Meet Artits Sandra Campbell

SANDRA CAMPBELL

O-014  Amador Aspen  by Sandra Campbell  collage  17x21   $310.00

      I love color and expreimentation. My subjects include landscapes, florals, still life and animals. Initially, I worked only with soft pastels but sine have branched out into collage and acrylics, often combining these into mixed media pieces. Lately, I've created some abstract works, a complete departure for someone who used to produce only realistic art.

O-015 Tuscany Flowering Olives by Sandra Campbell pastel  16x19  $280.00

      For pastels, I like to work on sanded surfaces, which allow for more layers of color. When people hear the work 'pastel,' they may think o f soft colors. But what attracts me to this medium is the possibility for vibrant oranges, brilliant yellows, and intense purples and reds.

T-010  Yellow Daffodils  by Sandra Campbell, mm 10x20   $235.00

      Mixed media pieces utilize traditional canvasses, canvas panels or illustration board. Most of my collage pieces are fabricated from rice or similar type papers, which come in a variety of textures. Most recently, I've been working on 6 x 6 inch surfaces for both collage and acrylics.


      Landscapes are created both from my own photographs and by working plein air with fellow artists in an American Association of University Women's art group. Many of the finished products are featured at the art show during the AAUW annual home tour. I also show my work during the local studio tour.


      Amador County is alive with artists who inspire me and suppor my efforts. Periodically, I take a college class or an artist's workshop which may send me in a new direction. Membership in the Amador County Artists Association and Arts Council provides collegial support as does my AAUW art group. My work is on display at the Sutter Creek Gallery at 35 Main Street, Sutter Creek. View additional images on my website at  www.sandracampbellart.com

Meet Artist Connie Bowen

Connie Bowen

T-019 Serendipity by Connie-Bowen wc 30x11 $550 THEME WINNER

I have always loved art and photography and have tried hard to hone my skills with both over the past decade. I have been taking weekly watercolor classes from Popi Tyler for nine years. She is an excellent and patient teacher. She continues to teach me how to see.  I have also taken three workshops from Christpher Schink and he has pushed me to find my own unique direction with my art work. I love the process of creating with watercolor. I feel everything else slip away except being in the moment of that creation, which keeps me coming back to this beautiful medium. I live in Forestville, CA with my two dogs and a cat, who sometimes become my muses.

Meet Artist Judie Cain

Judie Cain

A Colorist's Impressions from life

O-051Alaska Marsh by Judie Cain oil 24x22 Judges Merit Award SOLD

Oil Painter and Instructor

A native of Burlingame, CA, Judie studied at California College of Arts after high school. Family responsibilities behind her, and taking early retirement from the business world, Cain returned to painting by attending college, numerous workshops and taking private lessons.


Painting from life as much as possible, or from her own reference photos, Ms. Cain strives to capture the light and mood of the moment using brush and/or palette knife. "My wish is for my paintings to capture the light and life of the moment in an uplifting or inspiring way.  The fleeting moments of light on a magnificent natural vista or on the petal of a rose; a simple smile, the still reflections on a pond. The joy of life".

O-052 Comfort and Joy by Judie Cain oil 9x12 $500 OPEN DIVISION 2ND PLACE

She has taught her workshops, "Basic Nuts & Bolts of Oil Painting" and "Color Demystified" in the western states as well as other local venues. She currently teaches adult summer classes and private lessons covering painting fundamentals and color. Primarily an oil painter, Judie has begun also to use gouache, and opaque watercolor.

An award winning artist, Ms. Cain has been represented in galleries in Washington, Oregon, New Mexico and California, including Murphys, Sonora, Copperopolis and Carmel. She has several works in print, Giclée and on home products and is collected world wide.

Judie lives in Murphys, CA where she has a working studio, "The Art Studio", which is open by appointment, classes and special events.

For information about her paintings, gallery representation, classes, please go to www.cainart.com or call 209 559-3345 cell. email: cainart@goldrush.com

Meet Artist Helen Scofield

Helen Scofield

O-039  Country Scene by Helen Scofield oil 24x12 $250

Helen's artwork depicts her love of and involvement with color. Her subject matter expresses a statement in terms of color or emotion. She primarily paints in oils because of the richness, texture and versatility of the medium.

O-038 FoggyAspens by Helen Scofield 36x32 $500

Helen is a resident of Vallecito, having moved from Santa Rosa in 1992. Her art education was obtained through community college classes, workshops and private lessons. She has been accepted and won awards at the prestigious Central California Art League Exhibit at the Gallo Winery, the Haggin Museum, the Carriage show, the Motherlode Art Association Annual Exhibit, Ironstone Vineyard's Annual Spring Symphony Exhibit and the Professional Fine Art Division of the Calaveras County Fair. In 2007 her painting "Spring" won Ironstone Winery's annual poster award.

O-040 Spring Flowers by Helen Scofield oil 20x16 $350

Helen's work may be seen at Art on Main in Murphys, local businesses and through seasonal shows with Arts of Bear Valley, and on her website www.helenscofieldart.com
email:helenscofield@outlook.com

Meet Artist Janette Jones

Janette Jones Fine Art

O-115 GeraniumLight_by Janette Jones oil _12x24_$350

The comments heard most often about her paintings are "they make me feel joyful", "lift my spirits", and "they are filled with a sense of light and lightness". As an artist who is constantly looking for the beauty of light in every subject, this is music to her ears. As a person who is wildly optimistic about life and positive about the future, she is thrilled her paintings reflect this "joie de vivre" attitude and bring joy to her collector.  Janette uses a strong sense of design, personal color mixes and intimate point of view to create her distinct style.

O-114_MountainHollyhocks_ by Janette Jones oil _10x20_$200 SOLD

Born in California and majored in art while attending California State University, and studied watercolor for five years with Virginia Jentoft in Davis, CA. Her watercolor images were successfully marketed and licensed with Daisy Kingdom, Naturally, Spring Mills and Prints Plus (among others) between 1988-2002. She has been painting outdoors in oils after a workshop in 2003, hooked by the challenge of capturing the truth on canvas.

O-113 _BeachBouquets by Janette Jones oil _12x24_$350

Recent Selected Exhibitions & Events

2018, 2017, 2015 Los Altos Rotary Fine Art in the Park
2018, 2017, 2016 Palo Alto Festival of the Arts
2013 State of Gold, California Impressionism, Group Show roger's Gardens, Newport Beach, CA
2011 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association "Less Is More' Exhibit
Plein Air Painting in the Garden Workshops at Milfiori, Murphys
2011 Plein Air Demo & Workshop Tulare Palette Club, Tulare Museum
2011 Group Exhibit Knowlton Gallery  "Wildflowers West"

Meet Artist Patricia T. Senteno

Patricia T. Senteno

O-109 Flanders Field by Patricia Senteno mm 18x18 $330

Artist Statement

I am a fiber artist working mainly with wool. I am fascinated by this natural, sustainable and pure medium that proves to be versatile, dynamic, beautiful and multi dimensional.



My pieces shown today were needle felted on 100% wool fabric. The process in which a tined needle (imagine a long straight needle 4 inches long with tines like a fish hook along the edges of the needle) was used to attach layers of wool fibers to a wool base creating a finished image, concept or idea. I used a variety of dyed merino wool roving and merino/silk blended roving to create the artwork. Each piece has multiple layers of wool fibers attached to the base which create its depth and dimension.



The Color of Peonies is an exploration of what evokes spring in the soul through the use of color and texture. It is an abstraction of a peony in bloom, unfurling nature’s secrets with each successive visit.  

O-108 Color of Peonues by Patricia Senteno mm 18x18 $330

Flander’s Field is a re-imagination of the fields of poppies that emerged in the spring after the devastation of WWI. I created this piece out of a soul journey to find beauty in one of humanity’s darkest times.



My work is inspired by nature, its colors and textures which I study and explore in order to create artwork that evokes balance, harmony and beauty in one’s soul. I create images from what lives in the outer world, a reflection of what lives within. Creating, interpreting and capturing even a small piece of the vastness of the natural world is my work. I invite you to lose yourself in the colors, textures and imaginations of what speaks to your heart in each piece and create your own pictures from the whispers you hear.

Meet Artist W. Vaughn Lew

W Vaughn Lew
Artist
Murphys, California

O-048 Shootin into the light by Vaughn Lew pastel 8x20 $1500 JUDGES MERIT AWARD

  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 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.
 

O-049 Heckle and Jeckle by Vaughn Lew oil 18x24 $3000

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 five
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.

O-050 East Slope Creek by Vaughn Lew oil 16x20 $1500

W Vaughn Lew
P.O. Box 2028
Murphys, Ca. 95247
209-606-4623

Meet Artist Ron Miranda

Ron Miranda  |  714-323-5990  |  ronart2000guam@gmail.com

O-032 Playa-Rocosa by Ron Miranda oil 36x24 $5000

Ron was born in the island of Guam, an unincorporated and organized territory of the United States in Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. His parents are of Chamorro and Filipino descent. Ron currently resides in Southern California where he studied art at California State University, Long Beach, earning a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts degree graduating with honors.

Being a graphic artist, it had set him up on his lifelong journey to find his own unique style and language, to create amazing paintings pulsating with the light and energy that emanates from his heart and soul.  Now his focus is as a full-time fine art painter to grow and discovery new visual boundaries. 

Most of Ron’s inspirations and influences are from fond memories of Guam; romanticizing visions and memories of the rich tropical vegetation, fauna and some of the amazing color, textures and patterns that channel their way into his paintings. Heightened color is paramount in Ron’s paintings with exaggerated hues to push boundaries and strike a chord with the viewers.

Many of Ron’s works range from realism to abstract. The concepts for his abstract works run deep from his island culture and music. Ron finds incentive for his representational pieces from a collection of images via his personal digital library that he photographed throughout his life.

Very well versed in computer graphics design programs, Ron applies his computer skills to conjure up his painting compositions. He works mainly with oils and sometimes uses acrylic, charcoal, color pencil, gouache and pencil.

Ron hopes his paintings resonate with a broad spectrum of people, engaging the viewer in present time with a modern beauty created through his imagination and life experiences.