Richard Rackus

Richard Rackus

Richard Rackus (1922 – 2013) Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 1998 Born in Michigan in 1922, Richard Rackus moved to Los Angeles, California in 1936. He studied at Chouinard Art Institute under the tutelage of Frank Tolles Chamberlin who influenced many of the...
Keith Puccinelli

Keith Puccinelli

Keith Puccinelli (1950 – 2017) Assemblage-Performance-Installation Artist/Draughtsman Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 In a world that is increasingly chaotic, is it the role of the artist to eliminate chaos? Or, is he simply to pick up the pieces of a shattered...
Bob Privitt

Bob Privitt

Bob Privitt Sculptor Portrait © Donna Granata 2008 Visiting with Bob Privitt is like gliding through a history of civilization on roller skates. His conversation is peppered with references to Plato, Icarus, Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen. We are dazzled with the...
Sandra Price

Sandra Price

Sandra Price Tatoo Artist Photo supplied by the artist Grandmothers want them. Rock stars and celebrities sport them. A tattoo can be decoration or can express solidarity among those who have served overseas. An exquisitely colored song bird may be a way of overcoming...
Len Poteshman

Len Poteshman

Len Poteshman (1925 – 2014) Painter/Sculptor Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 Len Poteshman‘s dreams of being a concert violinist came to an end due to injuries sustained in World War II. He pursued an arts education at the Chicago Art Institute, the American...
Patti Post

Patti Post

Patti Post Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 “The arts exist, so that we might give voice to what we cannot say any other way. I am amazed and inspired by the profound insight and awareness that our students realize through their images and their willingness to...