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Lauri Luck is known for her drawings, paintings and art notes.
The Sonoma artist Laura Hoffman works in oil painting and mixed media and uses playful lines, symbols and colors to depict women. Laura has a MA in Education from the University of San Francisco, and BFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute.
The artist Kristin Meuser paints landscapes, most often outdoors and on location throughout California and the Southwest. She also teaches classes on nature journaling with watercolors.
Kristel Phears is an artist of fine jewelry and also a photographer, who has a store on Etsy and accepts custom orders for everyday or bridal occasions. Her favorite materials are gold, sterling, fine silver, gemstones, natural stones, copper, and crystal. She also creates fine art photography of the natural world.
Kirk Hinshaw is a collage artist who comes from rural North Carolina, with a whimsical and dreamlike art style. He attended art schools in Richmond, Virginia, and the San Francisco Art Institute, California. He is active in the Arts Guild of Sonoma.
Ken Berman is a Western Sonoma artist who focuses on mechanical and industrial themes in oil paint. He has a background education and career in architecture. “I loosely describe my artwork as Industrial with architectonic and mechanical influences referencing Cubism, Constructivism, Dadaism and the Steampunk movement.”
Kelly Hong, teamed up with Gerald Hong, creates handmade, museum-quality Raku ceramic vessels and wall pieces: Asian inspired vessels, teapots, pet urns, and cremation urns.
Sonoma County artist Kathleen Fitzpatrick creates nature photography of the wine country, and colorful, original landscapes and abstract acrylic paintings.
Kathleen Fox, teamed up with James Fox, creates hand thrown pottery and ceramic art, of exceptional character, design, and quality, stoneware and Raku pottery.
Kathleen Truax oil paints the landscapes of the Sonoma region, and also still lifes and abstractions.
Abstract painter Katherine Greene describes her work as an exploration of color as it relates to a feeling, a thought or an idea. A foundation is created with the application of many layers of gesso, texture and paint. The paint is applied directly from the tube and color mixing is done on the canvas. Katherine received a BFA degree at CSU, Humboldt and completed courses in Art History, Drawing, Painting and Graphic Design.
Kate Williams from Across the Street Photography specializes in landscape photos of Sonoma County and the Pacific Coast.
Kat Romine is a painter of Sonoma, California. “For the last 25 years Kat has channeled and honed her talents in art and settled in the glorious and inspiring Sonoma region of California where she can touch nature and be close to animals.”
Karina Nishi Marcus is known for her expressionist and abstract art. Look for the Nishi Studio in Sebastopol, California.
Karen Ellen Arendell is an artist who paints symbolic and expressive paintings and signage. She has a background in design, fine art, photography, writing and art direction. Her favorite materials include acrylic, watercolor, ink, marker, pencil, paper, metal, and wood.
The artist Karen Spratt is known for her paintings of fanciful compositions and weaving wool rugs.
Kareem Assab is a Sonoma County artist who paints expresssive and colorful abstract paintings with acrylics.
Justina Selinger describes herself as “a painter of the light and its enhancements.” She paints landscapes and still lifes in an impressionistic style.
Judy Butler was known for “painterly plein air oil paintings of the Northern California wine country and Pacific coast.” Judy studied art at Stanford University (BA) and the University of California, Berkeley (MA). Judy lived, worked and painted in Berkeley, New York, Egypt, Silicon Valley, Monterey and the Sonoma wine country. Before devoting herself full time to fine art, she worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, graphics manager and art director.
Jonna Ramey is a stone sculptor, filmmaker, writer and performance artist of Northern California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jonathan Nalywaiko makes shabby chic, unique items and home decor crafts, out of reclaimed materials, and sells them at Attic22, his Etsy shop. His favorite materials are wood, wine barrels, license plates, and reclaimed fences.
John Alan Lasseter is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer and the chief creative officer for Pixar, Walt Disney Animation Studios, and DisneyToon Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. He has won two Academy Awards for the Animated Short Film, Tin Toy, as well as a Special Achievement Award for the movie, Toy Story.
Movies & Animation directed by John Lasseter include:
Books about John Lasseter and Pixar Animation Studios include:
John Chambers is a ceramic artist who specializes in salted, glazed and functional stoneware.
John Farnsworth is a landscape artist, painting with oils on canvas on location in Sonoma, Marin and Mendocino counties.
Joel Bennett has been a ceramic artist in Sonoma County, California for over 40 years. His work includes pit-fired vessels, drums, wall pieces and sculptures, utilitarian stoneware and porcelain, raku fired ware, and sculptural tile work. Joel works from his Forestville studio and gallery, located near the Russian River, redwoods, and vineyards of Sonoma County. He also teaches ceramics at the Santa Rosa Junior College.
Joanne Tepper is known for her oil paintings of still life and birds. Her art was featured on the cover of the 2014 ArtTrails Catalog. She has a B.A. in Fine Art from the University of California, Los Angeles.