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Tracie Gonzales

September 8, 2012, 1:09 am
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Mixed Media 

Flower Cat © Tracie Gonzales

I have been creating art for as long as I can remember. My mother being an artist felt it important to impart her gift to me through various art classes. I went on to earn my Bachelors in photography from California Institute of the Arts and a Masters in Illustration from Academy of Art University. I have worked as a high school art teacher for the past 15 years but recently moved to the central coast to pursue a full time art career.
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Linda Loebs

November 11, 2012, 5:08 pm
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Oil and Acrylic 

Ocean and Sky © Linda Loebs

Art is not new me. As a child I remember crawling behind our couch to draw on the wall a whole village of circle people. My skills have come a long way since my wall drawings, but the passion is still there. I love to paint, to create, to watch as an image appears. It’s always exciting to me to see how colors come together on my canvas, and my art reflects this love of color.

While painting is not new to me, being in a gallery is a new experience. I’m so excited to join the many talented artists at Gallery at Marina Square. I have two degrees in art: an AA in Fine Art from Cuesta College and a BS in Art and Design from Calpoly. Since gaining my degrees this is the first time I’ve been able to dedicate myself to my fine art and I’m looking forward to where it takes me.
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Kathryn Thomas

November 14, 2012, 4:29 pm
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Fused Glass 

Dinner plates © Kathryn Thomas

Kathryn Wullner Thomas has been designing and creating stained glass windows and fused glass pieces for several years as a way to escape her primary career as a forensic psychologist. Now retired and living in Morro Bay, she is focusing exclusively on working with color and design incorporated into functional art (including serving platters, sushi or dinner plates, bowls, dessert dishes, etc.), window inserts, and decorative sculptures. Pieces are available both in the gallery and by commission. Please feel free to view additional pictures at the main desk of Gallery at Marina Square, Morro Bay.
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Joel Arvallo

December 20, 2012, 2:52 pm
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Mixed Media 

Untitled © Joel Arvalla

Joel Arvallo works in mixed media and lives in Bakersfield, California
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Geary Wootten

December 23, 2012, 3:40 pm
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Oil and Graphite 

Northwest Wave © Geary Wootten

Geary Wootten works in oil and graphite and lives in Hanford, California.
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Virginia Mack

September 23, 2011, 11:03 am
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Watercolor

Untitled © Virginia Mack

Virginia Mack is a native Californian. She has been exploring and savoring the wild lands of the state throughout her life. She has been living on the Central Coast for 10 years. She is a part-time instructor at both Allan Hancock College and Cuesta College in the fine arts departments.

Virginia, along with her late husband John, also an artist, has spent endless hours exploring the back roads of San Luis Obispo County seeking those bits of landscape that are visually stimulating. Virginia works primarily in watercolors and mixed media and is a colorist at heart. She builds most of her pieces in a wet-on-wet process (wet watercolor paints on wet watercolor paper) resolving the pieces as the paper slowly dries. She creates the forms with rich colors that she plays off against contrasting colors thereby subduing them while preserving their presence in layers of color. She often mixes the watercolor process with work using colored pencils, pastel, charcoal, and pencil.

Virginia received her education in fine arts at the University of California, Berkeley. She has taken additional classes at The California College of Arts and Crafts and in independent workshops.
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Bill Sima

October 24, 2011, 7:15 pm
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Photography

@ Bill Sima

Bill Sima is a local orthopaedic surgeon who has been practicing in Templeton for twenty years. Growing up in Hawaii inspired his passion for photography. He primarily captures pictures of the coastline. Each picture is digitally enhanced to reflect the beauty of the central coast. Bill travels frequently to places like Costa Rica and Belize for missionary work. Besides doing photography he enjoys kite boarding, flying, tennis and bike riding. He also volunteers his time to his local church and to the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department Flying Samaritans for humanitarian medical aide in the aero squadron.
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Jarien de Ham

July 17, 2011, 7:12 pm
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Chinese Brush Painting

Swallows in Willows © Jarien de Ham

Jarien de Ham has lived on the Central Coast since 1974 with her husband, Gerald, and has raised two sons here. Her interest in art began as a child, then on to a BA from UCSB, working as an artist from home, followed by classes in Chinese painting and calligraphy at Cuesta College in the early 2000’s. This added to a lifelong interest in Asian culture from martial arts to Zen Buddhism leading, naturally to study at an art academy in Hangzhou, China. It is ever a challenge to master traditional techniques as well as push the boundaries of spontaneity. The climate and locale of the Central Coast continues to inspire and feed the need to express landscapes and forms with an Asian feel.
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Cat Evans

July 31, 2011, 5:07 pm
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Photography

A Different Perspective © Cat Evans

I started taking pictures many years ago to keep in the family albums, but always loved taking pictures of just about anything. I got my first film SLR when our daughter was young and it opened another door. Years went by and then came the Digital age. And with that, it resurrected a love for capturing moments, not just pictures.

I love what we have here on the Central Coast and any place I can take my camera…From traveling overseas to Motorsports events and all the land between our great oceans.

I enjoy sharing what I see through my lens or should I say…Thru Catz Eyes.

http://thrucatzeyes.blogspot.com
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Lani Briceland

February 14, 2013, 7:29 pm
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Pastel & Jewelry

Cayucos Bluffs © Lani Briceland

Lani is a California native and resident of the Central Coast since 1996. Her interest in drawing and painting goes as far back as she can remember. Her love of nature has always been her inspiration. Like many of us, her interest in art took a back burner to family and career for a time. In 1996 Lani had the opportunity to take a six-week road trip through the Western States and many of their National and State Parks. The incredible beauty of the landscapes compelled her to dive back into painting. Pastels seemed an obvious and convenient choice for a medium. Since then she has refined her skill as a Pastelist. Her landscape paintings are a tribute to nature’s beauty. Also known for her portraits of pets, Lani enjoys capturing the personality and attitude of these special companions. She also creates jewelry and other artisan crafts for sale.

Lani is a member of the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, Morro Bay Art Association, and the El Camino Art Association. In 2010 and 2012 her work was juried into the Brushstrokes Annual Show, and recognized at the Mid-State Fair in 2010, 2011, 2012. Her work can sometimes be seen at the local business and events here on the Central Coast. She also creates jewelry and other crafts for sale.

http://www.lanibriceland.com
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Brenda Richmond Wood

March 3, 2013, 8:55 pm
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Acrylic 

Goanna Trails © Brenda Richmond Wood

Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Brenda saw California for the first time when out of the blue, a college friend surprised her with a plane ticket. After driving a complete loop from Los Angeles to San Francisco, to San Diego, and back, she knew instinctively, it was a place that she could live. So, in preparation, and after taking a few months to earn extra spending money, she shipped all her earthly belongings out, left them in the care of a friend, and caught a Lufthansa flight for a 45 day backpacking trip in Europe. After her return, she moved, almost immediately, to Sacramento, got an apartment, got a job, got married, had children…

Fast-forward to today, having worked 23 years as a graphic artist for the AIMS Education Foundation in Fresno, California, Brenda recently rediscovered her love of painting for pleasure. Her style is clearly influenced by technology, but with a softer edge and considerable attention to detail. Branching out further, into jewelry design, she favors ethnic pieces, asymmetry, and unusual but organic color palettes.

“I make things I would, and DO wear. I get excited when I start laying out a pattern, whether in beads, or paint, and it turns into something special!”
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Gladys Johnson

May 1, 2013, 10:15 am
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Watercolor 

Ducky © Gladys Johnson

Beautiful country landscapes in Happy Valley, Oregon where snow-capped Mt. Hood rises majestically in the background provided an inspiring atmosphere in which to attempt to capture with pencil and paint the surrounding scenes.

My grade school teacher who taught all eight grades encouraged me to keep drawing. It has helped me to observe and enjoy God’s handiwork with thoughtfulness and thankfulness.
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Ally Cole

May 10, 2013, 8:27 pm
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Fabric Art 

“Three ties bags,” “two ties bags,” “single tie bags,” and
glasses cases @ Ally Cole

Ally Cole makes all kinds of unusual things out of beautiful fabrics and neck-ties, and zippers!
After leaving my position as a forensic investigator in Thailand, I focused my on time learning to sew in order to bring my ideas to life. As I brought my creations to my family they encouraged me to bring them to the public and expand into using different fabrics and shapes.
Now, after moving to the United States I look forward to expanding my ideas and seeing them come to life. Everyday I look forward to seeing where my imagination can take me and what exciting new things I can create.
Ally Cole
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Cat Evans

July 31, 2011, 5:07 pm
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Photography

A Different Perspective © Cat Evans

I started taking pictures many years ago to keep in the family albums, but always loved taking pictures of just about anything. I got my first film SLR when our daughter was young and it opened another door. Years went by and then came the Digital age. And with that, it resurrected a love for capturing moments, not just pictures.

I love what we have here on the Central Coast and any place I can take my camera…From traveling overseas to Motorsports events and all the land between our great oceans.

I enjoy sharing what I see through my lens or should I say…Thru Catz Eyes.

http://thrucatzeyes.blogspot.com
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Jarien de Ham

July 17, 2011, 7:12 pm
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Chinese Brush Painting

Swallows in Willows © Jarien de Ham

Jarien de Ham has lived on the Central Coast since 1974 with her husband, Gerald, and has raised two sons here. Her interest in art began as a child, then on to a BA from UCSB, working as an artist from home, followed by classes in Chinese painting and calligraphy at Cuesta College in the early 2000’s. This added to a lifelong interest in Asian culture from martial arts to Zen Buddhism leading, naturally to study at an art academy in Hangzhou, China. It is ever a challenge to master traditional techniques as well as push the boundaries of spontaneity. The climate and locale of the Central Coast continues to inspire and feed the need to express landscapes and forms with an Asian feel.
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Farron Halapciuc

June 2, 2013, 4:48 pm
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Photography 

Jump for Joy © Farron Halapciuc

My interest in art began in early childhood. Art, anything associated with it, fascinated me. I found myself drawing and coloring pictures for hours as a child. The illustrations and amazing colors in books intrigued me and sparked my interest. At the age of thirteen, I started to take art more seriously. I began to draw cartoon animals in the beginning. As I entered high school, I enrolled in every art class that was available, from ceramics to beginning drawing, photography, and sewing. All these classes helped to mold my creativity. As I entered college I became an art major and really started enjoying photography, although I work in other mediums. I entered an art contest at Cuesta College and included my oil stick paintings and photography. My photography took first place and the title of my work was “A quaint cup of a tea.” I realized at that moment my photography had impressed my peers and instructors and gave me the confidence to pursue my dream of being an artist. I love photography because you can capture moments of a smiling face, shadows, or beautiful sunsets. I look forward to branching out artistically in the near future. I would love to experiment with family photography as well. In photography you always need to be patient to capture the moment.
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Craig Kincaid

June 18, 2013, 9:52 am
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Photography 

Laguna Sunrise #1 © Craig Kincaid

I have been looking through a lens since I was 20 years old. Throughout my career, I have always tried to capture the light, find the contrasts, and make the ordinary obvious and the perspective unique.

While hiking in Colorado and Utah I came across dry vernal pools on cliffs and thought these natural basins looked abstract when isolated so I captured them. While hiking in Point Reyes I found lichen that were perfectly round formed and of different colors, another natural wonder. While walking the beach at San Simeon I found seaweed and shells perfectly and naturally arranged. Watching the sun rise and set over Laguna Lake in San Luis Obispo, I marvel at how light creates impressions to delight us all.

I continue to look for the interesting light and subjects to photograph.

www.craigkincaid.com
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Susan McKee

June 19, 2013, 11:14 am
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Collage Painting 

© Susan McKee

A turn in my path brought me to China for a year and a half, where I taught English to eager university students. This was an extraordinary, life-changing adventure for me. I even wrote a book about it: Days Like Floating Water, A Story of Modern China. I was honored when it won eight national book awards. It includes a number of my paintings, as well as the sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious experiences I had there. 

Collage, or what I call “paper mosaics,” seems to best capture the Chinese spirit. The turmoil of this young/old nation struggling with still more changes, and the inner resources of these rock-strong people seem too large for pretty, soft paintings. My tribute to the timeless endurance of these complex people comes closest to what I feel when I’m fitting bits of painted paper to a developing idea.

Now that I’m back in my natural habitat, I love to capture the people and places of the Central Coast, mostly also in collage. 
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Janice Lucier

June 19, 2013, 12:47 pm
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Acrylic, Oil 

© Janice Lucier

I was born in Massachusetts and currently reside in Grover Beach, California. From an early age I knew that an artist is what I wanted to be.

As an artist my goal is to enjoy the process of creating and to just let the painting flow with minimal pre-planning. I like surprises and solving problems as my paintings develop. I paint mainly in acrylics and oils however I also do pen and ink drawings and watercolor.

To see more of my work my painting blog address is http://janicelucier.blogspot.com.
To see drawings and sketches the address is http://lucierjanice.blogspot.com.
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Carole McDonald

July 15, 2013, 10:46 pm
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Oil, Acrylic

Spring on Turi Road © Carole McDonald

Carole is a native Californian and self taught oil painter who moved to the Central Coast in 2009 to pursue acrylics and water mixable oils.

When she’s not painting, she’s knitting one of her felted ibag creations.

“As a former Disney Imagineer, working at the happiest place on earth where art was everywhere and discussed every day, my imagination soared. More vibrant colors came to mind along with a general tranquil feeling… Little did I know I would retire to the happiest city in America. Small World.”

Her inspiration for her colorful paintings is the endless landscapes and seascapes of the Central Coast.
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