Meet Artist Henrietta Sparkman

O-089 Periphery by Henrietta Sparkman pastel 30x22 $800

 Plein Air work of 

Henrietta Sparkman

O-091 VerdantValley by Henrietta Sparkman pastel 22x26 $600

    A versatile artist, Henrietta Sparkman earned degrees in Studio Art, Industrial Arts and Art Education. Her teaching continues with workshops both in various media regionally and abroad.

    Henrietta's work is created in both two and three dimensional mediums. Recently she has concentrated her work painting en plein air, water-color, painting making and abstract painting.

O-090 RiverBend by Henrietta Sparkman pastel 22x26 $600

    An award winning artist, she actively exhibits and her work has been shown in a variety of venues: Chartreuse Muse, Mistlin Gallery, CSU, UCSF, Yosemite Renaissance, Ironstone Winery, Museum of Monterey, The Carnegie Arts Center, California Breast Cancer Research Symposium Art Exhibit, Firehouse Gallery, JayJay, Harrington, Pacific Grove Art Center, The Grand Center Theater for the Arts, Goodwin Gallery, State Fair & more.  She is actively involved in community art organization and believes artists give as much as they create.

Meet Artist Terry Richardson

 Terry Richardson

O-049 -Aspens-by Terry Richardson -oil  20-x 10- $350

I began doing art at an early age while in grade school. I can remember spending hours in my room drawing, copying other artist’s work.  I studied it formally in High School and college but abandoned it to pursue a career in Occupational Therapy and to raise my 2 girls.  At some point in my adulthood I mentioned to my husband that I would like to start painting again and that year, for my birthday, he bought me an easel, paints and paint brushes. There was no turning back now! I needed to refresh my skills so I enrolled in an art class through Columbia College taught by Gereon Rios.  I was hooked!

O-050 -Life Gives You Lemons-by Terry Richardson - oil 12-x 14- $325

I continue to be inspired by the beautiful world around us and other artists.

O-051-Princess- by Terry Richardson oil 15x17-$475

Thank you and enjoy the show.

Terry D. Richardson

Meet Artist Judy Ryder

 July Ryder

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

O-055 Bee-Target- by Judy  Ryder wc 22x22 $1200

I stepped into the world of art seven years ago when I took my first photography class.  Taking photos opened my eyes in a new, inquisitive and expansive way to what was around me.

As one thing often leads to another, a photographer friend encouraged me to join Popi Tyler's watercolor class. This was an invitation to learn something new. Her weekly class provided an opportunity to sink into the study and practice of painting while observing my emerging style and expression. Popi has been a wonderful teacher.

When I paint, I open to my evolving creative process, and I love how it offers an element of surprise between intention and what is finally captured on paper. As I was drawn to the abstract in photography, I also enjoy combining realism and abstract in my paintings.

My home is in Sebastopol, California, where my husband and I raised our family and continue to reside.

Judy Ryder

judyryder43@icloud.com

707-888-8501

Meet Artist Cali Roberson

 

Cali Roberson

2nd Place Winner, Open Division
O-021 Above the Fray by Cali Roberson pencil 14x18 $2000

Cali Roberson grew up outside of Oakdale, California where her parents raised horses and sheep. Her dad worked for a large ranch and Cali spent a lot of time working with him, learning how to handle horses and cattle. Her artistic tendencies were apparent early on and the local butcher shop would put her finger paintings in the window.

O-022 See-It-My-Way by Cali Roberson pencil 10x14 $850

     At age 11 she began spending summers living with cutting and cow horse trainers Carl and Kathy Gould. Cali moved with them to Napa, going into home schooling programs to continue showing horses. She began starting and training her own horses and working for local ranches during shipping and branding seasons.

O-023 Bend by Cali Roberson penink 8x10 $850

     After taking drawing and art classes in high school, Cali realized how passionate she was but still wasn’t sure about making a career of it. In order to live at home and continue her other passion, showing cow horses, she went to her local college, CSU Stanislaus. While there, Cali majored in Art and also received a minor in Business Administration.

     After years of trying to work a full-time job, train her horses, and draw, Cali decided to make a change. She quit her office job in 2009 to be a full-time artist. She is married and raising two little girls on their small ranch in Escalon, California. She continues to train and show her own horses and works part time for a large cattle ranch. Cali feels this firsthand knowledge of her subject matter is essential to the authenticity of her art.

Meet Artist Katherine Plumer

 Katherine Plumer

Artist Statement

When you were a child, what did you want to do when you grew up?  For me, the dream of being an artist has been unwavering, blossoming and growing ever since my little hands could use a crayon.  I created art because I feel like it's something I need to do, and because I love it more than anything else, and because of the indescribable joy of the moment when a piece that I created resonates with someone else, and becomes something that they treasure for the rest of their life.

For most of my life, I have lived in the town of Wilton, California, a rural area south of Sacramento.  I was raised on a farm and have always had a passion for nature and animals.  The creatures that surround and inhabit my life have a strong influence on the artwork that I create.  I am not only to portray my subject matter as realistically and accurately as possible, but also to capture the expression and soul of an animal.

O-047 Rosebud by Katherine Plumer pencil 11x14 $8900

The drawing you see here in the show is done with colored pencil, which is perhaps my very favorite art medium.  Over the years I have explored many ways of creating art, and currently focus on engraving, drawing, and a mixed media style that combines elements of painting and drawing.  The subject, Rosebud the Red Roan Clydesdale draft horse, actually lives just a mile or o down the road from me, and I've been lucky to spend time with her!  I've wanted to draw her for years, and finally did so after taking some reference photos at a horse show early one morning a couple years back.  This drawing turned out exactly as I had hoped.

I invite you to follow me on social media, where you will see "behind the scenes" as I create new custom art pieces.

Facebook:  KatherinePlumerFineArt

Instagram: katherineplumer

Meet Artist Vaughn Lew

 W. Vaughn Lew Bio:

O-033 South Fork of the Stanislaus by Vaughn Lew  oil 24x18 $1155

Born 1946 at Baker City, Oregon. Lived a ranch/country life. Lots of free drawing with pencil and india ink.

O-034 Tuolumne Grazers by Vaughn Lew  oil 24x12 $770

 First art Techer gave minimal instruction, just draw, draw, draw. That was fine with me. Moved to Lodi California 1961. Took some art but still not much depth to the instruction. 

T-025 Let There be Light by Vaughn Lew  oil 18x24 $550

Enrolled in the art program at Sacramento State. Emphasis was on commercial art with DeWitt Whistler Jayne, a nationally known illustrator, portrait painter, and art director. Tarmo Pasto, an art psychologist and art instructor, was also an important influence. After college I taught art at Elk Grove High School, Los Rios Correctional Center, and various adult education programs. Currently live in Hughson, California with my sweet wife Glenda, Daughter Melissa, Precious the cat, and sister Sadie the Dog.

Meet Artist Carol Leonti

 Carol Leonti

O-052 Fire-in-the-Sky by Carol Leonti wc 41x34 $1975

I love transparent watercolor because it naturally expresses my feelings for my subjects. It can make images glow with light and i am constantly challenged by its many exciting possibilities.

I have studied with talented painters Christopher Schink, Alvaro Castagnet, Frank Webb, and Dale Laitenen. Influential mentors are Carl Miller AWS and Popi Tyler from Santa Rosa.

O-053 Down-by-the-Creek  by Carol Leonti wc 14x8  $695

My paintings hand in Gallery One, Petaluma, and can also be seen on my website cleontiwatercolor.com and on the Gallery One website.

Meet Artist George Haskell

 
George Haskell

Artist and Musician

 

O-073 High Five by George Haskell oil 8x10 $275

 George’s passion for painting started in college when he took an independent study in painting. After retiring from a forty year career in special education George returned to art.  Among his favorite topics are Yosemite, seashores, sunsets and animals.  What ever the subject is George focuses on capturing luminous, light color and mood of the subject at hand.  He has studied with Judy Cain, Susan Sarback and Heinie Hartwig. George is a member of Arts Of Bear Valley.

O-075 Spirited by George Haskell oil 12x12 $475

 

Besides art, George is also a musician.  He sings and plays both guitar and banjo at local wineries and restaurants.

 

O-074 Security by George Haskell oil 8x10 $275

George lives just outside of Murphys on the top of Treasure Mountain with his wife Patricia, two cats, two corgis and two horses.

Meet Artist Sandra Campbell

 

SANDRA CAMPBELL

O-039 Mountain-Stream by Sandra Campbell pastel 12x16 $225

 I love color and experimentation.  My subjects include landscapes, florals, still life and animals.  Initially, I worked only with soft pastels but since have branched out into collage and acrylics, often combining these into mixed media pieces.  Lately, I’ve created some abstract works, a complete departure for someone who used to produce only realistic art. 

SOLD  O-042 Red-Blue-Birds-Against-Striped-Sky by Sandra Campbell collage 12x15 $210

 

For pastels, I like to work on sanded surfaces, which allow for more layers of color.  When people hear the word ‘pastel,’ they may think of soft colors.  But what attracts me to this medium is the possibility for vibrant oranges, brilliant yellows, and intense purples and reds. 

 

O-041 At-the-Beach by Sandra Campbell collage 14x14 $185

Mixed media pieces utilize traditional canvasses, canvas panels or boards, both cradled and flat.  Many of my collage pieces are fabricated from rice or similar-type papers, which come in a variety of textures. Others utilize papers out of discarded picture books or atlases.

 

Landscapes are created both from my own photographs and by working plein air with fellow artists in a group that meets twice monthly for critique and support.  Many of the finished products are featured at an annual art show sponsored by the Amador County Artists Association (ACAA).    

O-040 Flowers-in-Blue-Vase-by Sandra Campbell pastel 16x18 $250

 

Amador County is alive with artists who inspire me and support my efforts.  Periodically, I take a college class or an artist’s workshop which may send me in a new direction.  Membership in the ACAA and Amador County Arts Council provides collegial support as does my informal art group.  My work is on display at the Sutter Creek Gallery at 40 Main Street, Sutter Creek.  View additional images on my website at www.sandracampbellart.com and the gallery’s website, www.suttercreekgallery.com.    

Meet Artist Jan Atwood-Ramey

2021

 

Jan Atwood-Ramey

 

O-017 Xan by Janice Atwood-Ramey wc 12x14 $1200

One picture, one idea, can send me on a journey of creativity. I love that journey!

 

I have always been interested in portraiture. My mother was an artist and I was always fascinated by her oil portraits of my sister. I spent hours drawing faces.

 

Now I try to expand my horizons with a floral or landscape and have some success but I am always happy to return to portraits.

 

I have developed some skill in pastels as well as watercolor and use both depending on what the subject seems to be best suited for.

 

This portrait is of my grandson, Xan, at age 14. He is changing so rapidly that each portrait that I do of him seems to be of a different person.

 

                             Jan Ramey

Meet Artist Margarita Anderson

SOLD O-069 Tucked Below the mountains by Margarita Anderson acr 9x12 $250

 I am a Tracy, CA artist, motivated by the natural beauty of California and influenced by both French and California Impressionism. I paint in acrylic both outdoors and in the studio. I have been a member of the Tracy art community for nine years and am currently on both the Tracy Art Commission and the board of the Tracy Art League.

Please visit my website to view more of my artwork at margaritaandersonart.com

You can follow me on Instagram at margaritaanderonfineart

You also can find my work online at The Grand Galleries in Tracy 

And

In the New Dawn online exhibit published by the Livermore Art Association

Meet Artist Kristina S. Anderson

 Artist Bio

Kristina S. Anderson, is an impressionist painter based in the Central Valley of California. She i a protege of award winning artist Vincent Walsh, who was himself a disciple of Can Waldron. Kristina holds an Art Minor from Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia, and has since studied with Viacheslav Korolenkov.

Our creator romances each one of us everyday. His way to my heart is through color, nature, and the people in my life. As an artist I am drawn to capture this encounter I have with Him, and I choose to express it through color and flowing strokes.  As I am but an instrument, I can only hope that these pieces will spark moments of peace, solace, and joy to those who view them.

O-066 Alleyway Curiosity by Kristina Anderson acrylic 8x10 $200

Juried Shows

2021 Spring Obession Ironstone Vineyards Murphys, CA

2020 Carnegie Art Showcase Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA

2020 Expressions Tracy Art League, Tracy, CA

2019 Expressions Tracy Art League, Tracy, CA

O-067 BC Memories by Kristina Anderson acrylic 9x12 $250

Galleries

Grand Theater Center for the Arts

Cultural Arts Division

715 Central Avenue

Tracy, CA 95376 209.831.6TKT (6858)

O-068 Autumn Trail by Kristina Anderson acrylic 8x10 $200

Ironstone Vineyard's 24th Annual Spring Art Show & Competition - UPDATE 3/11/2021

 

Saturday March 6, 2021 through May 23, 2021

Exhibit Open to the public

Thursday—Sunday, 11:00—3:00

please note: if room is at 25% occupancy, you will be required to wait for an opening. Check with Bistro staff.

Closing Gala Weekend Event

May 22 & 23, 2021 11:00 - 3:00

Artist Meet n Greet, Art in Action Free admittance

Artist Reception / Food & Wine Pairing 3:00 - 6:00 $25 pp

Reservations required: 209-728-1251

More information:

Www.ironstonevineyards.com

Ironstonevineyards facebook

https://ironstonemuseum.blogspot.com

 

Meet Artist Suzanna Young

 

Suzanna Young

A little about me...

I've drawn and painted since childhood.

Received my first set of oil paints at 10 years old for my Birthday... l would draw from magazines and whatever l saw; people, animals, nature in its many seasons.  Always fascinated with my surroundings.

O-058 Fancy Dancer by Suzanna Young acrylic 16x19 $198

I love color and am fortunate to see so many shades of a "color".  Also love movement...

I was an art student all through school and won many awards on my works at local, county and state competitions. 

Upon  Graduation  from high school, l received a full ride scholarship and invitation  to Hallmark in Kansas City as an artist.

O-057 Whooo's That! by Suzanna Young acrylic 16x19 $325 1

Took a 20 year break while raising my 3 girls and now have time to resume my passion...

Meet Artist Lorna Ho

 

A Spiritual Journey Through Art

 

A strong influence in my work is my Chinese cultural background. I was born in Hawaii and although I don’t speak or write Chinese, I have a great respect for Asian culture.  I particularly admire calligraphy and use It in some of my work.

 

T-008 Spring Impressions by Lorna HO acrylic 22x18 $1950.

As I paint, I feel that it is a meditative process where I get in touch with my inner being.  It is a spiritual practice for me regardless of the subject or result.

 

Brush strokes are freeing for the body.  My goal in art is to make it a spiritual practice which engages my mind, body, and soul. What drives me to create are the inner visions that come from the soul.  The process and resulting painting id the combination of mind, body, and spirit.

 

Lorna Ho

Meet Artist Victoria Fout

 

Victoria Fout

O-056 Show-your-feathers by Victoria Fout mm 16x20 $450

Life can be very hard, so I try to add a splash of color and whimsy by imagining my own fantastical worlds and beings, exploring the duality between fantasy and reality, light and darkness, life and death, expressing emotion, and reimagining nature. I create fantastical creatures and surreal landscapes using acrylic on canvas as my main choice of medium. I love a colorful palette, and creating different textures so much that in some pieces, I often manipulate acrylic mediums, sew raw canvas, include 3dimensional elements such as fabric to elevate the painting experience to bring my fantastical worlds even more to life.

I grew up in Angels Camp, California. I found my love for art at Columbia Community college during the most difficult time in my personal life. Art became a life-raft; I found comfort, escape, therapy, and a creative outlet. Art allows me to express myself. I am a local artist with a fresh and unique colorful perspective. I earned my BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2016. My artwork has been shown at the Calaveras County Arts Council, Ironstone Vineyards, Crafty Chicks Road Show, Manzanita Arts Emporium in Angels Camp, and at the Calaveras County Fair. I also serve as a Board member for the Calaveras Arts Council.

Lost within my own darkness I find the colors of expression and joy when I paint. My art is an invitation into my world, welcome.

Meet Artist Angela Harmon

 

       

   Angela Harmon

 

Angela Harmon is a 1999 transplant from the Bay Area.  She and her husband Don have transformed their property on historic Main Street in Douglas Flat including an art studio with origins from an 1850’s cabin, orchard trees and gardens of inspiration and joy.  Angela’s art studio was the original home on the property. 

O-081 Margarita-Time by Angela Harmon mm 12x14 $200

Recently retired, Angela is now enjoying a renewed avocation in floral art designs.  Drawing upon her experience and design concepts from competitive flower show arrangements and flower creations for weddings, Angela is creating floral arts in watercolor, collage and mixed media.  Participating in oil painting workshops given by local artist Janette Jones, Angela was encouraged to pursue her passion for flowers in new creative artistic mediums.  Her abundant floral gardens are a continual source of inspiration in creating designs of bright color and detail.  She also creates dried floral wreaths, which she has done for over 15 years, utilizing flowers and ornamental herbs she grows in her garden.

Although primarily self-taught and continually learnO-082 Anybody Home by Angela Harmon mm 16x20 $295ing from published artists via books and video tutorials, Angela has been fortunate to learn fundamental design and value techniques from local fine artist Judie Cain.  She recently attended a painted papers collage class by fine artist Elizabeth St. Hilaire, a signature member of the National Collage Society, and an award-winning collage artist. 

O-083 Celebrate! by Angela Harmon mm 12x18 $400

Angela has exhibited her paintings at the Carnegie Arts Center in Turlock, Ca., Ironstone Spring Obsession show in Murphys, Ca., and gallery shows of the Calaveras County Arts Council.  She is a member of the Arts Council and has participated in their open studio tours. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, she was an exhibiting artist at the Manzanita Arts Gallery in Angels Camp, Ca.  Follow Angela on her Instagram account @angelaharmoncreativearts.  

Meet Artist Ron Miranda

  Ron Miranda

O-019  Orange Crush  by Ron-Miranda  oil 28x22 $2500

714-323-5990

www.artofronmiranda.com

artbyronmiranda@gmail.com

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 graduation with honors.

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 art painter to grow and discover new visual boundaries.

O-020  Pond-Sunday  by Ron-Miranda  oil 20x16 $1700

Most of Ton's inspirations and influences are from fond memories of Guam; romanticizing visions and memories of the rich tropical vegetations, 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 crested through his imaginations and life experiences.

meet Artist Paula Tooman

 Paula Tooman

O-035 Hope by Paula Gale Tooman wc 17x14 $175

My name is Paula Tooman. I really love doing watercolor painting. The colors intrigue me and the techniques always present interesting challenges. In my thirties I started painting – but was busy raising two children so could not paint as often as I desired. In my forties my husband and I adopted fourteen children – thirteen Ethiopians and one handicapped girl from the United States. The children were and are a joy – and sometimes a sorrow. We certainly felt emotions parallel to those experienced by parents all over the world – multiplied by fourteen! As was expected they did keep me very busy and I found time to paint only sporadically. Now I’m in my early seventies and we only have three children at home. My husband prepared a home studio for me and I am enjoying the freedom to regularly paint again with my beloved watercolors. It is such a luxury to have time to paint again and I’m having great fun doing it!

O-038 Barn-in-the-Woods by Paula Gale Tooman wc 23x29 $350

I enjoy most of all painting flowers, people, and landscapes. They lend themselves to the use of a great variety of painting materials, many color variants, and a host of presentation and brushing techniques. I am always reading books and watching DVDs or YouTube  tutorials by other artists to encourage myself to try new ideas and to look at each new blank paper as a new and interesting challenge.

O-036 Hawaiian-Daydream by Paula Gale Tooman wc 20x24 $225

O-037 Daisies-in-the-Morning by Paula Gale Tooman wc 20x16 $205

Meet Artist John Turnbeaugh

 

My name is John Turnbeaugh and I am a painter. 

My favorite medium to work in is acrylics but I also enjoy drawing and illustration. I have lived in Calaveras County my whole life and currently live in Valley Springs with my wife Katie and our five children where we own and operate our own preschool. In my free time I love to paint and illustrate my own stories. Ever since I was a child it has been a dream of mine to be an artist. I have never been formally trained in  art but feel that I have been influenced in many styles and techniques over the years from my admiration of some of my favorite artists, whether those are masters in fine art, or prolific illustrators in the comic book genre. However, I believe my biggest influences have been my parents, my mother is a watercolorist and muralist and my father is amazing with pencils and charcoal, Growing up and seeing their art whether that was in drawings my father did for me, or paintings left out on my moms desk,  I was always inspired by them and feel a great deal in whatever art education I have is owed to them and their eagerness to give me a pencil and paper and let me create what I want and how I want.

            In 2009 I was awarded a high school scholarship through the Calaveras County Arts Council. In the years since I have painted murals at Jenny Lind Elementary and  several large scale murals including a series of murals for  The Resource Connection at their Children's Advocacy center in San Andreas I have also painted dozens of commissioned pieces of art and illustrated multiple graphic novels. Along with that I have also created and painted sets for numerous theatrical productions at Calaveras Sings Theater Arts Reparatory for Kids (CSTARS). I have also won several awards including 1st place in the Professional art division for Portrait Painting at The Calaveras County Frog Jump in 2019. 

            Art is such a crucial part of who I am and something I hope in some way I can pass to my children. I know in being a parent and a teacher that Art is absolutely essential and how important and even therapeutic it can be in life. I have always strived to communicate emotion through my art and try to convey a sense of drama or meaning in what the viewer sees. I believe the greatest achievement that an artist can have is to make someone believe in something they didn't before, whether that is the presentation of a scene that could never exist in real life or an idea or a feeling they have never had. In all, I believe art is a way to share beauty, and it is the duty of every artist to leave the world a little more beautiful than it was when you found it.

O-076 Native American Chief by John Turnbeaugh acr 24x36 $500