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...
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
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...
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
Linda Taylor Printmaker Portrait © Donna Granata 2011 Is it fair to say that a talented printmaker’s most visible work takes up one side of an old grocery store? Yes, if that print-maker is Linda Taylor who spent many months restoring the mural on the exterior wall...
Apr 21, 2018 | Artist, S-T
Cheryl Ann Thomas Ceramist Portrait © Donna Granata 2005 Cheryl Ann Thomas delights in the unexpected and relishes the moment her hand coiled porcelain and stoneware vessels assume a life of their own. Constructing these sculptures is an intimate process involving...
