Apr 20, 2018 | Artist, U-Z
Sally Weber Holographic artist Portrait © Donna Granata 2002 Sally Weber’s innovative use of holography is a striking reminder that art itself is constantly evolving. The entire concept of paint, palette and canvas is completely re-evaluated in Weber’s...
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 28, 2021 | Artist, U-Z
Jackson (Jackie Ray) Wheeler Poet 1952 – 2017 Jackson Wheeler was a man of many talents: a social worker by day, an accomplished poet and a fervent, discerning art collector. The images he created through the written word confirm that Jackson was a gifted poet,...
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
Nancy Whitman Painter Portrait © Donna Granata 2004 Born in Chicago, Nancy Whitman earned a fine arts degree from the University of Wisconsin. She followed this with a year of graduate study at the Chicago Art Institute and another extremely formative year in Paris,...
Jul 24, 2017 | Artist, U-Z
Beatrice Wood (1893 – 1998) Ceramist Portrait © Donna Granata 1995 World renowned for her exquisite luster glazes and whimsical figures, Beatrice Wood’s fascinating life beckoned the most avid art historians to her door. She was one of the last survivors of one...