Meet Artist Donna Wayman-Maurer

Donna Wayman-Maurer is an enthusiastic and energetic self-taught artist. Her paintings are always on the move. They ebb and flow with elegance, freedom, confidence and sensuality. Your eyes move through her paintings wanting to see more. Donna has the ability to paint almost anything from elegant portraits, animals, still life, landscapes, cars, hood ornaments and musicians and singers. When she is inspired by someone or something she has to paint it.  

O-016 Gone in 60 Seconds by Donna Wayman-Maurer oil 24x36 $3000

 Donna was born in Flint, Michigan and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donna finally settled in Central California. Wanting to paint out of the box paintings that feel good and that take your breath away with color that vibrates with every brush stroke. Donna’s paintings have won many awards and recognitions. Her works have been reproduced as posters, movie posters, signed and numbered prints, giclees, t-shirts and murals.  Donna’s work is very versatile and she never limits herself. The world is a beautiful place and she wants to see and paint as much of it as she can. Painting has always been my therapy. I was a very shy child and my art was my only way to communicate. It was the only thing that made me feel special. That’s why I think art is so important for children. It gives them self confidence and a way to express themselves. As a mother of three I know how art has helped my children. Art is an essential part of our lives. Art recorded our history before there was a written language. Art is a part of every culture. It’s what makes us all unique. That is why we need to teach art in schools and at home and to encourage our children’s creativity. Teach a child to love art and you will teach a child to really see and love the world.

Donna Wayman-Maurer

O-015 Life of Carlos by Donna Wayman-Maurer oil 30x40 $5000

Meet Artist Joyce Loney

 

Joyce Loney

is a Minnesota-based painter.

 

T-030 Night Bloom by Joyce Loney acr 10x8 $95

Working mainly in acrylics, she draws inspiration from an artistic mother, and memories and impressions of her life and experiences.

 

She creates works with a distinctive, and often whimsical, viewpoint on nature and her surroundings.

 

Meet Artist Gregory Gallardo

 

O-010 roosterandhen by Gregory Gallardo collage 14x14 $525

Gregory Gallardo

www.gregorygallardo.com

www.facebook.com/GregoryGallardoArt

 

Gregory Gallardo was born in Santa Ana, California in 1962. As a teenager, he was mentored by artist Don White and found early success exhibiting his figurative drawings and paintings. Gregory attended several local California Colleges and Universities but had little patience for organized art instruction and found that networking with other successful artists to be a more satisfying learning experience. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Gregory toured and recorded as a professional musician, all while continuing to produce commissioned artwork and the occasional gallery exhibit. He reemerged on the art scene full-time in early 2001 blending his love for nature, music and dance performance to create his own unique views on humanity and spirituality. In the pre-pandemic world of late 2019 a retrospective of Gregory’s work featuring 40 select works was exhibited at the acclaimed Soka University Founders Gallery in Aliso Viejo California. The highly regarded exhibit highlighted 20 years of Gregory’s oil, acrylic and collage works. Gregory’s art creations have been exhibited extensively throughout California and found their way into several permanent collections on an international scale.

 

O-012_black_chinned_hummingbird by Gregory Gallardo collage 12x12 $375

Through the use of seductive rich colors and an exquisite sense of balance between planes, Gregory’s work spans between figuration and abstraction. Forever “the student” always reaching and seemingly never standing still, Gregory’s comfort zone is constant change - moving through different mediums and styles with perceived ease. Of particular interest are his collage pieces comprised completely of torn/cut magazine paper. Regardless of medium or technique his work always feels personal rather than public. Fundamentally a West Coast artist, heavily influenced by his California environment, he has the ability to create a kind of humanized abstraction, either through the direct use of the human figure or through the delicacy and personal expressivity of the touch of his brush. His unique point of view on collage creates vivid figurative images with an uncanny painterly quality. His works elegantly reconcile his perception of the natural environment and the human condition.

 

O-011_whitecrownsparrow by Gregory Gallardo collage 12x12 $375

Exhibits & Media:

 

Soka Univeristy Solo Exhibit Retrospective

The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana California

The National AIDS Museum, Syracuse New York

The Riverside Unified School District, Riverside California

Brea Art Gallery, Brea California

TAG Gallery, Santa Monica California

Linus Galleries, Long Beach and Pasadena California

Laguna Beach City Hall

Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine California

The University of California, Irvine California

Orange Coast Magazine – The art of awareness

 

Gregory donates 40% of his internet and private earnings from art to local charities as a means of thanking the community he loves.

Meet Artist Sally Ann Fischer

 

T-029 Early Blooms by Sally Fischer oil 9x12 $800

Sally Anne Fischer B. 1981

I attribute my creativity and passion for fine art to the women in my family. Our history spans back five generations in the Sierra Foothills. Each woman expressing unique style through decorating her home, collecting primitive & historic objects and even her wardrobe. They would purchase and discuss antique fine art and it was regarded as a luxury prized possession. As I was surrounded by beauty both as paintings and in the craftsmanship of many houses thoughtfully restored by my mother, I began to dream of someday creating art for others to enjoy. 

Like many people, I have been painting since childhood, but that natural ability was cultivated by my mother and grandmother who were both artists and generous with their quality art supplies. As a young child with divorced parents, I also used drawing as a way to escape reality and a yelling stepmother. I enjoyed attending a Waldorf elementary school where painting and drawing were part of the daily curriculum. This paved the path for art in college. 

O-079 Stent, Early Spring by Sally Fischer oil 12x16 $1200

I studied with Dan Peterson at Yosemite College, then with Nick Potter at Fresno State University taking advance oil painting classes while completing an equine science degree. I worked as a feed formulator but ended up in the wine industry when moving back to Tuolumne County. The wine industry was stifled because of the pandemic and it was the push I needed to begin painting full time. Most of my artistic development occurred after taking several plein air workshops including California painters Chuck Waldman and Jim McVicker. 

 

O-080 Sonora Rooftops by Sally Fischer oil 6x8 $550

My current work reflects daily experiences mixed with my emotions and memories.  Still-lifes include objects that have personal significance, and landscapes with historic meaning or childhood memories.  I primarily work with oils “en plein air” (outdoors) and value high quality, hand made or antique frames. 

O-081 The Ranch by Sally Fischer oil 9x12 $800

I currently live in Sonora with my husband and daughter. My studio is at 25 S Washington street in Downtown Sonora and I also use the sun room of our 1940s home to paint every morning. 

 

Memberships:

Motherlode Art Association

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Wine and Spirits Education Trust L3