LIST OF ARTISTS AND BIOGRAPHIES
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KAREN BARONE
Karen Harper Barone , a bay area artist for over 35 years, enjoys the pleasure her oil paintings bring to her viewing public. Her work varies from dignified livestock and pet portraits to more whimsical paintings of sheep, goats, chickens
and farmyard scenes. You will also find California pastorals with sheep or cattle grazing peacefully. For information please call:
408-559-0774 or e-mail crittersoncanvas@comcast.net.
TOMIKO BAILEY
Painting outdoors is thrilling and rewarding to Tomiko: she loves tiptoeing around the canvas, capturing fresh impressions of the landscape and depicting as much as possible in a few hours in the open while Nature constantly shifts light, color, shapes in time and never reveals the exact same scene again. Every scene inspires a state of mind exalting her being part of it. Her intention is to paint a scene so open and unlimited by the frame that the viewer feels free to enter. California offers numerous places to paint with intense light from the sky accentuating the earth tones. Plein air painting allows her to work with concentration and spontaneity. She also paints in her studio in Moss Beach, near Half Moon Bay, composing larger paintings expanding the smaller field studies. http://www.tomikobailey.com/
STEVE CURL
An award winning watercolorist and resident of Palo Alto, Curl paints the landscapes of the High Sierra's, Rockies, Bay Area and Mexico. He teaches watercolor painting at the Palo Alto Art League and the International Elderhostel Organization where he instructs on-location painting classes in Mexico. Curl is the Editorial Cartoonist for the Palo Alto Daily News. To see more of his work please go to www.homepage.mac.com/stevecurl
FRANCES FREYBERG
Frances is an emerging photographer specializing in portraits of
people, wildlife, nature and architecture from her travels to more than
45 countries. Through her photography, she hopes to educate people
about our world, and to inspire them to get out and experience it for
themselves. She's particularly drawn to scenes that express beauty,
excitement, humor and diversity, whether through a brilliantly colored
blossom or a poignant face in the crowd. Her photographs can be found
in galleries and in private collections worldwide, as well as online at
www.francesfreyberg.com
DORIANE HEYMAN
Whether Doriane Heyman works in watercolor or acrylics, her paintings are strong and colorful. Often she finds an unusual angle, a different way of looking at the world. Her subject matter can be anything, from townscapes in different countries, people in different settings, flowers, still lifes, to odd objects. She has been represented by a number of galleries and her paintings have found a place in private collections in various countries.
KAREN LEONI
Karen is a resident of San Mateo and enjoys plein air painting as well as creating larger works in the studio from outdoor studies. Considered a "Contemporary Impressionist" with a focus on figure-in-landscape, Karen works in both oil and pastel mediums. She has studied at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and College of San Mateo and has taken workshops with Albert Handell, Robert Johnson, Clayton Beck and Richard Schmid.
www.karenleoni.com
ALAN MCGEE
Alan McGee's photography is firmly based in the classic West Coast Landscape tradition that he uses a a point of departure. McGee's aesthetic aim is to present images with multiple levels of meaning, and he is interested in exploring the energy that seems to exist between what is represented and what is implied in the photograph. www.alanmcgeephotography.com
JIM PROMESSI
Jim Promessi, Bay Area artist and retired Art Professor at Skyline College, does California landscapes, figurative and still life work. Favored mediums are oil on canvas and soft pastel on paper. Juried exhibitions in California museums include: Phelen Awards Show, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco; Triton Museum, Santa Clara; Pioneer Museum and Haggin Art Gallery, Stockton; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento. His award-winning work has appeared in Pastel Highlights and American Artists Publication, Collectors Edition. American Artist Magazine awarded him the Grand Prize in their National Competition commemorating their 60th year in print. Member of the Oil Painters of America and an Artist Member of the California Art Club, est. 1909.
www.promessi.com
JULIA SEELOS
Julia Seelos, resident of Redwood City CA, breathes new life into plein air landscapes and seascapes with her poetic brushwork and dynamic design. From southwestern themed still lifes to the rocky California coast, Julia creates a bold style in her body of work. Seelos holds memberships in the California Art Club and Oil Painters of America. www.juliaseelosgallery.com
ROBERT K. SEMANS
From a strong academic tradition, Robert brings realism to a higher level with with a Rembrandt like quality to the paint illuminating the essential concepts within his subject. His portraits may be found in the collections of NASA—Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, NASA-Langley in Virginia, the California State Senate in Sacramento, the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, Gonzaga University in Spokane, San Jose State University, the law firm of Flehr, Hohbach, Teste, Albritton, and Herbert, as well as in many private collections throughout the United States. www.robertksemans.com
MARY K. STAHL
Mary K. Stahl, of Palo Alto, works in soft pastels creating impressionistic landscapes and still life paintings in her studio and in plein air. Stahl records her emotional reaction to a subject on paper or canvas, creating a visual harmony that inspires. She participates in juried plein air events, group shows, and has had several one man exhibits. Her paintings are in many private collections throughout the United States and Europe. www.marystahl.com
BARBARA VON HAUNALTER
Barbara von Haunalter, resident of Los Altos Hills CA, paints impressionist plein air landscapes in watercolor and oil. Her strong design and subtle use of color offers a unique view on the traditional landscape.
NANCY WAGSTAFF
Nancy Wagstaff of Atherton, graduated from the University of California at Davis with a major in art. She continued her studies at Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles, where she studied Illustration for four semesters. She moved to San Francisco where she worked at a design studio for several years, followed by 22 years of working as a free-lance package designer/illustrator for a design studio in San Rafael. For the last four years, Wagstaff has had time once again to pursue her interest in fine art. She has also studied with Bay Area artists Rebecca Alzonfon and Bob Gerbracht, as well as Tony Ryder of Santa Fe, Michael Grimaldi of New York, and Michael Situ of Laguna Beach. Her artistic interests cover portraiture, figurative, and landscapes. http://nancewagstaff.googlepages.com
ALICE WEIL
Alice Weil, a third generation Californian, grew up watching the fog rolling in over the Coastal Range, the California hills changing from spring green to warm gold and all the changes in between. Always in awe of these vistas, capturing these fleeting moments on canvas became the inspiration for her paintings. www.aliceweil.com
STEVE WOOLERY
Steve Woolery, of San Mateo CA, is a self-taught artist working primarily in soft pastel. He is inspired by capturing the grandeur of California’s unique incredible beauty from the coast to the Sierras - always with a special fondness for dramatic skies.
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