Meet Artist Courtney Wise

 

Courtney Wise

Artist Statement

 

T-007 Billy by Courtney Wise mm 8x8 $200

For as long as I can remember I have loved to create art, take photos and figure out how things work. My hands are rarely idle. I listen best when I can sit and draw. While attending professional development or sitting in church my notes are covered with little doodles of things I see or things I make up. Art is an outlet for me, it is time when I get to sit and think, express things that are going on in my life or just a way to unwind from a busy day,

 

One of my fondest memories in kindergarten was when my teacher allowed me to stay at the paint easel and create artwork past the time when everyone else was finished. From the time I was five I was encouraged to pursue a career in art. With that encouragement and support from my family I continued to draw, paint and sculpt my way into college. I earned a Bachelors of Art in Art Studio from Sonoma State University in 2001. Planning on becoming an art teacher I moved to Sacramento to earn my teaching credential and worked part time but plans to teach started to change with my desire to own a business.

T-006 Working Man's Bouquet by Courtney Wise wc 11x15 $300

 

Scrapbooking has always been a huge passion of mine. I am my family’s photographer. I love capturing moments in time, people’s expressions along with being able to look back at all of the memories. In 2002 I opened Scrapbook Dreams in Stockton, CA which I designed and built from the ground up. I ran and operated my business for three years. It was a dream come true to be able to create my own schedule, create scrapbook pages all day and help others design their memories in an artful way.

 

I am a person who likes change and a challenge, so after three years of hard work, I sold my business to become a teacher. Teaching has always been a passion, my original plan was to become an art teacher, but I again changed paths because I wanted more job security. I earned my multiple subject teaching credential and have been teaching for eleven years. I also have earned by Master in Education and I am highly qualified in History. I love to bring art and creativity into the classroom and inspire my students imaginations.

 

Art is a passion, a past time, an outlet, an expression and a part of who I am. For me creativity can be found in an old broken-down barn, or my daughter’s face, from a photograph, from a comment, from a cloud in the sky or simply from a thought. I look forward to bringing color to a blank slate that will make a statement, make someone think or question, or bring a smile to someone’s face. Art is and always will be a part of who I was created to be.

Meet Artist Popi Tyler

 

Sonoma County Artist

Popi Tyler

T-019 Party-Girls by -Popi-Tyler mm 22x15 $980

 Popi Tyler is honored to be the recipient of

The 18^th Annual Ironstone Vineyards Family Choice Award, 2015

 

You can find her poster of yellow daffodils titled Garden District, here in the Ironstone Vineyards Gift Shop.

 

O-061 Always Send The Big Guy for the Money No.2 by Popi Tyler mm 24x18 $870

Popi recalls, “The Family Choice Award is one of my all-time favorite awards because my painting was personaolly selected by Gail, John, Joan and Stephen Kautz”.

O-060 Luther Burbank's Bean Pod Tree by Popi Tyler mm 22x15 $870

 

“Aquamedia paints & pencils are thrilling to use … But the happiest part of my artist life is a 10-year tradition of getting together with my group of 8 treasured artist friends of Fridays for art support & laughter.”

O-059 Whistler's Mother No. 1 by Popi Tyler mm 15x22 $870

 

“I am currently continuing my studies under two great friends and master watercolorists:

Dale Laitinen of Pioneer, California,

And

Christophen Schink of Santa Rosa, California”

 

Happy Trails!

Popi Tyler

808.220.7452

Popi@popityler.com

Meet Artist Neila Stewart

 

Neila Stewart

 

T-013  transparent-daffodils by Neila Stewart wc 15x15 $400

I’ve been an  amateur artist since I was 4, initially working with Crayola and branching out at 9 to incorporate Prismacolor pencils, collage, and Mod Podge into my pieces.

 

Watercolor and pen & ink illustration have been my preferred vices for the past 30 years. After spending a month in Yosemite in 2009, I developed a fondness for painting big rocks using an east-west style, akin to Chiura Obata. But I’m willing to paint and draw anything and do so daily.

 

During the day, I am a mild-mannered graphic designer for a high-tech firm in Santa Rosa, California. At night, I put on my Salvador Dali beret and mustache and engage in art.

T-014 1920 by Neila Stewart wc 15x15 $400

 

I have mostly lived in Santa Rosa but was born in Hawaii and spent significant time in Chicago Illinois where I obtained a masters in Urban Planning. I also have an Environmental Science degree from UC Berkeley, I’ve taken many college-level art classes but my greatest art influences came from my high school art teacher, Mr. Gadberry, from whom I learned discipline and drawing skills, from artist Popi Tyler who taught me painting skills, and from my mother who taught me how to draw a little girl.

 

Contact information:

Neila.stewart53@yahoo.com

 

Robin Roberts’ (of Good Morning America) mother said:

 

Find your gift and share it with the world.

 

I thought that was good advice from her mother and I plan on following through.

 

 

Meet Artist Judy Day

 Judy Day

T-002 Daffodils in Rust by Judy Day  wc 16x23 $175.00

January 25, 2021

I attended Art Center School of Design and CSUN and have a BA 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 including animation, sculpture, photography, and illustrated three children’s work books, but watercolor is my passion. I like the way pigments mix on the paper and flow from the tip of the brush. I can play for hours with paper, paint and water. Add some salt and a spray bottle and I’m set for a day or two.

 

O-031 Happy Aglianico by Judy Day wc 20x27 $325

I moved to the Sierra Foothill Gold 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,

O-030 The Hikers by Judy Day wc 16x20 $250

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.

O-029 Lonesome Christmas by Judy Day wc 12x16 $175

Playing with paint or drawing becomes a push or pull between the process of painting or drawing, or the product you can produce. Do I just sit and play or do I want to paint a picture? Sometimes I am having so much fun playing I am surprised a “Painting” is the result.

 

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 use Daniel Smith Watercolors.

 

Please enjoy a piece of my passion.  Judy Day