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July and August, 2024
FEATURED ARTIST
Lawrence Harris
Lawrence Harris
Lawrence worked as a draftsman and commercial artist prior to his career as a teacher. He is now a writer and artist. In terms of painting, he’s especially interested in landscapes and the human figure. Lawrence enjoys working in the realist and impressionist styles, but also increasingly in the abstract as well."
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PREVIOUS FEATURED ARTISTS
June...2024 Alma Woodsey Thomas
"Alma Woodsey Thomas was an African-American artist and teacher who lived and worked in Washington, D.C., and is now recognized as a major American painter of the 20th century." (Wickepedia) . Known for colorful canvases filled with abstract shapes and patterns, Alma W. Thomas had her first one-woman show at the age of 68, after retiring from a thirty-five year teaching career. |
February and March...2024 Cherryl Silveria
Cherryl is a traditional painter. She describes her work as Romantic or Realism. Her studio is outside of Soledad, California, in the Mission District of Monterey County where she paints local landscapes of farms, vineyards, and cattle. One was selected by the City of Salinas to send to their Sister City in Japan. |
January...2024 Ardith Banuelos
Ardith has loved creating art and crafts all her long life. When her children were young, she created dress patterns and sewed for them as well as herself. Later, she took many classes to do more artistic things including numerous craft and painting techniques. She truly enjoys being a member of SVAA and attends as many sessions as possible. |
November and December...2023 Michael Elliott
Michael studied environmental science, psychology, art (ceramics and some printmaking), then computer systems. Early on, he and his wife did craft fairs. Later, he explored ceramics and glass blowing. Now retired, he has become a watercolor enthusiast and is developing those skills. |
September.. 2023 Faye Russo
While attending high school, she worked as a colorist in a photography studio, and later worked in a floral shop as a designer. A lithograph of her drawing of the John Steinbeck House was purchased by the City of Salinas and sent to Japan to hang in the City Hall of its sister city Kushikino, Kagoshima. |
April... 2023 Gail Lawrence
Gail's father and mother painted with oils as a hobby and gave her paintindg supplies and an art book when she was 7 years old. Her father patiently let Gail paint when he painted. She continues to have an interest in painting. She now paints in oil, watercolor, acrylics, pen and pastels. |
March... 2023 Joan Wells
Joan mostly learned by reading, sketching and collecting books on different artist books. "As far as I can remember, my 1st joy was pencil and paper and then colors." I have been into many artistic endeavors such as ceramics, china painting and kiln firing but water colors became what I loved most |
February... 2023 Vivian Aizawa
Vivian grew up in Hong Kong. She was educated in the UK and the US. She did Chinese ink painting after high school and studied under three masters. She was introduced to western painting during college years, with acrylic as the primary media. Watercolor came along later in her life. |
January... 2023 Mary Garza
Family and a career spent as the owner of her own hair salon were early priorities. After attending an art class, her first oil painting was accepted as one of 42 entrees out of 500 submitted. She is now an internationally known artist and her child hood dreams have been realized. |