Art At The Source

Sandra Maresca pursues her passion for painting and fiber art, seeing art as a form of communication, a unique way for us to connect as human beings on a non-verbal level, and revealing wisdom and insights we gain by seeing life, especially animals, from a different perspective. Patricia Landskron’s stunning mixed media paintings embrace her great interest in capturing the landscapes and wildife of the West Coast, and now focus more and more on depicting scenes of the night f...orest and the magic she finds there. See them both on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios website: www.sebartsvirtual.org

Lucy Liew uplifts our hearts with her vividly colored paintings of the flora and fauna of California, sharing the beauty of the ordinary we often overlook in nature, creating a sense of intimacy and childlike wonder in her magical compositions, and finding powerful stories of resilience and hope in the process. Nancy Lloyd loves painting traditional landscapes, especially the beauty of the coast, hills, backyards, farms, and vineyards of California, but she is also drawn to t...he intimacy of everyday human interactions and interior scenes, revealing the camaraderie of strangers, the subtle gestures of sweethearts, and the common language to be found in them all. See them both on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios website: www.sebartsvirtual.org

Linus Lancaster combines many skills, materials, and areas of interest in his conceptual, kinetic, and electronic sculptures, using modern techniques to create art that serves as forces for good in the world, including ecology and activism. Marge Margulies finds a deep appreciation for the colors and classic forms of the mid-century aesthetic in her expressive, functional and sculptural ceramic work, resulting in a distinctive body of work she’s created throughout her life, a...nd continues to evolve. See them both on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios website: www.sebartsvirtual.org

Mike Laflin loses himself (in a good way) in his abstract wood sculptures, riding out these challenging times with undiminished joy yet exploring new aesthetics, use of color, and a wider variety of wood in his delightfully varied work. Patricia Marina segued from painting to mixed media collages, embracing the freedom she found in this new creative process, experimenting, exploring, finding her voice, healing her spirit, and grateful for the joy it brings her. See them both ...on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios website: www.sebartsvirtual.org See more

VaLinda Kyrias uses her digital art to explore complex aspects of Genomic Expressionfractals, function, evolution, cellular mapping within a design environmentthat are found everywhere in nature, combining her unique artistic expression with her goals to support the arts and artists in Sonoma County during these challenging times. Christie Marks found a deep appreciation for what makes the ordinary extraordinary in her layered mixed media paintings, finding powerful stories... even in the discarded and derelict, finding a sense of age, purpose, and story in her work, her home, and her travels. See them both on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios website: www.sebartsvirtual.org

David Kingwill creates abstract paintings with diluted paint that he pours onto the surface, never knowing where the process will take him, but following his intuition to create beautiful forms and colors in concert with one another. Clark Mitchell, who discovered his love of the natural world early in life, paints ‘stories of the land’, and literally followed his heart to the beautiful Sonoma County landscapes he loves. See them both on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios w...ebsite: www.sebartsvirtual.org See more

Richard Lind has spent a lifetime in his functional and decorative ceramic work, simple yet elegant work that reflects the historical traditions of his medium. Janis Crystal Lipzin finds the dance between art and botany in her lifelong multi-disciplinary work and experimentation with photography and film, pushing the limits of what is possible while enriching her own personal expression. ... See them both on our new SebArts Virtual Open Studios website: www.sebartsvirtual.org See more