Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Vaughn Lew

 Vaughn Lew

O-097 Buttermilk Dawn by Vaughn Lew pastel 12x21 $615

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. Art isn't something I was int5roduced to it was something I did. We lived on a cattle ranch when I was young and that outdoorsy life has been a big influence on my art.

O-098 Jawbone Dream by Vaughn Lew oil 18x24 $615

My art education was pretty low key until college. 
Sacramento State exposed me to DeWitt, Whistler, Jayne and Dr. Tarmo Pasto - They had a lot to say.

Mr. Jayne was a "Who's Who in American Art" artist and Dr. Pasto was an early pioneer of art psychology. He lived for form and space.

After college I taught art and humanities at Elk Grove High School. If you really want to "know" art, teach it. I can honestly say that was the toughest job I ever had. The questions never stop and energy is always high. I taught five years at Elk Grove with some adult education in several places but ended up in construction. Art production was low then, but I was always leaning to art.

We moved to Murphys in 2008, built a home and discovered Ironstone Winery, and the art show that changed everything. The support has been great, and I have always enjoyed participating in the show. I have wone several family merit awards, a second place, and had my pastel accepted for the poster.

I have also entered and won awards at he Carnegie in Turlock and the Mistlin Gallery.

My mediums are primarily oil and pastel with an occasional Prisma color.

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Carol Leonti

 Watercolor painting = It's

all about joy!

O-010 Munching by Carol Leonti wc 22x14.5 $1100

Enriched by great teachers, (Christopher Schink, Frank Webb, Popi Tyler)

O-064 Ruffled Feathers by Carol Leonti wc 18x13 $1200

by friends who paint and,

by dedicated work in our beautiful Northern California landscape

Carol Leonti

c.leonti@me.com

www.cleontiwatercolor.com

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Robyn Leimer

 Robyn Lyee Leimer

Artist Bio

O-024 Entering-Zion by Robyn Leimer oil 12x24 $1100

Robyn Lyee was born at Hill Air Force base outside of Ogden Utah. She spent many summer vacations with her grandparents at their home in Ogden. She has many precious memories of time spent with her grandparents on their front porch, looking out at the mountains in the distance, enjoying the beauty and splendor of nature. Robyn has always been enthralled by nature. Nature's delicate perfect lines and symmetry of shapes, as well as the bold bright variations of colors continually capture her eye. 

O-022 Canyonlands by Robyn Leimer oil 16x20 $1200

After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from San Jose State University she is pursuing her passion on a daily basis. She is continually promoting plein air in her community and in her life's pursuits. She was instrumental in creating and organizing plein air paint out events with the Fremont Art Association as well as organizing a weekly plein air group called East Bay Outdoor Painters (EBOP) which got together to paint/sketch on Wednesday mornings.

O-023 Delicate-Arch-Arches- by Robyn Leimer oil 16x20 $1200

Robyn enjoys the spontaneity of plein air painting. Starting out with nothing; being able to absorb it all from sight to sound. Capturing the essence from temperature, atmosphere and feelings evoked around her while finding the truth in nature that is constantly changing. Robyn says, "Plein air painting is a pursuit that continues to challenge me, and I love it. It is JUST PLEIN FUN!"

www.justpleinfun.com

RobynLyee@sbcglobal.net

@r.lyee

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist, Patricia Kness

 

Patricia Kness

About Patricia Kness

 "Studying art is a life-long adventure. I vividly remember declaring in the third grade that I would be an artist."

O-003 Flowers Flow by Patricia Kness oil 36x40 $5500 Judges Merit Award

I began my formal training at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota, followed by studying at The Minneapolis School of Art and Design. I moved to Texas in 1986, where I had both a studio and gallery on the River Walk in San Antonio. With a desire to further my formal training, I ventured to Philadelphia t0 study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.  I also studied  with many fine artists in workshops across the nation. NowI'm back living in my home state of Minnesota where I have enjoyed many years of teaching at the Savage Art Studios, in Savage, Minnesota  both watercolor and oil classes and an occasional workshop entitled "Painting the Floral Still Life--Loose and Lively"

As of 2020, I retired from teaching but I keep painting. 

O-002 Still Life Pear Pitcher Posies by Patricia Kness oil 12x9 $750

Education: Normandale Community College 1970-73
Minneapolis College of Art and Design 1974-76
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1990-94
Minnesota River School of Fine Arts 1998

O-004 Peonies by Patricia Kness oil 8x8 $750

Awards and Events:

Third place in Sarasota Art Show  2019

Juried into Estes Park CO Plein Air painting Aug 2005

Artist in Residence at Coolidge State Park, Black Hills, South Dakota July 2005

220 Giclee of "Texas Hill Country in Bloom" for Pfizer Corporation 2005

Forty Giclee of painting "The Dupont House" selected by Dupont Corp. as an award program.

Included in a book by International Artist Magazine titled "100 Ways to Paint Flowers and Gardens" Available in book stores.

The Lambert and Emma Wallace Cadwallader Prize for Portraiture - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1993

Honorable Mention - Edina Annual Art Show, 1997
Award of Excellence - Burnsville Area Society for the Arts, 2000,2004
Accepted into the Alumni of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Annual Exhibition, 1998
Accepted into Ironstone Vineyard, Spring Symphony, Murray, California, 2001,2003 and 2004
Best of Show - Collingswood, New Jersey Annual Show, 1993
Second Place - Center for the Arts of Southern New Jersey, 1991


One Person Shows:
Minnesota Valley Academy of Music, March 2005
Thrivent Financial Center, Minneapolis March 2004
Minnesota Academy of Music - Jan. 2003
Scott County Goverment Center, Jan. 2004 June 2002
Cloister Gallery, St. Paul, March 2002
Cloister Gallery, St. Paul, April 2001

National Juried Memberships:
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society.

Minnes0ta Watercolkor Society

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Jill Figler

 Jill Figler, NWS, WW

O-018 Sunlit Apricot Leaves by Jill Figler wc 17x13 $600.

        Jill Figler is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and Signature Member of the Watercolor West Society. She served on the Board of Directors for the National Watercolor Society as Communications and Membership Director for two years from 1997 to 1999. Born and raised in Sonora, California, Jill studied at the University of California, Davis and California State University, San Jose, before receiving her bachelor's degree in fine arts from California State University, Sacramento. Studies with Richard Yip, Rex Brandt, Zoltan Zabo, Jane Burham, Judi Betts, Charles Reid, and Christpoher Schink have led towards Jill's own distinctive approach and style. In addition to her florals, buildings, landscapes and night scenes and mixed-media collage. Jill has produced paintings from her travels in Italy, Mainland China, England, Spain and Portugal.

        Jill is enthusiastic about teaching intermediate to advanced students. Jill has taught adult watercolor classes for over 40 years. She has taught classes in Placerville, Davis, Oakdale, Murphys and Sonora. She is currently teaching adult watercolor classes in Sonora and Murphys and is accepting new students.

T-009 Five Beauties by Jill Figler wc 21x16 $850

        For more information about Jill Figler, to purchase paintings or to sign-up for watercolor classes, 209-753-7081:janpalemone@att.net; palemonearts.com

        Jill's paintings have been displayed in books and many juried national watercolor exhibitions and she has received numerous national awards.

Watercolor Magazine - Summer 1995

Best of Watercolor - Rockport Publications Books 1995

Splash 5 Best of Watercolor - North Light Books 1998

National Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition - 2012

1998-1999 Membership and Communications Directo; 1993 Signature Membership Awarded

Watercolor West International Juried Exhibition 2015

1995 Winsor Newton Award; Signature Membership Awarded

1994 Walter Foster Publication Award; 1992

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition

1993 Signature Membership Granted; 1991 & 1992

Women Artists of the West International Juried Exhibition & Sale 1992; 1991; 1990

Brand National Juried Competition of Works on Paper

2001 Bonese Collins Turner Award

Ninth Annual Arizona Aqueous Exhibition  1994

Society of Watercolor Artists 1992

Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors 1991

Georgia Watercolor Society 12th National Exhibition 1991

1991 Signature Membership Awarded

San Diego International Watercolor Society 1988

    Mother Lode Annual Art Exhibitions - Sonora, California

1998 Columbia 4th of July Parade #1; Honorable Mention; Columbia 4th of July #3; Honorable Mention

1997 Judge's Best of Show & Third Place; 1996 2 First Place Awards 2 Honorable Mention Awards

1995 Judge's Choice; First Place; Second Place' Third Place

1993 Best of Show; 1991 Best of Show; First Place; Second Place

    Mother & Daughter Art Shows: Kings Art Center 1996; Central Sierra Arts Council, Sonora1996; Needle Work Gallery 1994; Sonja Knutsen Interior Design, Modesto 1993; Joint exhibits with Mother, Dana-Sue Palemone and Sister, Jan Palemone include Central Sierra Arts Council, Sonora 2003; Banny;s Restaurant, Sonora. 5-day Mother & Daughter Watercolor Workshops with Mother, Dana-Sue Palemone; Sierra Glen 2001; Sutter Creek 1998; Kings Art Center 1996; Modesto 1995; Santa Cruz, Monterey, Port Townsend 1994,

    Annual Palemone Arts Studio Shows 1998, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Judie Cain

 JUDIE CAIN

A Colorist's Impressions from life

O-008 Rebirth by Judie Cain oil 30 x 24 $1200

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 lights and mood of the moment using brush and/or palette knife. "My wish is for my paintings to capture the lights 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".

She has taught her workshops, "Basic Nuts & Bolts of Painting" and "Color Demystified" in hte 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 begu 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, Giclee and on home products and is collected worldwide.

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 Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Holly Heath

 Artistic Biography, Holly Heath

O-080 Skeleton-Oak by Holly Heath acrylic 8x10 $150

    Holly gets inspiration for her art from the natural beauty of the Sierra Nevada. Her work with the Tuolumne River Trust out of Sonora takes her to many scenic and dramatic vistas in and around Tuolumne and Groveland. "Skeleton Oak" is a remnant of the Rim Fire, a stark shell of an oak against a stormy sky caught her attention while working in the burn scar. "Sunny at Spicer" was painted mostly on site at Spicer Reservoir, the small juniper growing out of a slab of granite is a story of survival against all odds in against a stunningly beautiful world full of life and growth.

O-079 Sunny-at-Spicer-by Holly Heath acrylic 24x20 $500

    Holly has been painting since she was a child and got her start in watercolor classes with local artist Martha Wallace. Since then drawing and painting has always been a hobby, and in the past years she has been working to produce more developed pieces and share them with the public. Currently she is working primarily with acrylics toward a goal of photorealism, in the interest of capturing not only the image but the quintessence of a scene.

    A person of diverse interests, Holly appears on occasion in local plays with Murphys Creek Theater and Shakespeare on the vine as well as performing and teaching clowning with the Sierra Circus.  She also plays music and has a deep love for the outdoors and a wide array of other arts and creative endeavors. Holly lives with her husband and their cat outside downtown Murphys, where they fill their home with art and music.

Meet Spring Obsession 2024 Artist Patti A. Fulton

 FACES IN TIME

Patti A Fulton

Artist - Illustrator

O-005 Muse by Patti Fulton pastel 16x20 $525

Drawing has always been my epithet in art. I obtained a Fine Arts degree at the age of 19. I thin landed some gallery gigs and sold a few pieces. The next few years I did some sailboat traveling.

Upon return, I was hired at the University of California, School of Medicine as an illustrator at the age of 25. This basically served as the next phase of my art education as a Medical Illustrator for UCSD/School of Medicine and Scripps Research in La Jolla, CA for the next 25 years.

I left my career and So Cal. and moved to Northern Idaho in 2001. I then spent the next 20 years being a rancher and working as a designer - abandoning my drawing. 

O-006 Icelandic-Herd-by Patti Fulton pastel 16x20 $495

But the desire to draw never left me, nor did my pencils and drafting table, schlepping them everywhere I went - just waiting for me to pick them up again.

After relocating back to California and the beautiful Sierra Foothills in March of 2019, along came a little thing called COVID. I was laid off from my job as a designer and quarantined for 9 months.

It is then I picked up my pencils and began to draw again - this time for myself. My love of animals, my life with horses and the ranch life led me to familiar images. I've always been fascinated with faces - eyes and the story the lines in someone's face tell, from the inside out.

O-007 Ben & Josie by Patti Fulton pencil 16x20 $375 SOLD

My experience in the finely detailed art of medical illustration, anatomy, and patience gave way to my exploration of these faces and the fine detail.

Thank you for sharing your love of art!

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