2023 Morgan Hill Open Studios is scheduled for October 21 & 22
Check out last year's directory below
Check out last year's directory below
2022 Artist Directory
Meet our group of artists who will be presenting their work in our second annual Open Studios Event!
Click on the Location link to be directed to a Google map for the individual artist.
A map of all artists will be available as the event draws closer.
Click the "plus" to the right of the Artist Statement block to learn more about each artist.
Click on the Location link to be directed to a Google map for the individual artist.
A map of all artists will be available as the event draws closer.
Click the "plus" to the right of the Artist Statement block to learn more about each artist.
Abiam Alvarez
Site #8
Site #8
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 559-630-0135 Location: Colibri Art and Framing, 17505 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Ceramics Price Range: Up to $50, $1000+ Artist Statement
I graduated from San Jose state with an MFA in spatial art in 2019 and I currently reside in Gilroy, CA where I create representational ceramic sculpture of produce with agriculturally related themes that speak of farm workers, the labors they endure, and the political issues behind agriculture. My sculptures represent the crop and the soil where the crop came from and is juxtaposed in a way to elevate the soil and the crop, showing the importance of the work by the farm workers. I also make pottery for the purpose of practical function. I enjoy the process of throwing on the wheel and creating pottery for different purposes and aesthetics. Along with functional ware, I also enjoy creating the occasional big vessel that steps away from functionality and enters the realm of political meaning through its' design and added elements. Pottery is an artform that requires skill and precision and that skill and precision is translated in my sculpture. |
Jeri Anderson — Jeri Anderson Art
Site #18
Site #18
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Links: Website
Email: [email protected] Phone: 831-471-7825 Location: 12275 Center Ave, San Martin Medium: Watercolor, Pastel and Oil Price Range: $5-$1000+ Artist Statement
My art is a celebration of relationships. What connects us to our animal companions, community and the wider world. I enjoy the challenge of matching a subject to the media that best expresses what inspired me to paint it - working in Watercolor, Pastel, Oils alone or in combination. My favorite subjects are animal portraits, local Santa Cruz scenes, architecture, and landscapes. |
Teresa L. Anguiano — Teresa's Unique Art from the Heart
Site #11
Site #11
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Links: LinkedIn
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-623-7699 Location: Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Bas relief murals Price Range: Up to $1000+ Artist Statement
Since my childhood to date, my art has evolved from paper mache to murals with Bas Relief (also called Plaster Relief). It's a really unique, and sophisticated art form and technique to add to your portfolio as a professional artist. I've incorporated this technique by applying on everything from walls to wood, to create stunning details in a room, or beautiful pieces of art. My unique style has evolved for the past 30 years. I continue to creatively bring imagination to life. I believe art and artists have an ability to promote, cultivate great enthusiasm and inspiration which intrigues, challenges and offers hope. It's not just Art but, Art from the Heart. |
Jeff Bentz — Jeff Bentz Photography
Site #21
Site #21
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Links: Flickr, Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-427-5929 Location: 235 Victoria Dr, Gilroy Medium: Photography Price Range: $250-$500, $1000+ Artist Statement
I have been photographing travel and landscape scenes for more than 20 years. What I enjoy most about photography is being out in our beautiful world and capturing and producing an image that reflects not just the beauty but the soul of the location. My goal is to capture the best possible images and hope they inspire and touch others. |
Karen Bieber
Site #9
Site #9
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 650-248-4668 Location: Bubbles & Brew, 17105 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Watercolor Price Range: $50-$100, $250-$1000+ Artist Statement
Karen Bieber, a native of California, has been studying watercolor for most of her life and, primarily, she considers herself a self-taught artist. She has been inspired by several nationally known contemporary artists through workshops and ongoing educational pursuits. Much of her subject inspiration comes from the natural world and everyday scenes that surround her home and community. Karen has been teaching watercolor for over 12 years, including an annual workshop at the Yosemite Art Center in Yosemite National Park. She has won awards for several of her paintings, and was previously was selected to be a semi-finalist in the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition. She is an active member of the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society, and is a Signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West and of the California Watercolor Association. Karen lives in Morgan Hill, California with her husband and two daughters. |
Lea Black — Pastels by Lea Black
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Site #5
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Links: Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 707-217-1001 Location: 17236 James Lex Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Soft Pastels Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
I have enjoyed creating various types of art throughout my life and have used it as an escape from everyday life. While I have no formal art training I have made use of many live and most recently zoom workshops with extraordinary artists. I recently had my pieces on exhibit at The Healdsburg Center Of the Arts in their juried Home exhibit as well as their juried Miniature exhibit. I find inspiration in everyday life experiences as well as in the beauty that surrounds us. I get the greatest joy when someone comments “This painting reminds me of home” or, “ It really moves me” or “ I can hear the crash of the waves and feel the ocean spray on my face." I’m looking forward to sharing my love of art with you during the Morgan Hill Open Studios weekend. |
Jennifer Blalack
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-966-6416 Location: 16750 Oak View Circle, Morgan Hill Medium: Mixed, painting, fabric Price Range: $250-$500, $1000+ Artist Statement
In my digital and non-digital art practice, my purpose is to bring beauty, pleasure and interest to the beholder. I use many layers in my work because each layer is transformative and surprising. My work is characterized as intuitive because I do not begin with an end in sight but rather begin at the beginning and work to discover the end. |
Cindy Blanton — Sculpture Monkey
Site #16
Site #16
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Links: Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-595-9181 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Ceramics Price Range: Up to $50, $100-$250 Artist Statement
In 2005 I started working with clay and fell in love with creating Whimsical Garden Sculptures. I enjoy designing something unique for your home and garden that will put a smile on your face. I take commissions for my work when someone may have a special request. Working with clay has become a wonderful, meditative , and creative outlet for my creativity and I look forward to sharing it with the public. |
Elvira Bowers
Site #12
Site #12
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-779-8082 Location: Centennial Recreation Center, 171 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Baskets Price Range: Up to $250 Artist Statement
I started to make baskets in the 1980’s. I first learned pine needle basketry then went on to gourds and weaving other mediums. |
Susan L. Brown — Susan Brown Fine Art
Site #11
Site #11
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Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 650-218-0906 Location: Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic Price Range: $100-$1000+ Artist Statement
Encouraged by my mother, painting and drawing have always been part of my life since I can remember. When I was twelve, I was awarded Student Artist of the Year in Ohio. I moved to California as an adult and continued to study, paint and draw; mainly watercolors. After leaving my Technology career, I made painting my full time profession. My work relies on color, form and pattern, in that order. I am best described as a colorist who blends reality and imagination; not an exact realist. My “locations” challenge perspectives in various ways, and my portraits serve to show the emotion and inner thoughts of each subject. Combining architecture and portraits in my paintings adds a dimension of humanity as well as showing how people in various locations are affected by circumstances, such as Covid-19. I hope viewers of these paintings feel recognition, even if the location is not one they have personally visited. I also leave the viewer to interpret my paintings in their own way. |
Marie Cloughesy — Functional Pottery by Marie
Site #16
Site #16
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Links: Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 919-800-8543 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Ceramics Price Range: up to $100 Artist Statement
I have been creating art in some form or another for most of my life. I tend to do things for periods of time and then move on to other areas of interest, but I always come back to ceramics. I started doing ceramics almost 30 years ago when I lived in Colorado. I've gathered enough equipment to have my own studio, but learned that I prefer to work in community. I love working with ceramics artists in other studios or classes and feel that I have refined my skills enough and am proud to publicly show my work. Food and pottery happen to be my two passions. The pots I make tend to be functional and inspired by the foods that I love to prepare and serve. I feel fortunate to be able to create vessels that enhance the food being served in them. |
Alissa Crispin
Site #10
Site #10
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-840-3730 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic & watercolor paintings Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
From a very young age, I have been drawn to painting. I have always enjoyed playing with color and using it to create a vibrant interpretation of the world I observe. I primarily work with acrylics and watercolors, but also enjoy photography. My paintings and photos often reflect places I have been or places I would like to visit one day. My style is influenced by the French Impressionists and reflects the joy I feel interpreting the wonders of nature. |
John Dorrance — Kinetic Contraptions
Site #1
Site #1
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-427-2543 Location: 2961 Holiday Court, Morgan Hill Medium: Mixed mechanical Price Range: $500-$1000 Artist Statement
My kinetic contraptions can sharpen a pencil while forecasting your fortune or can sketch a flower for your delight and amusement. Some moving miniature sculptures feature flying dinosaurs or space battles complete with rotating rocket ships and blinking aliens fighting tiny astronauts. Other mechanistic artworks for sale might be alligator-doll speakers that play your favorite music or tube radios constructed with cow skulls that tune-in country songs. At public galleries and planetariums that have displayed my contraptions, visitors and staff describe them as whimsical and dreamlike, weird and wonderful. I believe the word that captures it best is "fun." "What's this old artist's future goal?" you ask. I envision creating a piece for a children's museum, a music box powered by pedaling a tricycle. It would be connected to a giant octopus playing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat," or whatever song the kids programmed onto the music cylinder. "Unlikely," you say. "Not if you dream," I reply. |
Scott Downs — Scott Downs Art
Site #20
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-314-2542 Location: 64 Sixth Street, Gilroy, CA Medium: Painting Price Range: Up to $1000+ Artist Statement
I graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Fine Arts, having chosen an emphasis in Painting and Print Making. My career was spent as a high school art teacher at San Diego, Saratoga, and Los Gatos high schools, during which time I judged numerous art exhibits and served as a guest instructor at several schools. My subject matter is mostly landscape, seascape, still life, the human figure as well as assemblage sculpture. I work primarily in oils, acrylics and watercolor, but have always worked in pen and ink, pencil, conte' and intaglio and lino cut prints. My work is eclectic and has evolved since my retirement from teaching. |
Matthew Fitch — Art Made by Matt
Site #4
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Links: Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-710-3774 Location: 2345 Leptis Circle, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic Price Range: Up to $250 Artist Statement
I am a 16 year old colorblind artist and high-school junior. I have been making art since I was six years old. I have had my work featured in several youth art shows and two solo shows. I focus on painting animals primarily as I have always had an affinity for nature and animals. |
Betty Franks — Betty Franks Art
Site #8
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Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
Email: [email protected] Phone: 425-417-1788 Location: Colibri Art and Framing, 17505 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic paintings Price Range: Up to $1000+ Artist Statement
My work explores the lines of nature and the beauty of flowers. With inspiration from hikes in the mountains or walks within neighborhoods, color, texture, and form create simple and complex dialogues in my art. As layers of acrylic paint, pencil markings, and colorful forms take shape, the viewer is lifted in spirit and introduced to the endless promises of joy and happiness. Betty Franks was born in Toronto, Canada, and raised in San Jose, California. She is a self-taught abstract artist who started painting when she turned 50. Although it seems late in life to take up painting, the timing was just right for her. After a long career in customer service management, she was ready to unleash her creative side. |
Karen S. Garnett — Personal Visions
Site #13
Site #13
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-691-2416 Location: Stems, Floral and Interior Statements, 423 Vineyard Town Center, Morgan Hill Medium: Watercolor, acrylic Price Range: $1000+ Artist Statement
The majority of my landscape paintings are done out-of-doors on location so that I can see small details that capture the sense and mood of a place and time. Bio: BA Ohio State, MA University of Texas at Austin. A long-time resident of California, I have also lived in Texas, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Greece & Germany. Careers have included Motherhood, Artist, Art Historian, Archaeologist, CAD Designer, SQA Director. When not painting, I write as a Technical Writer for Vivante, a graphics and AI IP company, or I am in Ancient Corinth, researching and writing about Late Roman Lamps. |
Susan Graeser — Susan Margaret Originals
Site #18
Site #18
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Links: Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-683-4426 Location: 12275 Center Ave, San Martin Medium: Paint and pencil Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
I’ve been an artist in this area for 49 years. I started out painting store windows for the holidays, then promotional advertising. I paint fine art on canvas and am a member of the Valle del Sur Art Guild of Morgan Hill. I teach Basic Art Classes at the Gilroy Center for the Arts to adults and children. My classes include basics of drawing and painting from the curriculum I learned 60 years ago. Starting with the 3 basic elements of drawing and painting; Color, Contrast and Composition. Beginners and experienced students are welcome. |
Karen Leso Hegglin — Karen's Art Zone
Site #6
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Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-478-5769 Location: 17836 Del Monte Avenue, Morgan Hill Medium: Watercolor Price Range: Up to $50, $250-$500 Artist Statement
Hi, I'm Karen Leso Hegglin, my background is in Art Methods and Early Childhood Education. My favorite media is watercolor, every painting is a unique creation waiting to reveal itself. I have received awards in local art shows and was a blessed to be a part of the artists who painted the "murals" on the ceiling of Kelly Brewing Company here in Morgan Hill. The thoughts behind my work is to bring beauty and joy to you, the viewer. |
Marilynn Host
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-686-1902 Location: 12275 Center Ave, San Martin Medium: Encaustic/mixed Price Range: $500-$1000 Artist Statement
I am a mixed media artist with a primary focus on encaustic 2D and 3D works. I also work in acrylic, ceramic sculpture, paper mache, and found object sculpture. |
Irene Jacobson
Site #16
Site #16
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Links: Website, Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-656-6096 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Oil and acrylic painting Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
My passion for painting is wanting to share the beauty I find in nature. I have a strong desire to put onto canvas the feelings I have plein air painting beaches, hillsides, vineyards and all of nature that moves me. My hope is that you will enjoy my efforts to convey these feelings to you. I am a late comer to painting, after working in tech and other careers I found I could no longer ignore the call of painting. I’ve been studying painting for about 5 years. I enjoy painting in oil and acrylic. |
Christine Kimmel
Site #16
Site #16
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-568-4511 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Quilling Price Range: Up to $50 Artist Statement
Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. What started as a hobby has evolved into my passion. My mission is to support the continued growth of this ancient art form by creating fun, iconic, and motivating imagery. |
Jerri Kuehn — Jerri Kuehn Fine Art
Site #10
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-310-0390 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Painting and mixed media collage Price Range: $100-$1000 Artist Statement
I create art because I’ve learned I must; it feeds and calms my soul. It lets my spirit soar. I am continually fascinated with the process of making an image appear three-dimensional on a flat surface. I love the interplay of light and shadow. I paint with acrylics, using an underpainting and glazing technique to achieve luminosity and depth. A wide variety of subject matter appeals to me and I have many paintings already in my head just waiting to emerge. Working from photos I have taken allows me to draw on my experience of that moment as I paint. Many of the animals I am drawn to are endangered. I hope to raise awareness of their plight through my art. I enjoy creating small, intimate portraits of my subjects as a tribute to honor our experience of life here on this awesome, mysterious, indescribably magnificent planet called Earth. |
Iryna Kulchytska — California Craft House
Site #10
Site #10
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 586-817-3770 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Laser engraved art, woodworking Price Range: $50-$1000+ Artist Statement
Having grown up in Ukraine, Iryna was constantly surrounded by the loving, magnificent beauty of Western Ukraine. Western Ukraine has historically combined multiple ethnicities, forming vibrant, unique cultures and traditions. This beauty has been manifesting itself in vibrant colors and patterns, which Iryna incorporates in her laser engraved art, in close collaboration with her husband Mykola. Each piece has a story and meaning that transcends across cultures and centuries. Coming from a non-traditional artistic background, Iryna works in the technology sector of Silicon Valley building various products: from mobile apps to Virtual Reality products. “Some of the most meaningful moments of my life is seeing people’s souls light up when interacting with our art”. |
Ben Lagasca — Lagasca Loft
Site #17
Site #17
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Links: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-710-4108 Location: 13185 Center Avenue, San MartinMedium: Acrylic/Watercolor painting & graphics Price Range: Up to $1000+ Artist Statement
MA in Art from San Jose State College; Taught at Local Colleges, Involved with San Jose Museum of Art Association 1973-1975; Filipino -FilCom and FilCom SODC and AACI where I introduced Jacinto Siquig of NorthSide Development Council that I co-founded as with SIPA in Los Angeles. I've exhibited in most Bay Area and Sacramento Museums and felt that building San Jose's Art scene was better than being a San Francisco or New York kinda guy though it was the big league. I withdrew from the Arts in 1984 and became a productive Design Engineer in the Semiconductor and Medical Diagnostic fields and retiring with Flat Panel Display pixel Test equipment. I now have returned to the arts with MHOS 2021 & 2022 to support the arts again. My mantra is: "to provoke thought and contemplation" so come by and see my art- where I might challenge your taste. |
Sophie Camp Lastra — sophiepottery
Site #16
Site #16
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Links: Website, Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-706-0125 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Pottery Price Range: Up to $250 Artist Statement
Morgan Hill raised. I started my clay journey at Gavilan College in 2014 and have been in ceramic studios since. Clay has become a lifestyle as well as my career. I am the kiln technician for the Cabrillo College Ceramic studio in Aptos. As well as I teach wheel throwing to all levels at Clay Creation, a community studio in Santa Cruz. Over the last few years I have built out and established my own studio in Watsonville. I make functional wheel-thrown pottery, inspired by the redwood forest and oceans around me. My hope is to add functional pieces of art into the everyday life of people. |
Patricia Lewis
Site #10
Site #10
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Links: Website
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-859-5683 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Watercolor Price Range: $100-$250 Artist Statement
I have always considered myself an "artist"; making/creating things with my hands; sewing, ceramics, crocheting and painting (acrylic & watercolor). I have long been intrigued and fascinated by watercolor. I love the challenge of watercolor and the beautiful textures and feelings achieved with watercolor. I went to San Jose State University as an art and design major. I have continued my education by going back to college and getting a degree in Graphic Design as well as taking numerous seminars and workshops to expand my knowledge in both graphic design and water media. I am a member of the Santa Clara Watercolor Society and Valle del Sur. I was privileged to participate in the acrylic ceiling mural project at Kelly Brewery in Morgan Hill. |
Francine Marshall
Site #10
Site #10
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 831-332-1358 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Oil painting Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
I paint with traditional oils (& sometimes acrylics) on canvas. My subjects are organic realism: fauna, flora & landscape. In numerous art classes, experimenting with dozens of styles & techniques, I've used every type of mark-making tool & medium on every possible support. Fun, yes! but often slapdash. So in my studio I've returned to detailed planning of each composition, based on my own photos & drawings. Photo-darkroom training & a 30-year graphic-design career allow me to combine images and invent scenes I’m eager to paint. These slowly-realized paintings evolve as I add 35+ thin layers, until finally finished, when heart & mind achieve equal authority. My ardent aim is to create meaningful quality works, worthy of persisting beyond my lifetime. |
Elwira Maszara
Site #15
Site #15
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-858-6015 Location: 15375 Via De Ninos, Morgan Hill Medium: Watercolor Price Range: $50-$1000 Artist Statement
Though I've always hoped to consider myself as an artist only my early retirement gave me a chance to be one. For the last eight years I experiment with a free, expressive and atmospheric style in watercolors, incorporating other media if needed. I aim to capture atmosphere, mood, feelings and movement in my paintings. My watercolors became my addiction, always leading me to challenge and delightful surprise. Animals, both domestic and wild, people are my favorite subjects but in my portfolio I included landscapes, figures and nature creations. I was excited to see at the last year Morgan Hill Open Studio Event how many art lovers we have in our community. By the end of the show, I spoke to almost one hundred visitors, and found new homes for fifteen of my paintings. Thank you so much to all of you. You encouraged me to add more than 30 new paintings to my collection to share with you this year. |
Dream Power Horsemanship
Site #19
Site #19
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Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-686-0535 Location: 7460 Crews Rd, Gilroy Medium: Acrylic on canvas Price Range: $100-$250 Artist Statement
DreamPower Horsemanship is a 501c3 nonprofit therapeutic horsemanship organization located in Gilroy, CA. Our talented therapy horses started creating Modern Abstract Pony Art (MAPA) during COVID. The DreamPower horses (and other therapy animals) create their beautiful acrylic on canvas Modern Abstract Pony Art paintings in partnership with a human. You can see a video of the painting process on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/DreamPowerHorsemanship/videos/2446746098796359 All proceeds from the sale of Modern Abstract Pony Art paintings go to support our amazing herd of therapy horses. |
Sandra Murphy
Site #10
Site #10
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Links: Website, Etsy, Instagram, Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-230-7786 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic Price Range: $100-$250 Artist Statement
SandraMurphyStudio.com, Acrylic Pouring, Abstract, Landscape, Still-life’s, and Teacher. I create beautiful abstract landscapes and still life’s by using fluid acrylics and pouring paint into a canvas. My pieces are vibrant, with a hint of realism. |
Reba Oswald
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Site #16
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-722-1322 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Ceramics Price Range: Up to $250 Artist Statement
I've been playing with clay for the last forty years. I started by throwing pots but have moved on to making sculptures- usually with a nature theme. I enjoy the camaraderie that the ceramic community brings me. |
Suzy Radonsky — Suzy Rad Arts
Site #11
Site #11
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Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 970-691-4876 Location: Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
Suzy Rad(onsky) Artist Statement “Ever make mistakes in life? Let's make them birds. Yeah, they're birds now.” Thank you, Bob Ross. In my case, I create a new feather or fur wisp as I “forage” for the personality of the animal. I’m a self taught acrylic painter, creating pet and animal “paw-triats” by mixing pop art with realism. AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS 2021 Finalist, CATS and DOGS, Red Bluff Gallery, Red Bluff, CA PUBLIC ART 2022 Mini-Anna’s Hummingbird Mural, WORKS Gallery, San Jose, CA |
Marge Regan
Site #10
Site #10
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-472-8587 Location: Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Jewelry Price Range: $100-$250, $500-$1000 Artist Statement
I am a colorist at heart and delight in designing and creating beautiful wearable jewelry using precious metals and gemstones. I am inspired by both the organic and geometric shapes I see in the natural world around me, as well as, symbolic motifs attributed to ancient cultures that I have experienced in my travels and readings. I have spent decades developing my skills in a wide range of techniques including vitreous enameling and granulation. Bio Marge Regan has been a jewelry designer and metalsmith for more than 28 years in Morgan Hill, CA. Her formal training comes from Mendocino Art Center, California College of Arts and Crafts and instruction from master goldsmiths. She has exhibited her work in various art galleries in Louisiana and the Bay Area, as well as, Silicon Valley Open Studios, the San Jose Museum of Art, and numerous art festivals mostly in Northern California. |
JoAnne Perez Robinson — Original Art by JoAnne Perez Robinson
Site #8
Site #8
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Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-706-8923 Location: Colibri Art and Framing, 17505 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylics Price Range: $100-$500 Artist Statement
Born, 1958 in San Carlos, Ca. I would say I always knew I'd pursue art. I always see beauty in life and I like to create paintings that make me feel good and make other people feel good too. Often times I will be in just ordinary situations, like on a walk or at the beach or in a store and I will see an image that I know I want to paint. My works are small in size but I think that adds to their charm. It invites you to get in close and really check out the image that has been captured. I love to be able to grab that perfect moment in time. My medium of choice is acrylics and painting on canvas and canvas boards especially, only using the best materials that I can find. |
Mandi Santiago — Enigma Artworx
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Links: Instagram, Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-706-3359 Location: Colibri Art and Framing, 17505 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic on canvas Price Range: $500-$1000+ Artist Statement
What is this thing we call art, that calls so compellingly? It is an Enigma, a riddle wrapped in a mystery. It is a living code to call our very own. Mandi has a background in traditional mediums and philosophies, and like many other humans, seeks to resolve the unanswerable question, "what is art, really?" Mandi uses acrylic paint and techniques like printing with natural objects, texture, and color theory to explore the themes and values that shape and enrich our lives. Her most recent series, Birds of Paradise is a step into abstraction and innovation melding semi realistic subjects with colorful abstract backgrounds in a playful tumble exploring the je ne sais quoi of the aesthetics that please the eye and uplift the spirit. What about the peacock and its many eyed plumage is so captivating? Why is a hummingbird such a delicate warrior? Where does the heron go after dark? What gifts has the crow brought us? It is an Enigma and we will find out, together. |
Tommy Shearer — Shearer Studios & Metalistic Designs
Site #14
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Links: Website
Email: [email protected] Phone: 707-484-2234 Location: 1660 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Metal Art, Abstract Painting Price Range: $100-$1000+ Artist Statement
For over 35-years Tommy Shearer has created contemporary, abstract, and whimsical metal art, metal sculpture, paintings, furniture, and functional art. Mediums include copper, steel, stainless steel, aluminum, bronze, wood, acids, dyes, acrylics, and found objects. |
Kristi Sidlauskas
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-779-7909 Location: Centennial Recreation Center, 171 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Oil-Pencils & Acrylics Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
While specializing in acrylics and oil pencils, I also dabble in watercolors and whatever new mediums catch my attention. I am constantly exploring new styles of creating and my love of color and nature drive me. I've been doing this all my life and the results still surprise me. |
Tom Sidlauskas
Site #12
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-893-8581 Location: Centennial Recreation Center, 171 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Wood Price Range: Up to $100 Artist Statement
My first time wood turning was in high school wood shop and I really enjoyed it. I always thought it would be a great hobby for me when I got older. Well I got older. I enjoy finding ugly bits of wood and trying to draw out something beautiful or useful from it. I've been doing this for about 3 years now and I have become a master at making saw dust and every now and then a nice bowl or vase. |
Tom Stengel — Desert Iron
Site #14
Site #14
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-500-1217 Location: 1660 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Metal Price Range: $250-$500 Artist Statement
My passion with metal work was sparked when I visited an art fair in Durango CO and discovered blacksmithing. Hot metal is like clay - the ability to shape it into any form is just magical. These days I enjoy shaping metal into pieces that are both artistic and functional, such as candelabras, garden gates, sconces, copper roses, console tables, and crosses. |
Peter Stephens — Firelight Woodworks
Site #2
Site #2
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Links: Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 831-297-3452 Location: 3785 Live Oak Ln, Morgan Hill Medium: Wood Price Range: Up to $250 Artist Statement
I make bowls, lidded vessels, pens, and other wood items. Most of my work is made from local trees that are already being cut down. By harvesting the wood, I can prevent the wood from going to a landfill and give the tree a second life in the form of a bowl, platter, or other home decor. I am a military and law enforcement veteran and find the process of making bowls to be therapeutic. |
Nancy Takaichi
Site #8
Site #8
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Links: Website, Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-406-7482 Location: Colibri Art and Framing, 17505 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Oil paint Price Range: Up to $50, $250 to $1000+ Artist Statement
Nancy Takaichi is a plein air painter, drawing her inspiration for her landscapes directly from the source. As a result, her pieces reflect the light, the air and the "sense of place and story" through her studied observance of light and dark patterns and loose brushwork. She is drawn to local landscape, architectural, coastal scenes, as well as rural and urban. She loves to try it all, but has a special fondness for old cars. She has been juried into prestigious Plein Air events and has won top honors in North Lake Tahoe Arts (twice) and Alameda (twice) as well as the Los Gatos Art Association members show. She was named one of 11 "Plein Air Painters to start Collecting Now" by Plein Air Magazine. She is represented by two galleries: Colibri in Morgan Hill and Gallery 24 in Los Gatos. Nancy is a prolific painter, often painting 3 to 4 oil paintings a week, so she will have a lot of new work to show, since last year's MHOS. She also sells calendars and notecards. |
Mary Jane Thoeny
Site #16
Site #16
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 831-636-9205 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Clay Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
My first experience with clay was when, at seventeen, I took one semester of clay work in college. After a slow advancement to my seventies I put my hands into clay again. Now, in my eighties, I am still happily at it. It feels good! |
Laura Trouard
Site #11
Site #11
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-843-6382 Location: Morgan Hill Library, 660 W Main Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic Price Range: Up to $500 Artist Statement
Laura Trouard is a self taught artist who works mainly in acrylic paint and ink, molding paste, and spray paint. She finds inspiration by exploring themes surrounding the darkness that can come from dealing with mental health, chronic illness, and PTSD juxtaposed with the lightness that comes from healing and finding her voice. |
Janet Vanderhoof — Janet Vanderhoof Fine Art
Site #7
Site #7
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Links: Website, Instagram, Facebook
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-460-7237 Location: 18385 Castle Hill Dr, Morgan Hill Medium: Oil and cold wax Price Range: Up to $50, $1000+ |
Diane T Wallace - Diane Wallace Art Studio
Site #12
Site #12
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Links: Website
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-778-6640 Location: Centennial Recreation Center, 171 W Edmundson Ave, Morgan Hill Medium: Watercolors & oil painting Price Range: $50-$1000+ Artist Statement
A lifetime student of art and history, I have been a professional artist and art teacher for 54 years, working in drawing, watercolors and oils. After training in traditional academic methods, my work evolved into a looser impressionistic style which has been exhibited by the American Watercolor Society and has won top awards in regional shows. Students have come to my home studio since 1975 for lessons that are relaxed and fun, packed with information and frequent demonstrations that help them become more observant, have fun experimenting without fear of failure, and learn problem solving methods while creating their own personal drawings and paintings. After caring for my parents for 25 years, and continuing to teach classes in my home studio, I finally now have time and energy for my own painting. |
Jeanie Watson
Site #13
Site #13
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Links: Website, Instagram
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-763-9790 Location: Stems, Floral and Interior Statements, 423 Vineyard Town Center, Morgan Hill Medium: Acrylic, oil Price Range: $100-$250, $1000+ Artist Statement
I have enjoyed over 35 years as a professional Interior Designer and Artist. My love for Design and Color is the fuel for my art work. I work in oils, Acrylic, and mixed media. Abstracts to fine art landscapes. Painting is my passion and Joy! |
Nancy J. Wulff
Site #9
Site #9
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Links: Website
Email: [email protected] Phone: 408-438-7252 Location: Bubbles & Brew, 17105 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill Medium: Oil/cold wax and watercolor Price Range: $100-$500 Artist Statement
Nature provides me with everything I need for a painting; form, light, color, and beauty. These elements enhance my imagination and bring me to the joy of painting. When creating I try to capture the essence of the subject through color, line, and gesture. BA Art Education SJ State, Ca. Art Instructor - Drawing/Painting - Gallery Participant |
Kathy Yeager — Two Hearts Pottery
Site #16
Site #16
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 408-710-2581 Location: Sculpture Monkey Studio, 14720 Amberwood Lane, Morgan Hill Medium: Ceramics Price Range: Up to $50 Artist Statement
Retired educator returning to first passion, high fire pottery. Hand thrown utilitarian pieces from bowls, platters, pedestal planters, strawberry pots & other works. Happy to share my love of clay with the South County Community. |