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Edgar Alwin Payne (1883-1947) – In Pursuit of Poetic Grandeur, by Elaine Adams, California Art Club Newsletter, Winter 2012
Edgar Alwin Payne was born on March 1, 1883, possibly in the rural small town of Washburn, Missouri, somewhere near Cassville in Barry County located in the southwest part of …
Continue Reading »Jean Mannheim (1861-1945): Cultivating Colour and Versatility in California by Elaine Adams, California Art Club Newsletter, Fall 2011
The early twentieth century was an incredibly dynamic period for California and in particular, for southern California and Los Angeles. The allure of a mild climate, the beauty of the …
Continue Reading »Armin Hansen (1886-1957) by Scott Shields, California Art Club Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2014-2015
Nearly six feet four and an imposing 250 pounds, Armin Carl Hansen (1886–1957) was as powerful as his paintings. When he entered a room, it was as though a blast …
Continue Reading »Peter Adams and Jim McVicker featured in Epoch Times July 13, 2021
It’s a first for Sotheby’s NY. From July 16 through to July 26, the prestigious auction house will host an online sale titled “Contemporary Realism: Important 21st-Century Works.” A total …
Continue Reading »Scott W. Prior Featured in Southwest Art Magazine February 2021 Issue
A BIKER pedals down a narrow lane, wedged between an oncoming trolley car and a bus. In his left hand he balances an umbrella. It’s a rainy day in downtown …
Continue Reading »Jeremy Lipking Featured in American Art Collector March 2021
First there was fire. Then plague. As a final insult, there was a flood. Jeremy Lipking was a locust away from something biblical. “It certainly felt like we went from …
Continue Reading »Dan Schultz Featured in Southwest Art Magazine July 2020 Issue
California Artist Dan Schultz paints the world around him as a form of personal expression and as an homage to the land that provides him with the infinite displays of …
Continue Reading »Stephen Mirich Featured in Peninsula Magazine, July 2020 Issue
Stephen Mirich is a prominent member of the Portuguese Bend Artists CoIony, Whose primary focus has been landscapes and seascapes. He’s also been a South Bay resident his entire life, …
Continue Reading »Peggi Kroll-Roberts and Ray Roberts Featured in CAC Newsletter Summer 2020 Issue
Peggi Kroll-Roberts is an award-winning figurative painter, well-known for her sturdy renderings of bodies bathed in strong outdoor light and colour. Ray Roberts is an award-winning landscape painter, honoured for …
Continue Reading »Jennifer Moses Featured in Western Art & Architecture Magazine Summer 2020 Issue
Standing on a dock along the Warwick River in Virginia one moonlit summer night, Jennifer Moses pulled out her portable set of gouache paints. She made coIor notes and sketches …
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