I paint an alternate reality where a slinky Cat and an enigmatic Duck do the things that people do. They drive cars and ride bikes. They go to the beach. They work their day jobs. It’s an engaging, vaguely retro world of rounded fenders, tail fins, rotary dial phones and record players. I’m a former newspaper […]
My name is Azita Karimi, and I am an artist. I started my paintings when I was 20 years old. At the beginning I was interested in black pencil drawing, and later I was curious about acrylic painting, therefore, I had some course for acrylic painting by my teacher (Mr. Mahmoodi). I was interested in […]
As a child, I spent many hours watching my mom painting in her studio. What was fascination quickly turned into a passion. I love to work with oils on canvas. Over time, I found it gave me lots of room for adjustment, implementation of new ideas, and a real sense of evolution – often a […]
Liz Gargas is a freelance artist living and working in Folsom, CA. She received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Illustration and Painting. She is an oil painter concerned with painting landscapes (imagined and observed) as well as working as a commissioned portrait artist. Originally from Boston, MA she made her […]
Russell Reich has been creating visual images for more than 30 years. As a local Woodland, CA resident, Russ studied under well-known and respected teachers from Woodland High School – Bob Gordon and Chuck Warner. Russ completed the requirements for his associate of arts degree from ARC in 1986 studying with international artist Gary Pruner. […]
Artist Bio: Hello, my name is Christopher Jobes. I do not wish to tell a sob story, only one of triumph. My strength and character are derived from the horrible situations life has introduced me to. I have channeled all of my experience into art forms of many kinds, as life is a work of […]
Wesley Swanigan lives a twenty-minute bike ride from the American River in Carmichael, California. He bikes to the River as often as weather permits, taking photos and studying the landscape so he can portray it in art. The riparian belt along the lower American River is his constant inspiration to bring the outdoors indoors. He […]
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 […]
B E L I N D A H A N S O N [email protected] www.belindahanson.net Bio Belinda Hanson was born on a dairy farm in rural Minnesota. She grew up amidst her seven siblings and a slew of barnyard animals. She left the farm, but it never left her and remains as the grounding element […]