var pattAbbott = new Artist("Patt Abbott",1,0,"default");
pattAbbott.setCard("","","","","","","","pattabbott@cox.net");
var jodyAbssy = new Artist("Jody Abssy",1,4,"default");
jodyAbssy.setCard("","","","","","","","");
jodyAbssy.bio = "No longer a member.
";
jodyAbssy.add("California Whimsy",3,1,"0:0",0,0,2,"californiaWhimsy","");
var davidAinsley = new Artist("David Ainsley",1,0,"default");
davidAinsley.setCard("","","","","","","","ddavidainsley1@yahoo.com");
davidAinsley.add("Going into the Wind",3,11,"0:0",0,0,2,"goingIntoTheWind","");
var donnaBaird = new Artist("Donna Baird",1,0,"default");
donnaBaird.setCard("","","","","","","","");
var alisonBaldwin = new Artist("Alison Baldwin",9,2,"alisonBaldwin");
alisonBaldwin.setCard("Alison Baldwin's studio","4460 Newport Ave","San Diego","CA","92107",
"(619) 224-3942","alisonbaldwin.com","alicatnob@aol.com");
alisonBaldwin.bio = "I was the daughter of a Navy officer and grew up in many parts of the United States and in France and Spain. My formal studies were at Washington University in St Louis, and at George Washington University in Washington. DC, where I received a degree in Fine Art. Before I moved to San Diego in 1975 I traveled extensively, and worked at The National Gallery of Art for several years.
I find my inspiration in nature, in the world around me, in my home, my garden, my family, my pets, in mythology and fairy tales, and of course, art history. I work in many media, but prefer liquid watercolor with India ink or colored pencil on paper. I am also producing digital compositions combined with hand-made paper, and have done pieces with hand-made postal stamps for many years.";
alisonBaldwin.add("Shell Carpet",3,12,"15.5:13.5",800,0,1,"shellCarpet",
"Watercolor and pencil. Image size 6.5\" x 5\"");
alisonBaldwin.add("Night Bloom",1,14,"17.25:14.25",800,0,1,"nightBloom",
"Image sixe 8\" x 6.5\"");
alisonBaldwin.add("Cheshire",3,12,"14:14",800,0,1,"cheshire",
"Watercolor and Pencil. Image size 7\" diameter.");
alisonBaldwin.add("Amanti Fragment",1,12,"12:10",0,0,16,"amantiFragment",
"Hand-made Paper, Digital Collage, Watercolor, Pencil & Ink Stamp. ");
alisonBaldwin.add("Willow's Magic Carpet",9,27,"14:11",100,0,1,"willowsMagicCarpet",
"Limited edition gicleé. Archival paper, ink and matte. Unframed. Image size 7.5 x 6.25");
alisonBaldwin.add("Muse",9,27,"14:11",100,0,1,"muse",
"Limited edition gicleé. Archival paper, ink and matte. Image size 7.5 x 5.5. Unframed. ");
var petarBarbaros = new Artist("Petar Barbaros",1,0,"default");
petarBarbaros.setCard("","","","","","","","barbarosaart@hotmail.com");
var valorieBarnard = new Artist("Valorie Barnard",1,0,"valorieBarnard");
valorieBarnard.setCard("","3865 Wild Oats Lane","Bonita","CA","91911",
"(619) 470-7117","","valnbob1@cox.net");
valorieBarnard.bio = "Valorie Barnard was born in Torrance, CA. She has always been interested in the arts whether the project was painting, crafts or photography. In August of 2000, with the encouragement of a friend, Ms. Barnard attended her first art class through National City Adult School. The medium was acrylic painting and the instructor was Raul Espinoza. There Mr. Espinoza nurtured Val's talent and encouraged her to try other media. Since that time, Ms. Barnard has continued to grow as an artist, expanding her artistic experience by also working in pastel and oil pastel. Val is the past President of the Pastel Society of San Diego where she served on the Board of Directors for the past six years. Ms Barnard has also served on the Board of the Bonita Artist Potpourri and she has worked as a volunteer for the Southwestern Art Association.
Artist's Statement: \"I've always used the camera as a means of expression. The fine arts, whether the media is pastel, watercolor, charcoal, acrylic, or oil have allowed me to put my camera down and to communicate in new and exciting ways. My quest is to use these media to translate what I see and what I feel into each piece of art.\"";
valorieBarnard.add("A Walk in the Park",3,13,"20:16",250,0,2,"aWalkInThePark","");
valorieBarnard.add("Sumei's Epiphyllum",3,13,"18:24",400,30,0,"sumeisEpiphyllum","");
valorieBarnard.add("Elephants at Addo",3,13,"29:23",475,30,0,"elephantsAtAddo","");
valorieBarnard.add("Yellow Epiphyllum",3,13,"24:30",450,30,0,"yellowEpiphyllum","");
valorieBarnard.add("Eagles on the Pines",3,13,"22:26",450,30,0,"eaglesOnThePines","");
valorieBarnard.add("Embracing the Morning",3,13,"18:23",425,30,0,"embracingTheMorning","pastel");
valorieBarnard.add("Changing Colors",3,13,"24:30",450,30,0,"changingColors","");
valorieBarnard.add("Feeding Frenzy",3,13,"18:23",425,30,0,"feedingFrenzy","");
var jimBates = new Artist("Jim Bates",1,2,"jimBates");
jimBates.setCard("Jim Bates Watercolors","675 Poets Square","Fallbrook","CA","92028",
"(760) 723-233","jimbateswatercolors.com","jsbates2@sbcglobal.net");
jimBates.bio = " I studied art and graphic design atThe Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles (now located in Pasadena). Icreate images that depict emotional moments. My work is representational watercolorderived through layers of glazes to arrive at rich and bold colorful depictionsof evocative images. I experience something-see a photograph; read a verse; heara piece of music and then paint. To me, the planned and frequently accidentalexperience of mixing water with pigment is spiritual. Since I am inspired by themoment, my watercolor paintings are not identifiable by styles. Some tell astory, others capture a fleeting glance to let the observer draw his or her ownconclusion. I think of my work as emotional moments expressed on paper. Mywatercolors grace homes in San Diego County, throughout the United States and in London, Paris and Tokyo. In addition to fine art, I created the line of \"Uniquely Fallbrook\" paintings available as note cards, limited edition prints and shirts. Images include \"Tango\" a black Labrador Retriever holding an avocado in his mouth. This iconic image is reproduced on note cards, shirts and prints and sold at A Few of Our Favorite Things retail shop in Fallbrook along with a small selection of original watercolors and gicleé prints. Other images include a \"Guacamole Stand\". My \"Uniquely Fallbrook\" gicleé prints can also be purchased at the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce. I live in Fallbrook, California where I spend most days in my studio. Recent awards include: 2008, San Diego Watercolor Society Donated Award, San Diego County Fair; 2007, Art of the Avocado Competition, First Place and People's Choice; La Jolla Art Association, Open Juried Show, Honorable Mention; San Diego County Fair: 3rd Place Water Media. 2006, Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce Artist of the Year, San Diego County Fair: 2nd Place Water Media; 4th Place Water Media; People's Choice Fallbrook Art Association Open Juried Show: 4th Place Water Media. 2005, Fallbrook Art Association Open Juried Show: 1st Place Water Media; \"People's Choice\"; San Diego County Fair: 3rd Place Water Media; SDMA Artists Guild Award. 2004, Fallbrook Art Association Open Juried Show: 4th Place Water Media; \"People's Choice\" Memberships: Fallbrook Art Association, the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, San Diego Art Institute and the San Diego Watercolor Society. I have exhibited in juried shows throughout San Diego County, California at ArtWalk, Little Italy; the La Jolla Festival of the Arts, La Jolla; the COLA Gallery in Carlsbad; Coronado Art Walk in Coronado; Del Mar Art Stroll: and the San Diego Museum of Art Artist's Guild Fine Art Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2007.";
jimBates.add("Politics",3,17,"21:29",2200,0,16,"politics",
"Original watercolor, 300 pound watercolor paper, matted and framed; white mat, narrow black frame. Acrylic substituted for glass. Limited Edition Gicleé Prints, 140 pound watercolor paper, unframed: $125.00");
jimBates.getArtworkByTitle("Politics").addAward(1,"Indian Wells Art Festival","2008");
jimBates.add("Soul Man",3,17,"12:18",125,0,16,"soulMan",
"Original SOLD. Limited Edition Gicleé prints, unframed 140 pound watercolor paper");
jimBates.add("Poker With The Boys",3,17,"21:29",2200,0,1,"pokerWithTheBoys",
"Original Watercolor, 300 pound watercolor paper, matted and framed. White mat, narrow black frame. Acrylic substituted for glass. Limited Edition Gicleé Prints, unframed: $125.00");
jimBates.getArtworkByTitle("Poker With The Boys").addAward(0,"Fallbrook Fine Art Open Juried Show","2007");
jimBates.add("Wild Wanda",3,17,"21:14",1800,0,1,"wildWanda",
"Original watercolor, matted and framed in black with acrylic.
| Gicleé Prints |
|---|
| Matted and Framed | $220 |
| Matted only | $190 |
| Gicleé only | $178 |
Printed on watercolor paper.
Please contact Jim Bates. |
");
jimBates.add("Tango Dancers",3,17,"28.5:20.5",2200,0,1,"tangoDancers",
"Original watercolor, matted and framed in black with acrylic.
| Gicleé Prints |
| Matted and Framed | $215 |
| Matted only | $185 |
| Gicleé only | $178 |
Printed on watercolor paper.
Please contact Jim Bates. |
");
jimBates.add("Buxom Blondie",3,17,"21.5:29",2400,0,1,"buxomBlondie",
"Original watercolor matted and framed in black with acrylic.
| Gicleé Prints |
|---|
| Matted and Framed | $220 |
| Matted only | $190 |
| Gicleé only | $178 |
Printed on watercolor paper.
Please contact Jim Bates. |
");
var judithBeck = new Artist("Judith Beck",1,0,"default");
judithBeck.setCard("","","","","","","","jbeck14@mac.com");
var richardBecker = new Artist("Richard Becker",3,0,"default");
richardBecker.setCard("","","","","","","","rb@richardbecker.com");
var sayakoBecker = new Artist("Sayako Becker",3,0,"default");
sayakoBecker.setCard("","","","","","","","sayokoart@mac.com");
var stephenBeckVonPeccoz = new Artist("Stephen Beck-von-Peccoz",3,0,"default");
stephenBeckVonPeccoz.setCard("","","","","","","","sgb9@cornell.edu");
var dorisBesikof = new Artist("Doris Besikof",1,0,"default");
dorisBesikof.setCard("","","","","","","","");
dorisBesikof.add("The Very Thought of You",3,11,"20:26",850,0,2,"theVeryThoughtOfYou","");
var caseyBemis = new Artist("Casey Bemis",1,4,"default");
caseyBemis.setCard("","","","","","(769) 787-0865","","kcbemis@earthlink.net");
caseyBemis.bio = "No longer a member.
";
caseyBemis.add("Spring",3,1,"0:0",0,0,2,"spring","");
var shantBeudjekian = new Artist("Shant Beudjekian",1,2,"shantBeudjekian");
shantBeudjekian.setCard("","8510 Run of The Knolls","San Diego","CA","92127",
"(619) 992-0500","shant.artspan.com/","shant1971@yahoo.com");
shantBeudjekian.bio = "Born in 1971 in the city of Beirut, Lebanon where the practice of art became a way of expressing myself and sharing that with the people close to me. Simultaneously, it was in this time period that I discovered that soccer was another passion. My talent in soccer developed in the nearby soccer fields throughout the MiddleEast. Hence, I gained recognition from the national youth soccer team of under the age of 14, in Geneva, Switzerland and won many trophies and medals at that time.
After living in Geneva , we decided to emmigrate again to another peaceful city several thousand miles away to a city in California where we lived for ten years as I continued to complete a Bachelor degree in the area of Fine Arts with a minor in Ceramics at a School named Otis College of Art and Design. The school was affiliated with Parsons in New York until 1992. Followed by a one year at Rhode Island School of Design in the subject of Landscape Architecture. I have been painting and making Pottery seriously for the past four years as my work began to mature continuously with several acceptances from curators and Gallery Directors on the East Coast. Most notably an exhibition at the Pleaides Gallery ,New York City. I have participated in Juried competitions under such Jurors as Lisa Dennison Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Susan Masuoka, Director of Aidekman Arts Center Tufts University, Dana Miller, Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum, Dr. Andrea Spaulding Norris, at the Lousiana State University , Anne Rocheleau, Director of the Rhode Island Foundation Gallery, and David Kiehl, Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Now living in the West Coast I have been notable for selling art and exhibiting in numerous occasions at the SDAI San Diego Art Institute of the Living Artist and stores in San Diego. Hence, I have achieved recognition for attaining first place prize award from the La Jolla Art Association for one of the best regional artists in San Diego. I am also a chairperson of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild.
An Artist Statement by Shant Beudjekian
I have always had a drive to pursue art as a profession; my influences and inspirations are dependent on artists such as Willem de Kooning, Chuck Close, Lucian Freud, the chaotic linear brush strokes of Jackson Pollock, and the unexpected and bold visual definitions of Pablo Picasso. I believe I have the tendency to view art as a process that enables me to extricate myself from all boundaries. I am very fond of Antoine Gaudi and Picasso and the genre of dynamism that is evident in the works of Boccioni and Jean Dubuffet. The sculptures of Jean Dubuffet who analyzes form within form while creating planes through space is mainly the purpose of why I feel the practice of art is a practice of free ideology. That is where for me the strength of art lies. I feel Antoine Gaudi's work epitomizes the subject of art and architecture in the sense that one may create only through diligence the true beautification of art . Art I believe is an endorsement attempted by individuals who contradict reality in a confined form of space. Art is an element that must be continuously debated upon conceptually and technically in depth until one may create a medium of his own. I believe the subject of Contemporary Art is an analogy to the subject of truth and dare.
To my understanding Art is an element that is absorbed subconsciously as much as consciously. Art involves the process of deconstructing and reselecting visual images, almost as if conducting for the right moment a contortion, on surfaces that ascend at times to various forms of communication.
To me art is a device that enables me to perceive and simultaneously enhance my state of well being. The two integral qualities that were investigated at Otis College of Art and Design were of form and space, as they became repetitively dealt with while apprenticing for artists. Nevertheless, I ,also, fulfilled an internship for one year at Rhode Island School of Design in Landscape Architecture. I have attended The Art Students League of New York for 3 years and the National Academy of Design for 2 years, while I was living in New York. Moreover, I have been painting seriously for the past four years as my work began to mature continuously with several appreciative commentaries from curators and Gallery Directors in the East Coast. I have exhibited in several cities in the east coast of the United States, along with an ongoing exhibition at the Pleiades Gallery ,Philadelphia. I have participated in Juried competitions under Jurors as Lisa Dennison as Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Susan Masuoka, Director of Aidekman Arts Center Tufts University, Dana Miller Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum, Dr. Andrea Spaulding Norris, at the Lousiana State University , Anne Rocheleau, Director of the Rhode Island Foundation Gallery, and David Kiehl Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. My work as it has matured through time, which has only been recent, I began to realize the profound importance of putting aside all that I have learned. Hence, bringing me to accept all visual expressions in society. Thus it is only now in my most recent years that I have been able to perceive a direction and a focus on this journey of realization.
Hence, I believe that art is an ongoing thing, a process that will emerge with the influences of many artisans, which has enabled me to pursue my goals and helped me decide what my ultimate profession is in art... Now living in the West Coast I have been successful for selling art and exhibiting in numerous occasions at the SDAI San Diego Art Institute of the Living Artist, stores in San Diego and most notably now the Fine Art Festival III and IV sponsored by San Diego Museum of Art. I now the most recent job I have had is working at Sea World as a Letter Brush Artist using the theme of sea creatures at Sea World.";
shantBeudjekian.add("Eroticism O.",3,11,"0:0",0,0,2,"eroticismO","");
shantBeudjekian.add("Seal Bay",3,11,"16:20",400,0,2,"sealBay","");
shantBeudjekian.add("The Cove",3,11,"38:48",1000,50,0,"theCove","oil on canvas");
var felixJBonomo = new Artist("Felix J. Bonomo",2,2,"felixJBonomo");
felixJBonomo.setCard("fotosbyfellix","1840 San Pablo Drive","San Marcos","CA","92078",
"(760) 591-3176","","bonomo@sbcglobal.net");
felixJBonomo.bio = "As an engineer and consultant, I have traveled to China on assignments, always with my camera. As a result, I have been driven by a desire to capture images of a country that is in the throes of change. - usually places and people outside the major population centers. I try to capture the moment for all time whether it is a person, place or thing, because everytyhing is impermanent, and what we see at that instant will change immediately after the shutter closes, usually never to be captured again. Changing light ads to this impermanence, and sometimes, when I am lucky, light allows a touch of art to creep into my work. My creative juices flow at their highest when I travel. The light, the people, the scenes are usually new to my eyes and excite me. Capturing them becomes all important and I try to do them justice. Confucius said, 'Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.' While not everything I photograph is beautiful, there is usually an element that communicates some positive emotion to me, and hopefully, to the viewer. I love to travel, so recording memories is part of my work, but the beauty of the world, whether near or far from home, is what draws me into a particular image or scene. Like most photographers, I can easily get lost in my work when I pickup my camera. Too many of the scenes I try to capture are fleeting, so the challenge becomes intense. When there is success, it is lasting because the image will remind me again and again.";
felixJBonomo.add("Sentimental Journey",4,30,"14.25:17.25",195,0,4,"sentimentalJourney",
"Captured in Datong, China. Printed on archival paper. Dimensions include frame");
felixJBonomo.getArtworkByTitle("Sentimental Journey").addAward(0,"North County Photographic Society Member Show","2007");
felixJBonomo.getArtworkByTitle("Sentimental Journey").addAward(3,"Carlsbad Oceanside Art League","2008");
felixJBonomo.add("Lijiang Morning",4,30,"14.25:17.25",195,0,4,"lijiangMorning",
"Captured in Lijiang, China. Printed on archival paper. Dimensions include frame");
felixJBonomo.getArtworkByTitle("Lijiang Morning").addAward(5,"North County Photographic Society Member Show","2007");
felixJBonomo.add("Tibetan Pilgrim",4,30,"17:14",195,0,4,"tibetanPilgrim",
"This pilgrim was walking inside the Buddhist Kumbum at the Pelkor Monastery, near Gyantse, Tibet. The Kumbum is a complex of chapels devoted to Buddism. She moved slowly as if in awe of being in such a holy place. I watched her as she walked in the shadows on the opposite site of the courtyard. Then she turned and came out of the shadow for a brief moment, and the shaft of sunlight fell on her. And I was there at that special moment in time…………..");
felixJBonomo.add("Tibetan Farm Girl",4,30,"17:14",195,0,4,"tibetanFarmGirl",
"While driving along in the Tibetan countryside on our way back to Lhasa, we stopped for a rest. This young girl appeared and acted interested but wary of foreigners (us). And as quickly as she appeared, she was gone with a smile and some biscuits we offered. ");
var graceBoothe = new Artist("Grace Boothe",1,2,"graceBoothe");
graceBoothe.setCard("Grace Boothe Art","17649 Adena Lane","San Diego","Ca","92128",
"858 487-7139","graceboothe.com","graceboothe@yahoo.com");
graceBoothe.bio = " Grace Boothe's traditional training began in New York and flourished in France where she studied for five years. She is the proud recipient of Homage de la Ville de Menton awarded in the juried Villefranche Annual Exhibition. Her \"Plein-Air \" California landscapes are reminiscent of days spent in France studying the Impressionists. Grace is an exhibiting member of Oil Painters of America, award winner of the American Impressionist Society, California Art Club, Laguna Plein Air Association,American Women Artists as well as many regional organizations. Grace recently sat on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Musuem Guild . She has been published in \"Land of Sunlight\" contemporary paintings of San Diego as well as Art of the West magazine.";
graceBoothe.add("Salty Spray",1,4,"0:0",0,0,2,"saltySpray","");
graceBoothe.add("Rock of Ages",3,11,"16:20",0,0,8,"rockOfAges",
"Cliffs of La Jolla, Oil");
graceBoothe.add("San Elijho Lagoon",3,11,"11:14",1200,0,1,"sanElijhoLagoon",
"Estuary of lagoon. This painting was Juried Into OPA show exhibited in Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, Ca. 2007");
graceBoothe.add("Wind and Sea",3,11,"16:20",0,0,16,"windAndSea",
"A view of the coast of LaJolla. This painting was exhibited in the juried show at the LaJolla Art Association Gallery and sold for $1800.00");
graceBoothe.add("The Lagoon",3,11,"12:16",1400,0,1,"theLagoon",
"This painting was juried into the National American Impressionist Show and was exhibited in Chicago at the Hilligoss Gallery, 2007");
graceBoothe.add("All Aglow",3,11,"20:16",1800,0,1,"allAglow",
"Hydrangea bush in full bloom and painted in Plein-Air.");
graceBoothe.add("Golden Cliff",3,11,"30:36",2200,0,1,"goldenCliff",
"This large painting was developed from a smaller study of the sun hitting the cliffs of LaJolla.");
graceBoothe.add("Laguna Coast",3,11,"12:16",1400,0,3,"default",
"A misty morning on the beautiful coast of Laguna painted in Plein-Air from the sea walk at the Montage Resort.");
graceBoothe.add("Sunset Cliffs",3,11,"24:30",0,0,8,"sunsetCliffs","");
var sumikoBraithwaite = new Artist("Sumiko Braithwaite",11,0,"sumikoBraithwaite");
sumikoBraithwaite.setCard("","","","CA","",
"","","ceramicsbysumiko@yahoo.com");
sumikoBraithwaite.bio = "I have had a love affair with all art forms since I was a teenager. I was born in Kumamoto, Japan, and began studying fine arts while still in High School. I traveled to Italy in 1958 and studied under local artists there. I also married while in Naples and my work was put on hold while I raised my family. After four years in Naples, Italy, I moved around a bit. I lived in Washington, D.C., Honolulu, HI and finally settled in San Diego, CA. I became serious with my art as a student at Miramar College where I received an AA degree in Fine Art. I later attended a class in clay at Mesa College and found my calling. At Mesa I studied ceramics, sculpting and glaze technology under Dr. John Conrad, a Master Potter and author of many books on pottery. I create unique \"Double Wall\" pottery in a style that is definitely all my own. Examples of my work can be found in many private collections worldwide. I am a member of Ceramic Artists of San Diego, Shelter Island Art Association, and Coronado Art Association and of course, San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild.";
sumikoBraithwaite.add("Morning Glory",5,3,"7:5:0",425,25,0,"morningGlory",
"This \"Double Wall\" vase is an original work by Sumiko. It was wheel thrown and the outer wall was then designed and hand carved. Vase was high fired to cone six.");
sumikoBraithwaite.add("Little Richie",7,9,"9:7:6",0,0,8,"littleRichie","");
var jeffreyRBrosbe = new Artist("Jeffrey R. Brosbe",2,3,"jeffreyRBrosbe");
jeffreyRBrosbe.setCard("Beyond Words Fine Art Photography","2615 33rd Street","San Deigo","CA","92104",
"(619) 282-0577","beyondwordsgallery.com","brosbe@cox.net");
jeffreyRBrosbe.bio = "I am a collector. Hopefully, you are collectors too. I believe in holding dear, collecting, and sharing those things I discover that touch me, that stimulate me, that move me emotionally, intellectually, or, best of all, in both ways. As an artist I preserve my collection by creating introspective, narrative images in limited edition photographic prints.";
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Point Loma Lighthouse",1,4,"0:0",0,0,2,"pointLomaLighthouse","");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("University of Phnom Phen",4,29,"20:16",450,50,0,"universityOfPhnomPhen",
"Availability: This edition is of 25 (I count each print of an image as one of the edition no matter what the dimensions of that print) and has only 6 remaining. 3 are this size & framed. The price listed is for this image framed with a 3\" mat surrounding it. However, 3 have yet to be printed and so may be ordered unframed in this size or 14 x 11 or 36 x 24. Contact me for prices. brosbe@cox.net If you live in the San Diego area, I am happy to hand deliver the work to you at no charge");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Urban Birds #4",4,30,"11:14",250,50,0,"urbanBirds4",
"Availability: This edition is of 10 (I count each print of an image as one of the edition no matter what the dimensions of that print) and has only 6 remaining. 2 are this size & framed. The price listed is for this image framed with a 3\" mat surrounding it. However, 6 have yet to be printed and so may be ordered unframed in this size or 16 x 20 or 24 x 36. Contact me for prices. brosbe@cox.net If you live in the San Diego area, I am happy to hand deliver the work to you at no charge ");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("University Heights",4,30,"11:14",250,50,0,"universityHeights",
"Availability: This edition is of 10 (I count each print of an image as one of the edition no matter what the dimensions of that print) and has only 8 remaining. 2 are this size & framed. The price listed is for this image framed with a 3\" mat surrounding it. However, 6 have yet to be printed and so may be ordered unframed in this size or 14 x 11 or 36 x 24. Contact me for prices. brosbe@cox.net If you live in the San Diego area, I am happy to hand deliver the work to you at no charge");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Bark Lion",4,29,"36:24",600,0,1,"barkLion",
"Availability: This edition is of 25 (I count each print of an image as one of the edition no matter what the dimensions of that print) and has only 7 remaining. 2 are this size & framed. The price listed is for this image framed with a 3.5\" mat surrounding it. However, 5 have yet to be printed and so may be ordered unframed in this size or 14 x 11 or 24 x 20. Contact me for prices. brosbe@cox.net If you live in the San Diego area, I am happy to hand deliver the work to you at no charge");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Lotus #3",4,29,"20:24",450,50,0,"lotus3",
"Availability: This edition is of 25 (I count each print of an image as one of the edition no matter what the dimensions of that print) and has only 5 remaining. 2 are this size & framed. The price listed is for this image framed with a 3\" mat surrounding it. However, 3 have yet to be printed and so may be ordered unframed in this size or 11 x 14 or 24 x 36. Contact me for prices. brosbe@cox.net If you live in the San Diego area, I am happy to hand deliver the work to you at no charge");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Lily",4,30,"24:20",450,0,2,"lily","");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Rear Window",4,29,"27:31",350,0,2,"rearWindow","");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Critque",4,30,"16:20",250,15,0,"critque","");
jeffreyRBrosbe.add("Bark 17-6-23-110-bw-1",4,30,"38:32",550,25,0,"bark17623110Bw1","photograph");
var manuelitaBrown = new Artist("Manuelita Brown",3,3,"manuelitaBrown");
manuelitaBrown.setCard("Tsahai Studio","255 Santa Fe Drive","Encinitas","CA","92024",
"(760) 436-0362","tsahaistudio.com","manuelita@tsahaistudio.com");
manuelitaBrown.bio = "My work has been described as authentically personal, expressive elegant forms incorporating subtle political statement. It is important to me that my sculptures elicit a connection from viewers at both emotional and cognitive levels.
Most of my work is small, 5-24 inches, but are to be considered maquettes for life-size or monumental pieces to be executed as commissioned works. However, the smaller limited edition bronze sculptures are suitable for table, pedestal, or niche display in the house or the garden.
I am particularly drawn to portraiture in the faces of people I see the wonder, the promise, and the majesty of creation. Thus, I gladly accept commissions to sculpt likenesses of prominent individuals or people known only to loved ones. My goal is to contribute to American public sculpture works that edify human beings and the human spirit. I want to promote respect for the strength, the character, and the beauty of us all.";
manuelitaBrown.add("Blooming",7,2,"11:4:3",950,25,0,"blooming",
"Statement: Lo, how a Rose e'vr blooming from tender stem hath sprung! (From a 15th century German hymn 'Es Ist Ein Ros')");
manuelitaBrown.add("Cardiff Surfer",7,2,"0:0:0",3500,125,2,"cardiffSurfer",
"Statement: Cutting the waves at Cardiff Beach or Swami's in Encinitas is exhilarating to watch. How much more fun it must be to ride the waves.
Credits: Third Place award at the Maritime San Diego 2007 event, which was held aboard the Berkeley.");
manuelitaBrown.getArtworkByTitle("Cardiff Surfer").addAward(2,"Maritime San Diego","2007");
manuelitaBrown.add("Thurgood Marshall",7,9,"12:7 1/2:7 1/2",900,75,0,"thurgoodMarshall",
"Statement: No one man has done more in our time to extend the rights and priviledges of citizenship to all Americans...");
manuelitaBrown.add("Newborn",7,2,"6 1/2:6:1/2",695,35,0,"newborn",
"Statement: The epitome of innocence - completely trusting. The desire of every parent - a healthy newborn.");
manuelitaBrown.add("The MAN",7,2,"15 1/2:3 5/8:7 1/4",2500,75,0,"theMan",
"The MAN walks with purpose because he knows where he is going, and you think he is threatening. The MAN moves with confidence that transmits rhythm to his stride, and you think he's jive time. The MAN has a firm jaw and a resolute gaze, and you think he is menacing. What IS your problem?");
manuelitaBrown.add("Promises",7,2,"0:0:0",0,0,2,"promises","");
manuelitaBrown.add("Zee 1",7,2,"4.5:5:5",850,0,2,"zee1","");
manuelitaBrown.add("I'll Fly Away",7,2,"0:0:0",0,0,2,"illFlyAway","");
manuelitaBrown.add("Dreamin'",7,2,"24:10:10",4500,100,0,"dreamin","");
manuelitaBrown.add("Alofa Tele",7,2,"9.5:5.25:5.25",950,45,0,"alofaTele","");
var williamBrzenski = new Artist("William Brzenski",1,0,"default");
williamBrzenski.setCard("","","","","","","","wjbrzenski@earthlink.net");
var pamBuchan = new Artist("Pam Buchan",1,2,"pamBuchan");
pamBuchan.setCard("Pam Buchan Art Studio","","","CA","",
"(619) 405-8159","pambuchanartstudio.com","pambuchanartstudio@yahoo.com");
pamBuchan.bio = "Pam Buchan's early art training began in New England during the 1960's and included oil painting and design and construction of precious metals and cloisonne enamel. In 1970 she moved to Southern California, raised a family, earned a college degree, and in 1999, after retiring from a 24 year public service career, established Pam Buchan Art Studio.
Since 1990, Pam has had the opportunity to study in various media with many accomplished artists from across the country and Canada including colored pencil artists Bernard Poulin, Vera Curnow, Gary Green, and Ann Kulberg; creativity specialists Ellie Fiddler, France Marie Haeger, and Tarmo Watia; and a number of regional artists associated with the San Diego Watercolor Society, the La Jolla Athenaeum, and UCSD. Most recently Pam has been working with watercolors, pastels, and acrylics concentrating on landcape, still life, and non-objective compositions. ";
pamBuchan.add("Holiday Pear",3,13,"20:16",180,30,0,"holidayPear",
"Original artwork has a white mat and gold metal frame with glass. Shipping charges by U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground within 48 contiguous states. Please e-mail for information re: international shipping.");
pamBuchan.add("Terra Cotta Floral",3,17,"36:28",0,0,16,"terraCottaFloral","");
pamBuchan.add("Pumpkins and Crabapples",3,13,"30:24",395,40,0,"pumpkinsAndCrabapples",
"Original artwork has a white mat and gold metal frame with glass. Shipping charges by U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground within 48 contiguous states. Please e-mail for information re: international shipping.");
pamBuchan.add("Rocking Reindeer",3,13,"24:20",250,30,0,"rockingReindeer",
"Original artwork has white matting and is in a gold metal frame with glass. Shipping charges by U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground within 48 contiguous states. Please e-mail for information re: international shipping.");
pamBuchan.add("Home for the Holidays",3,13,"20:24",250,30,0,"homeForTheHolidays",
"Original artwork has a white mat and silver metal frame with glass. Shipping charges by U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground within 48 contiguous states. Please e-mail for information re: international shipping.");
pamBuchan.add("Lily Meadow",3,17,"36:28",0,0,16,"lilyMeadow","");
pamBuchan.add("Single Pear",3,17,"24:20",225,30,0,"singlePear",
"Original artwork has a white mat and gold metal frame with plexiglass. Shipping charges by U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground within 48 contiguous states. Please e-mail for information re: international shipping.");
pamBuchan.add("One Tomato",3,17,"20:24",225,30,0,"oneTomato",
"Original artwork is painted on watercolor canvas and has a dark brown, wood frame with plexiglass. Ships U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground. Shipping charges by U.S.Postal Service or UPS Ground within 48 contiguous states. Please e-mail for information re: international shipping.");
var richBuchwald = new Artist("Rich Buchwald",1,0,"richBuchwald");
richBuchwald.setCard("","12997 La Tortola","San Diego","CA","92129","(858) 484-3429","","");
richBuchwald.bio = "Watercolorist, Rich Buchwald, is a graduate of the School of the Art Institution, Chicago. He holds a master's degree in education from northwestern University. He is retired from a career as art teacher, supervisor, and consultant in the Chicago Public Schools.
His experience includes television and scenic painting, outdoor bulletin displays, layout and finished art for reproduction, and window display.
Since his arrival in San Diego, he has studied watercolors with Robert Wood, Frank Webb, Don Andrews, Don McNeal, Bob Landry and Milford Zornes.
He is a member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, the Art Institute of San Diego, Spanish Village Art Center, National Watercolor Society, American Society of Marine Artists, San Diego Watercolor Society where he exhibits monthly, La Jolla Art Association, Watercolor West, and a signature member of the Montana Watercolor Society. He is also a past president of the Illinois Art Educationm Association and was recently honored and named a Distinguished Member of that group.
Exhibiting nationally and locally, his work has won prizes and purchase awards. His work is in private collections all over the world including: Canada, England, Germany, Greece, Japan, Mexico, and Alaska to Puerto Rico.
He is a location painter -- 'en plein air'. He wants his pigment saturated brush and the exuberant fragility of watercolor to suggest the joy and energy of the initial encounter with his subjects. His images beckon the viewer to complete the picture.";
richBuchwald.add("First Berth",3,17,"11:15",0,0,8,"firstBerth","");
richBuchwald.add("Star to Sea",3,17,"22:30",0,0,8,"starToSea","");
richBuchwald.add("Rain",3,17,"22:30",1095,0,8,"rain","");
richBuchwald.add("Double Dutch Chocolate",3,17,"22:30",1500,75,2,"doubleDutchChocolate","watercolor");
richBuchwald.add("Spanish Village Entrance",3,17,"28:36",1050,0,1,"spanishVillageEntrance","Plein-air painted.");
var joCaldwell = new Artist("Jo Caldwell",1,2,"joCaldwell");
joCaldwell.setCard("Jo Caldwell's Studio","4576 North Ave. #3","San Diego","CA","92116",
"(619) 850-9986","jocaldwell.com","jo_caldwell@yahoo.com");
joCaldwell.bio = "Essentially my paintings are about people, their appearance, their confusions, their inability to be at peace. I was fortunate enough to study at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School with German Expressionist and encaustic painter, Karl Zerbe. After living for a number of years in the rain forest of Costa Rica, I ended up in San Diego and earned a BA at UCSD in visual arts. There I was immersed in art theory. In 1990 I attended graduate school at Cal State Fullerton, receiving an MFA in Painting and Drawing and teaching a class in Beginning Painting the following fall. I have exhibited in juried exhibitions in Los Angeles, Orange and Los Angeles Counties and have had invitational exhibits at the Downey Art Museum, MiraCosta College and Southwestern College. ";
joCaldwell.add("The Romantics",3,11,"30:40",1500,50,0,"theRomantics",
"Oil on canvas. Framed in a simple slat frame.");
joCaldwell.add("Apparition",3,11,"24:24",600,25,0,"apparition",
"Oil on canvas with a simple poplar slat frame.");
joCaldwell.add("On the Edge",3,11,"30:40",1300,50,0,"onTheEdge","");
joCaldwell.add("Bette",3,11,"36:36",1500,50,0,"bette36",
"Oil on canvas with narrow poplar slat frame.");
joCaldwell.add("Double Image",3,11,"48:60",1800,75,0,"doubleImage","Oil on canvas.");
joCaldwell.add("The Shallow Pool",3,11,"36:36",1500,50,0,"theShallowPool","");
joCaldwell.add("Two Limes in a Black Bowl",3,11,"36:48",1800,75,0,"twoLimesInABlackBowl",
"Framed in a simple poplar slat frame.");
joCaldwell.add("Patterns of Discourse",3,11,"36:48",1800,75,0,"patternsOfDiscourse",
"Framed in a simple slat frame. ");
joCaldwell.add("The Bronze Dog",3,11,"36:36",1200,60,2,"theBronzeDog","");
var shelleyCampbell = new Artist("Shelley Campbell",3,0,"default");
shelleyCampbell.setCard("","P.O. Box 880256","San Diego","CA","92168-0256",
"1(858) 945-8144","","sweetcserendipity@yahoo.com");
shelleyCampbell.bio = "I sculpt abstract, figurative, portrait and botanical 3-dimensional and bas relief bronze sculptures. Some of my commissions installed in San Diego include a bas relief portrait of Judge Louis M. Welsh at the Hall of Justice, Capt. Spishock at the Naval Library, the Honorable Leon Williams at the County Administration Building, Vice Admiral Taylor for a local U.S. Naval facility and a bas relief of a Red Tail Hawk with a 31\" wing span for the San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Other commissions include multiple castings of a 1-1/2 times life-size bronze bust of Enrique \"Kiki\" Camarena for the Enrique Camarena Foundation which are installed at schools, libraries and DEA offices around the country, multiple castings of a 1/2 life-size bust of Frank Sinatra for the Frank Sinatra Countrywide Celebrity Golf Tournament and 4 - 1/2 life-size birds for the City of Seward, Alaska, which include an Eagle, Cormorant, Herring Gull and Puffin. I have been sculpting professionally since 1995. I was the in-house sculptor for a local foundry from 1995-2006 during which time I operated my studio/gallery and curated exhibits of my personal works and works of local artists. I was the Hospitality Chair for the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild from 2004 through 2007. I have a passion for realizing line, shape and emotion into 3-dimensional form. I am primarily self-taught. My personal works are from my imagination and truly from my heart, they are not copies of someone else's perception of what art should be. God is my favorite artist and I thank Him for the talents he has given me. I credit my mother for encouraging my artistic sense by instilling \"art time\" into my daily routine since I was old enough to hold a crayon.";
shelleyCampbell.add("Nocturne",7,2,"20:7:4",0,0,16,"nocturne","");
shelleyCampbell.add("Lullaby",7,2,"23:4:4",0,0,8,"lullaby","");
shelleyCampbell.add("Mind Games",7,2,"14:7:4",0,0,8,"mindGames","");
var joanChan = new Artist("Joan Chan",1,0,"default");
joanChan.setCard("","","","","","","","jmcpc@cox.net");
var nancyClark = new Artist("Nancy Clark",1,0,"default");
nancyClark.setCard("","","","","","","","nclark@womensmedia.com");
var janeDarin = new Artist("Jane Darin",3,3,"janeDarin");
janeDarin.setCard("Jane Darin Studio","6236 Osler Street","San Diego","CA","92111",
"(858) 514-8154","janedarin.net","janed@san.rr.com");
janeDarin.bio = "Imagine waking up one morning to find you had received a fax from the White House! In the fall of 1999, I was invited by Hillary Clinton to create an ornament for the White House Christmas Tree of an American who I felt was unique in America. So I created a cloth portrait of Georgia O'Keeffe. She could only weigh 6 ounces.
A picture of my cloth sculpture of Georgia was included in the tour brochure of the White House for that Christmas season. The sculpture now resides in the Clinton Library. A picture of her can be found here in the listing of my sculptures.
My cloth sculpture is an original one of a kind sculpture. With some I've been inspired to create a poem. I seek to capture a moment, a mood and an attitude of body.
When I began to sculpt in clay I thought I was cross training for my cloth sculptures. Then I was carried away with the whole process of sculpting a face or figure for bronze. I saw people, their faces and the attitudes of their bodies in a whole new way. And I had to learn to capture \"color,\" pattern and rhythm in the bronze through how the light played over the surfaces.
I was inspired to creating faces using real features and expressions. So I sculpt from real people who live around me in San Diego, a port city, with its gas lamp district, street scenes and artists' communities, its bohemian culture side by side with universities and creative technology. In all my sculptures I strive for that moment that creates a dialogue between me and the life I observe.
That's why I enjoy commissions. This past year I have completed a bust and pair of hands for Doc, a set of floor tiles with vines and a butterfly in fossil relief for Elizabeth and a trio of coiled copper plated hangings to display Satish's magnets. Soon I will begin a commission to design two sets of bronze cabinet pulls for bathrooms for Elizabeth's new house. And maybe Chuck will go forward with his commission of a cloth figure with his many hats and easel.
Most recently completed is the bas relief celebrating \"Two Californias\" with 11 ethnic and historic faces in the listing below. And next \"in the works\" is a portrait of a girl and her dog and a surfer enjoying a beach shower.";
janeDarin.add("Waiting",7,2,"13:10.5:10.5",4200,91,0,"waiting",
"A woman sits among her luggage, a bottle in her hand for sipping water and her coat draped over a large steamer trunk. She is also surrounded by a hat box, a small carry box, a back pack and a bundle.
My early experiences of being a girl were that I was always waiting for things, people, trains and busses, trips, appointments, life to begin. Later as a woman I waited for babies to come, waited in hospitals as my parents died, waited for airplanes to come and go. This is me waiting.
This sculpture took more than a year to complete and multiple molds. I switched around luggage until I found the composition pleasing, dynamic and reflecting several eras, locations and levels in society.
Edition #2 of 9 available.
Materials: Bronze sculpture with polished verdi marble base, liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate and cupric nitrate patinas.
Juried Show. SDMA Artists Guild Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego Maritime Museum. San Diego, CA, 2007,
Original Sponsor: Kyle, Claire and Ms Elizabeth Rogers of Walnut Creek, CA ");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Waiting").addAward(0,"Fine Art Exhibition, Bonita Museum and Cultural Center. Bonita, CA","2007");
janeDarin.add("Jesse",7,9,"16:10:7",775,24,0,"jesse",
"Using wet clay is tricky. I love the feel of the finished surface and of the clay while its wet. However, I get annoyed with keeping the clay wet, waiting for the leather stage and I have to have someone else fire it for me because I don't have a kiln. That said, I loved this particular brand of clay because it cured so white I had only to wax it to bring out the beauty of surface.
This particular model often is used for the action figures in computer games. I liked being able to include in this sculpture the twist of his body by including only a hint of his shoulders.
Original one-of-a-kind
Materials: Fired white clay waxed and a black polished marble base.
Juried Show. Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, CA, 2005, Published. Online Exclusive, Jane Darin, The Crafts Report Magazine, November, 2004 ");
janeDarin.add("Under the Magnolias",7,5,"17.5:17:12",3500,34,0,"underTheMagnolias",
"It was under the magnolias
That I paused for just a moment
To hear what You would say.
I hadn't listened for a while.
And I heard You clearly, \"Hello again\".
I couldn't believe my fortune,
That I prayed to hear Your voice and
Once again it was there.
I cried for just the sound of it
Awakening my slumber.
And again I heard You say, \"Hello\".
I grabbed my clarinet.
I wanted to set the word to music.
The music of Your voice
Like a rush within the stillness
Again said, \"Hello\".
The stones were a witness
To my heart's emotion,
Call answering call,
As the tone of it seeped into me
Filling my flesh with longing.
Did I remember to answer, \"Hello?\"
I hope the notes reached You,
\"It's me again.\" revealed my happiness,
The joy of reuniting.
On this day under the magnolias
A question asked and answered.
\"Are You still there?\"
\"Yes, hello again!\"
Poem by Jane Darin
The generation or commission so to speak of this sculpture was a call from the Carol Duvall Show on Home and Garden Television Network. They expressed their desire to visit my studio and film the creative process I use to develop an idea for a sculpture.
They came one day and completed about 8 hours of filming. Then they called to say they were so excited with the footage they had some specific shots they would like to add. So they came for 6 more hours of footage. The finished segment was about 8 minutes long.
Under the Magnolias expresses for me those special moments when the sun breaks through the clouds, the butterfly lands on my hand or a stranger's child looks at me and suddenly smiles for no good reason. It's like the half remembered melody of some magnificent personal prayer.
Original one-of-a-kind
Materials: Wooden base, cloth surface, faux fur, silver clarinet, hand made felt hat, hand made leather boots with laces, dried magnolia pods on bamboo, air dried clay pot, and tangled drier threads for folage in the pot.
Television Show, Carol Duvall, Home and Garden Television, episode #cds 1314.
Juried Show. Combined Organizations of the Visual Artists Exhibit.
Juried Show. Annual Art Exhibit, Saint Paul's Cathedral, San Diego, CA. juried by Ric Todd, Artist in Residence at Saint Paul's and Public and Cultural Arts Coordinator for the city of Chula Vista, CA
");
janeDarin.add("Morning News",7,2,"11.5:9.5:11",3630,89,0,"morningNews",
"I loved sculpting the grace and strength of Lynn's fingers as they interacted with the newspaper. This whole sculpture took separate molds, one for each page of the paper which had to be properly curved to accept the fingers, for each arm with robe, cuff and hand and for the base plate. It all had to be tack welded simultaneously to fit right and be at the right angle, then permanently welded. Thank God for the skilled artisans at Baja Bronze Founry for this part.
I wrote the newspaper. Near his right index finger a headline declares, \"World Peace Announced.\" Another headline concludes \"Stock Market Responds.\" A central picture shows fireworks over the Bay. On the back page are two articles. The IFL playoffs will be in China this year and Art Sells Better in Peacetime. The edition number of the sculpture is the edition number of the newspaper.
Edition #3 of 9.
Materials: Bronze sculpture with gray polished marble base and black marble subbase fingerholds. Patinas are liver of sulfur with red, blue and white dye oxides.
Juried Show. Biennial, The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. Denver, CO, 2006
Juried Show. San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, Boehm Art Gallery at Palomar College. San Marcos, CA, 2004
Published. Online Exclusive, Jane Darin, The Crafts Report Magazine. November, 2004 ");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Morning News").addAward(5,"Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego County Fair in Del Mar, CA ","2005");
janeDarin.add("Paul",7,9,"10.5:8:1",450,0,2,"paul","");
janeDarin.add("Almost Alexander",7,2,"10:5:5",995,45,2,"almostAlexander",
"This sculpture is the only one I ever did completely from my own imagination. I wanted to discover the shapes and proportions that make a face look masculine and handsome. Most of the time period I worked on this sculpture I stared at the face of every man I saw evaluating, appreciating and measuring with my eyes. I quite like the results. Perhaps I should have called him everyman. Instead he is almost Alexander, the conqueror of the known world.
First Edition of 9
Materials: Bronze with a polished onyx base. The chemical patina is liver of sulfur.
Juried Show. Art Of Caring, San Diego Hospice. San Diego, CA, 2005, ");
janeDarin.add("Self Portrait - Feeling All Untied",7,5,"14:12.5:11",7000,52,2,"selfPortraitFeelingAllUntied",
" You! You started this whole transition
And You alone know when and where it will end!
You fill these two boxes with time and space
And shake them over my head according to Your plan.
You give me time like a never-ending piece of string
You spread space around me like a great ocean.
Ever do I search for that single moment when I can be
Fully concentrated in Your presence, spaceless and timeless.
In July, You took away Eugenia.
Jack joined You in August, Victoria left for Los Angeles,
And You ended Joe's job.
You brought me Chelsea Jane in September
But took away my house.
In October You took Peg away.
Now it's 1996 and still I sit between these two boxes,
In transition and feeling all untied.
Still waiting for that single moment in Your presence.
Poem by Jane Darin 1996
The genesis of this cloth sculpture was a challenge issued in my quilt guild. We were given a brown paper bag with a silk man's tie inside. This material forms the torso of the figure, the collar and cuffs and one of the extra arms.
The theme was 'ties that bind.\" I wanted to indicate my state of disconnection generated by a psychological shift in my life at the time and the physical shift of a move caused by the loss of my home, studio and family members. Hense the title, Self Portrait: Feeling All Untied.
Original one-of-a-kind
Currently, this piece has been placed with me for sale on the secondary market from the collection of Diana Wenman, a six time Emmy award winning video director and editor from NYC where she enjoyed a career working with The Electric Company, The Metropolitan Opera and others. She has placed three of her collection of my artworks with me at this time.
Materials: Cloth, a silk man's tie, cardboard, various cottons, oak wood flooring left over from the Sam Goody's store in Horton Plaza, one of my husband Joe's architectural projects at the time. The arms and legs in the boxes are jointed and not removable. The figure is not jointed and can be removed from the footstool. Her hair is some discarded thread left over from my move and includes threads from fringing the cloth in the two boxes. Her poem is printed on the cloth letter near her feet.
Juried Show. Mirrors of Humanity, The Mengei International Museum. Curated by John Darcy Noble - the curator emeritus of the Museum of the City of New York.
First Place. Doll Art Symposium, Santa Fe, NM.
Best Of Show. Road To California, Ontario, CA. Awarded by Martha Longenecker, Director of the Mengei International Museum.
Best Of Show. Canyon Quilters Annual Challenge, San Diego, CA.
Viewers Choice. Road To California, Ontario, CA.
Juried Show. One Woman Show, Riki Schaffer Gallery, Pontiac, MI.
Juried Show. New York Toy Fair, New York, NY.
Juried Show. NIADA Convention International Cloth Doll Exhibition, Anaheim, CA.
Published. Cloth Dolls from Ancient To Modern, . This book is published by the Doll Museum, Newport, RI
");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Self Portrait - Feeling All Untied").addAward(0,"Doll Art Symposium, Santa Fe, NM ","1996");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Self Portrait - Feeling All Untied").addAward(3,"Road to California, Ontario, CA","1996");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Self Portrait - Feeling All Untied").addAward(3,"Canyon Quilters Annual Challenge, San Diego, CA","1996");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Self Portrait - Feeling All Untied").addAward(4,"Road to California, Ontario, CA","1996");
janeDarin.add("Connections",7,2,"15.5:10.5:10.5",3520,76,0,"connections",
"I asked Lynn what would you be doing at home in the nude and he replied, \"Working on my laptop.\" I smiled to see his back slump as he forgot posing and actually got to work. Later I noticed this very image on a Greek pottery vessel of a scribe writing with a portable desk on his knees.
Edition 2 of 9
Bronze on verdi marble base. The patinas are liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate and dye oxides in green, black and brown.
Juried Show. National Orange Show, San Bernadino, CA. 2006
Juried Show. Biennial, The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. Denver, CO, 2006
Juried Show. Santa Fe International Figurative Art Experience, Santa Fe, NM, 2003.
Published. Art Talk Newspaper, Santa Fe International Figurative Art. April, 2004
");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Connections").addAward(1,"Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA","2004");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Connections").addAward(4,"Fine Art Exhibit, San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA","2004");
janeDarin.add("Georgia O' Keeffe",7,5,"12.5:3:2",0,0,16,"georgiaOKeefe",
"Imagine waking up one morning to find you had received a fax from the White House! As I read the fax it explained I was invited to create an American figure who represented to me the real meaning of America. It mentioned Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King. So I called the White House and asked if I could do a woman. It was the fall of 1999 and the secretary told me that Hillary would be very pleased if I made an O'Keeffe because she had recently purchased and hung an O'Keeffe in the blue room. \"Not only that,\" she said. \"This is the first woman artist to hang in the White House! I made everything in this 12 inch jointed female figure: her black skirt, white blouse, black blazer, white head scarf, black sombrero with chin strap, penny loafers, a hand made paint brush and a wears a copper pin made to imitate one designed and fashioned by Alexander Calder that Georgia often wore in her pictures.
The toughest was to find out the color of her eyes. Even the O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe didn't know. Most of her pictures are black and white. I found out in a letter to her from a girl friend where she mentioned the color: hazel.
Original one-of-a-kind commissioned sculpture
Materials: Cottons, buckram, leather, wood and copper.
Published. Holiday Treasures at the White House, tour brochure. Washington DC, 1999
Published. The San Diego Union Tribune Newspaper, Dolled Up at the White House. December, 1999
Published. Soft Dolls and Animals Magazine, White House Christmas Tree. June, July, 2000
Owner: Hiliary Clinton, Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR ");
janeDarin.add("The Sweeper",7,5,"16.75:12.5:12.5",5200,39,0,"theSweeper",
"Just when I think to sweep for You, my Lord,
The boundaries blur and I wonder,
\"Am I the sweeper or the swept?\"
Intent on clearing Your path of debris,
I neglect my own and yet,
I know You are me and love is us.
Here! There! I answer the pointing fingers
To scoop up a twig, a stone, a leaf
I keep my gaze down lest they all see that
I do it only for You, my God.
Yet when I point, I am wounded with the knowledge
That three point back at me.
I think to empty my heart for You, Dearest
And pour out my feelings in a passionless stream
So that You may fill this vessel with Your bliss.
I think to smooth Your path to my heart, Lord
Lest entering, You bruise Your soft bare feet.
Imagine my shame when You come
To stand on the one pebble I've missed
And I cringe with the pain of it all.
Poem by Jane Darin
Watching Indian women sweep is like enjoying a ballet. The broom straws are long and facile. Their design causes the women to bend at the hips and move gracefully as they sweep holding the broom in one hand using a backhand flicking motion. I had to capture this rhythm for you to see and enjoy.
The Sweeper is one of a trilogy of Indian women figures which also include The Rangoli and The Waterbearer and are part of a series I called Work Is Worship. You can see the other two with their poems in the Archives on my website.
Original one-of-a-kind sculpture
Currently, this piece has been placed with me for sale on the secondary market from the collection of Diana Wenman, a six time Emmy award winning video director and editor from NYC where she enjoyed a career working with The Electric Company, The Metropolitan Opera and others. She has placed three of her collection of my artworks with me at this time.
Materials: Cloth figure on wooden base, the sari is fashioned with ribbon borders and two lengths of Indian cotton. I made the Indian broom; her hair is a natural colored mohair. Her poem is printed on a front plaque which can be positioned on the base.
Juried Show. Fifth International Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL. Juried by Faith Ringgold ");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("The Sweeper").addAward(1,"for Poetry, National League of American Pen Women","2008");
janeDarin.add("Belly Dancing",7,2,"11:9.5:8",3000,54,0,"bellyDancing",
"When Wendy dances, I see the enjoyment in her face of a world she's visiting in her mind which fills her spirit. Her hair ornaments and finger cymbals seem charged with energy. Lights dance in the shisha mirrors on her velvet shirt. What I hoped to communicate in this sculpture is the enthusiastic fluidity and exuberance of her African tribal belly dancing.
First Edition of 9 available.
Materials: Bronze sculpture on onyx base. The chemical patinas include liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate and dye oxides of purple, yellow, black and white.
Juried Show. Art Of Caring, San Diego Hospice. San Diego, CA, 2005,
Juried Show. Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego County Fair. Del Mar, CA, 2004,
Published. Online Exclusive, Jane Darin, The Crafts Report Magazine. November, 2004 ");
janeDarin.add("Call To Prayer",7,2,"11.5:6.5:6.5",1394,31,0,"callToPrayer",
"I was very attracted to the strength of Reese's face located throughout his jaw, forehead and even coming from his unique felt hat. I had learned that it takes precision to drape bronze which is very hard over the marble base which also has no \"give.\" His soft scarf seemed the perfect opportunity to try this out.
Edition #3 of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture with black polished marble base. The chemical patinas include liver of sulfur, cupric nitrate and dye oxides in navy and white.
Juried Show. Exhibition of Fine Art, San Diego County Fair. Del Mar, CA, 2006
Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Reynolds of Lake Worth, FL ");
janeDarin.add("Ginger",7,2,"10.75:4.5:4.5",1089,24,2,"ginger",
"Some people think that sculptors put their own faces on their sculptures. Some people have asked me if this is a self portrait. My facial structure does share some characteristics. But Ginger is Ginger, a model here in San Diego with a fiesty beautiful child and a sweet mother, both of whom I've met.
I was particularly attracted to her strong facial features in contrast to her bouncy, flirty pony tail. Each part of the pony tail was a separate mold so again the skilled artisans at Baja Bronze worked to weld it together with just the right amount of attitude.
Some people think this is stone, ask to touch it and then caress it softly with their fingers. Even still they think it's stone. The stone feeling is created on the bronze with a specific method of applying the patina chemicals and using the torch.
Edition #2 of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture with polished black marble base. Patinas include liver of sulfur, cupric nitrate and dye oxides in blue, green, yellow and pink.
Published. Online Exclusive, Jane Darin, The Crafts Report Magazine. November, 2004 ");
janeDarin.add("Jade",7,2,"6.5:5.5:3.5",660,21,0,"jade",
"In sculpting my first Asian face I was eager to capture the shape of Niki's eyes, forehead and nose with the graceful sweep of her hair as it encircled her neck. This model's thoughts drift as she sits and sometimes I feel I can almost follow her memories as she shuffles through them. I hoped to reveal this trait of hers in my sculpture. So I named it Jade to reflect my notion of the passing of thoughts in Eastern cultures.
Edition #2 of 9
Materials: Bronze with polished black marble base. Patinas are liver of sulfur and cupric nitrate.");
janeDarin.add("Jasmine",7,2,"8.5:5:5",1267,52,0,"jasmine",
"During a show at the Javits Center, NYC, I stayed in a borrowed apartment on the upper West Side of the city near 125th Street. On my way to catch the subway I would pass a beauty shop. Each morning and evening I would see a beautiful happy African American woman having her hair braided. Sometimes there would be more than one person doing the braiding and they would all be gossiping and laughing.
I noticed on the subway as well that there were many braiding patterns possible. I was really tempted and had my hair been longer at the time...well, let's just say, \"Have you ever seen a red head with braids like these?\" Joe didn't want me to.
When Jasmine came to model for me, I had many questions about the size (tiny) of her braids and the hair pattern (circular) that had been used. She took her hair down to show me how she was \"felting\" the braids as they grew out and how she had \"felted\" in the rings. Count them; there are 5 rings in her hair, plus one in her nose and one in each ear.
Edition #2 of 9
Materials: Bronze with polished black marble base. The patinas are liver of sulfur and ferric nitrate. I fashioned gold earrings with a bobble to match the ones she wore.
Original Sponsor: Drs. Robert and Joann Sandlin of San Diego, Ca. ");
janeDarin.add("Kimono Maiden",7,2,"11:5.25:5.25",1267,29,0,"kimonoMaiden",
"The difficult part of this sculpture in the clay and then again in the bronze was fashioning the kimono collar to stand up correctly in relation to her neck. So the collar was poured in a separate mold and joined during the metal chasing. The artisans at Baja Bronze, the foundry where I have the sculptures cast in bronze, only knew collars that laid down flat or came right up on the neck. They scratched their heads over my pictures and \"pig Spanish\" as I demonstrated how it fit.
I hoped the design of the sculpture would express the protectiveness of an earlier Japanese culture, costume and manners that I saw in the way her neck looked feminine and vulnerable surrounded by the kimono collar. Does any other feminine mode of dress do this so well?
This model is Niki, the same model as for the sculpture, Jade. The silk kimono she wore didn't quite reach the ground and cover her black Nike shoes and white socks. A Japanese painter in my studio, Fomiko, explained that her waist was very long and legs very short so the kimono with its obi placed above the waist gave a more graceful look to her body.
First Edition of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture with black polished marble base. Patinas are liver of sulfur, dye oxides in black, brown and white, and transparent red.
Published. Art Doll Quarterly, The Figurative Art Experience. Autumn, 2004
Juried Show. Art Of Caring, San Diego Hospice. San Diego, CA, 2005
Juried Show. Santa Fe International Figurative Art,
Published, Southwest Art Magazine. April, 2004 ");
janeDarin.getArtworkByTitle("Kimono Maiden").addAward(1,"Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego County Fair at Del Mar, CA ","2003");
janeDarin.add("Michael",7,2,"6:4:4",600,21,0,"michael",
"What can I say about Michael? I loved this man's small stature and rugged tho fine body build. Can't you just see him when the tall ships come into the San Diego Harbor during the Festival of Sail every few years. He's just come off duty and he's \"on the town\" for the evening in the Gas Lamp Quarter. Or these days maybe its a Charger Game or the Padres. How about those Padres?
I just as surprised as you that the first edition is still available as so many people admire him. Maybe he's just been waiting for you, saving himself for his one true love.
First Edition of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture with a polished verdi marble base. Patinas include liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate, and red and blue dye oxides.
Juried Show. SDMA Artists Guild Fine Art Exhibition, San Diego Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA, 2007,
Juried Show. Art Of Caring, San Diego Hospice. San Diego, CA, 2005, ");
janeDarin.add("Remembered Melody",7,2,"9:9:.75",704,21,0,"rememberedMelody",
"I enjoy the challenges presented in sculpting a bas relief. Especially challenging for me in this pose was the correct placements and angles of his legs, arms, knees and guitar to the bench where he sits. I liked the drama of creating angles sticking out from the background tile and especially his dangling flip flop, as if an event is about to happen.
Here the model Silk relaxes against a beach towel flung carelessly over a back cushion and casually rests his guitar between songs. It was later I discovered how much the beach towel resembled wings.
Edition #5 of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture bas relief, shown framed to hang on the wall it can also be placed on an easel either in the frame or unframed. The price given is framed.
Original Sponsor: Ms. Glenda Woodward, San diego, CA ");
janeDarin.add("Silk",7,2,"13:5:5",1394,46,0,"silk",
"I was particularly attracted to Silk's spirit and smile. That's why during another pose I did the bas relief of him called Remembered Melody. I worked closely with Jose at the Foundry and we made a separate mold for each of Silk's felted locks. Then the artisans worked closely from photos of the sculpture in clay to position each lock in place. I'm happy with the sense of life and exhuberance they convey.
Curiosity got the better of me as I sculpted Silk's face and the locks. I particularly noticed the short expressive ones at the top center of his forehead with one having a ring felted in the middle. Truly they kept reminding me of pictures of Indians of the American plains who would fashin feathers in the front locks of their hair. Imagine my surprise to learn that Silk's father was a Blackfoot Indian and his grandmother was Chinese! Edition #2 of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture with polished black marble base. Patinas include liver of sulfur and ferric nitrate.
Original Sponsors: Drs. Robert and Joann Sandlin of San Diego, Ca.
");
janeDarin.add("Summer's Day",7,2,"7.5:4.5:3.5",660,21,0,"summerSDay",
"Remember the long liesurely summer days when we wore pearls and white straw hats, went to church on Sunday mornings early before the heat of the day and played bridge on Tuesday afternoons at the Rivera Club. We wore white gloves and had tea.
I created this sculpture to contrast with the image of Flamenco Nights where Elizabeth is ready to dance the evening away. Together they make a great pair. Flamenco Nights is still in the clay stage and ready to be cast.
Edition 2 of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture with polished onyx base. Patinas include liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate, cupric nitrate and white dye oxide.
Original Sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Reynolds of Indianapolis, IN
");
janeDarin.add("The Welcoming Committee",7,2,"8:11.5:1",1095,21,0,"theWelcomingCommittee",
"The cats live in Sunnyvale, CA. They gather on the staircase when they hear the garage door open waiting to welcome their humans. If you are a stranger entering the house, they sit and stare. If you are a friend they begin to purr and move to circling their food dishes in the kitchen.
I live in San Diego, CA. So at first I worked from photographs. I was excited to have each part of the sculpture reproduce the individuality of each cat, so I spent the final two days at the LuAnn's kitchen table in the cat's home territory working out the details of each head shape, nose and fur pattern. It's important for you to know that the fur colors are patinas, not paint.
Edition #2 of 9
Materials: Bronze sculpture bas relief. Patinas include liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate, and various dye oxides: white, black, orange, brown and yellow. It has wire on back for hanging. It is shown hanging on a wall in a frame and it can be placed on an easel in the frame. Price includes frame.
Original Sponsors: LuAnn and Stan Mullikin of Sunnyvale, CA ");
janeDarin.add("Two Californias",7,2,"16.25:11:.50",2250,46,2,"twoCalifornias",
"At one time California comprised Alta and Baja, north and south. The images come from early history and people who live here now. I wanted to capture the great diversity of California. With politicians dividing us by our origins, religions, nationalities, language and cultures, maybe an artist image can unite us in celebration of our diversity.
I didn't realize that measuring from the border Alta, California goes north nearly the same distance that Baja, California goes south. Some of the thumbnails are a dance hall girl, a minor, a G.I., an owner of orange groves, a Russian and a Chinese immigrant, an Indian, a Spanish lord and others.
First edition of 9
Materials: A bas relief in bronze. Patinas include liver of sulfur, ferric nitrate, cupric nitrate and various dye oxides. It has a wire on the back for hanging. It can be placed on an easel in its frame.
");
janeDarin.add("I Dream of the Sky",7,5,"13:13:13",3000,29,2,"iDreamOfTheSky",
"At first I played alone among the leaves
I sought out the dark and hidden spaces.
I dreamed of the earth
And longed for you, my God.
Eating my way through life
After several changes of skin,
It was You who caused my desire.
I called out to You.
You came and whispered, \"Dream of the Sky\".
And I longed for You, my Lord.
Then I entered the darkest place.
Confined, I waited again for my skin to crack.
Drying, fragile, dangling by a silken thread,
Scarcely able to imagine Your presence, my Love.
What could be the purpose?
What will be the results?
A half breath before extinction, I called out
\"Someone. Anyone. Cut me loose.\"
And I questioned Your wisdom and Your love.
It was Your grace that I break my own bindings,
Lest I emerge too soon, forever weak and crippled.
How else could I know my strength, my truth?
How else could I discover that You are me?
Poem by Jane Darin 1999
In November of 1998, I was invited by Uta Brauser to do an art installation on the weekend of my 60th birthday, January 23, 1999. I once held a live butterfly on my finger at the San Diego Wild Animal Park butterfly aviary. So I hand painted a cheesecloth aviary and filled it with soft piano music, six different species of jointed butterfly figures on pedistals, some fairies and a water fountain. I Dream of the Sky was the central figure displayed with her poem.
\"It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterflys wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world.\" Chaos Theory What a birthday this was for me! All weekend I got to sit at the entrance to my display and wach people enter cautiously. The space could only hold two or three at a time. When they emerged some were tearful. \"What did you do to the air in there?\" one asked. Never before or since have I gotten to enjoy people's collective response to my work. It was the perfect way to display it. Original one-of-a-kind sculpture
Currently, this piece has been placed with me for sale on the secondary market from the collection of Diana Wenman, a six time Emmy award winning video director and editor from NYC where she enjoyed a career working with The Electric Company, The Metropolitan Opera and others. She has placed three of her collection of my artworks with me at this time. Materials: Cloth figure, felted scraps and threads with net for chrysalis or pupa. She can be lifted from the cloth hand and positioned as she is fully jointed. Base is wood.
Juried Show. Butterfly Experience, an Art Installations with Sculpture, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. San Francisco, CA, 1999 ");
var joeDarin = new Artist("Joe Darin",2,3,"joeDarin");
joeDarin.setCard("Joe Darin Photographic Fine Art","6236 Osler Street","San Diego","CA","92111","(858) 514-8154","joedarin.com","joed@san.rr.com");
joeDarin.bio = "My fascination with the quality of light that I saw on trees, plants, buildings, people and scenes around me created a sensual interchange between me and my surroundings. In my twenties as I became familiar with photography and cameras, I wanted to capture the images to share the feelings I was having with others. With practice and experimenting, I discovered that certain qualities of the light conveyed these emotions. That became my goal. Taking photographs is my way to share my feelings about my surroundings. I hope when you see my art, you experience similar feelings and they fill you with the same joy.
Most of my images come from slide or negative films. In the last few years I began using digital cameras and learned to manipulate digital images. Now I shoot mostly digital images in RAW format. I love the flexibility of seeing the image right away, remembering what I reacted to and adjusting the image to bring out my feelings about it.
I love to print my images on canvas and at large scale. When I do this my photographs look like paintings. And, to me, they begin to have more of the impact I originally saw. My career as an architect has also influenced how I see the world around me. Therefore, I am attracted to graphic images and scenes.
I am mostly self taught when it comes to photography. Mostly I read articles about photograph and studied the diverse works of such masters as Ansel Adams, Ernst Haas, Paul Strand and David Muench. I loved the range of values Ansel Adams captured in his prints. The way Ernst Hass captured color, the stark reality and strongly graphic quality of Paul Strand's images and David Muench's clarity and sharpness of details all contributed to my own style.
All of this is by way of saying that you, as a viewer of my photographs are the second side of my conversation. I enjoy seeing you respond and enjoy the feelings I hope my images convey. My art is about our dialogue which is a very important part of my process. ";
joeDarin.add("Paradise Sunset",4,31,"24:36",690,18,0,"paradiseSunset",
"This is a an open edition of a composite photograph with the image of the bird of paridise superimposed over the image of the sunset. The bird of paradise was shot with a digital camera and the sunset was shot on 35mm film. The clarity of detail on the bird of paradise often makes observers ask how I painted the image. It is a composite photograph, even though it looks like a painting. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing.");
joeDarin.add("Emotion",4,31,"36:24",690,18,0,"emotion",
"This is an open edition of an image of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park. This photograph was taken in the early spring during a year when the snow pack was very high and melting rapidly. You can almost feel the mist splashing on your face as the water rushes toward you. The image was taken from a 35mm slide and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas and is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly. ");
joeDarin.add("Surreal Sails",4,31,"22:36",633,18,0,"surrealSails",
"This photograph was taken near Dana Point, California on an overcast day. I call it surreal because the water seems to blend with the sky making the boats seem to float in space. The image was taken from a 35mm slide and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas. It is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Soaring in Black and White",4,31,"24:36",690,18,0,"soaringInBlackAndWhite",
"This photograph was taken in a park in Los Angeles, California. The seagulls were flying against a dark background of trees with sunlight filtering through, putting a sparkle on their wings. The image was taken from a 35mm negative and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas. It is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Pooling",4,31,"36:24",690,18,0,"pooling",
"The man is plastering the bottom of a swimming pool. His white clothing and the white of the plaster blend together to give a high key image. The image was taken from a 35mm slide and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas. It is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Star Sails Two",4,31,"30:20",480,18,0,"starSailsTwo",
"The Star of India is a fixture in San Diego Harbor. It is only on some occassions that its sails are unfurled and the ship takes a cruise in the bay. I love to catch the details of the Star when her sails are open. I think it gives a different view of her character. This is the second in a series of photographs of the sails of the ship. The image was taken from a digital camera shot and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas. It is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Hornitos Church",4,31,"13:30",350,18,0,"hornitosChurch",
"A small gold mining town in central California is the location of this small deserted church. Hornitos means \"little oven\" and is the name of that town. It thrived during the gold rush era in California and like many other similar towns, lost population when the rush subsided. When I saw the white church against the deep blue sky and the yellow gold of the weed field, I could not resist taking the shot. The image was taken from a 35mm slide and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas. It is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Forest Markers",4,31,"16:24",310,18,0,"forestMarkers",
"While I was visiting Diablo State Park near Walnut Creek, California, I was struck with the beauty of the rich green grasses against the dark blacks of the tree trunks. This particular spot was near a picnic area and the low hanging branches and the road markers made a natural frame. The image was taken fram a digital camera photograph and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas. It is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Emotion:",4,31,"18:12",425,0,2,"emotion",
"This is an open edition of an image of Vernal Falls in Yosemite National Park. This photograph was taken in the early spring during a year when the snow pack was very high and melting rapidly. You can almost feel the mist splashing on your face as the water rushes toward you. The image was taken from a 35mm slide and printed on medium-weight artist quality mat canvas and is shipped ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last for well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly. ");
joeDarin.add("Lone Cypress View",4,31,"36:24",680,18,0,"loneCypressView",
"This image was taken on the 17 mile drive in the Monterery, California area. It is looking toward Carmel, California, which is beyond the fog in the distance. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("A Walk in the Woods Three",4,31,"24:36",680,18,0,"aWalkInTheWoodsThree",
"This image was taken in San Diego, California area in a local park. The imposing oak trees and the fresh spring grass give this photo its sense of mystery and power. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Canyon Light",4,31,"36:24",680,18,0,"canyonLight",
"This image was taken in Antelope Canyon near Lake Powell in northern Arizona. Since teh canyon is on Navajo land, in order to see it, you have to take a guided tour. The unusual light and the reddish sandstone makes this a photographer's dream for taking photos. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a film camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Misty Forest",4,31,"24:36",680,18,0,"mistyForest",
"This view of the Merced River was taken in Yosemite National Park. The original was a 35mm slide, which I scanned to make prints. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a film camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Calico Bottles",4,31,"20:30",460,18,0,"calicoBottles",
"While I was searching for a \"Ghost Town\" in the west, I came to Calico, California. This is not really a ghost town, but a commercialized version of a western mining town. I saw these bottles in a window and liked the lighting and composition. When this is printed large on canvas, it looks almost like a pastel painting. My original image was a 35mm slide. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a film camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly. I also have many, many more images of old western mining towns.");
joeDarin.add("Four Part Harmony",4,31,"24:16",300,18,0,"fourPartHarmony",
"I love to photograph flowers. these were tulips that my wife bought. I took them into my studio and with special lighting and a black backgound, I photographed them. I love the softness of focus on the pastel colors. The original image was made with a digital camera. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Mardi Gras Bloom",4,31,"16:24",320,18,0,"mardiGrasBloom",
"I was at a local park in San Diego when I noticed this iris. I shot it from different positions until I got just the right angle to make it seem almost unworldly. Then I darkened the background to complete the mystery. Is it a flower or is it alive? This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Fleet at Rest",4,31,"36:24",680,18,0,"fleetAtRest",
"When I was in Monterey, California, I saw these fishing boats moored in the bay making a very pleasing compositoin. My origina l image was on a 35mm slide. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a film camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Morning Walk",4,31,"19:28",445,18,0,"morningWalk",
"San Diego, California where I live offers a great variety of photographic subjects. This is a typical street near downtown. The man walking area in front of the red-orange building caught my eye. The angle of the sunlight created a pattern in the final print. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Sand Form Series 04",4,31,"18:28",410,18,0,"sandFormSeries04",
"I love to walk the beaches in the San Diego, California area. The natural formations that the tides make on the beach sand always intrigues me. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Heading Home",4,31,"18:28",420,18,0,"headingHome",
"I took this shot at another of the beachs in San Diego, California. Surfing is a favorite pastime at this Birdrock beach. This is a an open edition photograph taken with a digital camera. It is printed on artist quality mat canvas ready for stretching and framing. The inks used to make the print are lightfast and permanent and should last well over 100 years. It is available in other sizes by contacting me directly.");
joeDarin.add("Cliff Dwellers",4,30,"30:13",510,25,2,"cliffDwellers","");
joeDarin.add("Mardi Gras",4,30,"16:24",320,20,0,"mardiGras","");
var dottieKornDavis = new Artist("Dottie Korn Davis",9,2,"dottieKornDavis");
dottieKornDavis.setCard("","","","","",
"(619) 469-0861","dottiekorn-davis.com","davis3@mail.sdsu.edu");
dottieKornDavis.bio = "I create one-of-a-kind paintings and sculptures. The paintings deal with movement and music and are done in my studio while working listening to jazz and blues. They blend expressive brushwork with very colorful hard edge images.
The sculptures range in size from pint sized to life sized. Many of them are created using found and recycled materials collected while traveling throughout the world. My goal in building these personnas is an attempt to let each one evolve separately with its own personality. Often the title of the piece is a reflection of the materials.";
dottieKornDavis.add("Amandibella",11,12,"25:20:6",350,0,4,"amandibella","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Amazing Hair Day",11,12,"24:20:11",0,0,16,"amazingHairDay","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Ancient Eyes",11,12,"39:15:10",300,0,4,"ancientEyes","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Bedtime Stories",11,12,"21:8:9",450,0,4,"bedtimeStories","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Busted Barbie Car",11,12,"10:17:20",400,0,4,"bustedBarbieCar","");
dottieKornDavis.add("California Girl",11,12,"75:40:10",650,0,4,"californiaGirl","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Coily Blue",11,12,"16:15:10",250,0,4,"coilyBlue","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Erainee",11,12,"26:8:9",0,0,16,"erainee","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Flutter Bye",11,12,"20:16:10",225,0,4,"flutterBye","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Fortissimo",11,12,"24:16:8",275,0,4,"fortissimo","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Phillippa",11,12,"58:11:11",650,0,4,"phillippa","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Pinbowl Lizzie",11,12,"28:22:8",300,0,4,"pinbowlLizzie","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Tennysonia",11,12,"60:28:12",600,0,4,"tennysonia","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Vanilla Moonbeam",11,12,"64:28:12",650,0,4,"vanillaMoonbeam","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Yakity Yak",11,12,"8:12:8",250,0,4,"yakityYak","");
dottieKornDavis.add("BG Rhythms",3,12,"72:48",2000,0,4,"bgRhythms","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Funk for Monk",3,12,"38:26",1200,0,4,"funkForMonk","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Puppet on a String",3,12,"72:66",2000,0,4,"puppetOnAString","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Red Hot Blues and Shoes",3,12,"58:60",2000,0,4,"redHotBluesAndShoes","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Triad",3,12,"72:66",2000,0,4,"triad","");
dottieKornDavis.add("Jazzed #1",3,12,"72:66",2000,75,0,"jazzed1","mixed media painting");
var elaineDavis = new Artist("Elaine Davis",1,2,"elaineDavis");
elaineDavis.setCard("Elaine Davis Art","4576 Maryland St.","San Diego","CA","92116",
"(619) 823-1712","edavisart.com","elaineinjamul@sbcglobal.net");
elaineDavis.bio = "BIOGRAPHY A California native, Elaine Davis attended Crawford High School, San Diego, then entered Los Angeles State College, her major being \"child growth, human development\". She continued education at San Diego State University, and later enjoyed both art and photography classes at Grossmont College. To hone her skills in life drawing, Elaine attended Watts Atelier, 3 1/2 years then continued another 1 1/2 years at the Athenaeum. In addition she participated in many workshops studying a wide variety of painting techniques.
Personal experiences have provided a rich history for Elaine's art. She and her husband have raised 4 children, two of them currently active in the art world. In addition to their own children, they have hosted 13 exchange students, some staying as long as a year. Following were invitations to the students' respective countries. Elaine found cultural differences fascinating.
With this background, Elaine's art reflects her view of society, interpersonal relations, and the affects of technology on the human spirit, specifically how technology has fostered a diminishing of human interaction while seeming to put everyone \"in touch\". She paints both surrealistic and representational works in oil and oil pastel. Her works have been juried into many local and national shows; additionally, her work is represented in Canada, Estonia, Germany, Switzerland, and Venezuela. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Coronado Art Association San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild Southwestern Art Gallery--Gallery 23 East County Art Association--past president 2006-07 Oil Painters of America Women's Caucus for Art";
elaineDavis.add("CA Coast Route 1, Bixby Bridge",3,11,"24:48",990,100,0,"caCoastRoute1BixbyBridge",
"One of California's beautiful views. Painting done in oil and the colors are continued on the 1 1/2\" deep sides. This painting does not need a frame, but one can be added.");
elaineDavis.add("San Diego River",3,11,"24:36",950,100,0,"sanDiegoRiver",
"Springtime view of the river as seen from a seldom used pathway near Mission Gorge Road. Painting is framed in gold to set off the blues and greens of the water.");
elaineDavis.add("Seely Lake",3,11,"9:12",225,25,0,"seelyLake",
"Nice reflections in Montana's Seely Lake. Simple dark gold frame.");
elaineDavis.add("Salmon Lake",3,11,"12:12",190,20,0,"salmonLake",
"Painting is framed with a bronze-like finish on a wooden frame.");
elaineDavis.add("Lone Sailboat",3,11,"14:11",290,25,0,"loneSailboat",
"Plein air painting (done on site) of Monterey Bay. Simple wooden frame has a silver finish to complement the soft colors of the foggy day.");
elaineDavis.add("Lovers' Point",3,11,"11:14",290,25,0,"loversPoint",
"Plein air painting (done on site) in Pacific Grove, CA. Wooden frame is painted in silver to complement the soft colors of the overcast day.");
elaineDavis.add("South Lake",3,11,"14:18",500,40,0,"southLake",
"This painting was done on site (plein air) in spring time while the upper Sierra Nevada mountains were covered with snow, but the lower meadows were colorful with wildflowers. While painting a thunderstorm hit and so work was finished in the studio.");
elaineDavis.add("Misty Morning",3,11,"14:18",400,45,0,"mistyMorning",
"Two horses are serenely grazing in a Tuscan meadow on a misty morning. Wooden frame has a texture reminiscent of brush stokes and the color is similar to the dark browns of the horse.");
elaineDavis.add("Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid",3,11,"20:20",400,50,0,"butchCassidy",
"Setting is the area where the movie was made. The gold wooden frame complements the rich golden colors of this recent painting.");
elaineDavis.add("Oratorio, San Miguel de Allende",3,11,"11:14",295,40,0,"oratorio",
"Painting was done on site (plein air) in a historic colonial town in Central Mexico. Frame is dark wood with a touch of red (resembles the doors of this picturesque area).");
elaineDavis.add("Separate Mission",3,11,"30:40",650,50,0,"separateMission",
"Bold impressionistic brush strokes convey the strong light and shadow of this painting. The 1 1/2 inch canvas sides have been painted with same color and pattern as the front surface therefore no frame is necessary, but one can be added");
elaineDavis.add("Venezuelan Gardner",3,11,"14:18",375,40,0,"venezuelanGardner",
"A man contented with managing a large estate right on the Caribbean. While owners live in the city, he and his family have the beautiful beach front for themselves. Framed in dark wood with a little touch of red.");
elaineDavis.add("Jungle Jewels",3,11,"48:48",990,0,4,"jungleJewels",
"Harmony is the theme for this painting. While the two jewelry makers are happily working on their projects, there is a \"loro\" contentedly eating bread between them. Then in the lower portion in rectangular inserts are kittens and puppies nursing. Squeezed between the kittens is a baby chick. All are serene.");
elaineDavis.add("Tropical Sunset",3,11,"18:24",325,50,0,"tropicalSunset",
"A colorful sunset with the tale end of the Andes Mountains in the background and in the foreground and beyond is the calm shoreline of the Caribbean. All of my artwork is based on places I have seen and photographed. Some are painted on site and some are done in the studio as this one was. This painting is framed in dark patterned wood.");
elaineDavis.add("Choroni",3,11,"24:36",1000,0,2,"choroni","");
elaineDavis.add("Windswept",3,11,"30:44",990,100,0,"windsweptED",
"View of one of America's expansive, windswept plateau areas. The lone tree has planted it's roots and survived despite strong winds that have shaped the land beyond. Thick expressionistic brush strokes weave consistent colors throughout the painting. Very textural. Sides are painted a continuation of the same colors.");
elaineDavis.add("Man on the Rocks",3,11,"20:16",500,50,0,"manOnTheRocks",
"Very thick expressive brush strokes are used in this painting. The technique requires color decisions to be made before starting and then large quantities of paint are premixed. Because of the quantity, these colors are used consistently throughout the painting. The end result being a soft, textural woven affect. Dark wooden frame of mottled metallic colors.");
elaineDavis.add("While in Italy",3,11,"12:24",290,40,16,"whileInItaly",
"A popular painting from which clients have requested commission work of their own pets. The cats are done in oil paint and the surrounding area is comprise of both oil paint and oil pastel. Certain areas have forced (not accidental) areas of paint runs. ");
elaineDavis.add("Waiting For You",3,11,"11:14",290,30,0,"waitingForYou",
"Two white, but different breeds of dogs waiting in the back window, makes the viewer smile. Framed in white wood.");
elaineDavis.add("Windy Whoopee",3,11,"30:40",550,100,0,"windyWhoopee",
"Both oil paint and oil pastel are used to give a soft, ethereal affect. The wind is blowing, the umbrellas are inside out, but the group is undaunted by the weather conditions. The canvas is first given a wash of raw umber for an aged affect, and parts of the soft brown tone are left to show through. Areas of paint are forced to run, emulating the falling rain.");
elaineDavis.add("The Beach Girls",3,11,"22:28",290,35,0,"theBeachGirls",
"Painting is part of the Nostalgia Series. Both oil paint and oil pastel are used and strategic areas are forced to run for affect. The Series includes beach activities in San Diego during the 1920's and 1930's.");
elaineDavis.add("Utah Autumn",3,11,"18:22",485,25,0,"utahAutumn","oil on canvas");
var ellenLDavis = new Artist("Ellen L. Davis",1,0,"default");
ellenLDavis.setCard("","","","","","","","ellendavis_ed@yahoo.com");
var lindsayDawkins = new Artist("Lindsay Dawkins",3,2,"lindsayDawkins");
lindsayDawkins.setCard("Studio 36, Spanish Village Art Center","1828 Carolyn Drive","Chula Vista, CA 91913","CA","91913",
"(619) 651-8954","fourhandspottery.com","lumpsofclay@yahoo.com");
lindsayDawkins.bio = "Lindsay Dawkins creates ceramic sculptures which build upon her strong attention to detail and interest in living forms. She started sculpting as a small child and studied ceramics at New York University. She taught art in private and public elementary schools in both Long Island, NY and New York, NY. Prior to her relocation to Southern California in Spring 2007, Lindsay studied sculpture with Margaret Wozniak and Amanda Matthews at Chambers Pottery, a private studio located in Manhattan on the Lower East Side. Lindsay draws inspiration from many sources to create life-like forms that suggest powerful emotions and encourage viewers to experience her pieces with their senses of sight and touch.";
lindsayDawkins.add("Sparrow",7,41,"5.5:2.5:6",0,0,8,"sparrow","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Elephant & Riders",7,2,"9.5:4:7",0,0,8,"elephantRiders","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Offering",7,9,"5.5:12.5:5.5",350,0,1,"offering","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Dragon box",7,9,"3:3.5:3.5",80,0,1,"dragonBox","");
lindsayDawkins.add("To Hope",7,9,"10:7:7",0,0,16,"toHope","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Bonsai",7,41,"11:8.5:2.5",0,0,8,"bonsai","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Breakthrough",7,41,"6.25:6.5:3",200,0,1,"breakthrough","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Coi Fish",7,9,"12:5:5",225,0,1,"coiFish","");
lindsayDawkins.add("Dancers",7,41,"9.5:7.5:5",250,0,1,"dancers","");
var vickyDelong = new Artist("Vicky DeLong",3,1,"vickyDelong");
vickyDelong.setCard("Studio 16B","Spanish Village Art Center
1770 Village Pl.","Balboa Park","CA","","(619) 850-0665","","vbde@cox.net");
vickyDelong.bio = "I began working with clay about twenty-five years ago. While living in Naples, Italy from 1983 through 1987, I had the opportunity of studying at the Instituto della Porcellana e della Ceramica located on the grounds of the Capodimonte Palace. From the Italian masters of the institute, I learned techniques, which included making many types of flowers and leaves in the Capodimonte style, a tradition that dates back to the early 1700's. This experience in Italy marked the first step in the process of my search for a clear direction in my ceramic work.Upon returning to the United States, I worked with many techniques to enhance and combine with the ceramic processes I learned in Italy. I studied throwing on the potter's wheel from an accomplished San Diego potter. Creating bowls and other forms became a necessary step in the development of my personal style.
In addition to creating thrown vessels, I maintain an interest in architecture including the extraordinary style of Spanish architect Antonio Gaud. I have become increasingly fascinated with texture, which is also seen in Gaud's work. The abstract and intricate forms are ones I have incorporated into my work of a hand built-slab technique. To these forms I apply various patterns and textures and create free form, architectural objects. Specifically these forms become vessels, baskets, wall and table vases.
All of my work is created in a studio at my home and in Studio 16B at the Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park. I am a member of the San Diego Museum of Art Artist's Guild, Spanish Village Art Center, Ceramic Artists of San Diego, and a charter member of the Allied Artists Association of San Diego.";
vickyDelong.add("Oceanic Fantasy",5,3,"10:6:7",200,20,0,"oceanicFantasy","");
vickyDelong.add("Under the Sea",5,3,"11:10:4",350,25,0,"underTheSea","");
vickyDelong.add("In the Garden",5,3,"10:10:4",300,20,0,"inTheGarden","");
vickyDelong.add("Pitcher Delight",5,3,"8:3.5:6",275,20,0,"pitcherDelight","");
vickyDelong.add("Cappuccino Pitcher",5,3,"7:3.5:6",250,20,0,"cappuccinoPitcher","");
vickyDelong.add("Green/Blue Vase",5,3,"11:9:4",275,20,0,"greenBlueVase","");
vickyDelong.add("Pumpkin Vase",5,3,"7.5:8:3.5",200,20,0,"pumpkinVase","");
vickyDelong.add("Merlin's Rattle",5,3,"7:3:3",150,20,0,"merlinSRattle","");
vickyDelong.add("Antique Vase",5,3,"12:8:4.5",350,25,0,"antiqueVase","");
vickyDelong.add("Antique Blue Vase",5,3,"12:8:4.5",350,25,0,"antiqueBlueVase","");
vickyDelong.add("Lidded Vase",5,3,"11:11.5:4",0,0,16,"liddedVase","");
vickyDelong.add("Blue Vase",5,3,"10:8:3.5",0,0,16,"blueVase","");
vickyDelong.add("Antique Blue Pitcher",5,3,"11.5:6:6",0,0,16,"antiqueBluePitcher","");
vickyDelong.add("Sea Green Swirls",5,3,"11:10:3",250,25,0,"seaGreenSwirls","");
var richardDeRosset = new Artist("Richard De Rosset",1,0,"default");
richardDeRosset.setCard("","","","","","","","");
var ellenDieter = new Artist("Ellen Dieter",1,2,"ellenDieter");
ellenDieter.setCard("Dieter","4656 Gesner Place","San Diego","CA","92117",
"619-997-3169","ellendieter.com","rivierasofcolor@yahoo.com");
ellenDieter.bio = "Acclaimed San Diego painter Ellen Dieter has cultivated a lifelong synthesis of aesthetic vision, innate talent, and technical expertise that has helped her become a prolific and admired artist here and abroad. Dieter discovered a thirst for creative exploration early in life. As a natural master of texture and color, Dieter has nurtured her gift for artistic expression that has earned her international recognition and taken her around the globe.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Dieter began her studies at the Cooper School of Art. Her work there earned her a place at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Upon completing that phase of her education, her artistic passion carried her across the Atlantic to Paris, where she studied at L'Ecole des Arts Appliques. Over the next ten years, Dieter's work was successfully represented at several solo exhibitions throughout France and established for her a reputation for elegant forms, economy of line, and remarkable control of the brush.
In 1989 Dieter moved to San Diego. The change of environment revitalized her unending quest for artistic expression and communication. She immediately began creating provocative and innovative pieces for both her own solo shows and for multiple-group exhibits. She also began to immerse herself in the local creative and performing arts communities and soon became a student, and later a teacher, of Expressive Art Therapies.
Over the years, Dieter has facilitated art workshops, taught art and art therapy to both adults and children, performed as a dancer for City Moves Dance Foundation, and volunteered for such organizations as the San Diego Art Institute, and the Museum of Photographic Arts. She is the company manager for the world-renowned Old Globe and continues to produce celebrated works for both regional and national art exhibitions.
Throughout her long and illustrious career as an artist, Dieter's style has continually evolved. The richness of her contemporary palette has developed over years of artistic inquiry, and she counts O'Keefe, Modigliani, Kandinsky, and others as equally powerful influences. Her work glows with rich and vibrant color and evokes timeless themes juxtaposed with reflections of memories from her extensive travels throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Africa as well as her intrapersonal journeys closer to home. Dieter's paintings are a rare and extraordinary fusion of technical skill and artistic abandon. Her organic compositions capture the ephemeral vitality of modern life. ";
ellenDieter.add("All in God's Time",1,4,"0:0",0,0,0,"allInGodsTime","");
ellenDieter.add("EDEN SIX",3,11,"36:48",1500,100,0,"edenSix",
"EDEN SIX is inspired by the mountains and florals of Hawaii. ooey gooey paint reflects the lush abundance on the islands.");
ellenDieter.add("Birds of a Feather...",3,11,"36:36",950,100,0,"birdsOfAFeather",
"Birds of a Feather reminds me that life is simple and friends are blessings....");
var patDispenziere = new Artist("Pat Dispenziere",1,2,"patDispenziere");
patDispenziere.setCard("","17844 Joyas Court","Poway","CA","92064","858-592-7373","geocities.com/patart16","patart24@hotmail.com");
patDispenziere.bio = "
Pat Dispenziere, watercolorist and printmaker, has been at her craft for as long as she can remember. Born and raised in Ohio, as a child she studied at the Cleveland School of Art and later received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramic art and a Bachelor of Science degree in Art Education from Ohio State University. Following graduation she taught art in Midland, MI and San Antonio, TX public schools. After her children entered school, Pat substituted in art classes in two school districts in St. Louis, MO.
Since moving to California in 1975, Pat has become a full-time professional artist in watercolor and printmaking. Pat enters many local and national competitions and has obtained Signature membership in Watercolor West, California Watercolor Association, San Diego Watercolor Society, Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Society, and Arizona Aqueous. She also is a juried member of Women Painters West, the San Diego Museum of Art, Artists' Guild, and the Los Angeles Printmaking Society.
One of her watercolors was published in Splash 7. She was a finalist in The Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition in 2001 and 2006. One of her watercolors won 1st Place award in landscape and another won 5th Place award in \"Portraiture\" in the Watercolor Magic Magazine 2006 annual competition. She has been juried into the Louisiana Watercolor Society National shows, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America National Exhibition, the Watercolor Art Society-Houston International exhibitions, the Pittsburgh Watercolor National Exhibition, the Rocky Mountain Watermedia Exhibitions, the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies National Exhibitions, the Northwestern New Mexico National Juried Art Exhibitions, the Arizona Aqueous National shows, and the Brand \"Works on Paper\" National shows.
Artist's Statement:
\"Art is 'my life,' and I attempt to portray the excitement I feel as I view nature's elements. Everywhere I look, I see beautiful colors, shapes and designs. Some are man-made and others are given to us in Nature. We all need to see and appreciate them both. This is what I strive for as an artist\"";
patDispenziere.add("Burano Stillness",3,17,"36:28",1500,0,2,"buranoStillness","");
patDispenziere.add("Abandoned",3,17,"18:24",900,0,4,"abandoned",
"
This is a building in the ghost town of Bodie in wintertime. I painted this old, lonely structure because of its character and charm.
");
patDispenziere.add("African Masai",3,17,"20:28",1500,0,4,"africanMasai",
"
My trip to Africa inspired this painting of the Masai women and children. I was fascinated by the contrast of their colorful clothes against the their mud huts. This painting has been in several juried shows.");
patDispenziere.add("African Sunset",3,13,"21:28",1000,0,4,"africanSunset2",
"
I went to Africa and was enthralled by the beautiful skies and the silhouettes of these striking giraffes. ");
patDispenziere.add("Beach Browsing",3,17,"18:24",1000,0,4,"beachBrowsing",
"
This painting was inspired by a day at Del Mar beach. I really enjoyed the complementary colors used in this piece.");
patDispenziere.add("Bodie Summer",3,17,"20:28",1000,0,4,"bodieSummer",
"
I seem to be drawn by the old building in contrast to the new grass. I love the juxtaposition of the old and new.");
patDispenziere.add("Bodie Winter",3,17,"19:24",2000,0,4,"bodieWinter",
"
This image was published in the December 2006 issue of the \"Watercolor Magic Magazine.\" It received the juror's First Place award.");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Bodie Winter").addAward(0,"Watercolor Magic Magzine Showcase Competition","2006");
patDispenziere.add("Burano Stillness:",3,17,"28:20.5",1500,0,4,"buranoStillness",
"
Won a Second Place award in an SDWS monthly juried show. It was also juried into 31st International Exhibition of Watercolor Art Society of Houston, Texas. Finally, it was selected for the San Diego County Fair in 2008.");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Burano Stillness:").addAward(1,"San Diego Watercolor Society","2007");
patDispenziere.add("China Beach, Point Lobos",3,17,"21:28",1000,0,4,"chinaBeachPointLobos",
"
A plein air (on site) painting which was difficult to paint due to the rough terrain and the need to carry all of my art supplies up a steep hill. Worth all the work to capture this beautiful beach.");
patDispenziere.add("Claire",3,17,"24:18",1000,0,4,"claire",
"
This portrait of \"Claire\" received First Place in the \"Celebrate Women Exhibition\" held in the Poway Preforming Art Center.");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Claire").addAward(0,"Celebrate Women Exhibition","2006");
patDispenziere.add("Exfoliate 2",3,17,"20:28",1800,0,4,"exfoliate2",
"
This painting is one of my very few abstract pieces. The painting was juried into the 2005 San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition. It was also juried into the San Diego County Fair and won \"Best of Show\" in the North County Society of Fine Arts Annual Show. ");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Exfoliate 2").addAward(3,"North County Society of Fine Arts Annual Show","2007");
patDispenziere.add("Hiking",3,17,"21:29",1200,0,4,"hiking",
"
I was outside painting when I saw this family hiking. I quickly snapped a picture of them. Years later, I painted this piece in my studio. Seeing the photograph after a few years brought back the joy I experienced that day.");
patDispenziere.add("Laundry Day",3,17,"18:24.5",2000,0,4,"laundryDay",
"
This painting of women washing their clothes in a creek in Morocco has been juried into several art exhibitions including: the Watercolor Art Society of Houston 2007 International Art Exhibition, the 2008 Louisiana Watercolor Society International Exhibition, the XL Watercolor West Annual Exhibition and the San Diego County Fair where it received a Third Place Award. ");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Laundry Day").addAward(2,"San Diego County Fair","2008");
patDispenziere.add("Morning Stroll at Edfu",3,17,"20:28",2000,0,4,"morningStrollAtEdfu",
"
During a vacation in Egypt we visited the town of Edfu. I was fascinated by the contrasting colors of the orange and blue. The morning light was perfect for taking a picture of this gentleman walking down the street. I knew that one day I would paint this scene. Happily this piece has been juried into SDWS International Show, the 2007 Watercolor West Annual Exhibition and it was recently accepted into the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society's International Competition.");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Morning Stroll at Edfu").addAward(4,"San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition","2006");
patDispenziere.add("Oia",3,17,"28:20",1500,0,4,"oia",
"
This painting is of the Greek Island of Santorini. I have spent a lot of time taking many, many photographs of these white, white buildings against the blue sky and ocean. One of the most beautiful spots in the world. This painting has been juried into SDWS Cash Award Show where it received a Second Place Award.");
patDispenziere.getArtworkByTitle("Oia").addAward(1,"SDWS Cash Award Show","2007");
patDispenziere.add("Positano Stairway",3,17,"28:20",1200,0,4,"positanoStairway",
"
A charming city on the Amalfi Coast.");
patDispenziere.add("Pretty in Pink",3,17,"24:19",1000,0,4,"prettyInPink",
"
I no longer paint a lot of flower pieces. This piece was selected by \"Creative Catalyst\" On-line Floral Competition as a \"worth mentioning\" example. ");
patDispenziere.add("Pyrgos II",3,17,"19:24",900,0,4,"pyrgosIi",
"
Another painting of Santorini. Again, the contrast of the white versus the blue above and below. Was juried into a SDWS monthly show.");
patDispenziere.add("Sightseeing in Venice",3,17,"20.5:28",1400,0,4,"sightseeingInVenice",
"
This painting was from a photograph taken during my vacation. The people were added later. My primary interest was in the Italian architecture. The piece was selected for the 2007 San Diego County Fair.");
patDispenziere.add("The Light Still Shines",3,17,"21:28",1500,0,4,"theLightStillShines",
"
This painting of a church in the ghost town of Bodie is one of my favorites. The title reflects the sense of spirituality that still can be felt when you enter this church. The painting has been juried into the 37th National Exhibition of California Watercolor Association, the Brand 34th Annual National Exhibition of works on paper, the Gateway National Exhibition in N.M. and the Jubilee Christian Show at the Fallbrook Art and Cultural Center.");
patDispenziere.add("Underwater",3,17,"21:28",1200,0,4,"underwater",
"
This painting was an experiment for me. I tried to be more abstract in my interpretation of rocks and water.");
var jacquelineScottDotson = new Artist("Jacqueline Scott Dotson",1,0,"default");
jacquelineScottDotson.setCard("","","","","","","","");
jacquelineScottDotson.add("As The Sun Descends",6,8,"10:8",450,25,0,"asTheSunDescends","Intaglio and aquatint");
var lindaDrake = new Artist("Linda Drake",1,0,"default");
lindaDrake.setCard("","","","CA","","","","lindakdrake@cox.net");
lindaDrake.bio = "";
lindaDrake.add("Remnants",3,11,"0:0",0,0,2,"remnants","");
lindaDrake.add("Anchorage at Riomaggiore",3,1,"30:24",1500,75,18,"anchorageAtRiomaggiore","acrylic caran d'ache on canvas");
lindaDrake.add("SKIES OVER ASSISSI",3,1,"60:36",3200,0,4,"skiesOverAssissi","ACRYLIC ON CANVAS ");
lindaDrake.add("PATIO IN POSITANO",3,1,"40:30",2200,140,0,"patioInPositano","ACRYLIC ON CANVAS");
lindaDrake.add("SICILIAN SUNFLOWERS",3,1,"40:30",2200,140,0,"sicilianSunflowers","ACRYLIC ON CANVAS");
lindaDrake.add("ANCIENT SENTINELS",3,12,"30:40",2200,140,0,"ancientSentinels","ACRYLIC, CARAN D'ACHE");
lindaDrake.add("FROM THE VALLEY OF THE TEMPLES",3,12,"22:30",1250,140,0,"fromTheValleyOfTheTemples","");
lindaDrake.add("COURTYARD IN HERCULANEUM",3,12,"40:30",2200,140,0,"courtyardInHerculaneum","ACRYLIC, CARAN D'ACHE ON WATERCOLOR PAPER ADHERED TO CANVAS");
var lelandDresser = new Artist("Leland Dresser",3,0,"default");
lelandDresser.setCard("","","","","","","","dresserjl@hotmail.com");
var claudiaWestEhrenfeld = new Artist("Claudia West Ehrenfeld",1,0,"default");
claudiaWestEhrenfeld.setCard("","","","","","","","claudiae@ehrenfeldinsurance.com");
var rogerEsty = new Artist("Roger Esty",1,4,"default");
rogerEsty.setCard("","","","","","","","");
rogerEsty.bio = "No longer a member.
";
rogerEsty.add("Dexter",3,11,"24:20",750,0,2,"dexter","");
var joanEverds = new Artist("Joan Everds",2,0,"default");
joanEverds.setCard("","","","","","","","Jeverds@aol.com");
joanEverds.add("American Coots in the Bay",1,4,"0:0",0,0,2,"americanCootsInTheBay","");
joanEverds.add("Camellias in a Box",4,30,"0:0",0,0,2,"camelliasInABox","");
joanEverds.add("Lilia",4,30,"30:24",400,20,0,"lilia","");
var carrieFay = new Artist("Carrie Fay",9,0,"default");
carrieFay.setCard("","","","","","","","carrie.fay@sbcglobal.net");
var drJennyKFerrone = new Artist("Dr. Jenny K. Ferrone",1,2,"drJennyKFerrone");
drJennyKFerrone.setCard("","1592 Honey Hill Terrace","El Cajon","CA","92020",
"(619) 449-6414","ferroneart.com","jkferrone@gmail.com");
drJennyKFerrone.bio = "The natural world continues to inspire me with new curiosities as well as appreciation to conserve its natural beauty. As an engineer (professionaly trained) and artist, I realize there will always be a distance between what is known and what is yet to be discovered. The eternal boundaries become less opaque when one is creatively engaged. This is the painter's reward.";
drJennyKFerrone.add("Ocean Beach",3,11,"10:12",400,20,0,"oceanBeach","13 x 15 Framed size");
var janeFletcher = new Artist("Jane Fletcher",1,2,"default");
janeFletcher.setCard("","1727 Alta La Jolla Drive","La Jolla","CA","92037",
"858-456-1087","JaneFletcher.com","Jane@JaneFletcher.com");
janeFletcher.add("The Nap",3,11,"11:14",0,0,2,"theNap","");
var lorenzoFoncerrada = new Artist("Lorenzo Foncerrada",3,2,"lorenzoFoncerrada");
lorenzoFoncerrada.setCard("Finecarving.com","429 Arbor Drive","San Diego","CA","92103",
"(619) 295-4226","finecarving.com","lorenzo@finecarving.com");
lorenzoFoncerrada.bio = "\"Carving a large piece of wood... the material takes you to an engaging adventure!\"
I approach a dimensional piece as an effort to take the material to its highest and best expression. A commitment to employ the fullest craft, detail and display of the inherent beauty of my medium. For reasons best defined by my travels, heritage and experiences, my Art and the passion for creating it is more studied than abbreviated - something done as thoroughly as my ability can create.
Personal Notes: A long-time Californian, Lorenzo Foncerrada, at age 6, moved with his family to San Diego from Guadalajara, Mexico. As a young man, Lorenzo was influenced by his father Miguel Foncerrada Cuervo who studied in Mexico with an elite group of internationally famous Artist Friends from the Mexican artistic revolution period of the 1920's: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti, Edward Weston, Jean Charlot, and Donal Hord. This legacy in Art led to a Lorenzo's interest in pursuing and participating in creative work.
Known as \"Fonce\" to his friends, he attended local schools and graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in Mathematics and a minor in Art, excelling in Pottery, Furniture Design and Sculpture.
Although employed after college as a Mathematician in the Space Program, his interest in design, art, sculpture and woodworking remained keen. So it was natural, when he completed his overseas tour as an Air Force Captain, for him to pursue a livelihood in the field of design. He established a furniture design business where he designed and made custom decorative and commercial projects, and opened an Imports shop in Old Town State Park, where he and other Artisans produced and sold original work.
In the 1970's Fonce worked at Foodmaker Inc. (Jack-in-the-Box restaurants), heading the Design & Graphics department working on Artwork, Logos, and Restaurant Interiors.
From 1979 - '90's, was design principal of Foncerrada Design Associates, involved in a myriad of corporate image and interior design projects. Fonce and his entire staff were early proponents and users of Macintosh Computers for Graphics and Layouts.
His Design and Art have been featured in the Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, American Home Magazine, California Redwood Magazine, San Diego Home and Garden Magazine, and Fine Woodworking Magazine, among others. He is a past member of the Sign Advisory Committee for the San Diego Community Colleges, and past president or the San Diego Communicating Arts Group. In 1988, as member in the San Diego Chapter of the International Society of Interior Designers, received this chapter's Distinguished Member Award. A Member of SDMAAG, San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association, and San Diego Sculptors Guild, he has participated in, and won awards in the prestigious Design In Wood Show. Recent Commissions include Hindu Dancers, Eight gilded 'Monkey Kings', Large Doors, and Decorative Bronzes.
In recent years he concentrated on traveling, buying woodcarvings for his Enchanted Woods of Old Town, selling the store a couple of years ago, to concentrate full time on his sculpture. Now he works at his 100-year-old home/studio, that he and his artist-wife, Nancie, are continuously renovating.";
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Adelita",7,42,"33:20:18",4200,0,4,"adelita",
"Handcarved from a partially hollow Black Walnut tree burl.
This Piece salutes the courageous Women Soldiers of the 1910-1920 Mexican Revolution. The \"Adelitas\" were under-recognized, fought for 'Land and Freedom' alongside their men. ...More for Food and Families, less than for Glory and Medals.");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Lola's Dance",7,42,"48:16:12",0,0,16,"lolasDance",
"\"Lola's Dance\" Carved in local San Diego Avocado Wood, evokes the California Gold Rush, using the allegorical Time of Lola Montez's mining camp dance recitals to represent the excitement of that bygone era!");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("La Soldadera",7,42,"33:11:10",3750,0,4,"laSoldadera",
"This local Ash Wood Sculpture, is a Carved metaphor piece honoring the Soldaderas, the quieter Women participants of Mexico's Revolution, standing on their Land... ...their history... ...fighting for their Legacy!");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Lady Evening Descending",7,42,"56:54:15",0,0,8,"ladyEveningDescending",
"Carved from a wood I brought back from Bali Indonesia, this Suar Wood piece was sculpted for our home, using stories of our family's matriarchal, ancestral figure for inspiration. It doubles to greet our guests, and as a central art statement in our continuously refurbished abode... and borrowing from the Spanish 'Mi Casa Es Su Casa', I offer \"My Legacies Are Your Legacies\"! I look forward to creating more 'Legacies' for others.");
lorenzoFoncerrada.getArtworkByTitle("Lady Evening Descending").addAward(0,"San Diego Fair--Design In Wood Show","2000");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Enchanted Pacific",7,42,"69:45:22",12000,0,4,"enchantedPacific",
"![\"\"](\"../images/enchantedPacific.png\" "\\"\\"")
\"Enchanted Pacific\"
Carved from a Local Podocarpus, that imported Landscape tree with an unfamiliar name. I started with a 1200 pound Log, that now weighs 385 pounds.
...for me, an Artwork recalling, my discoveries of the Coast... My youthful adventures, taking Abalones, among the Kelp-forests, Garibaldies, and Sealife of our Watery World.
...a personal re-visit in creative woodwork... ...a Sea-Art-Voyage to the ocean realm! ");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Three to the Fight",7,2,"19:18.5:14",3600,0,4,"threeToTheFight",
"Mounted on an Onyx Base.
These three 'Soldaderas' or 'Adelitas' are a salute to the women volunteer soldiers of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920).
They were the unheralded heroes of that war... Fighting bravely, supporting their \"Land and Freedom\". ...never fully recognized for their courage and deeds!
These three figures are also available as single Sculptures.");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Two Jain, Hindu Dancers",7,40,"40:22:8",0,0,8,"twoJainHinduDancers",
"These Dancers were commissioned as prototypes to be cast in Simulated Marble, for a new Jain Temple in the Los Angeles area.
The Carvings were done in high-density sign foam using techniques similar to the Amazing Stone Sculptures found in the Jain Temples in India.
Carving these figures from minimal 2-dimensional line drawings required some enjoyable research and study of the work of the ancient carvers of an elegant time where this detail and skill was so valued.
It was a humbling experience working in the skill-set of those long gone Sculptors!");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Wine Country Ranch Doors",7,42,"96:144:2",0,0,8,"wineCountryRanchDoors",
"I Designed, Fabricated and Carved this Door Set from Phillipine Mahogany. The size and weight made carving the Bas-Relief Figures quite a challenge for this elder (but still vibrant), woodsculptor!
The Wine Country setting in Paso Robles was requested by the Wife and Husband Architects to double as an Art Feature for their new \"Rancho Loco\"!");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Reef Sharks, Cruisin!",7,42,"29:38:9",0,0,16,"reefSharksCruisin",
"Direct Cut Sculpting in Avocado wood is fun Carving! Not only is it a very nice Carving Wood, it finishes beautifully as well.
This graceful pair make an attractive Nautical Theme enhanced by the South Seas Tribal Motif of the Base.");
lorenzoFoncerrada.add("Flores Nouveau",7,42,"35:18:6",3300,0,4,"floresNouveau",
"This unique Avocado Wood Carving was Sculpted from a trunk with three branches allowing for the figure and arms to be carved from a single piece.
I designed the Lady to be reminiscent of the Art Nouveau Period suggested by the shape of the wood piece.");
var pattiFox = new Artist("Patti Fox",1,2,"pattiFox");
pattiFox.setCard("Patti Fox","250 Stratford Park Circle","Del Mar","CA","92014",
"(858) 254-1925","pattifoxart.com","pattifoxart@gmail.com");
pattiFox.bio = "Patti Fox renders brightly colored images with oil onto metal. These emotionally charged paintings share Pattis passion for life as well as her positive belief in humanity. Patti's work is about taking a risk and appeals to the independent thinker. Patti's website is updated often with images of her work. www.pattifoxart.com Look for updates on her website regarding Open Studio workshops at her home studio.";
pattiFox.add("African Flower 5",3,12,"10:8",90,0,16,"africanFlower5",
"Colors of Africa: African Flower 5 is part of a series of 9 Mixed Media pieces. There are three remaining pieces. This painting is not available");
pattiFox.add("African Self",3,12,"12:9",90,10,0,"africanSelf",
"Colors of Africa: African Self is part of a series of 4 pieces All four pieces are available");
pattiFox.add("African Bird",3,11,"18:14",110,15,0,"africanBird",
"Colors of Africa: African Bird is part of a series of 3 paintings This piece and one other are still available.");
pattiFox.add("African Sunset",3,11,"14:18",110,15,0,"africanSunset",
"Colors of Africa: African Sunset 1-5 All are still available.");
pattiFox.add("African Villager",3,11,"18:6",90,10,0,"africanVillager",
"Colors of Africa: African Villagers 1-4 This image and one other villager are still available.");
pattiFox.add("African Bird 2",3,11,"18:14",110,15,0,"africanBird2","");
pattiFox.add("African Villager 2",3,11,"18:6",90,10,0,"africanVillager2","");
var beverlyFranklin = new Artist("Beverly Franklin",1,0,"default");
beverlyFranklin.setCard("","","","","","","","bevjfranklin@aol.com");
var shandelGamer = new Artist("Shandel Gamer",1,2,"shandelGamer");
shandelGamer.setCard("","9642 Frascati Way","Santee","CA","92071",
"(619) 562-5791","wildlifeartbyshandel.com","s.gamer@cox.net");
shandelGamer.bio = "Shandel Gamer was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was six years o