When I visit Studio Seven Arts, I almost always make a straight shot to see what new paintings Will Bullas has created. Recently, on one of my visits, I saw one of my new favorites, Wine-Oceros. That put a smile on my face and even a giggle in my step as I left the gallery a bit later.
Read MoreDebbie Wardrope Local Talent
Debbie Wardrope is a Bay Area native and longtime Pleasanton resident who has always loved art and has pursued painting for most of her life, even during her 20-year career in mortgage banking. Debbie graduated "With Distinction" from the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts) in Oakland with a BFA in illustration. Her work has been recognized through numerous awards, including "Best of Class" and merit awards at the Alameda County Fair.
Read MoreSusan Hoehn and Her Love of Landscapes
Susan Hoehn has been painting the landscapes and wine vineyards of California for nearly her entire adult life. Painting such delicate scenes requires not only an eye for the colors, lighting, depth, and overall topography — but more importantly — a feel and vision for the emotion and beauty such landscapes can stir within one's heart.
Read MoreChristopher Stott & Realism Paintings
Christopher Stott is best know for his straight forward, clean representational oil paintings of vintage technology transformed from ordinary and common objects to symbols and icons. Along with precise rendering balanced with very delicate, painterly brushwork, Stott’s work is approachable on multiple levels and has its finger firmly on the pulse of contemporary representational painting.
Read MoreSusan Hoehn Captures the Essence of Landscapes
California artist Susan Hoehn is best known for her vibrant hues reflecting the beauty of the landscapes she paints. From vineyards to seaside vistas Ms. Hoehn captures the essence of the contemporary landscape.
Read MoreWill Bullas Humor Speaks to All
Will Bullas art is nor abstract or realism. It's just plain humorous and puts a smile on anyone's face who comes across it. And one doesn't have to be an animal lover or art enthusiast to enjoy it. Finding a way to connect animals to off-the-cuff comments, comes across as ever-so-slight but impactful at the same time.
Read MoreFrogman Tim Cotterill
Tim Cotterill, better know as Frogman, was born in Leicester, England in 1950. At age fifteen, Tim dropped out of school to complete a six-year metal-directed apprenticeship. He was intrigued by metalworking he moved onto the sculpture of radical wheeled vehicles and later became interested in the design of birds and animals. In 1990, Tim moved to California and began to sell and exhibit his work all over the country.
Read MoreWill Bullas Humor through Watercolor
Will Bullas has such a unique twist to art that it seems the captions be just a humorous as the art he paints. With the encouragement of his wife, Claudia, he then quit his printing press job — reproducing the work of other artists — and concentrated on his own art. That was the beginning of a yearlong voyage across the Midwest and Southwest, where Bullas sold his work to many appreciative art lovers.
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