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Rebecca Martinez
Ms.
Martinez lives in Colfax, California where she also works
as a designer at Blue
Cat Studio, Inc.
Her interests include quilting and fiber-related artwork,
beadwork and polymer clay. She also likes to travel, dance,
swim, bicycle and come up with ideas.
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Ann Ranlett
California illustrator Ann Ranlett paints with watercolor on Yupo, a synthetic paper, which has a smooth, slick surface that doesn't absorb water. As the water evaporates, the paint stays vibrant and bright, leaving interesting swirls, patterns and watermarks in the paint as it dries.
Ranlett specializes in nature drawings rendered in ink on scratchboard, mixed media and watercolor. She also accepts commissions for pet and animal portraits and enjoys working with devoted owners and their beloved animals.
A member of the Auburn Old Town Gallery and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators (GNSI), Ms. Ranlett lives with her husband, two dogs and a horse, on "Swamp Dog Ranch," their 3-acre property in Newcastle, CA. |
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Cecilia Ohm-Eriksen
Born in Sweden, Cecilia moved to the United States with her parents at the age of seven and lived in many large cities including New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. She moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1962 and lived there for over 30 years. She was married for twenty years, and raised a son, Kaj, who has been an actor since the age of eight and lives in L.A. Cecilia now lives in the small seaside village of Sechelt on the coast of British Columbia.
Although she attended printmaking workshops at the Vancouver School of Art, and also has a college commercial art diploma, Cecilia is self-taught as an illustrator and decorative artist.
She has freelanced for more than twenty years in various art fields. Although most of her work has been as a children’s illustrator, she has also worked as a printmaker, a film title artist on more than forty films, most for the National Film Board of Canada; as a designer for a wooden toy and giftware manufacturer; and as a designer for a novelty T-shirt company. She has painted murals in restaurants and private homes, and has been part of numerous art exhibits. |
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Leslie Anne Webb
California oil painter Leslie Anne Webb is well-known for her dramatically colorful renditions of animals, particularly horses. She notes, “Horses are amazingly sensitive beings with whom I’ve shared my purest emotions…they are my teachers.” Ms. Webb accepts commission work and is a faithful supporter of the Pegasus Foundation, a horse and filly rescue organization.
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Mayway Shen Krach
Maywan Shen Krach came from Taiwan 30 years ago,
brining her rich Chinese heritage to America and to the
world of textile enthusiasts. As an avid quilter, she embraces
styles and motifs that reflect the Chinese tradition. As
an educator, she promotes understanding and preservation
of her cultural legacy.
Maywan lives with her husband in Auburn, California, a Sierra
foothills town where her people was once active during the
Gold Rush era. In addition to quilting, she enjoys teaching,
designing and gardening.
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Jenny Ross
Jenny Ross travels the world to create photographs
which capture the essence of magnificent wild places and
fascinating creatures. Her images
of wildlife and landscapes, accompanied by her essays on
natural history and conservation, have been displayed to
acclaim in many solo exhibitions.
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Julia Turk
A native of England, Julia Turk is a talented
painter, chef, yacht skipper and instructor. After many
worldwide adventures, she has settled on the west coast
of the United States where she writes and runs a yacht maintenance
business.
Julia has exhibited at the Ariel Gallery in New York and
other galleries in the U.S, juried artwork for studio tours
and has sold many of her oil paintings.
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Jeanine Allen
Albuquerque, New Mexico, is home for pastel artist
Jeanine Allen, her husband and two children plus their dogs
Bonnie and Amy.
Allen has a special talent for capturing the soft southwest
textures and colors of New Mexico. A background in interior
design has helped cultivate her skilled use of contrast
and color. Her portfolio also includes still life fruits
and vegetables, koi, whimsical animal portraits and clouds.
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Sheri Burns
The ambience and rich cultural influence of northern
New Mexico are a constant source of inspiration for Sheri
Burns. “I love painting, especially creating rich
color contrasts. Color; it really is all about color
and about being spontaneous.”
The
images Sheri paints are full of positive energy; a reflection
of her own personality and spirit. She most often paints
in acrylic on linen or paper.
A Texas native, she lives in the rural village of Corrales,
New Mexico, with her husband, artist Dorman Burns. They
are the parents of artists Downe Burns and Breck Gorman.
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Jan Kapple Klein
This Northern California (Placer County) artist
is currently taking a sabbatical in Southern California
with her love and husband, Mark. She continues to do commission
work for Placer County festivals and events.
Along with painting, she enjoys writing, poetry, songwriting
and spending time with friends, family and daughter Brandi.
“I love collecting rocks, pieces of wood and plants
for inspiration and to take ‘bits of places’ we’ve
been back home with us. We live in such a beautiful world--all
of which inspires me--I can’t wait to get back home
and paint it.”
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Terry Dougherty
Ms. Dougherty, also known as Terran Designs,
credits her love of color and texture as a source of ideas
for her paintings. She lives in Granite Bay, California,
with her husband, three sons and dog Tucker.
She enjoys tennis and skiing but her favorite hobby is "antiquing"
because she finds treasures to inspire her artwork. Ms.
Dougherty also has a background in interior design and jewelry
making.
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Diane Ruhkala Bell
Ms. Bell's extended family has operated granite
quarries in Rocklin, California, where she lives with her
husband and works in her studio. The quarry lands provide
some of the found objects she incorporates in her collages.
Her "collagraphs" are printed from collage plates
which she seals, inks and transfers to paper with a manual
high pressure press. She also uses this press for her monotype
and relief prints.
Her artwork and caring for her beautiful garden keep her
busy. From her garden she picks up leaves, seeds and even
paper-like pond scum which she incorporates into her work.
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Linda McLaughlin
A resident of Reno, Nevada, Ms. McLaughlin and
her husband stay very busy dyeing fabric and selling the
absolutely scrumptious results at quilt shows throughout
California and beyond. Her beautifully assembled color gradation
fabric packs will make you want to run for your sewing supplies.
Colfax Cloth & Quilt Company is proud to offer her high-quality,
colorfast cotton and silk fabrics.
She also teaches
classes and sells one-of-a-kind art fabric.
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Chris Knapp
Also known as "The Goddess of Caffeine"
or "The Goddess of Indulgence," Ms. Knapp is shown
here as her alter ego, a cat. A graphic designer professionally,
her interests also include painting, sculpting, making jewelry,
quilting, golfing and softball. She is the talent behind the
blinking eye button on this site.
She lives in Hayward, California, with her cats Ringo and
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Sandra Bruce
Ms.
Bruce lives in Grass Valley, located in California’s
Sierra foothills, with the man of her dreams and their son.
She is a professional calligrapher and illustrator; her
work is seen
nationally as rubber stamps, packaging, wrapping paper,
menus, in ads and on billboards.
She
has applied her design skills to quilts, wearable art, beadwork
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Marlene Koons
What hasn't this lady done? Teacher, accountant,
real estate sales extraordinaire and talented quilt artist,
Ms. Koons currently resides in Auburn, California where
she claims to be retired, but we all doubt it.
Her
current passion is travelling the world, a few countries
at at time, with her husband.
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