Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, S-T
Duane Simshauser Painter/Mixed-Media Portrait © Donna Granata 2004 Duane Simshauser is a highly acclaimed mixed media artist who began his career in Ventura Couny. A resident of Fillmore, he works in the genre of assemblage, in which he applies paper and various types...
Mar 11, 2019 | Artist, S-T
David Singer Clarinetist David Singer by Mike Peters David Singer, clarinetist extraordinaire, has performed at the White House and played with Yo Yo Ma at the Spoleto Festival. He is equally comfortable at Moorpark High School, nurturing and encouraging young...
Mar 14, 2019 | Artist, S-T, YouTubeVideos-Artists
Joe Sohm Photographer Photographer Joseph Sohm (left) and Composer Roger Kellaway (far right) stand with a cut-out of Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart. Foreground image: Sohm’s award winning book Visions of America. Donna Granata interviewed both Roger...
Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, S-T
Robert G. Smith Photogapher Portrait © Donna Granata 2008 Robert G. Smith was given advice early in his career to look beyond the lens and to discover his own unique vision. Whether the image reflects the natural landscape or discarded man-made objects, Smith’s...
Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, S-T
Doug Spaulding (1929-2012) Sculptor Portrait © Donna Granata 1999 Douglas Malcolm Spaulding was born in Danielson, Connecticut in 1929. He was raised in the family home built by his father Jacob, a skilled carpenter. His mother Francis, a school teacher, bore seven...
Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, S-T
Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend Glass/Mixed Media Portrait © Donna Granata 2008 For Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, inspiration comes from many sources, both mundane and elegant. Her unconscious doodles find their way from her desk calendar to sheets of glass and are combined with...
