Meet Artist Janette Jones

Janette Jones Fine Art

O-115 GeraniumLight_by Janette Jones oil _12x24_$350

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 intimate point of view to create her distinct style.

O-114_MountainHollyhocks_ by Janette Jones oil _10x20_$200 SOLD

Born in California and majored in art while attending California State University, and studied watercolor for five years with Virginia Jentoft in Davis, CA. Her watercolor images were successfully marketed and licensed with Daisy Kingdom, Naturally, Spring Mills and Prints Plus (among others) between 1988-2002. She has been painting outdoors in oils after a workshop in 2003, hooked by the challenge of capturing the truth on canvas.

O-113 _BeachBouquets by Janette Jones oil _12x24_$350

Recent Selected Exhibitions & Events

2018, 2017, 2015 Los Altos Rotary Fine Art in the Park
2018, 2017, 2016 Palo Alto Festival of the Arts
2013 State of Gold, California Impressionism, Group Show roger's Gardens, Newport Beach, CA
2011 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association "Less Is More' Exhibit
Plein Air Painting in the Garden Workshops at Milfiori, Murphys
2011 Plein Air Demo & Workshop Tulare Palette Club, Tulare Museum
2011 Group Exhibit Knowlton Gallery  "Wildflowers West"

Meet Artist Patricia T. Senteno

Patricia T. Senteno

O-109 Flanders Field by Patricia Senteno mm 18x18 $330

Artist Statement

I am a fiber artist working mainly with wool. I am fascinated by this natural, sustainable and pure medium that proves to be versatile, dynamic, beautiful and multi dimensional.



My pieces shown today were needle felted on 100% wool fabric. The process in which a tined needle (imagine a long straight needle 4 inches long with tines like a fish hook along the edges of the needle) was used to attach layers of wool fibers to a wool base creating a finished image, concept or idea. I used a variety of dyed merino wool roving and merino/silk blended roving to create the artwork. Each piece has multiple layers of wool fibers attached to the base which create its depth and dimension.



The Color of Peonies is an exploration of what evokes spring in the soul through the use of color and texture. It is an abstraction of a peony in bloom, unfurling nature’s secrets with each successive visit.  

O-108 Color of Peonues by Patricia Senteno mm 18x18 $330

Flander’s Field is a re-imagination of the fields of poppies that emerged in the spring after the devastation of WWI. I created this piece out of a soul journey to find beauty in one of humanity’s darkest times.



My work is inspired by nature, its colors and textures which I study and explore in order to create artwork that evokes balance, harmony and beauty in one’s soul. I create images from what lives in the outer world, a reflection of what lives within. Creating, interpreting and capturing even a small piece of the vastness of the natural world is my work. I invite you to lose yourself in the colors, textures and imaginations of what speaks to your heart in each piece and create your own pictures from the whispers you hear.

Meet Artist W. Vaughn Lew

W Vaughn Lew
Artist
Murphys, California

O-048 Shootin into the light by Vaughn Lew pastel 8x20 $1500 JUDGES MERIT AWARD

  I'm originally from Eastern Oregon.  My family moved to Lodi in 1961 where
I attended Lodi High School, graduating in 1964.
  I then enrolled at Sacramento State College, where I was a Commercial Art
major.  De Witt Whistler Jayne was my main influence.  He was a renowned
commercial artist, illustrator, and portrait painter with a gift for teaching and an
eye for perfection.  "Mr. Lew", he would say, "so much for a nice beginning,
but let's have a finish."  I've been striving for that quality ever since.
  Another instructor that had a very positive effect on me was Dr. Tarmo Pasto,
an eccentric art psychologist and art instructor who taught the "Space Frame
Concept",  It was all about space and form.
 

O-049 Heckle and Jeckle by Vaughn Lew oil 18x24 $3000

After graduating from SSC and getting a teaching credential I was fortunate
to get an art teaching job at Elk Grove High School.  I taught there for several
years, but had an itch to get into construction.  That is where I've been until five
years ago, when my wife Glenda, and daughter Melissa, and I moved to Murphys.
  One thing that is certain is that art requires a commitment.  I feel that I now
have the time and space to finally concentrate on my painting.  Although I have
been producing some art over the years, it is only now that I can continue to
the next piece without an extended time period between.  Landscapes, townscapes,
wildlife, and portraits all interest me.  My goal is to create images that bring the
viewers into a space that takes them away, and gives them pause to reflect.

O-050 East Slope Creek by Vaughn Lew oil 16x20 $1500

W Vaughn Lew
P.O. Box 2028
Murphys, Ca. 95247
209-606-4623

Meet Artist Ron Miranda

Ron Miranda  |  714-323-5990  |  ronart2000guam@gmail.com

O-032 Playa-Rocosa by Ron Miranda oil 36x24 $5000

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 California State University, Long Beach, earning a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree graduating with honors.

Being 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.

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.