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Meet Artist John Malley, Spring Obsession Artist
John Malley, painter
O-013 Desert Landscape_ by _ John Malle wc 9x12 $125 |
O-014 Guardian Of The Moors_ by _ John Malleywc 11x15 $175 |
O-016 Canyons_ by _ John Malley wc 11x15 $175 |
Decades of long haul truck driving through the
deserts, forests, and mountains of the western United States does something to
a person. In John Malley’s case, it made him want to paint.
“Whatever we do, we should try to give hope and understanding to
someone else. That’s what I want to do with painting. Just give someone a
chance to stop in their busy life and see the natural world. Even for just a
minute, I want them to feel the beauty of God’s world and help them feel
understood somehow.” - John Malley
John Malley is a husband, father and
cookie-pushing grandfather who has spent his entire life in California. He grew
up in 1950s Modjeska Canyon, on the western slope of the Santa Ana Mountains.
After a childhood spent getting into mischief in the great outdoors, his career
as a truck driver showed him the world through the large picture window of his
truck's windshield.
Sweeping views of western landscapes became more intimate as the
artist continued his outdoor childhood adventures by taking his wife and two
daughters fishing, hiking, camping, snorkeling and dirt biking. Whether from
the cab of his truck or the trails of his hikes, John Malley began to connect
the colors around him to very specific emotions. In 2016 after he retired, his
wife, Lynne Malley, suggested he attend painting
classes in Lodi, California. Even though it was likely a bid to get him out of
the house, it finally let the artist translate the emotions into color and form
and try to reach out to others through his work.
The browns and oranges of his desert landscapes translate into
comfort and soothing stability for the artist, while the greens and blues of
forests and waters show how life keeps going, healing and progressing. The
artist loves starting a blank canvas with a sketch and then layering on and
amplifying emotion with color. He hopes his paintings help others feel more
connected, understood and at peace.
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Meet Artist Judy Morgan, Spring Obsession artist
Judy Morgan Watercolors
P.O. Box 1388
Valley Springs, CA 95252
Jmorgan_1@comcast.net
O-099 Anasazi Dwelling by Judy Morgan wc 24x30 $450 |
Judy Morgan is an accomplished watercolor painter and has paintings in collections throughout the United States. Born in Indiana, she grew up and was educated in Southern California and now lives in Calaveras County. She was a longtime resident of San Diego County where she was an active member of the San Diego Watercolor Society. Over the years, Judy was fortunate to have been able to study with many well known watercolorists such as Rex Brandt, Edgar Whitney, Gerald Brommer and Cheng Khee Chee. She works mainly in transparent watercolor on paper or canvas but also sometimes incorporates collage, ink or acrylic in her paintings. She finds watercolor fascinating and enjoys putting what she sees in nature onto paper. She is equally adept painting on location or in her studio where she works from photos and sketches. She has won many awards in the Calaveras County Fair and her paintings can be seen at Art on Main in Murphys, CA, the Arts Council in San Andreas, CA and the two summer shows put on by The Arts of Bear Valley.
Meet Artist Jan Freischlag, Spring Obsession Artist
Jan Freischlag
I began my fascination with art in Wiesbaden,
Germany in 1989, where I learned a type of German folk art painting called
Bauernmalerei. After five years in Germany, I returned to the U.S. with my
husband and began to broaden my painting skills. We moved to Lake Tahoe,
CA, where I was fortunate enough to befriend Lola Owen, my mentor and
owner of Lakeside Gallery. While working with Lola Owen, I became more
accomplished, and began painting in oils as well as most painting mediums
such as water color, acrylic, and gouache . I began to get commissions for pet
portraits and various other subjects which are wide in range. My husband
and I now reside in Ione, California, at Lake Camanche, with a parrot and
four cats. I have a very productive garden, am an orchid enthusiast,
gourmet cook and paint whenever possible
Meet Artist Effie Komure, Spring Obsession Artist
“It’s Never Too Late” Artist
Effie Komure
Yes, it’s never too late
is a phrase that Effie firmly believes.
Effie’s life starts at a
concentration camp in Rohwer, Arkansas.
She was born on January 29, 1944.
Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor and World War II was declared by the U.S.
O-023 Fantancy forest by Effiedean Komure wc 18x12 $350 |
The United States of America incarcerated every man, women, and child who were of Japanese ancestors on the west coast. Effie’s first year of life was in a small single walled barracks that was very cold in the winter with snow and very hot and humid in the summer.
O-024 Sunset of 2017 by Effiedean Komure wc 21x14.5 $400 |
After the war had ended Effie’s family moved
back to Lodi, California. Her father
farmed grapes before the war and lost everything.
He returned to start all
over. He was able to purchase 60 acres
of grapes with the help of the entire family.
The vineyard is still in existence today.
Effie’s first art contest
that Effie won was at Bruella Elementary School. The teacher gave her first place from a
drawing of Father Serra, who started a missionary in California. The teacher showed the entire school the
painting. It was published on the front
page of the school news paper. This is
when Effie decided to emphasize Art as a major in college.
O-025 Sandhill Cranes by Effiedean Komure wc 11x14 $250 |
Effie attended Sacramento
State College and majored in art and education.
She taught secondary education in Sacramento for twenty-five years and
the last fifth teen years she was a counselor in High school. After retiring from education, raising a family,
finally Effie started painting in watercolors.
Every Thursday she paints
for Three hours in the same location where she attended high school called
Hutchins Square. With the help of art
instructors Clare Oak, Jean Janssen, and Andrea Morris, Effie is given a chance
to fulfill her desire to become a watercolor artist.
Recently, Effie took
second place in the Lodi Grape Festival Art Show. This was the won twice and she has ribbons
from other local art shows.
Last year she was accepted
to show in the Sand Hill Crane Art Show.
She was able to sell several paintings in the last several years. One of her painting hangs at her church.
Yes, It is never too
late. She just became seventy-four years
old and finally in the Ironstone Spring Art Show.
Meet Artist Angela Harmon, Spring Obsession Artist
O-091 Yesterdays Paris by Angela Harmon mm 9x12 $150 |
Angela
Harmon is a 1999 transplant from the Bay Area.
She and her husband Don have been transforming 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-090 Pathway to the Blackberries by Angela Harmon wc 12x16 $225 |
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 oil, watercolor and mixed collage
mediums. She also creates dried floral
wreaths, which she has done for over 15 years, utilizing flowers and ornamental
herbs she grows in her garden. She has
exhibited her paintings at the Ironstone Spring Obsession show 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.
Although
primarily self-taught and continually learning from published artists via books
and DVD tutorials, Angela has been fortunate to learn fundamental design and
value techniques from local fine artist Judie Cain. Participating in oil painting workshops given
by renowned 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.
Meet Artist Andrea Morris, Spring Obsession Artist
O-075 A Bygone Eraby Andrea Morris acrylic 18x24 $1475 |
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
about building up her paintings through layers of transparent color.
O-076 The Travelers by Andrea Morris acrylic 20x20 $1225 |
She experimented
in working in oils and acrylics and immediately fell in love with the mediums and
has worked almost exclusively in these two.
A new passion for mixed media has begun to be represented in her recent
works.
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 painting, teaching and competing in art shows and has garnered many
awards including best of show.
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 https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/andrea-morris-7103
Meet Artist Vickie Chew
VICKIE CHEW ART
WWW.VICKIECHEW.COM
Vickie has lived all of her adult life in
Calaveras County in the mid northern Sierra's and Foothills. She has a BA in
Business Administration and has been studying art for the last nineteen years.
Vickie is a juried member of OPA, Oil Painters of America, CAC, California Art
Club, Calaveras Arts Council and Arts of Bear Valley. She has won many awards
in professional art shows and she works continuously to broaden her painting
knowledge by attending master workshops and seeking inspiration from
her favorite mentors. She additionally has pursued art course work through
local colleges.
Vickie’s
oil painting shown here at Ironstone were completed in studio and although she
completes many of her works in Plein Air. She accepts commissioned work in
studio and murals, contact her today at 209-743-4126.
O-110 Glass Beach by Vickie Chew oil 10x14 $400 |
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