Meet Artist Brad Stone this Saturday!

Meet Artist Brad Stone.  Brad will be painting on site this Saturday for the Concourse d ‘Elegance.  

Bradford L Stone​                                          ​

Valley Springs, California  Bradfordlstone.com  (​gpa.bradford53@gmail.com​) (209) 581 2047

I always had an interest in Art and Painting I enjoy playing with light and color and capturing the beauty that life has to offer us. 

I studied at  Delta College  exploring the arts and ceramics.  I also minored in art at Sacramento State College learning about art and figure drawing, along with earning my degree, and my teacher’s credentials. 

 After college I explored my art interest under Susan Sarback at her School of light and Color.

 As I am retired now from teaching High School my goal is to become a Master Artist. 

My achievements in art, going back to winning The Bank America Pop Art in High School. Calaveras County Fair (Best of Show and first in fine art) 2017.  Participated in California State Fair Expo Plein Air exhibit. Not wining, but selling my painting that day. Also, participated in the Plein Air painting with Concourse D 'Elegance Car Show.  Participated in Ironstone Winery Fine Arts Obsession art competition.  Also, Ironstone Vineyard 21​st​ Annual Spring Obsession Art Show and recognize in their Family Merit Award. Over the years selling some of my pieces, hoping they bring joy in their homes​.  

Meet Artist Linda Abbott. Linda will be painting on location here at Ironstone, Sat. Sept. 28 for the Concourse d ‘Elegance.

Exhibition Resume – Linda R. Abbott

2000:

Local Color (group show), The Ansel Adams Gallery – Yosemite, April

2001:

Yosemite Renaissance XVI, national, juried

Spring Obsession 2001, Ironstone Winery, juried,

California Art Club Fall Exhibition, Women's Club of Pasadena, juried

 Arts For The Parks Top 100, national, juried, Jackson Hole, WY

2002:

Spring Obsession 2002, Ironstone Winery, juried, Juror's Award

Yosemite Renaissance XVII, national, Honorable Mention, cash award

Carmel Art Festival, national, juried

Cal Expo, Sacramento CA, juried, award

Sonoma Plein Aire 2002, juried participant,

Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, group exhibition

American Impressionist Society, 4^th Annual National Exhibit, award

2003:

Mountainscapes, California Art Club, Pasadena Women's Club, juried

Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA, juried, award

Plein Air Bienniel for Northern California, Napa, CA, juried

2004:

Oil Painters of America, Western Region, juried, Portland, OR

Yosemite Renaissance, XIX, national, juried

California Art Club exhibition, juried, Pasadena Women's Club

2005:

American Impressionist Society, National Exhibit, Taos, NM

Northern Views-Plein Air Biennial for Northern California, Napa, CA, juried

Yosemite Renaissance XX, national, juried

2006:

Glacier National Park with the Montana Painters Alliance, invited artist, Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, MT

Oil Painters of America, Western Regional, juried, Lee Youngman Gallery, Calistoga, CA

2007:

Oil Painters of America, national exhibition, juried, Fredricksburg, TX

Northern Views Plein Air, Napa Valley, CA

American Women Artists,  national, juried

2008:

Yosemite Renaissance, XXIII, national, juried

Solo Exhibit, Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT

 2009:

Spring Obsession, Ironstone Winery, juried, Murphys, CA

Northern Views Plein Air Biennial, juried, Napa, CA

Carmel Arts Festival, national, juried

Capital Plein Air, Sacramento, Grand Prize

2010:

Carmel Arts Festival, national, juried

Cal Expo Plein Air, juried

2012:

Stockton Art League Exhibition, national, juried

Chartreuse Muse Gallery, Modesto, CA, 2-person exhibit

Bozeman (MT) Discovery Map, first place/cover

2013:

Celebrating Agriculture With Art, Madera County, CA, national, juried, second place award,

Honorable Mention

Carmel Arts Festival, national, juried

Solo Exhibition, Merced County Arts Center, “Merced in Plein Air”

2014:

Pacific Art League, juried, Palo Alto, CA

Celebrating Agriculture with Art, Madera County, CA, national, juried, first prize

Bozeman (MT) Discovery Map, cover

Sierra Art Trails, Mariposa, CA

2015:

First Street Gallery/Turlock, 2-person exhibit

Carmel Arts Festival, national, juried

Celebrating Agriculture with Art, Madera County, CA, juried, Honorable Mention

KVIE (Sacramento, CA) Art Auction, Juror's Award

Sierra Art Trails, Mariposa, CA

2016:

Solo Exhibit, Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT, “Landscape Interpretations”

Celebrating Agriculture with Art, Madera Co, CA, juried, First Place, Second Place

“Childhood Memories” Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA, juried

2017:

Yosemite Rennaisance 32, juried, national, Honorable Mention

Central California Art Showcase, juried

Celebrating Agriculture with Art, Madera County, juried, Honorable Mention (2)

KVIE (Sacramento, CA) Art Auction, juried

Mendocino Outdoor Paint Out (MOPO), cash award

2018:

            Spring Obsession, Ironstone Winery, juried

            Farm and Fields, group exhibition, Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock

            Stockton Art League 60^th Exhibition, national, juried, Honorable Mention, Cash Award

            Central California Art Showcase, juried, Honorable Mention, Cash Award

            Celebrating Agriculture With Art, Madera County, juried

Artist John Finger on site Sept. 28

Artist John Finger will be painting on site at the Ironstone Concourse d 'Elegance on Saturday, September 28th.  

“There is so much to see and interpret.
Each time the light changes, so does the world.”

San Francisco Bay Area artist John Finger grew up in Lafayette, CA and graduated from the California College of the Arts in Oakland in 1977. 

John is best known for his watercolor and oil paintings, both en plein air and studio works. When John is not out painting, he can be found working in his Walnut Creek studio. Although John is best known for his California landscapes, his painting subjects include the figure, animals, and anything else that inspires him. His work is becoming more and more sought after as collectors are adding his work to their collections.

John taught painting workshops at the Mendocino Art Center for many years and watercolor at Walnut Creek Civic Arts since 1990 and plein air painting through Orinda Recreation. He has also taught design and illustration classes at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill and at The Academy of Art University in San Francisco. He was president of the California Watercolor Society and on the board of the San Francisco Society of Illustrators. He was an artist in the United States Air Force Art program.

He is an avid runner, photographer and reader. His work can be seen in galleries around California and on his studio paintings website is www.JohnFinger.net.

In Coming! Grapes that is....

Ironstone's first grapes coming in!  This year Ironstone has brought the mechanical harvester up from Lodi to have some fun in the foothills.  Caught between fields, this bright yellow monster can harvest cleaner and faster than the old hand picking style.

Today the Muscat came in off the vines, tomorrow comes the Verdello.  Stay tuned for more photos as they come in.

There is actually a great video on youtube by BioNetwork's NC Community Colleges on how the picker actually works. See the link below:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv-AnyvWL7g