 | "I want my audience to discover those feelings and emotions that inspire us and tells us who we are." His passion is documenting the Southwest/Latino culture, using portraiture and candid photography. |
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Painting portraits, pets, wildlife and still life is but one of Carol's artistic endeavors. She is also owner of Carnahan Jewelers and has designed jewelry for over 20 years. Her one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces are made using the lost wax process. |
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 | I find the human figure one of the most remarkable, interesting, and beautiful elements in life. You will discover them as subjects in most of my paintings. |
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 | Diane is a master of all media, mixing watercolor with pastels, pencil, acrylics, and other media to achieve an ethereal, dreamlike effect in both her realistic and her non-representational paintings. |
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Janice's current work has been inspired by watching people in situations that engender a range of human feelings. She creates poignant portraits focusing on the different kinds of beauty seen in their faces.
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 | Jill creates abstracted visions of internal worlds which take the viewer on a journey into realms of expression, imagination, and whimsey. "Art is a place to be lost and found. It is the telling of tales, the revelation of secrets we hold beneath our skin."
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 | As an artist (printmaking, painting, mixed media), my work is also my pleasure. It is where I lose myself AND where I make discoveries about myself. |
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 | To me, process is everything. I avoid starting a painting the same way every time. Each experience is a little different, and as I paint various ideas and problems occur so I might put the painting away until a solution comes to mind. Seldom do I start and finish work all in one session; some take several years to complete. |
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 | Penny loves the colors of the outdoors and strives to capture their beauty and strength; her floral paintings are good examples of her bold use of color. Wild places, especially Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada mountains spark many of her plein air paintings. |
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 | Angela utilizes all media; her spontaneous assembly of color and texture propels her bold and distinct style. She states: "Most artists only concentrate on the visible … I strive to capture what is just underneath the superficial layer, to convey the very essence of my subjects." |
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 | For Carol, who has followed an artistic path since childhood, "Paintings, communicate emotional feelings through color, composition, perceived content, and are completed by the response of the viewer." |
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 | A full time aviation artist for more than 20 years, Dan devotes his energy to the men, women, and machines that have made aviation history. |
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 | A renewed love for portraiture and figurative work led Elizabeth to carry her camera everywhere with her, seeking that elusive, special quality of light, or a group of people in an interesting activity, ... to capture that perfect moment. |
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 | One of the founders of Brandon Gallery, Jeanne has painted since childhood. She now leads the much-sought-after Monday Plein Air Painters, here in Fallbrook, and finds great inspiration both in her local surroundings and in summer vacations in Mendocino. |
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 | The planned and frequently accidental experience of mixing water with pigment is spiritual. I am inspired by the moment. Some paintings tell a story, others capture a fleeting glance to let the observer experience a personal emotional moment. |
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| Kay characterizes her paintings as spiritual, romantic, and emotional. Capturing the California landscape, flowers, garden motifs, and "inner light" are her current focus....and bringing subjects up close and personal.
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A part-time resident of her family's medieval village of Saorge, France, Nicole enjoys photographing the energetic street life of Europe. "I love photography for its artistic possibilities, and its power to preserve - say a child's smile 60 years earlier - for later generations, using but light and receptors." |
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 | Rita was introduced to the art of the print in Japan. "I have integrated my many experiences traveling, and my feelings about nature into my work. I am eager to continue on this path." She likes to combine acrylic painting with her prints, resulting in more abstract compositions. |
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Carol is an accomplished watercolor painter.
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 | Carol enjoys creating personal paintings; images of family, paintings of people or places she loves, often using collage. "Papers of all kinds fascinate me - their textures, colors or their attached memories (like the wrappings from a gift)." |
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 | Dean's ideas come to him from people, experiences, and things around him. Versatility seems to be with him in all different mediums. He works with ceramics, drawings, and paintings, and likes to switch between them often. |
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 | Evelyn works in various media, but pastels are her favorite: "The true joy of painting is to see your thoughts and ideas come alive through a brush or pastel." |
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 | Getting the most from difficult light situations highlights Jerry Kalman's unique approach: "...the image maker must be creative to capture scenes in a fresh and desirable way." He has transformed a life-long interest in urban architecture into a collection of fine art photographs, including many from Fallbrook's Vintage Car Show and Hot Summer Nights. |
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 | What excites me is the challenge of incorporating various materials into my work. The result is often a piece that is full of energy and movement, conveying my sense of spontaneity and creativity.
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 | For Linda, a research scientist until she retired, painting is about saving the impressions, moods and feelings of what she sees. The process of painting becomes a dialog between her and the canvas. |
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 | Noreen's textile creations reflect a connectedness with her surroundings; rolling hills, big sky, stars, the moon - they all seem to fit together in perfect harmony.
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Artists
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