I’ve been an artist most of my life but have only been a self-taught painter for the last nine years. My early work in watercolor stated in 2010 with my “Holy Cow” painting taking me over a year because I had to learn to paint well enough to finish it for a scheduled show. In 2014 I started working in acrylics and work back and forth to combine mediums in some instances. I paint on a flat surface due to physical limitations so all of my work is done on a large table, fine for watercolors but when I went to acrylics on a larger surface of work it became more challenging and probably has something to do with my style of painting. I enjoy doing one-of-a-kind works and changing styles. Sometimes I will do a series of work on the same subject to work out all the possibilities that present themselves. I usually have a conceptual image of my work before I start, often having the title before the image. I work out ideas in sketch books and in my work itself, hoping to meet that conceptual image in my head. I find that while painting as in life you have to take what is before you and learn how to make it work and not be afraid to go where it takes you. To learn from your mistakes while taking what works and applying it to your next painting. I’ve been told my work has its own recognizable style, lying somewhere between realism and surreal to abstract and just distracting. I believe a sense of humor along with self-reflection weaves its way as a thread through most of my work.

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Buttons have always been special to me; from the time I was a child running my fingers through my grandma's button tin to today as I create jewelry with them. They inspire me to design unique pieces of wearable art and to see beyond something that just holds our clothes together. Their color, texture and immense variety allow for limitless creativity and style. They aren't always willing to do what I need them to do but I've learned how to finesse them into doing what I see for them. My technique is all self-taught, and to preserve the integrity of the buttons I use a No Harm design. I utilize various gauge wire to create and secure my design elements, which have also been known to include repurposed jewelry items like pins, segmented bracelets and shoe clips. I hope you appreciate my vision for buttons as much as I do. Button In Your Life Jewelry Design

Lynn Clevenger

I create art because I love the feeling of transforming a surface into something new. From grade-school desktops to fine art papers and canvas, I've always been excited to watch an image emerge from nothing. I see myself as constantly evolving as an artist in skill and expression, but my work, in it's purest form will forever come from this desire. For me the process of creating my art has become a sort of obsession. When I'm working a piece, pushing and pulling layers of colors and sharping detail, I'm acutely focused, and at my happiest.

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Rose Juarez is a Bay Area born creative and self-taught artist based in NorCal. She has a bold & intuitive style that she enjoys expressing through acrylic paint & multimedia. While she most often paints with her fingers, no type of instrument that could be used to apply paint is off limits! Whether in her home studio or at live events, Rose enjoys bringing spirited and transformative images from her heart to the canvas. Her works are influenced by nature, faith and her Mexican American culture. Her focus is to bring a sense of bold distinction, serenity & joy to your live events and to your favorite living or work spaces.

Rowena Noelani Ednilao is a native Hawaiian artist influenced by a lifelong immersion in a medley of vibrant cultures and island panoramas. Now residing in Northern California, her tropical palette is more prominent in her acrylic paintings, a reflection of her childhood experience .

Marilyn Peters is a self-taught artist raised in Redding, CA. I have a passion for abstract acrylic painting and resin art. I love being in my studio creating different pieces of artwork to share with others. Painting is my way of being creative and to "wash away the dust of everyday life", as Pablo Picasso said.

I paint in oils with the saturated colors of creation ~ with glowing light reflecting on sky and water, animals and people. My landscape impressions have an abstract quality, and I also paint in a more realistic, yet painterly, style. Whimsy and beauty and the goodness of God are my inspirations in creating pieces that hopefully bring joy and feelings of peace to the viewer.

My name is Grace Champney, I’m 9 years old and I hope to become a professional artist someday. I love drawing, painting and creating 3D art.

Art. It’s a motion piece of my brain that just coexists in my world. It’s not blinding, or overwhelming, it’s just a part of me. When that part of me mashed with another passion, it brought color into my life palette; cars and my own ability that was passed down to me from the man that showed me love for both—my dad. I have opened my perspective of my creativity and started even doing photography, while sticking to realism especially with JDM culture in my artwork. All while pursuing my artistic goals, even created a second family to share my passion of automotive engineering and car shows with. I openly dedicate my ambition not to myself, but to my father, my grandpa, my car family, and many others who have supported me to get me to where I am now. As an 18 year old artist and enthusiast, you can pursue anything that comes to mind, just stay dedicated.

My art is one way I express myself. A lot my drawings are a visual diary for what is going on in my life and at times bring me a sense of peace. I am inspired by everything around me including other artists and I am fascinated by all art and the different creative processes. I want to try everything. I am always learning and experimenting with new techniques. My works explore themes that range from loneliness to beauty to motherhood.

Art, especially painting is fairly new to me. The first time I picked up a paint brush was about 2 years ago. As a boy I always liked to draw and sketch. Terry Redlin and Norman Rockwell inspired me. I primarily use oil paint and sometimes block in my paintings in acrylic. Nostalgic scenes, portraits and westerns are my favorite subjects. I credit God for my artistic gift

I love painting people and while I am mostly known for my evocative pastel portraits I enjoy a variety of subjects and media. Most afternoons you will find me in the studio experimenting with oil, watercolor, acrylic or alcohol ink. Lately I have been working on a more in depth exploration of landscapes in pastel. I have also been enjoying drawing with live models as part of a local figure drawing group. Whether I am doing portraits, landscapes or abstracts you can be sure that I am having a blast in the studio, my happy place.

I am a lifelong artist. I’m always learning and have experimented with different artistic outlets over the years. Drawing, dance, floral arrangement, poetry and acrylic painting. I love nature and bring my insomniac inspiration and personal spiritual energy to my art.

Rachel Quaday was born in North Dakota in 1981. She begins her compositions without a preconceived notion of what will emerge on the paper. Free-form lines and shapes emerge spontaneously. The natural world, as well as motifs found in art nouveau and folk art, strongly influence her aesthetic. Rachel has lived abroad for more than fifteen years, and she has exhibited her work in France, Spain, and Austria.

Painting, for Christy, is where the natural and the supernatural meet to create a beautiful cohesion. She feels as humans we crave the supernatural realm, the deep emotions of passion, love, peace and joy. If she can evoke those emotions through her art, she finds she’s done her job. She feels the emotions flow through her as she paints- and prays that they become tangible onto her canvas.