artists

Mark Kerckhoff
59 Brighton Place
Laguna Nigal,  ca 92677
(949) 443-5107
Mark.kerckhoff@yahoo.com
www.kerckhoffpaintings.com

Mark Kerckhoff paints nature and creates beauty.  His art, highly regarded in southern California for nearly thirty years, is at once inspired and inspirational.  The time he spends out doors is transferred from his eye, to his heart, to hand, to brush, to canvas; then conveyed to the eye of the beholder… and to their heart.  Incredibly, through the use of color, light, composition, and depth, Mark’s paintings carry the viewer to the time and place of the piece, or even to a different time and place that only the viewer can know.  Like the scenes depicted, Mark’s paintings are fresh and new at each encounter; the kind of art you can live with and relate with every day, definitely not static, very much alive.   Mark is represented by the Casa de Paz, Tree of life gallery in San Juan Capistrano, CA and Daryl Millard Gallery in Solana Beach, CA.

Laurel Mines
www.laurelmines.com

Laurel is an award winning painter and member of the Santa Barbara Art Association, SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment), LPAPA (Laguna Plein Air Painters Association), The California Art Club, and Oil Painters of America.

Camille Przewodek
fineart@sonic.net
www.przewodek.com

Camille Przewodek’s creativity is centered around her excitement over light - “Light as it falls on the landscape at specific times of day and under specific conditions." She received her BFA from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco as well as studying color with impressionist master, Henry Hensche. “My use of color is inspired by color relationships perceived under many varied light schemes. Light itself becomes the subject matter and carries the painting.” She is a signature member of the Laguna Plein Air Painters and the Oil Painters of America, and an artist member of the California Art Club.

Peggi Kroll Roberts
50 Stallion Way, Angeles Camp, CA 95222
209-736-9386
peggi@krollroberts.com
www.krollroberts.com

Award winning artist, Peggi Kroll-Roberts, was trained at Arizona State University and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.  Peggi worked as a fashion and advertising illustrator before making the transition into fine art.  Using intense color and value to accentuate her subject, she moved into fine art with a bold palette, a love for small paintings and a very loose style that achieves a lot with a few very energetic brush strokes.  Inspired by her children she paints beach scenes and other aspects of their lives. Peggi is a member of the California Art Club, American Impressionist Society and Signature Member of Laguna Plein Aire Painters.  She is represented by Medicine Man Galleries in Tucson AZ and Santa Fe NM, JH Muse Gallery in Jackson Hole WY, Art Advisory Group in New York, Red Piano Gallery in Hilton Head NC, Thomas Reynolds Gallery in San Francisco, CA and Great Lakes Gallery in Angeles Camp CA.

Ray Roberts
50 Stallion Way, Angeles Camp, CA 95222
209-736-9386
ray@krollroberts.com
www.krollroberts.com

Ray Roberts is one of California's most respected Plein Air artists. He has recently won the Gold Medal for "Best Painting" at the California Art Club and the Artists' Choice Award, the highest accolade from fellow artists, at three major Southwest art events.  He is best known for his seascapes, figurative work, and majestic views of California and the Southwest.  Ray's vibrant use of color, bold textures, and sensitivity to shifting patterns of light give life and movement to his paintings. Ray is a Signature Member of Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA), California Art Club (CAC),  Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) and the Northwest Rendezvous.Ray is represented by Medicine Man Galleries in Tucson AZ and Santa Fe NM, CA, Hollis Gallery in South Pasadena CA, Westbrook in Carmel CA and Great Lakes Fine Art In Angels Camp CA.

Rob Robinson
1011 San Carlos Rd., Santa Barbara, CA 93103
805-962-2400
rob@pleinairart.net
www.robrobinsonart.com

Rob’s inspiration to paint is rooted in his desire to create something of value while finding a little peace in the hustle-bustle of every day life.  Says Robinson, “With all that’s going on in the world today, which for the most part we have little say, the act of painting is a chance for me to create something of beauty and resolve life as I would like to see it, if only for a moment, in the world of a two dimensional canvas.”  He is a member of the Santa Barbara Art Association, California Art Club and SCAPE (Southern California Painters for the Environment).

Richard Schloss
rick@rschloss.com
www.rschloss.com

Richard Schloss was born in 1953 in Fort Worth Texas but has lived in Santa Barbara since he began painting in 1972. He completed a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at UCSB in 1979 and a BA in Italian in 1981. He has shown extensively in Santa Barbara and San Francisco. In 1980 he spent a year painting in Europe on an award scholarship and in 1992 he was chosen to paint the diorama backgrounds for The Cartwright Interactions Hall at The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History. He is a member of The Oak Group, and is currently represented by the Easton Gallery in Santa Barbara.

Wendy Schwartz
PO Box 1121 Point Reyes Station, CA 04956
wenpaint@horizoncable.com
www.wendyschwartz.com

Wendy Schwartz's paintings are in private and corporate collections nationally as well as Europe and Canada. In the San Francisco Bay Area, paintings may be seen at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery. I am drawn to a spare but emotionally powerful landscape-- long fields, shadows, tidelands, the edge of a town, its back alleys, the remote shed or cottage, barn or grain elevator or mill, a not-quite empty room, or abandoned places that suggest a past story. In these landscapes and interiors, I try to use light and detail in ways that will strengthen the painting, but also keep the scene true. The depiction of a place has to feel authentic to me, as if it could exist, which may not mean the same thing as “realistic”.

Frank Serrano
frankserrano@sbcglobal.net
www.pleinairgallery.com

A California native, Frank Serrano had an interest in art and nature from an early age. He studied art throughout his days in school, but is largely self taught. After a successful career as a freelance commercial artist, Frank decided to pursue his passion for oil painting in the early 1990’s. Since, he has developed a strong following of admirers, both nationally and internationally. Frank travels widely throughout North America painting scenes from the desert southwest to the beautiful high country vistas of the Canadian Rockies and is highly revered for his ability to capture the atmosphere, which is a hallmark in his work. “Painting on location enriches my life... and the paintings do not exist as mere pictures, but as a journal through which I can express all my senses”. Frank is represented by American Legacy Fine Arts in Pasadena, CA.

Randall Sexton
rcsart@mindspring.com
www.rcsexton.com

Born in 1958, Randall Sexton is a California painter whose colorful, loose style is admired by collectors and fellow artists alike. Sexton moved to California from the East Coast in 1980, upon graduating from the University of Connecticut. He has been a fixture in the Bay Area painting scene ever since. A former instructor at the Academy of Art University in SF, he now instructs traditional fine art technique to the technophiles in the computer animation department at Pixar. In addition, he teaches private workshops all throughout the country. Known as one of the premier contemporary Californian plein-air painters, Sexton also paints still lifes, figures, and portraits with equal panache. His colors are brilliant and accurate and his compositions are carefully constructed with closely observed detail. He is represented by the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco CA and the Nancy Dodds Gallery in Carmel CA.

Michael Situ
3251 Laguna Canyon Rd. #H3
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-294-0720
michaelsitu@hotmail.com
www.michaelsitu.com

Michael Situ is a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, Artist Member of California Art Club, and the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association. He is Growing up in China where he completed his art education at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art. He is a ull time professional artist whose artwork has been exhibited in numerous one-man shows, museums, and national juried exhibitions. Various national and international art publications such as International Artist, Southwest Art, Art of the West, and Plein Air Magazine have highlighted and featured Michael Situ and his artwork. Michael has been honored by a number of awards, including "Artist Choice Award" at the 2004 Sonoma Plein Air, “Best of Show” in 2001 at the La Quinta Plein Air. He is represented by Michael Situ Studio Gallery 3251 Laguna Canyon Rd. #H3.Laguna Beach, Ca 92651

W. Jason Situ
weijason@aol.com
www.wjasonsituart.com

W. Jason Situ was born in 1949 in Guang Dong, China. He began painting in high school during China's "cultural Revolution" and completed his art education at the Guangzhou Fine Arts Institute. In 1989, Situ immigrated to the United States with his family. He was fascinated by the beautiful California landscape and soon decided to become a plein air painter. He has been a full time artist since 1997 and has been active in many of the fine arts events throughout the United States. He is a signature member of the California Art Club, Laguna Beach Plein Air Painter's Association, Oil Painters of America, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters and an honorary member of the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society. He is represented by the Wild Horse Gallery in Steamboat Springs CO, Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson AZ, Segil Fine Art in Old Town Monrovia CA, Lee Youngman Galleries in Calistoga CA, Green House Gallery in San Antonio TX and Villas Verandas Fine Art Gallery in San Juan Capistrano, CA.

Jane Sun
805-682-8540
jane@janesunart.com
www.janesunart.net

Since her first one-woman show in 2003, Jane Sun, has been active in the art world. A member of the Santa Barbara Art Association and SCAPE (Southern California Artists for Protecting the Environment), she is an award winning artist with her works appearing on show invitations and in celebrated Events including the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum's Annual ArtWalk. She has been the featured artist at Gallery 113 in 2005, Palm Loft Gallery and Divine Inspiration Gallery in 2006. And her works will appear for the third time at the Corridan Gallery in 2007. In addition, she will be one of the feature artists in the annual ArtWalk at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Arturo Tello
410 Palm Ave Loft A-1, Carpiinteria, CA 93013
805-684-9700
Arturote@aol.com
www.arturotello.com

California landscape painter Arturo Tello was born on December 5, 1954 in Tulancingo Hidalgo, a town near Mexico City. He began his formal training as a figure painter, but his innate feeling for the land drew him inexorably toward depicting the shifting light and natural forms of his adopted country's coastline and bluffs. His strong belief in the importance of preserving open spaces led him to help to form the Oak Group.  Affiliated around the venerable Ray Strong, this group of landscape painting friends, which includes his wife Karen Gruszka, works to celebrate and preserve the natural environment through their paintings.  A founding member of the Oak Group, he is represented by the Easton Gallery in Montecito and John Pence Gallery in San Francisco, CA.