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Oil Painting Gallery
Artists are listed alphabetically
Warren Bellows
Bradford Brenner
Art, for me, is about creating a feeling that can be shared. Art is about relationships. The relationship between light and dark, color and non-color, warm and cool, form and formless. Most importantly, art is about the relationship between the viewer and the painting. There is a universal feeling that I try to get to in each piece and I use that feeling or emotion as the barometer to know when I should put the brushes down. As with the interconnectedness of individual components of a work of art, there is an interconnectedness between people that binds them to something greater than themselves. It is the wholeness of life. It is that feeling that I'm trying to capture and reconnect both myself and the viewer to. You can see some of Bradford’s work in the Oil Gallery section of this website, or visit him at www.bradfordbrenner.com.
Marsha Connell
Donna De La Briandais
My favorite subjects to paint are the landscapes of Bennett Valley in Sonoma County, where I live. I also enjoy painting at the river's edge at sunset. Autumn is a wonderful time to paint on location. The light is soft and the days are getting shorter, which makes the shadows long and interesting as they cascade over the landscape. My favorite time to paint is sunset. I paint quickly to capture the sunlight before it goes over the mountain. Find out more about Donna at www.donnat.50megs.com
Timothy Dixon
Timothy feels that he was born to be an artist, although it has taken many years to develop his talent to its current technical state. He dedicates much of his time immersed in the rainbow of his palette. he also spends time giving demonstrations and private instructions. You can see more ab out Timothy at his website www.tddixon.com.
Louisa King Fraser
As a life-long artist, Louisa King Fraser has produced drawings and paintings which have been selected for national, state and local competitions. Among her exhibition credits are solo shows at Bradford Gallery in San Francisco, Sonoma County Museum, Domaine Chandon Winery, and Press Hours Gallery, a two-person show at Quicksilver Mine Company, and group shows at Opera Gallery in New York, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., El Presido Gallery in Tucson, AZ, in addition to many Sonoma County venues. Visit her at www.louisakingfraser.com.
Frank Gannon
Born and raised in Sonoma County, Frank Gannon has been drawing since early childhood. By the age of ten he as earning money drawing portraits and illustrating college reports. He has been earning his entire living from art since 1973, when he began his art career as a portrait painter on San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Since then he has been painting full time. Gannon has been living in a stunningly beautiful part of the world, dubbed by his painter friends from the East Coast "landscape painter heaven!". In addition to landscape painting, Gannon paints still life, portraits and figures. He continues to have close contact with other painters throughout the country, periodically getting together for "painting marathons." See more of his work at www.frankgannon.com.
Ben Grace
Ben is inspired and driven by observing the world around him and feeling the connection he has with it. Many of his paintings are inspired by the struggles and joys we all feel in life. How we affect our surroundings and how it affects us is a continual theme in much of his work. See more about him at www.bengrace.com.
Barbara Greensweig
Joan Hoffmann
Barbara Greensweig's work has been featured on event posters, for promotion at local wineries and used in products by a variety of companies. Her impressionistic oil paintings are characterized by their strong compositions and brilliant color. Greensweig's favorite subject is the wine country, although she also travels extensively and paints international scenes. For more about Barbara visit her at bgreensweigart.com.
I adventure paint en Plein Air. I am inspired by the people, history and power of nature. My landscapes evoke a poetic sense of place. I am integrally connected to the landscape by painting, teaching and preserving the wild places I explore. You can visit her at www.joanhoffmann.com.
Every time I paint, my experience is different and new. I never know what I'll come up with from one time to the next. The outcome depends on my mood, the weather or even the material I'm painting with. No two paintings have the same energy. There is no reason to limit myself to one subject matter. I enjoy painting and drawing people as well as landscapes. For more about Sterling Hoffman, visit his website at www.sterlinghoffmann.com.
I come from a creative family that has encouraged me to pursue my artistic talents. I have no formal training though I glean much from those that do. I have use a variety of mediums throughout the years. These disciplines include multimedia sculpture, lost wax casting and painting. I have always found solace in and received inspiration from the arts. It is through the creative process that I take my psycho spiritual experiences and transform them into meaning full expression. Visit Sarah at www.sarah-hylton.com.
Sterling Hoffmann
Every time I paint, my experience is different and new. I never know what I'll come up with from one time to the next. The outcome depends on my mood, the weather or even the material I'm painting with. No two paintings have the same energy. There is no reason to limit myself to one subject matter. I enjoy painting and drawing people as well as landscapes. For more about Sterling Hoffman, visit his website at www.sterlinghoffmann.com.
Sarah Hylton
Artist Photo to Come
I come from a creative family that has encouraged me to pursue my artistic talents. I have no formal training though I glean much from those that do. I have use a variety of mediums throughout the years. These disciplines include multimedia sculpture, lost wax casting and painting. I have always found solace in and received inspiration from the arts. It is through the creative process that I take my psycho spiritual experiences and transform them into meaning full expression. Visit Sarah at www.sarah-hylton.com.
Barbara Kelley
Barbara is an award-winning artist specializing in creating original prints and oil paintings. she was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and has lived in the equally scenic states of Washington, Ohio, New Mexico, and California. These environments, in addition to her travels to Europe and China, provide her with visual inspiration which is expressed in her paintings, drawings and original prints. Her work was an award winner in the National Arts Program. It has also been exhibited in numerous corporate galleries and can be found in collections of art patrons throughout the U.S., Europe and Australia. For more information about Barbara visit her website at www.mooncatcher.info
Sandra Maresca
Artist Photo to come
Barbara is an award-winning artist specializing in creating original prints and oil paintings. she was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and has lived in the equally scenic states of Washington, Ohio, New Mexico, and California. These environments, in addition to her travels to Europe and China, provide her with visual inspiration which is expressed in her paintings, drawings and original prints. Her work was an award winner in the National Arts Program. It has also been exhibited in numerous corporate galleries and can be found in collections of art patrons throughout the U.S., Europe and Australia. For more information about Barbara visit her website at www.mooncatcher.info
Sandra Maresca
Art = Communication: All my life I have been fascinated by the importance of communication. In my first career as a French teacher, I specialized in how to communicate in a second language. During two decades in PR and marketing management, I focused on business communication. Then In 2001, I began a third career exploring yet another form of communication—ART. To learn more about Sandra, visit her website at www.croneclown.com.
Henry White
"Backpack, hiking boots and camera" could be listed under the title when describing one of Henry White's paintings. All of these things are as essential to the painting process as the oil paint, brushes and canvas. Henry has walked, camped, driven, sketched and photographed all over California. The point of view of his paintings is that of one intimately familiar with the land, an observant admirer who has been exploring and loving California his whole life. Each painting reflects a unique experience from the rolling Sonoma hills to the crashing waves on the rugged coastline or the geologic abstraction of the high Sierra. You can see more of Henry's work in at www.henrywhiteart.com
Char Wood
Char is basically self taught. She works mostly in oils, but also in pastels and occasionally in watercolor. Her favorite painting conditions occur in plein air, and she goes out weekly. Find out more about Char at her website www.artwanted.com.
