Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
John White Painter/Performance Artist Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 Serendipity and playful fate led John White, a young man working in a brewery whose loftiest aim was to be a professional golfer, to achieve success as a working artist. White credits his early...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
James L Webb Artist, Printmaker, Registrar Portrait © Donna Granata 2009 Jim Webb has dedicated much of his life to the arts, both in practice of his craft and as a working professional in various capacities. A master printer at Gemini G.E.L. for over ten years, he...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, Ojai Eye, U-Z
Guy Webster (1939 – 2019) Photographer Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 Passion drove photographer Guy Webster – passion for photography, passion for vintage motorcycles, and passion for family and life. (Note his wife’s portrait in background.) His career took...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
George Yepes Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 2009 George Yepes’s works cannot easily be ignored. The rich colors grab us first and we have to keep looking. His art challenges assumptions about icons both religious and popular and has been described as the best of...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, C-E
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...
Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, C-E, YouTubeVideos-Artists
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...