The class was called “Steinbeck Country” – a high school English class that had a profound impact on artist Warren Chang. As a kid, growing up on California’s Central Coast, Warren Chang connected emotionally …

Ken Auster is a born and bred Southern Californian who is most comfortable with a brush in his hand or a board beneath his feet. Painting is his passion; the surf is his sanctuary. He’s …

Russell Chatham has constructed a surprisingly elegant life in south central Montana. On the welcome sign, Livingston is heralded as the “original” gateway to Yellowstone. Apparently Gardiner, a tourist town now thriving just outside the …

Convergence II, a show featuring six Monterey Peninsula artists opened on Saturday, June 28th at Oliver Elliott and Sebastian Fine Art in Carmel, California. A couple hundred people toasted the work of Johnny Apodaca, Tom …

“I’m scared to death” – curious words coming from an artist who has been a mainstay on the Monterey Peninsula art scene for decades, but Johnny Apodaca is a man in transition. He’s cutting back …

Krawczyk’s first foray into art was a painting class in college. He says he wasn’t all that good at it, but he loved it and kept at it, turning his college room into a mini-studio. …

He was a sixteen year old junkie. Nothing mattered except the drug and a powerful unrelenting need for more. Barry Masteller was a child of divorce. His mother worked hard to take care of him …

What the hell happened to Scott Moore’s studio? It appears that 1950 came out of retirement and decided to have a party at his place. Vintage toys, knick knacks and collectables are everywhere. A milkman’s …