Articles in paint
L.A. artist Rebecca Campbell is going a little crazy these days. She is frantically trying to finish pieces for her one-woman show that will be staged at the LA Louver gallery at the end of …
Painter Gino Hollander hates to explain his work, in fact, he says he’s not interested in any kind of a “dialogue with the viewer.” He paints and leaves the interpretation up to others. Gino says …
Louisa McElwain adores summer storms, especially the way the light changes and the clouds dance across the horizon ahead of the rain. Living in the country, 20 miles outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Louisa …
Each landscape tells a story – a sunrise on a beach in Mendocino County when the reflection in a tide pool is just right, a golden-brown valley near San Luis Obispo where oak trees perform …
Painter Forrest Moses spends a good part of his life in “the zone” – a place where he can leave cerebral constraints and give himself over to the creative forces of the universe. The art …
Caitlin Schwerin is a pixie; a Tinker Bell of the modern art world who greets a visitor with a mischievous smile and a Dickensian urchin’s glint in her eye – a delightful presence that’s both …
Oliver Jackson blindsided me. Setting up our interview on the phone, he was polite and seemingly mild-mannered. Driving up to Oakland, I somehow avoided the infamous traffic on Interstate 880. I located Oliver’s place – …
When Marc Trujillo goes to Costco, it’s an inspirational experience. He walks around the store, sometimes with his wife, Linda, other times alone, taking it all in. And not just Costco; he does it at …
His brush moves like a conductor’s bow. A stroke. Then a flick. Always smooth. Very personal. With two panels on the easel at once, the arrangement of this painterly musical can be complicated, but years …
His pieces aren’t just outside the box; they blow the box to smithereens. “Will you flux me tonight,” just the latest question posed by this remarkable artist.
For most people, a vase is a vessel used to display a floral arrangement. For Steve Wynn, it’s a vessel to bridge and expand cultures. Hotelier and world renowned art collector Steve Wynn’s …
Karl Kasten started up the gangplank when he looked up and locked eyes. “There at the top was the most gorgeous creature I’d ever seen. She had this luscious red hair.” Karl knew she was …
