Meet Artist Virginia Haynes

 Virginia Haynes

O-115 losthills by Virginia Haynes oil 24x30 $400

Having been born and raised in Oakland, California, Virginia was close to Tahoe National Forest, Yosemite National Park and many other State and national parks where she found her love of the outdoors and nature. Early in life, she was influenced by her father's love of art. He was a sculptor, stained glass lamp maker and craftsman. At the age of 11, while her dad taught stained glass classes at the U C Berkeley extension, she would help him setup for class and wander the halls of the Art department smelling the oils from painting classes in session. Although she was always very curious, she didn't try her hand at oil painting until 2009. With her very first brush stroke, she knew she had found her passion! For the next 12 years she focused on learning everything she could about drawing and oil painting. Loving nature as she does, she has found the perfect subject matter to paint all around her. Today, Virginia live near Mt. Diablo where she continually strives to express her love of the outdoo0rs and nature through her oil painting.

O-116 sunflowers by Virginia Haynes oil 22x18 $350

Exhibitions:

• 2017 IAA Cross Currents exhibit: Sunflowers
• 2016 IAA Cross Currents exhibit: Man on Chair
• 2015 IAA Cross Currents exhibit: Yellow Roses

• 2015 Crocker - Kingsley Show at Blue Line Arts: Yellow Roses
• 2015 Twin Pines Art Show Exhibit:Pears
• 2014 IAA Cross Currents Exhibit:Pears
• 2014 San Mateo County Fair: Horses
• 2014 Twin Pines Art Show Exhibit: Yellow Roses and Sequim

Education:

BA-CSUEB

MBA-CSUEB

Artist Statement:

My whole life, I have tried to treat people the way I would like to be treated. In doing so, I paint in a way that I think will please others. I choose to paint nature in a real and present way and paint with color that pleases the senses. I have been influenced by Sargent, who paints with motion and Ander Zorn, who paints with a limited pallet. Incorporation these styles enables me to express the movement and brilliance of what I see in life.

Email: virginialh61805@yahoo.com

Website: VLHaynes.com

Meet Artist George Haskell

 George Haskell

Oil Painter

T-038 Frog;s delima by George Haskell oil 11x14 $400

    George Haskell's first artistic love has always been landscape painting. He has always been captivated by the grandeur of the mountains of California. Whether it is the ever changing views of Yosemite or the shifting seasons of his mountain home outside of Murphys, it is never the same view twice. Since retiring from a career teaching special education George has focused on creating paintings that evoke a feeling of the time place and season for the observer. He also enjoys painting pets and other animals, tame or wild.

O-142 Tahoe Beauty by George Haskell oil 11x14 $400

    George began oil painting when he took a semi independent studies class in painting in college during the seventies. He has worked for the past twenty years to sharpen his skills. Teachers Judy Cain, Susan Sarback, Heinie Hartwig and Susie Hoffman have all provided skills and insights into the artistic process.

O-141 Michief by George Haskell oil 8x10 $300

    George is also a skilled musician. He is a singer songwriter playing both banjo and guitar.

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

Meet Artist Chella Gonsalves

 CHELLA'S 2022 BIO

1349 Crawford Road, Modesto, Ca 95357-0906

cgonsalv@ix.netcom.com

www.chellaartist.com

www.fineartamerica.com

O-149 garden gate by Chella Gonsalves

Born in Indiana and a graduate of Ball State University with a BS in Art Education, Chella came to California in September 1956. For 27 years she taught art in Modesto City School District, when there were five high schools, gaining advancement each time to teach. At the same time, she taught at Delta Junior College adult extension painting classes, and privately. Through California Art Education Association and the Stanislaus County Commission for Women honors she was given outstanding art education and outstanding woman respectively. At this time she is retired and pursuing a career in the professional visual art world, doing non-objective works, including mixed media, drawing and "en plein aire" genre.

O-087 delta bridge by Chella Gonsalves oil 11x14 $454

Chella has had work exhibited exclusively with solo shows. Acceptances/awards on the nationa/regiona/local level exhibitions are part of her resume. In 2008 two of her small 8" x 10" en plein aire works and one large non-objective pieces were awarded prizes in the Yosemite Renaissance International Exhibition. Corporations such as Fireman's Fund, Kaiser Permanente, Lodi Memorial Hospital and private art collectors have acquired her works.

O-150 gathering by Chella Gonsalves

Her serious consideration in painting is recording the Central Valley landscapes and vanishing farmland and crops, done in the "en plein aire" style. The highlight of her art career is a 6 ft by 8 ft oil painting hanging in the boardroom of the Beckwith Animal Hospital of Beckwith Court, off Highway 99. It's a view of our Central Valley imagined in the late 1800's from the coastal range to the Sierra Mountains.

Meet Artist Judy Day

 Judy Day,

T-006 Daffodils in Wine by Judy Day wc 16x16 $200

I attended Art Center School of Design and CSUN and have a VA in Graphic Design and a teaching credential in Art education. I taught middle school art for over 25 years in Southern California. I've worked in all media, but watercolor is my passion.

T-007 Again by Judy Day wc 11x14 $150

I moved to the Sierra Foothill Country following my retirement, and began studying with several local artists. I love learning new techniques and using new color combinations. I paint every day from only a few minutes to 8 hours, if I am really inspired. I paint because I simply love to.

I am inspired by humm... almost anything and everything. Landscapes or seascapes, anywhere in the world, Norway, Germany, Italy, Greece, or around the corner on China Graveyard, or up on Electra Road. I see a combination of colors, shapes or textures and they reach out and grab me. sometimes animals do, like the elephants in Shi Lanka or the Koala in Australia, portraits of my grandchildren are always fun. Flowers in my yard or on the road side. Like I said almost anything.

I like to paint plein air, but that is not always possible, so I have hundreds of photographs of my travels and the nearby areas. I can pull out the photos and there it is my inspiration. I like to paint on 140lb. or 300lb. Arches cold pressed paper and I use Daniel Smith Watercolors.

O-027 Aftermath by Judy Day wc 12x16 $180

I co-own the Sutter Creek Gallery on Main Street in the Gold Country town of Sutter Creek, California. This is a co-op gallery which hosts 20 local artists. Our motto is "Art should be for Everyone". We have a wide variety of styles and media represented, from pottery and gourds to jewelry and paintings in every creative style you can think of. We also do custom framing for our members and the community.

O-028 The Rain Storm by Judy Day wc 12x16 $180

Website: judyaday.com and, suttercreekgallery.com

Facebook: watercolors by Judy

Please enjoy a piece of my passion.  Judy Day