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APRIL 21st 
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Francine
Markoe
When
viewers see my work, I hope they sense in my unusual organic forms
a love of the natural environment- desert,
mountains, ocean, the vast sky, even the cosmos. I paint
spontaneously, trying to capture the fluid motion and energy.
On
both medium size and large formats, I like to use bold acrylic
colors to create dynamic patterns which seem to erupt
from the canvas with volcanic force. In some of my mixed media
work, I place color over prepared layers of different substances
or I incorporate pieces of natural rock and stone to achieve
heavily textured surfaces. As an artist for over 25 years, I have
been
mentored by Laddie John Dill and by teachers whose visions were
strong, vivid and dynamic.
Join us Saturday,
April 21 3-5 p.m
VIEW SHOW
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May
5th 
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Ea
Eckerman was raised on the
island
of
O’ahu
,
Hawaii
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Childhood in the
outdoors, Ea learned to balance academics and play at
an early oil painting and
sculpture. After
completing his Fine Art’s degree in
1993, Ea has been working in
Santa Cruz
developing a unique style and
body of work. His
works are in collections from
France
to
Hawaii
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well as, becoming a part of many
California
homes where his style of
painting is said to truly capture the feeling of the
California
coast.
Ea’s work attempts to cross the real with the abstract, invoking
the
patterns and colors of nature.
In both his paintings and his
sculpture, there is a way of seeing that remains unique to the
artist.
Join us Saturday,
May 5th 3-5 p.m Ea will also be giving an Art Demonstration
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JUNE
2ND 
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JOINT EVENT
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Hans Peter Kandel .
Copper
Foil is engraved with the sketch using a special pen and a soft
under layer. The foil is returned and a layer of tempera is put
over it. With a special paper, some of the colour is moved away,
to make the piece shiny. Then the egg tempera is put on the
figures.
The process
was developed 10 years ago. I started to use aluminum folio, later
I found the quality of copper folio.
The image in the “paintings” are coming from my shamanistic
work.
I was trained by Felicitas Goodman and I have been working in this
trance therapy field since 9 years old.
Melissa
Lofton
Artist
Melissa Lofton was born in Carmel, California and is the daughter
of Carmel artist Richard Lofton. Being raised in a richly creative
environment gave Melissa an early familiarity with the artistic
process and the use of materials. She attended Santa Catalina
School in Monterey, University of California at Davis, and the
Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey. A
long-time resident of the Big Sur area, Lofton maintains a studio
at home in Big Sur as well as one in Carmel Valley. She became a
member of the Carmel Art Association in 1998.
Lofton's work reflects a deep
love of nature. She draws upon imagery from the Big Sur area, the
Monterey Peninsula, and from her travels. Many of her images come
from her meditation and dreams. A self-confessed "chromophile",
Lofton paints with vibrant color and lively imagery.
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JUNE 16TH 
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CHRISTINA MILES
Making
art is inevitable for me and my creativity has its own agenda.
experience painting as a state of departure and temporary
exile, a foreigner in a landscape of risk and uncertainty. The
spontaneity required by this technique engages the visceral expression in
my nature.
The
paintings are created by applying many layers of acrylic transparencies,
chiseling them away, followed by more layering. Contrasts, dimensions and
vibrancies are attained in this way.
I
have been painting since 1969, both in and out of classes, yet still
consider myself an emerging artist. Many artistic detours are taken along
this journey of discovery, most recently forays into assemblage, mosaic
and pique assiette garden sculptures.
To
be taken seriously as an artist, one has to take oneself seriously as an
artist .
This is my voice spoken in colors.
Join us Saturday, 3-5 p.m
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DIANA MARTO
The
earth inspires my work in bas relief sculpture cast in handmade
paper. My fascination with handmade paper began over 30 years ago
while searching for the perfect paper to print on. I think of these
series, the “Santa Lucia Series” and the “Locus Magiquorum
Series” as treasure hunts, from the macro to the micro, that the
work invites investigation, akin to walking in the desert or on a
beach. The list of what is embedded in the work is a trace of my
travels and interactions as earth from Picuris Pueblo in New Mexico,
green shale from Maui, amethysts from Brazil, rose sand from Big
Sur, lace from my Sicilian Grandmothers tatting.
Working
with raw fibers, some I’ve harvested from along streams and in
gardens, others imported from
Asia
, fulfills a deep longing to connect with creation. If you were to
see my work surface you’d think it was an event in nature. While
working I think of first formation when the earth was molten and
cataclysmic, slowly cooling and settling as I watch water flow,
become entrapped as the piece dries. I like to upset the fibers by
placing different kinds next to one another so that they will warp
and shrink at varying rates, thus creating inconsistencies as tea
leaves from China, Gampi, a wild shrub that grows in Japan, cotton,
abaca from the inner stalk of the banana plant, papyrus form a
friend’s garden. I work backwards so that I only have a feeling
for what will be revealed which is similar to printing from an
etching plate. I trained as a printmaker and studied with Stanley
William Hayter at his world famous Atelier 17 in
Paris
. When I returned to the
US
and wended my way west I was introduced to monotype by Joe Zirker
and Nathan Oliveira.
Join us Saturday, 3-5 p.m
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