Category: Members
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Michelle Womack
Acrylic I am Michelle Womack and my love of creating art is woven throughout my life. The act of giving and sharing means handmade, painted, sketched, created, not purchased. After receiving my Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, I worked as a technical illustrator. I taught art in Elementary school and volunteered with various projects in…
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Susan Iwata
Oils Contact Email: udatedoc@gmail.com Website: Www.susiwataart.com Social
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Helen Yoder
Mixed Media Helen Yoder is a self-taught artist in a variety of mediums such as oil, encaustic, watercolor and gouache. Her early influence was her grandmother, a well-known artist in northern Kentucky. Her work is currently being shown at Nevada Artists Assoc., Carson City, and Artists Co-op in Reno. Currently, Mixed Media is my favorite…
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Jim Hoffman
Acrylic My story and how I arrived here is a long one, so I won’t go into detail about my history other than I am a quadriplegic living in Nevada. What matters is this I love to paint. Because of my limited mobility and hand dexterity, I have spent years searching for a meaningful way…
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Saundra Saling
Multiple Media Saundra Saling is a native Nevadan currently living in Reno whose work is inspired by the dramatic landscapes of the nearby mountains, high desert, and Lake Tahoe. Her work celebrates bold color, movement, and the natural beauty of the Sierra and the surrounding desert environment. Saundra creates hand-painted silk art using vibrant dyes…
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Rebecca Hallstrom
Acrylic Contact Email: rebeccahallstromart@gmail.com Website: rebeccahallstromart.com Social
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Laura Lawrence
Water Media Laura is a watercolor artist who is captivated by the vivid colors and transparency that watercolors exude. Her inspiration is diverse and she works to capture the light, color, and composition that make a watercolor painting special. Originally from NJ, Laura studied fine arts at Boston University and Sculpture and Art Education at…
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Mariann Humphrey
Pastels I was born and raised in San Francisco, CA. During school I always volunteered for art projects…..art was my favorite subject and it made me vezy happy, I guess you can say it touched my heart and soul. I didn’t have many opportunities to learn art, but in high school I took a drawing…
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Michelle Bowler
Pastels Michelle Bowler is a realistic drawing artist who seeks to develop and improve her skills with each new work. She has been drawing since she was 6. Michelle is drawn to the control and precision of graphite pencils that is needed in realism. She started working with color pencils and is attracted to the…
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Bernhard Handau
Acrylic BERND HANDAU, an engineer by trade, has an innate Connection with the language of numbers and symbols (Circles, triangles, and squares.) Geometric forms are found throughout the universe in science and in nature. It is fascinating to study the “Golden Ratio” in its relationship with every living thing on the planet and in the…
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Susan Handau
Acrylic In her decades-spanning practice, Susan Kay Handau has explored nature and aged environments through varied materials and mediums. Handau, who has a BA in Art History, began exploring abstract art using watercolors. In her early work in the 1990s, she created textured layers of collaged watercolors. By strategic cuts from her large abstract watercolor…
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Lauren Larkin
Acrylic I spent many happy hours in childhood working on various art and craft projects. My Mother, Aunt and Grandmother were all artists. In high school I was focused on academics, but loved sewing and designing clothes. I decided to try an art class. It was the only C grade I ever got, and thought…
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Tommy Tucker
Acrylic Tommy worked in all the Major Hollywood Studios as a hand-lettering sign artist for 31 years. Ran the Sign Department for Stephan J Cannell Productions from 1982 to 1989. After retiring, I moved to Boulder City, NV, and got involved with Seven Art Galleries in the Las Vegas area. I was the President of…
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Wendy Gordin
Oils I wish that I had discovered oil painting much sooner than I did. Painting was a mid-life crisis for me, but once I got started, I made up for lost time. I began studying at the California Art Institute in Westlake Village, CA. I studied portraiture and figure drawing and painting, working from life. …
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Brenda Lee Gibson
Oils Contact Email: brendaleesart@gmail.com Website: brendaleesart.com Social
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Bunny Carnahan
Oils Bunny Carnahan is a plein air painter based in Northern Nevada. Working mainly in oil, she captures the color, texture, and emotion of the landscapes around Truckee, Lake Tahoe, and the Comstock region. Her style, abstract realism, reflects both what she sees and what she feels in the moment—balancing accuracy with expressive brushwork and…
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Alyssa Cumpton
Multiple Media Alyssa Cumpton lives and works in Elko, Nevada. Her work is generally inspired by nature and animals, much of her art directly inspired by backpacking and camping across the west. She has a particular affinity for wild horses and her style is a mix of contemporary and traditional, utilizing bright colors and stylized…
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Rita Planchon
Multiple Media I’m a collage, mixed media artist in love with art, culture, language, calligraphy, and spontaneous, intuitive mark making. I’m passionate, excited, and interested in creating. I believe our creative urges are important and meaningful. I work with all kinds of writing tools and brushes. My mother says I was born with a pen…
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Renee Ruggles
Oils Beauty is everywhere, from the rainbow of colors in our skin, to the personality evoked by the slant of a brow, to the inner glow of a rose petal. I feel compelled to capture this beauty and I use traditional oil painting to convey modern subjects in this vein. I also do pastels that…
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Elsa Provost
Oils Elsa’s art story began at five years old. One day, she was bugging her older brother. He toldher to get her coloring book and crayons, then handed her some paper. She then drew her firstdrawing…it was of Daisy Duck. From elementary to high school, she showcased her talent inschool banners and school posters. The…
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Tracey Goff
Oils I have great memories from my youth taking back country drives through Southern California with my architect father, looking for the perfect old barn, Victorian house or Spanish Mission to stop for a quick watercolor sketch. This was the beginning of my long journey of practicing to improve. Later in life I relocated to…
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Karen Maurer
Oils I paint in oil, indoors and out,still life, landscape and sometimes still life which really is not still!Oil paint allows luscious manipulation of paint, especially when wet. Most of these paintings are in oil paints on whatever surface is available. Art began with a paint-by-number kit in 1969. I used enough paint to cover…
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Cheryl Biggs
Oils I have been painting with oils on canvas for the past several years, specializing mostly in themes of the American West, particularly contemporary cowgirls and sometimes cowboys. My style is mainly modern, or new west as I have heard it described. I do not attempt to paint the West and my characters with any…
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Kelly Louise Allen
Oils I was born with a tactile understanding of art. Portraits on kitchen doors as a toddler morphed into teenage murals of album covers on bedroom walls. My father and grandmother were artists. Their work hangs in my home and I often wonder if this is a family trait. Everything is a palette. Rosebuds on…
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Laurie Agnew
Oils After retiring in 2009, I devoted myself to painting, starting with watercolors, but eventually I found a mentor who introduced me to oils and pastels. I have been fortunate to have known & studied with many artists, learning a variety of techniques & styles which expanded my art into acrylics and mixed media. I…
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Gary Sanchez
Oils Gary D. Sanchez started drawing and painting as a child in primary school when his father was teaching art in SLC Utah. He displayed his art in solo exhibitions throughout junior high and high school winning various art competitions. He went to McAteer School of the Arts in SF in high school focusing his…
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Bill Burrows
Acrylic Bill Burrows has been creating art ever since he was boy growing up in Illinois. But it has only been since retiring in 2015 that he has begun to draw and paint with some regularity. Moving to Fernley in 2018 and getting involved in the Reno art community has further motivated Bill to get…
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April Gratrix
Acrylic April Gratrix is a multimedia artist who works in acrylic and collage. She lives in Reno,NV, and creates landscapes and abstract work that reflect the colors and beauty of hersurroundings. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Arizona, with anemphasis in graphic design and painting. April is a member of The…
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Susan Bloom
Oils I have always found beauty in nature. Growing up on my parents dairy in Northern California I was always outside enjoying the activities of the farm, the animals and the outside scenery. I’ve loved art since I was a child and always pursued a creative path in school, business and pleasure. I studied Fine…
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Alain Couder
Oils My work expresses the reality of the world and what I would like to see happen for all of us to enjoy our future. I love the beauty of nature, the beauty of the human figure, and the beauty of human designs. I aspire for it to age slowly and beautifully. I aspire for…
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Ken Clarke
Acrylic I was an art major in High school and College. I had to change Majors after getting married young and having 3 children. I rediscovered painting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Email: kenclarkearts@gmail.com Website: Kenclarkearts.com Social
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Tina Mokuau
Acrylic Tina’s lifelong love affair with art has been a constant comfort and source of joy, ranging from working in makeup artistry to painting, collage, and experimenting in mixed media. Tina has a great passion for color and the transformative beauty of art. She works with acrylics, alcohol inks, resin, and more! Tina studied art…
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Leslie Kuhn
Pastels Leslie Kuhn is a Georgia native. Painting became a top priority in 1990 after working for the Atlanta Falcons football team for nearly 25 years.Having taken workshops and classes from many well known artists and entering shows at the state, National, and international levels she has won many awards, her latest being the ‘Best…
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Linda Parisi
Water Media I have been painting off and on for about 20 years. I work mostly in watercolor but dabble in soft pastel, oil, and acrylic. I am a member of Sierra Watercolor Society andNorthwest Watercolor Society. I have won awards at many shows in Washington as well as national shows. I have had a small…
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Luverne Lightfoot
Oils Whether in the studio or on location, Luverne’s paintings encourage the viewer to participate in her art journey. Choosing a variety of subjects, her artwork depicts a symphony of color and light in either oils or acrylics. Expressing her interpretation of land, water and sky, she finds a connection with nature which promotes personal…
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Debra Soule
Oils Debra learned to paint in oils at the age of 9, guided by her artist father. She created her own “exhibits” in school, and won awards in national student art competitions. She studied fine art at the University of Guelph, and made a living undertaking commissioned work and successfully exhibited in juried shows in…
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Sherry Klingensmith
Water Media Sherry Klingensmith born and raised in Pennsylvania retired to Reno in 2019. She received her Bachelor’s and Masters in Education and taught for many years. She took her career in a different direction, working as an Account Executive for the Calvin Klein Corporation. Upon retirement there was a void that needed to be…
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Ronnie Rector
Oils I started painting after taking my Girl Scout troop to a watercolor workshop. They had so much fun that I signed up for a class with the same artist, and was told I “intimidated the other students.” Not sure that’s a good thing, but oh how I love this medium! How the colors mix…
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Karen Stryker
Oils Karen was 3 years old when her love of art began to develop. She began trying to draw her favorite plastic horses, and immediately aspired to bring art to those around her and help others see the beauty in the world that surrounds us. At 9 years old when her parents saw her artistic…
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Alice Kreider
Water Media I discovered in high school that I loved every aspect of creating art and especiallyloved painting, but I wasn’t exactly encouraged to pursue an education or a career as anartist. Over the years I would pick up a pencil and paper and draw something everynow and then, but I never felt that I…
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Jutta Gietl
Oils Jutta Gietl is a contemporary artist, who lives in Reno, NV. Born in Germany, Nuremberg, she immigrated to the US in 1997 to start an optical prescription lense manufacturing company in Reno, NV. She holds a master degree in Material sciences and engineering and worked all over the world . She always had a…
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Stephen Haws
Oils Stephen Haws loves traditional arts and mediums. His father was an accomplished artist, sculpting figures and painting landscapes. From the time Stephen was 12, you could find him out in his dad’s studio, helping his dad cast sculptures and clean them up for painting. Stephen fell in love with doing art when he began…
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Vicki Toy-Smith
Water Media Vicki Toy-Smith has lived in Nevada since 1992. She paints watercolors on a variety of subjects. Her landscapes are based on various scenes of Nevada and the West. Vicki has studied with Kate Aubrey, Patti Woodard, and Reiko Hervin. She is a member of the Latimer Art Club and Sierra Watercolor Society. She…
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Valerie Cohen
Water Media Valerie Patricia Cohen was born in 1946, in Pasadena, California, daughter of the distinguished mountaineers Ruth and John Mendenhall. She completed B.A. and M.A. degrees in English Literature at UCLA and UC Riverside. She has worked as backcountry cook, ski patrolman, teacher, typesetter, graphic designer, author, and environmental and social justice activist. She…
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Laurel Sweigart
Water Media Laurel Sweigart began painting at a very young age, taking her first painting class in the third grade. She has explored many mediums such as oil, acrylic, pastel, and pen and ink, but has developed a love for watercolor. Mostly self-taught, she had some formal education in high school and college and has…
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Kathryn Dudley
Water Media Kathryn is a lifelong Reno resident. She has considered herself an artist from a very young age with a God given Talent. She is mostly a self trained artist but has participated in a few workshops. She is primarily a watercolor artist but frequently dabbles in pastels and acrylic abstracts along with her…
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Judy Welsh
Water Media I grew up in the California coastal town of Santa Barbara. The surrounding beauty of my state, from the sea to the Sierras, nourished my love of the outdoors. I respond to the beauty of creation with a thankfulness that I can only express in paint. Painting has been a source of delight for…
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Jean Hare
Water Media Jean Hare has lived most her life in Northern Nevada, which has given her a love for the beautiful scenery the Sierras and the desert have to offer. Jean first realized her interest in art through art classes in high school. The classes served to pique her interest in the various art media.…
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Graciala Mancini
Water Media Bio Contact Email: sugraman98@gmail.com Website Social
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Eileen Fuller
Water Media Eileen Fuller is the current show chair for LAC and twice past president. She is also active in Sierra Watercolor Society and is the 2020 president of the Artists Co-operative Gallery of Reno. Her work is continuously on display at the coop at 627 Mill Street. She participates in Reno Open Studios in…
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Colleen Reynolds
Water Media Colleen Reynolds owns and operates a business dedicated to watercolor creation, display, and teaching. She is a watercolor instructor with the Western Nevada College (WNC). Colleen has a Master’s degree in Education and as well as bachelor’s degrees in Fine Art and Applied Mathematics. Colleen says, “As a watercolor artist, I am dedicated…
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Carol Gillies
Water Media As a recently retired local resident – I have begun to pursue my lifetime interest in fine art, more specifically, watercolor painting. I have been interested in drawing and painting as early as I can remember. As with most artists, life generally takes up most of one’s available time – pushing creative endeavors…
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Carol Alice Evans
Water Media Carol joined Latimer Art Club in 2018. “The Club’s main attraction for me was how inspiring it is to learn from other artists,” she said. “Observing their accomplishments pushes my own creative direction.” Carol grew up in Chicago, Illinois and is a U.S. Navy veteran. She attributes her interests in photography and painting…
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Breanne Craig
Water Media “Breanne is a commissioned based watercolor portrait artist living in Reno, NV. Her portraits range from horses, dogs and cats to people and everything in between. She feels honored when chosen to create custom wedding invites, clients holiday cards, memorial portraits, retirement gifts, and clients return year after year to add to their…
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Vickie Curwen
Multiple Media Vicki is a watercolor artist and fabric quilter. She began to draw, color and paint as a child and began to sew at age 11 making her own clothes. She discovered rubber stamping and has made greeting cards since 1994. She began watercolor painting, her preferred medium of expression, after moving to Reno/Sparks…
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Tamami Tokutake
Pastels I am a self-taught artist based in Reno, Nevada. My primary medium is soft pastel. A few years back, my family and I just happened to stroll into a local small art supply store that was having a closeout sale. I was still working full-time and with a young child, so I didn’t want…
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Luverne Lightfoot
Pastels I’m LUVERNE LIGHTFOOT and I have been an active Latimer Art Club member since 1983, serving as President in 1985. MY ART JOURNEY began early with pencil drawings and in the 1980’s I found painting the grandeur of nature and people my destiny. My artwork is inspired by the American West & its indigenous people.…
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Dorrie Rapp
Pastels I have been interested in creating art from a toddler onwards(even have some preserved portraits I drew at age 3). My mothergot huge sheets of paper from the local butcher and I createdmurals. No art classes other than the usual in elementary andhigh school. Competitive swimming and then science becameother time consuming interests but…
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Bonita Paulis
Pastels Nothing gives me more joy than to hike and explore and paint this Wild Western Landscape. I have lived in the “Rare Air ” of the Sierra Nevada Lake Tahoe Great Basin area for over 30 years and will never run out of scenes that inspire me. The seasons, colors, sky, and ever-changing weather…
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Trina Craig
Oils Trina was born and raised on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevadas. Trina loves to express her passion for the landscapes she paints. She graduated with a Bachelor of Art degree in painting from Sacramento State University California and worked as a graphic designer and art director. Trina loves to paint landscapes that spark…
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Sue Perry
Oils Bio Contact Email: sueperry65@yahoo.com Website Social
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Maureen (Moze) Hoban
Oils Visual Artist-Medium Oil paint Education: “School of Life” I create paintings which are images of what I see. My paintings celebrate light and form. I invite the viewer to become immersed within and linger often. Contact Email: mozefineart@yahoo.com Website Social
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Margot Comer
Oils A painter in oils, I am disciplined in impressionist use of color and principles of composition. My paintings are owned by clients around the US, particularly in Northern California. Samples of my work can be seen at www.mcomerpaintings.com I started my graphics career in 1962 as an illustrator for Boston Yellow Pages and finished as…
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Jennifer Haffke
Oils I am honored to share my art with you. I was born in Reno and raised in Sparks, Nevada. As a very young girl riding my horse out in the hills of Nevada, I experienced God’s beauty and learned to hear His voice. It is the Spirit of God who gifts me with the…
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Eileen Smith-Cavros
Multiple Media Eileen Smith-Cavros is an artist and sociologist/anthropologist. She has approached her art and research from Mexico to Ghana to the western United States using visual anthropology, painting, photography and film. Eileen is grateful to have worked as a naturalist in some of the most incredible landscapes from Key Biscayne, Florida, to Zion National…
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Jeff Willis
Oils My journey into painting began not as a painter but as a photographer. I have always enjoyed taking pictures on vacations. We recently took a trip from California to Detroit via the National Parks in Utah and Colorado. After we were home, I started looking at some of the pictures and wondered if I…
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Christa McLaughlin
Oils I’ve been an artist for over 45 years. I am mostly self-taught. I love color and enjoy painting landscapes. Painting animals is one of my favorite pastimes. I currently teach art to others at Eagle Frames. I also do commission work such as: Pet Portraits, Children’s Portraits, Landscapes, etc. I would like to add…
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Cathryn Cowan
Oils Cathy spent her formative years in the Missouri River Valley of South Dakota. Her appreciation of the outdoors was nurtured by the activities of hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking the expansive prairie. Recording her outdoor surroundings through art and photography became a frequent activity. Cathy graduated from Arizona State University with a BA in…
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Carol Grigus
Oils “Imagine you are walking in the woods on a snowy day. The absolute quiet is intoxicating! The colors of snow, the shadows, reflections; The sights, sounds, and smells fill the air-and always the Light! Add an easel, some paints, an artist willing to embrace the possibilities of nature and you’re ready for the adventure of…
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Barbara Maclean
Oils Barbara grew up in Nevada and earned a fine arts degree at the University of Nevada in 1955, instructed by Dr. Craig Sheppard. Additional art courses have been taken at the Oklahoma City Community College, OK and the University of Arts & Sciences at Chickasha OK as well as many art workshops with well-known…
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Rebecca Griffin Gross
Multiple Media “For 20 plus years I have been creating and selling art in a variety of mediums. This includes Oils, Watercolor, Pastel, Graphite/Ink, and Collage. My work can be seen and purchased through the Artists Co-op Gallery Reno.” Contact Email Website: rebeccagriffinart.com Social
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Veryal Zimmerman
Multiple Media After graduating from SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, NY with a BFA, Veryal focused exclusively on her painting, working mostly on very large paintings, (8 feet by 8 feet, and 8 feet by 12. But as her work evolved, she began to favor the 4 foot custom- made canvas). Preparing her custom canvases…
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Sandi Burke
Multiple Media My first art lesson was at Truckee Meadows Community College. Oils held my artistic fascination for almost two years until I was exposed to watercolors, and then it was instant love. For the next few years, watercolor was the sole medium for Sandi’s creative outlet. The fascination for oils however, drew her back…
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Marguerite Crokus
Multiple Media Art Background and Training: BA from West Virginia University UNR art classes Plein Air workshops with Jean LeGassick, Thaleia Georgiades, Monika Johnson OLLI with Larry Jacox Honors, Awards, Shows and Exhibits: 2020 – Guest Artist at Artists Co-operative of Reno 2020 – 3rd Place Mixed Media, Latimer Miniature Exhibit 2019 – 2020 Northern…
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Lisa Jefferson
Multiple Media My paintings are inspired by the natural beauty and light that I find around me on hikes, walks, and snowshoe treks in the Lake Tahoe area and northern Nevada. My art background is in graphic design but I have painted in watercolor for many years. I enjoy the transparent quality of watercolor both in my painting…
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Joyce Rossi
Multiple Media Originally from Marin County, California, Joyce Rossi has lived in Northern Nevada for sixty years. She is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno, with a degree in Elementary Education and has worked as a teacher, graphic designer, muralist, and illustrator. In 1994, she wrote and illustrated a children’s book titled “The Gullywasher” which…
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John Denton
Multiple Media John Denton Joined Latimer Art Club in 2012. He’s not much for computers, so this is a rewrite of an interview conducted by VP Carol Evans: When did you first start painting? I have always sketched. My mother tried to send me outside, but I stayed at the kitchen table, drawing. In high…
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Jann Selleck
Multiple Media I consider myself primarily a painter and sculptor having had classic training in the ‘Arts’. Graduating from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. I Moved to the Reno area over 40 years ago. After working for over 25 years in the Graphic Arts Industry, I left to pursue a Fine Arts…
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Cheryln Bennett
Multiple Media Watercolor reflects the mood and soul of the subject she is trying to convey. Many of Cheryln’s paintings reflect traditional themes from prehistoric rock art to nature’s bounties of leaves and flowers. She has won many awards for her watercolors. Her brush brings to life a wide variety of subjects from the inviting…
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Carola Nan Roach
Multiple Media Carola Nan Roach, a local Reno artist, was born in New York, raised in Berkeley, and received her Bachelors of Fine Art from the California College of Arts & Crafts. She has a Masters of Fine Art in Glass Sculpture from Tulane University. Carola taught at Tulane University, Art Center College of Design,…
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Carol Foldvary-Anderson
Multiple Media “Creating Beauty – Inspiring Joy!” Multi Award Winning Artist/Designer and Arts Educator Published Author / Illustrator /CalligrapherInventor -Oil Pastel Smudge For Carol Foldvary-Anderson, artistic expression is ongoing, and it is her vehicle for change, spiritual growth, and transformation in her own life and in the lives she is able to touch. A notable contribution…
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Anette Rink
Multiple Media Watercolor and Alcohol Inks have two important characteristics in common. Once they are let out of a bottle or a tube, they have a life of their own. After working in the highly scripted setting of bio-medical laboratories for more than 25 years I was looking for a painting style that allowed spontaneity. …
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Tricia Poulos Leonard
Mixed Media Tricia Poulos Leonard Artist I am a graduate of UCLA with a degree in studio art. While at UCLA I studied with renowned artist, Richard Diebenkorn, who greatly influenced my development as an artist. I followed my university years with 30 years of teaching, counseling, and administering in the California public schools. I…
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Terrye Kocher
Mixed Media After a career in high-tech, I now have the luxury to focus on my creative side. I like to explore different mediums and techniques, but I find making “dots” images, quilt collages and jewelry the most rewarding. Before retiring, I spent 3 months working in Canberra, the Australian capital. Visiting museums and galleries,…
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Liz Paganelli
Mixed Media Elizabeth Paganelli has lived and worked in theLake Tahoe area for the past thirty years.She received a BFA from California College of theArts, and an MA from John F. Kennedy University.She has also studied printmaking at Kala Institute inBerkley, Ca. and Santa Reparata Graphic Center inFlorence, Italy. Paganelli has taught drawing andprintmaking at…
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Joanna Drakos
Acrylic Joanna Drakos is an artist who primarily paints acrylic, abstract canvases. She holds two degrees, an associate degree in advertising and graphic design and a bachelor’s degree in fine art. Over her career, she has worked in the field of photography, as an administrator for non-profit arts organizations, and as a designer and art…
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Charlene (Char) Hadwin
Acrylic Upon retirement from successful careers in the private and non-profit sectors, Char began exploring ways to express her life’s journey through her canvas paintings and the upcycling of discarded wood pallets and recyclable materials. In 2016 Charlene formed Amagical Art to showcase her art and offer new inspirations for purchase. As a new artist in the community,…
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Deborah Stevenson
Acrylic Art, for me, means connecting with the landscape of the heart in a most intimate way. Touching brush to paint to canvas is an act of love that expresses a deep communion with the natural world. The ephemeral nature of reality makes my place in the universe all the more precious. When I slow…
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Maggi Shipley
Acrylic Maggi was born in Bootle, Liverpool, England.From there, she moved to California in 1959.She lived in Sedona, AZ, from 190 to 2006 and now lives in Reno. In California, she studied with numerous award-winning artists.Her portraits in oil, watercolor, and pastel are influenced by the late international artist Thomas Leighton.Her florals, seascapes, portraits, still…
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Jon Edmondo
Acrylic Jon grew up in Marin County, California and spent his early days hiking and biking the roads and trails of the rolling California hills. Jon always had an interest in art and eventually graduated from college with a degree in graphic design, from University of the Pacific. Jon not only studied Graphic Design, he…
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Elizabeth Mast
Acrylic I have been making art as long as I have been able to hold a paintbrush, and my childhood doodles quickly turned into a deep love for art. Coming from a family of artists, I have been supported in pursuing drawing, painting, and creating by my loved ones and my community. I have explored…