David Wolfram was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved to California in 1975. He graduated with Distinction from Art Center College of Design, with a BA in Illustration in 1985. He was employed as a Toy Designer and Design Manager at Mattel Inc. for 22 years. After leaving corporate life, inspired by the California […]
My work explores wood as a material through form. I prefer to work with complicated wood and simple forms. Wood as a material – or rather as a range of materials – brings so much individuality in terms of palette, pattern, texture, and weight. I find that simple shapes compete less with the qualities of […]
Robert Reinhardt was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1955. Growing up in a military family, he was on the move throughout the United States for the first 13 years of his life. While moving during his formative years was often difficult and challenging, as an adult he learned to view these diverse experiences as an […]
I grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. After living in San Francisco for over 11 years, I moved to Los Angeles with my husband and have lived in the South Bay since 1996. I became a stay at […]
A fascination with rocks, shells and metal led Joyce Carol Watanabe to learn jewelry making. When an auntie taught her pearl knotting, she continued taking metalwork classes at Long Beach Community College, Venice Community Adult School, and Torrance Cultural Arts Center. At the Culver City Rocks and Minerals Club workshop volunteers taught her lapidary to […]
Barbara is a watercolor artist living in Fairfield, California. She developed a passionate interest in art during childhood trips to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Her appreciation of art developed into taking art classes and painting on her own about ten years ago. Adventures on the road have inspired plein air watercolor paintings […]
Kalinka Corbacho was born in Valencia, in 1966, and spent her childhood years in both Venezuela and Spain. Her interest in art was cultivated during her adolescence, and she has continued to develop throughout her life as a self-taught artist. Toward the end of the seventies, when she was studying in Madrid, the seeds of […]
Patricia Hughes paints the shore, the desert and the mountains near her home in Southern California. Favorite painting spots are the cliffs of Palos Verdes and the surf at El Porto. Painting “en plein air” is a passion for the artist, and she revels in the joy and the challenges of painting outside. Inspired by […]
“Without words, Garren’s brush, paint and canvas allow her to capture fragments of God’s creation with a unique balance of color, light, and shadow. She lures the viewer to experience beauty, harmony and tranquility in her work.” Dolores Garren’s oil paintings reflect her love of landscapes and seascapes of the California coast. She comments, “I’m […]
Christina Centofante was born in New Brunswick, Canada and currently resides in Southern California on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. She has worked as a professional artist since graduating from Fashion Institute of Technology in New York with a degree in commercial art and advertising design. Captivated by an array of subjects — portrait, still life, […]