Reception Sunday at 4PM Candy Barr Candy Barr is a plein air painter whose visual work includes oil paintings on canvas and wood. Her work has been described as “moving" and as being "a true master of color".   With over 50 years of painting experience she brings a breadth of knowledge of art history, exquisite skill for color and a deep understanding of what makes paint come to life. She earned her BFA with honors in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design [...]

Reception Sunday at 4PM I am a self-taught artist, working out of my studio in Berkeley, California. I have always been drawn to watercolor, but learning to use this mercurial and mischievous medium is a recent exploration. I am constantly thrilled with the interplay between water and pigment and the individualistic and often erratic behaviors of watercolor paints. For me, painting is a practice not a perfect - a constant way to witness and delight in the everyday world around us. The content of this [...]

Reception on Sunday at 4PM HATTIE MOTLEY Artist Statement: As a teenager I started sewing with my sisters making clothes for ourselves on our mother’s sewing machine. Over the years I’ve decorated the places I’ve lived in with many curtains, bedspreads and pillow covers. It wasn’t until I retired in 2000 that I bought a new computerized sewing machine with an embroidery arm and started taking classes at the local sewing store. From there I made everything from small quilts, wallets and aprons to zipper [...]