Meet Artist Popi Tyler

 Santa Rosa 

Artist

Popi Tyler

T-036 hey_big_spender by Popi Tyler wc 22x15 $980

Popi Tyler is the honored recipient of two Ironstone Spring Obsession Awards:

The 18th Annual Ironstone Vineyards Family Choice Award in 2015,

And a First Place Blue Ribbon in the Open Division last year, 2021.

You can find her poster of yellow of yellow daffodils titled Garden District, here in the Ironstone Vineyards gift shop.

O-139 wild_honey  by Popi Tyler wc 10x22 $730

The most wonderful experience happened to me in kindergarten when my teacher handed me jars of finger paints and paper ... I've never looked back!

I've been fortunate to be able to study watercolor here in the US, in California, Nevada and Hawai'i, and in Mexico.

The fluid medium of watercolor always brings me surprises and joy.

Seeing myself as a perpetual student forever learning, my studies continue under two great friends and master watercolorists, Dale Laitinen of Pioneer, CA and Christopher Schink of Santa Rosa, CA.

The happiest part of my artist life, is a dozen-year tradition of getting together with my group of 8 treasured artist friends on Fridays for art mischief & Laughter.

O-137 warthog_blues by Popi Tyler wc 10x10 $500

Happy Trails!

Popi Tyler

808.220.7452

Popi@popityler.com  

Meet Artist Judy Ryder

 Judy Ryder 

ARTIST’S STATEMENT ____________________________________________________________________________ 

T-017 Kinda Daffy by_Judy Ryder wc 13x5 $200

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 

707-888-850

Meet 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 in 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 return most years to Dale’s Virginia City workshops to paint and reconnect with friends. 

 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 encouragement and support that I entered this show. 

T-008 Three Amigos by Robin Mooney wc 21x17 $500

T-009 It is what it is by Robin Mooney wc 26x21 $600

O-031 Virginia City #3 by Robin Mooney wc 29x23 $700

O-032 Virginia City Mine Shafts by Robin Mooney wc 29x23 $7003

Meet Artist Shauna Rae Engbrecht

 SHAUNA RAE ENGBRECHT

 “ART BY SHAUNA” 

O-158 At the Beach by Shauna Engbrecht oil 20x27 $950.

As a young girl growing up in Klamath Falls, I rode horses and learned to love landscapes painted by God and the beauty in His sky. 

 I always had a desire to create, and as a child my grandmother saw my passion for art and ordered the “Fad of the Month” club for me. It cemented my love of anything artistic. 

I married in 1975 and was widowed in 1986 with four children under 10 to raise, and now have nine grandchildren. I worked as a baker and managed a bakery in the Rogue Valley. In 1993, my sister and I opened a bakery/deli of our own. After 28 years, we sold it in 2021. So now, it’s my turn to be able to pursue my love of art! 

O-160 Paradise Beach by Shauna Engbrecht oil 24x48 $1500

EDUCATION: 

Rogue River High School graduate, Rogue River, Oregon 

Bassist Fashion Institute, Portland, Oregon— studied fashion and window display. 

 I currently teach art at a Christian school. 

ART: 

As an adult, I studied one-stroke painting with Donna Dewberry. Moved on to a pastel painting group in the Rogue Valley. 

 I’ve completed online classes with Scott Christenson. 

 I’ve been fortunate enough to sell several of my pieces and now with more free time, I’m ready to see what else can be done to market, display and sell my art.