Thursday, April 25, 2024

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 artist Ron Miranda

RON MIRANDA

714-323-5990

www.artofronmiranda.com 

artbyronmiranda@gmail.co


O-014 Nishikigoi by Ron Miranda oil 36x24 $2400

Ron was born in the island of Guam, an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. His parents are of Chamorro and Filipino descent. Ron currently resides in Southern California where he studied art at the California State University, Long Beach, earning a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree graduating with honors. 

O-015 Dunbar Way by Ron Miranda oil 18x24 $1500

Ron began working as a graphic artist receiving state and national awards and accolades for his work. As a graphic artist, it had set him up on his lifelong journey to find his own unique style and language, to create amazing paintings pulsating with the light and energy that emanates from his heart and soul. Now his focus is as a full-time fine art painter to grow and discovery new visual boundaries. 


 Most of Ron’s inspirations and influences are from fond memories of Guam; romanticizing visions and memories of the rich tropical vegetation, fauna and some of the amazing color, textures and patterns that channel their way into his paintings. Heightened color is paramount in Ron’s paintings with exaggerated hues to push boundaries and strike a chord with the viewers. 

O-016 Covers on Ice by Ron Miranda oil 24x18 $1500


Many of Ron’s works range from realism to abstract. The concepts for his abstract works run deep from his island culture and music. Ron finds incentive for his representational pieces from a collection of images via his personal digital library that he photographed throughout his life. 

Very well versed in computer graphics design programs, Ron applies his computer skills to conjure up his painting compositions. He works mainly with oils and sometimes uses acrylic, charcoal, color pencil, gouache and pencil. 

Ron hopes his paintings resonate with a broad spectrum of people, engaging the viewer in present time with a modern beauty created through his imagination and life experiences.

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Karen Lemens

 Karen (Kara) Lemens

O-032 Tuolumne Glow by Karen Lemens oil 8x6 $350
FIRST PLACE WINNER


Kara paints life and light in a realistically impressionistic style in oils. She enjoys capturing a variety of subjects - whatever the light makes beautiful or interesting. She tries to convey the impression the subject made on her, using the language of oil paint. She finds that painting from life and all prima (while the paint is wet) best enable her to express that impression.

O-029 Street-Swooping by Karen Lemens oil 11x14 $650

Kara loves painting on location (en plein air) with her border collie, Frisco. She paints primarily in the Texas Hill Country and the mountains of Colorado but is always up for a plein air adventure wherever life takes her! She also enjoys creating still lifes in her studio, combining the natural beauties of flowers and fruits with objects of timeless beauty such as family antiques. She wants to capture the conversation between the objects and her feeling of connection to them.

O-030 Red-Church-Colors-by Karen Lemens oil 14x11 $650

Kara has been juried into many sh9ows in Texas, Colorado, and California. She also has studied with numerous prominent artists and is especially fortunate to have been mentored by Kathleen Dunphy since 2018.

O-031 Sunday-Sunshine-in-Sonora-by Karen Lemens oil 9x12 $550

Kara is grateful that her art enables her to share beauty and her experience of the world with others!

T-014 Golden-Grace by Karen Lemens oil 16x8 $625

T-015 Springtime-Flow-and-Glow-by Karen Lemens oil 16x12 $750

You can find Kara's art at karenlemensfineart.com and follow her outdoor and indoor art adventures on Instagram  @karalemeeeensfineart.

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Jan Palemone

 Jan Palemone Art Resume

O-017 Land-and-Sea by Jan Palemone wc 22x18 750


Jan Palemone was born and raised in Sonora, California and is the daughter of George and Dana-Sue Palemone. She studied art history at the University of California, Davis and received a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art and an Art Teaching Credential from California Statue University, Sacramento. She has taught art in a variety of venues of rover 20 years. Her passion is to share her love of art and to impart the fundamental elements of art and design to her students.

Jan worked for the Stanislaus Arts Council for five years and coordinated their STARS Art Reach to Schools program.

In 2003 Jan completed the California Arts Project (TCAP) Collaborative Design Institue, Visual and Performing Arts Standards Training Program. Jan has also taught visual arts standards-based workshops for elementary school teachers in Tuolumne County.

Jan was the art consultant for grades 3-5 for Columbia Elementary School for two years. She was also the art consultant for Basics and Beyond elementary and high school students for two years. She also taught for the California Gold Camp for 3 years.

Jan coordinated annual G.A.T.E. Art Saturdays for elementary students through the Tuolumne County Superintendent of Sch9ools office.

She taught art for 15 years through the Central Sierra Arts Council's Arts Reach program in the public schools. She taught hundreds of classes to third to fifth grade students. The classes included: coral reef collage, floral and butterfly paintings using basic watercolor techniques, two-point perspective historic buildings, one-point perspective landscapes, handmade paper and Victorian marbling.

Retired from teaching in the public elementary schools, Jan joined her mom, Dana-Sue Palemone and twin sister, Jill Figler in teaching weekly adult watercolor classes. The family of artists has showcased their art in numerous Palemone Studio Shows.

Painting primarily in watercolors, Jan's subject interests encompass floral, abstract collage. One of her specialties is creating unique handmade paper collages. She enjoys helping beginning and intermediate artists explore their unique creative abilities, while teaching them about the basic elements of color, design and perspective drawings. Jan enjoys sharing her love of art and the Lord by combining bible verses with calligraphy and design.

Jan's paintings have been included 8in several Gallo Spring Shows, Kautz Ironstone Winery Shows and she has won awrds in several Mother Lode Art Association Art Shows.


Most recently she has focused on combining multi-media artwork with calligraphy bible verses.







Meet Spring Obsession 2024 artist Robin Mooney

 Robin Mooney - Cupertino, California


Nearing the end of a 36-year career as a Civil Engineer and worried about what trouble I might get myself into during my retirement, my wife and sister-in-law conspired. For a birthday, they surprised me with paints, brushes, paper and a week-long watercolor workshop with Dale Laitinen. While I was obviously in way over my head, I greatly enjoyed that workshop. I have returned to Dale's Virginia City workshops to paint and reconnect with friends for most of the last twenty years.


After using up my allotment of classes in furniture design and sculpture at De Anza College, my artistic endeavors now focus on watercolor. I especially enjoy painting with my friends, Ron and Popi Tyler in Santa Rosa.


It was with Popi's 3encouragement and support that I have entered a painting in the theme category for the second time. Each of these entries experimented with the use of gesso to supplement the primary use of watercolors. These paintings are a departure from my usual paintings of landscapes with architectural elements and a Virginia City theme. 


T-022 Tres Amigos #3 by Robin Mooney wc 11.5x15.75 $400


Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Michelle Thornburg

 Michelle Thornburg - Artist's Statement

O-087 Mermaid-Dreams-by Michelle Thornburg acrylic 33x27 $800

My style of creating artwork is painting from the subconscious. There are no carefully planned sketches, no grids, it is just me and my paint with no expectations of anything but painting. I use my hands to apply the paint directly onto my canvas, no rules, just whatever feels right. The key for me is to let go of the conscious world around me, and just paint, allowing my hands to take the lead. Eventually the painting reveals itself. It's like daydreaming on a canvas. 


Artist's Biography

O-088 Yellowstone-Moon-by Michelle Thornburg acrylic 36x36 $800

Michelle Thornburg is a California Artist and Art Teacher living and working in the Central Valley. She creates dream like paintings from her subconscious using the Surrealist technique of automatism, or automatic painting. Her technique of using mainly her hands to apply acrylic or oil paints to the canvas allow her to connect with her artwork. Her paintings are created by applying paints onto the canvas in various color, patterns, and movements. Her paintings are often reworked and go through many changes before they are completed. These expressive paintings are full of fanciful images and colorful landscapes.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 artist Janette Jones

 Janette Jones

O-012 Gray Day Blues by Janette Jones oil 12x12 $395

The comments heard most often about her paintings are "they make me feel joyful", "lift my spirits", and "they are filled with a sense of light and lightness". As an artist who is constantly looking for the beauty of light in every subject, this is music to her ears. As a person who is wildly optimistic about life and positive about the future, she is thrilled her paintings reflect this "joie de vivre" attitude and bring joy to her collector. Janette uses a strong sense of design, personal color mixes and an intimate point of view to create her distinct style.

 

O-011 Six Mile Morning by Janette Jones oil 24x48 $1200 JUDGES MERIT AWARD

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Lucinda Johnson

 Lucinda Johnson              https://lucindajohnson.com   

O-070 Secret-Places-on-the-Pacific by Lucinda Johnson oil 6x6 $225 FAMILY MERIT AWARD

Lucinda is an award-winning, California-native artist (born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area). Art has always been at the center of Lucinda's life. "As a child I enjoyed drawing from nature to become familiar with graceful lines, form and space. I am also very conscious of composition, shapes, lighting, and values from my photography education" she says. Through self-taught studies and workshops with professional artists in a wide array of mediums, art has always been a way for me to share California's unique personality and vistas. Lucinda began experimenting with oils in 2020 and shared "I approach an oil painting with a similar thought process to painting with soft pastels." When painting a landscape on canvas she first primes the canvas with warm undertones. Additional layers are next added dark-to-light. Using a palette knife she first mixes the correct values on the palette, and then proceeds to paint/blend colors on the canvas (wet-on-wet) or layer glaze with brushes.

O-071 Mendocino-Blooms-by Lucinda Johnson oil 6x6 $225




O-072 Autumn-in-Etna-by Lucinda Johnson oil 12x19 $575

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 artist Penny Mcclenahan

 

O-083 Greenie by Penny McclenaHan pendulum 12x16 $225


My name is Penny McClenahan and I am a fluid artist. I love COLOR and like to incorporate ultraviolet reactive paints into my art.  My husband and I have lived in Angels Camp for 34 years and raised our two children here. I love our community and everything it offers.


O-084 Dragon Hair by Penny McclenaHan acrylic 11x16 $175 SOLD


My artis reflective of my personality and my love 9of color, sharing, and putting smiles on people's faces. The art for lends itself well to a creative and experimental artist like myself.

I thank you for looking and hope my pieces put a smile on your face and bring you joy. People who know me would tell you PURPLE is my favorite. Please ask about commissioned pieces.  Enjoy

O-085 Ocean Partyt by Penny McclenaHan mm 12x12 $150