andrea morris
artist
Andrea Morris was born in Karlsrhue Germany and spent much of her younger years in Montana and Arizona. She was exposed to art from an early age as her Mother was an artist and taught painting classes in their home.
She developed a love of wildlife and people and spent much of her time drawing and using pen and ink to capture her subject. It was not until the 1970's that she started to explore working with color in watercolor. Working in a local watercolor gallery in Tucson, Arizona she learned a about building up her paintings through layers of transparent color.
She experimented in working in oils and immediately fell in love with the medium and has worked almost exclusively in this medium since, although she does paint in Acrylics and watercolors at times.
Her main focus of subject still remains wildlife and people and she has been working towards representing her subjects in a colorful and expressive style.
Being self taught she has learned most about her art by painting, experimenting and studying other works of art. She has made a living of painting murals in many homes in the northern California area and has worked with the Wall Dogs painting large murals in city downtown businesses.
She presently resides in Lodi, California and teaches classes in her small studio. She continues to paint and show her work in the surrounding areas art venues.
You can view a gallery of her art at www.andreamorrisart.com
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Monday, February 11, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Meet Artist Oranne Lee, Ironstone's Spring Obsession Theme Division artist
Oranne Lee
Oranne Lee Eichorn resides in Shingle
Springs, CA, where she moved when retiring from teaching in Santa Barbara for
25 years. As a teacher, she brought the curriculum alive for her students by
integrating art into every subject from social studies to science to math. Oranne studied art with instructors at UC
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara City College, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
in watercolor, pastels, and oil. Since
her move, she has enjoyed a number of workshops with local artists, including
The School of Light and Color, Randall Tillery, and Anita Wolff, with emphasis on still life and
landscape in oils.
Fascinated her whole life with mountain
scenery, especially
Yosemite, she is thrilled to discover so many local landscapes just waiting to
be painted, from the American River to snowy Icehouse trails. While her husband
fishes, she paints. Her entry in the
Mother Lode Show reflects the scenery she found kayaking at our local Wright’s
Lake.
Oranne is an active award-winning participant
and board member of the Placerville Art Association. Her work has also been accepted into the
Motherlode Show, a juried Western Region competition, and the Ironstone
Vineyard Tulip Festival Show in Murphys.
She currently shows her work at the Gold Country Artists’ Gallery in
Placerville.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Meet Artist Katerina Rutherford, Spring Obsession Theme Division Artist
Katerina Rutherford
1973 born in Valasske Klobouky, Czech Republic
1992-98 University of Technology, School of Fine Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
1996 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Rep., Studio of Illustration & Graphics
1997 Winchester School of Fine Arts, England
1997 Moved to Prague
1999 Became founding member of the Czech impressionist painting group "Experiment 2"
2009 Feb.moved from Prague to the quintessential Southern California beach community of Belmont Shore in Long Beach
2012 Moved to the historic Mother Lode town of Angels Camp, located in Calaveras County
Individual Exhibitions (selection):
2005 "Between Heaven & Earth" Kunstseminar Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland.
2002 "Heaven & Hell" Gallery zum Blauen Pfau, Vienna, Austria
1994 Castle Kinskych, Valasske Mezirici, Czech Rep.
Group Exhibitions (selection):
2013 "Visual Culture" 40 yr anniversary of School of the Seeing, Luzern, Switzerland
2012 Annual "Spring Obsession" , Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, California
2011 Exhibition for Music festival with the theme, "Night", Kunstseminar Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland
2008 Experiment 2, Mala Kralovopolska Gallery, Brno, Czech Rep.
2007 Experiment 2, Kunstseminar Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland
2006 "Beautiful new World", Gallery U dobreho pastyre, Brno, Czech Rep.
2005 Experiment 2, J. A. Komensky Museum, Uhersky Brod, Czech Rep.
2003 "Visual Time", Gebaude des Finanzdepartements and Paulusheim, Luzern, Switzerland
2000 Experiment 2, Gallery U Rotundy, Tynec nad Sazavou, Czech Rep.
Illustrations:
2012 Illustrations for children's book "Svet od leptira i zwezda" (World of Butterflies and Stars) by Servian author Ivana Dostanic, Published in Belgrad by Zmez publishing house
Contact: www.katerinarutherford.com (website in Czech, English and German)
Katerinapindi@gmail.com
phone: 562 666 1132
1973 born in Valasske Klobouky, Czech Republic
1992-98 University of Technology, School of Fine Arts, Brno, Czech Republic
1996 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague, Czech Rep., Studio of Illustration & Graphics
1997 Winchester School of Fine Arts, England
1997 Moved to Prague
1999 Became founding member of the Czech impressionist painting group "Experiment 2"
2009 Feb.moved from Prague to the quintessential Southern California beach community of Belmont Shore in Long Beach
2012 Moved to the historic Mother Lode town of Angels Camp, located in Calaveras County
Individual Exhibitions (selection):
2005 "Between Heaven & Earth" Kunstseminar Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland.
2002 "Heaven & Hell" Gallery zum Blauen Pfau, Vienna, Austria
1994 Castle Kinskych, Valasske Mezirici, Czech Rep.
Group Exhibitions (selection):
2013 "Visual Culture" 40 yr anniversary of School of the Seeing, Luzern, Switzerland
2012 Annual "Spring Obsession" , Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, California
2011 Exhibition for Music festival with the theme, "Night", Kunstseminar Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland
2008 Experiment 2, Mala Kralovopolska Gallery, Brno, Czech Rep.
2007 Experiment 2, Kunstseminar Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland
2006 "Beautiful new World", Gallery U dobreho pastyre, Brno, Czech Rep.
2005 Experiment 2, J. A. Komensky Museum, Uhersky Brod, Czech Rep.
2003 "Visual Time", Gebaude des Finanzdepartements and Paulusheim, Luzern, Switzerland
2000 Experiment 2, Gallery U Rotundy, Tynec nad Sazavou, Czech Rep.
Illustrations:
2012 Illustrations for children's book "Svet od leptira i zwezda" (World of Butterflies and Stars) by Servian author Ivana Dostanic, Published in Belgrad by Zmez publishing house
Contact: www.katerinarutherford.com (website in Czech, English and German)
Katerinapindi@gmail.com
phone: 562 666 1132
Meet Artist Helen Scofield, Spring Obsession Theme Division Artist
Helen Scofield
Helen's artwork depicts her love of and involvement with color. Subject matter that makes a definite statement in terms of color or emotion is what stirs her creativity. She primarily paints in oils because of the richness and texture of the medium.
Helen is a resident of Vallecito, having moved to the Sierra Foothills from Santa Rosa in 1992. Her art education was obtained through community college courses, workships and private lessions. She has been accepted and wone awards at the prestigious Central California Art League Exhibit at the Gallo Winery, the Haggin Museum, the Carriage Show, the Mother Lode Art Association Annual Exhibit, Ironstone Vineyard's Spring Symphony Exhibition and the Professional Fine Arts Divisions of the Sonoma, Calaveras and Tuolumne County fairs. In 2007, she won Ironstone Vineyard's "Spring Obsession" Poster award for her oil painting "Spring".
Helen's work may be seen at local businesses, the Aloft Gallery in Sonora, Art on Main in Murphys, Murphys Grille and through seasonal show with Arts of Bear Valley, The Gallery Group, Golden Palette and on her website: www.helenscofieldart.com
Telephone" (209) 736 0400 - email: helens@wildblue.net
Helen's artwork depicts her love of and involvement with color. Subject matter that makes a definite statement in terms of color or emotion is what stirs her creativity. She primarily paints in oils because of the richness and texture of the medium.
Helen is a resident of Vallecito, having moved to the Sierra Foothills from Santa Rosa in 1992. Her art education was obtained through community college courses, workships and private lessions. She has been accepted and wone awards at the prestigious Central California Art League Exhibit at the Gallo Winery, the Haggin Museum, the Carriage Show, the Mother Lode Art Association Annual Exhibit, Ironstone Vineyard's Spring Symphony Exhibition and the Professional Fine Arts Divisions of the Sonoma, Calaveras and Tuolumne County fairs. In 2007, she won Ironstone Vineyard's "Spring Obsession" Poster award for her oil painting "Spring".
Helen's work may be seen at local businesses, the Aloft Gallery in Sonora, Art on Main in Murphys, Murphys Grille and through seasonal show with Arts of Bear Valley, The Gallery Group, Golden Palette and on her website: www.helenscofieldart.com
Telephone" (209) 736 0400 - email: helens@wildblue.net
Meet Artist Linda Beach, Ironstone's Spring Obsession Theme Division artist
Artist Linda Beach
For artist and teacher, Linda Sargent Beach, it was a natural progression from using chalk as a teacher to her current focus of painting landscapes in pastel. After a career as an art teacher from Maine to California, Linda is now an art instructor in Livermore, CA. She enjoys the challenge of teaching and the perspective that it brings to her own art.
A native of Cohasset, MA, Linda received a BA from Wilson College, PA and MS in Art Ed at Central Connecticut State University. Linda has studied a variety of media from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston to Santa Fe. She has studied with numerous national artists such as pastelist Doug Dawson and watercolorist Sylvia Miller. Linda continues to seek new methods for her own expression in landscape. Her work in natural color often depicts a sense of distance and serenity.
Linda Beach is an active member of local art organizations and the Pastel Society of the West Coast and the Sierra Pastel Society. Her award-winning work has been exhibited in group and juried shows in the SF Bay Area and at Wilson College.
Artist Statement:
The changing light on the landscape inspires my painting. Color nuances, strong horizons, spatial recession, and textural elements are the foundations of my art. My goal is to capture the essence and spirit of a landscape and convey a sense of place that transcends a visual image guided by my deep appreciation for nature.
I love the simplicity of soft pastels applied to sanded paper on location or indoors. The medium of pastel permits the contrast of crisply rendered details with more subtle gradations of tone. The landscape traditions of Jean Baptiste Corot and William Stanley Haseltine are an inspiration.
My current work is comprised of landscapes that depict a sense of distance and evoke a mood of serenity. I am as eager to capture the warmth of a color-washed setting sun on a Western sky as the myriad of reflections in the cool waters of New England. This variety of surroundings and the perspectives gained from my career as an art educator continues to nourish and challenge my creativity.
For inquiries: 925-449-4226
Meet Artist W Vaughn Lew, Spring Obsession Theme Division Artist
W Vaughn Lew |
Artist |
Murphys, California |
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 he wanted 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. |
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 two |
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. |
W Vaughn Lew |
P.O. Box 2028 |
Murphys, Ca. 95247 |
209-606-4623 |
Friday, February 1, 2013
Speaking of Artists ....
Speaking of artists.... this article by CNNMoney is a must read.
Not only do they raise the question, "How do artists think and behave?" they list "12 traits that any individual who aspires to make his or her mark on the world should emulate."
I found the article inspiring, enlightening and clarifying. How's that for an endorsement!
But, do check it out. Follow this link
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/21/what-entrepreneurs-can-learn-from-artists/
Not only do they raise the question, "How do artists think and behave?" they list "12 traits that any individual who aspires to make his or her mark on the world should emulate."
I found the article inspiring, enlightening and clarifying. How's that for an endorsement!
But, do check it out. Follow this link
http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2012/12/21/what-entrepreneurs-can-learn-from-artists/
Meet Artist Susan King, Spring Obsession Theme Division accepted artist
T-009 Obsessed with Spring by Susan King watercolor 15x22 $450 |
Susan King is a 30 year resident of the Murphys and Arnold areas. Now retired from full-time teaching, she has realized exciting new time to focus on her exploration of the visual arts. The wonder of the natural world, which surrounds the Sierra Foothills and beyond, is her inspiration.
Susan uses a variety of mediums and techniques to create unique emotional connections within her work. Water color, pastels, rice paper and printer's inks are some of the essential components of many of her pieces. "Every painting is a continual learning experience for me, considering the interaction of composition, design and color and materials. The process can be most humbling and exhilarating."
She is a member of Arts of Bear Valley and shows her pieces at their various shows. She also displays work at Art on Main and The Magnolia Cafe. Susan has been awarded Ironstone Vineyard's annual theme division winner of the Obsession Art Show for two years, resulting in their vineyard poster each year.
Community outreach of the Arts to the children of the Highway 4 communities has included art classes presented by her for the students of Hazel Fischer and Michelson Elementary Schools. Susan has orchestrated an annual Art in Action event that enlists a range of artists from the area to create an opportunity for student exposure and enrichment.
T-010 Tulip Explotiull by Susan King watercolor 22x30 $450 |
Additional artwork can be seen on the following website: www.artsofbearvalley.org
Email address: kingmail1@comcast.net
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