William B. Dorsey

William B. Dorsey

William B. Dorsey  (1942 – 2019) Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 1998 It is with great sadness that the Focus on the Masters Archive & Library announce the tragic passing of landscape painter William B. Dorsey. On the evening of April 29, William died after...
Laddie John Dill

Laddie John Dill

Laddie John Dill Sculptor, Painter, Light & Space Artist Los Angeles native, Laddie John Dill graduated from Chouinard Art Institute in 1968.  At 28 he was offered his first one-man exhibit at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York.  Today he is an internationally...
Karen Carson

Karen Carson

Karen Carson Painter Big Red, 2013, Acrylic on unstretched canvas, 113 x 144 inches   Karen Carson, a major figure in the Los Angeles feminist art movement, has employed varied techniques and materials to reflect and comment on the turbulence of everyday life....
Yue Deng

Yue Deng

Yue Deng Violinist  Independent and passionate describe Yue Deng whose career as a concert violinist began when she was awarded First Prize in the National Violin Competition in China at the age of eight. She studied at Oberlin Conservatory and Julliard. She has been...
Miguel del Aguila

Miguel del Aguila

Miguel del Aguila Composer Portrait © Donna Granata 2008 Miguel del Aguila, Uruguayan-born American composer, was a child prodigy, graduating from the main music conservatory in Montevideo at age 14. The photograph, using antiques and one romantic rose, pays homage to...
Beverly Decker

Beverly Decker

Beverly Decker Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 “With the thought of peace let me contemplate the world.”  This is a phrase that Beverly Decker haschosen to begin a philosophical statement that is inspired by Buddhist text. The recitation continues with...