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Artist Information
The following artists will be attending the 2005 Twilight Garden Party: Sharon Belkin Sharon will not be able to attend the Twilight Garden Party; however, she will be contributing artwork.
Carole Gorin Carole H. Gorin is a botanical artist living in West Los Angeles. She has a degree in art education and has taught art at the elementary level. After her children had grown, she was able to turn back to her art. It was her love of flowers and nature that attracted her to the botanical classes in 2002. The accuracy of drawing in botanical art is something that she wanted in her artwork - counting each petal to make sure that she is being true to the actual plant. She is an active member of the local Botanical Artists Guild and also a member of CPSA and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Her work has been shown in local and international exhibits. Some of her pieces are held in public and private collections around the country. She work mostly in colored pencil, but also finds working in graphic pencil very gratifying. She hopes you enjoy the beauty of nature as seen through her eyes.
Sally Jacobs Sally Jacobs, a botanical artist living in Los Angeles, studied botanical art at Otis College of Art and Design and the New York Botanical Art Certification Program. She has taught botanical illustration at the Otis College of Art and Design and the Los Angeles Arboretum. "I’m attracted to strongly three-dimensional forms, so I often paint fruits and vegetables," says Jacobs. "The cylindrical-shaped pineapple (a symbol of hospitality) is actually many small fruits fused together, creating the spiral modules that comprise the tough and waxy rind. I enjoyed figuring out the pattern of the skin to create a realistic rendering, and the variety in color (which changes depending on ripeness) attracted me. I liked the challenge of creating the intricate form of each of the small fruits, while still capturing the overall shape of the pineapple. Also, the long, stiff, pointed leaves had to be convincing." Sally’s drawings and paintings have been in numerous shows in Southern California, including a solo show at the Forbes Hall Gallery in Santa Monica. Her work was selected for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Annual International Juried Botanical Art Exhibition in New York City; the New York State Museum’s “Focus on Nature” exhibit; and the 5th and 6th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit at Filoli in Woodside, California. She has served on grant review panels for the National Endowment for the Arts and her work was featured on CNN/fn’s “Your Money” television show. Sally is a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists and the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. Giclee prints range from $70-$100.00. Her Web site is: www.sallyjacobs.com
While pursuing doctoral studies in literature in the late 60's Frederick Kuretski met Arthur Sinsabaugh who, at that time, was the chair of the Photo Department at the University of Illinois. He apprenticed with Sinsabaugh for a year, helping in the creation of some of his Mid-West landscapes. His studies took him away from photography to writing and eventually to cinema where he had the good fortune of winning a number of International festivals, including a shared gold medal at Cannes. His university experience in film began as a founding faculty member of the California Institute of the Arts and continued as the initiator of the film production option at California State University, Northridge, where he has taught film production and aesthetics since 1973. His experiences with Sinsabaugh were not forgotten and in the early nineties he rekindled his practice of photography. Reviewers of his solo, duo and group exhibitions at commercial galleries have since lauded his photographs. Galleries in Los Angeles, Tulsa and Chicago represent him.
Brian Peterson Brian Petersen is an instructor with the Art Department at California State University, Northridge, and a commercial freelance illustrator since 1994 using both traditional and digital media. He is a member of CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America), and NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals). Brian's college education emphasized Illustration and Photography, so he enjoys using both direct contact media (Prismacolor, Graphite, Pastel, and Acrylic), as well as digital paint to create images that express a joyful or contemplative element of life. Drawing has always been the fundamental basis for his work, and he tries to keep it as expressive as possible, even when using digital photography for reference, and composition. The jazz musician series was developed from his lifelong interest in music, playing the piano, sax, and guitar, and having first hand experience with the range of emotions it can stir in all of us. He looks for the quiet inner pleasures and moments that make music performance so memorable, and try to describe them with line, color, and form. Original drawings (14” x 20” to 24 x 36”), range from $400.00 to $600.00
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Gilly Shaeffer Since childhood, Gilly Shaeffer has been painting and drawing. In 1994, deeply inspired by the beauty in nature, she began doing botanical art.
David SchwARTZ was first inspired to become an artist by his grandmother, Goldie. An immigrant from Austria, she reestablished herself in America where she raised her family. David vividly recalls the tall sailboats that his grandmother would draw and paint for him. Even today, it's often the first drawing he will present to young children himself.
Melanie Symonds Melanie Symonds was born in England and raised in Southern California. She holds two art degrees: a Diploma of Higher Education from Wimbledon School of Art in London, England,
Mary Ann Trujillo Mary Ann Trujillo is an artist who captures the living spirits of plants. From her American Indian Grandmother she gained deep respect and renewal in being one with nature. She observes the subtle layers of color and light, while drawing each stroke with Prismacolor pencil. Her work in various media formats has been exhibited in Taos, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tampa and Sarasota. Awards: Pensacola Bay Int’l Fest Award; Women Artist Regional Kansas City 2nd Place; Besteller Award B/PAA, NY; Jerome Richfield Scholar Award & Creativity Grants. She is Assoc. Professor of Art, CSUN. She also taught at Ringling School of Art and Savannah College of Art. Her Art training includes: MFA Visual Art, Rutgers; BFA Painting/Drawing, Wichita State U. Giclee prints from $50-$90. mary.a.trujillo@csun.edu
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