage. Collage reflects the bits and pieces of our lives, woven together on paper, canvas or wood. I incorporate papers that I have printed, collected, and altered. My work will always have an element that can be touched – this is an invitation […]