Mary-Linn Benning has had a life long passion for
animals which is evident in her paintings and sculptures. She has become a
master of mixed media painting, using various techniques and a unique style to
show the viewer her favorite animals as she sees them.
Mary-Linn has been a professional artist most of her life. She received her
B.F.A. degree from California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California.
She has raised two children who have also chosen creative careers, and has two
grandchildren who love to "art".
Karen Hale has been a working artist for forty
years and her talents are many and varied. She has done off-loom weaving,
jewelry, collage, andphotography. All of the skills needed in these art forms
are incorporated in her mixed media acrylic abstract paintings.
Hale comes by her artistic abilities naturally as she grew up in a Southern
California home with a commercial artist father. Her creativity now thrives in
her sunny studio in Northern California.
Evelyn has a family history rich in art. Her uncle, Oren Waggener, studied at New York’s Art Students League and had a successful career as an illustrator for several magazines including The Saturday Evening Post. Evelyn’s father, Roy Waggener, also was an accomplished artist and taught her how to paint with oils.
Although I
stated painting with acrylic and watercolor
on canvas, I love the spontaneous effects
possible with painting on silk. To guide the
color as well as letting the accidents lead
to me is truly exciting.
The Chinese and Japanese painted on a
scene-This has had a profound effect on my
work.
I have earned my living for thirty years as
an artist-craftsman. My degree is from the
University of South Florida – In Fine Arts.
My work has been in many national galleries
and shows.
Rich is an artist who works in watercolor and ink, and straddles the two worlds of commercial and fine art. He has been a full time artist since 1983, and, despite stints at the Art Students League and New York’s School of Visual Arts, considers himself mostly self-taught. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Rich has been creating commercial illustration work since 1978, book covers, magazines, and music industry cd covers and festival posters. He created the posters for the Mississippi Delta Blues Festival, the ‘96 and ‘97 Virginia Town Point Jazz Festival, the ‘98 Summer Breeze Music Festival,1998 NASFT Fancy Food Show at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, and the SF Treasure Island Blues Festival in ’98, Orange County Classic Jazz Festival, and West Virginia Jazz Fest in 2000, and the Telluride Blues Festival poster for 2007.
