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Board
of Directors:
Nick Elliott, President
Donna Brown, Treasurer
Bonnie Mansfield, Secretary
Sue Brause
Nancy Buckenham
David Hatch
Denise Jefferson
Gregg Meath
Suzanne Mikel
Helen Ripken
Syd Thompson
Art Links:
www.henrypaine.com
www.arturovera.com
www.cwplattgourds.com
Reynolds Gallery
glsjewelry.com
www.familyofbirds.com |
Tidewater Art Center & Gallery Artists
The Tidewater Art Center
& Gallery showcases the talents of more than 20 artists. They include
sculptures, painters, photographers, jewelry designers, and more. .
When you come into the Tidewater Art Center & Gallery you are sure
to see something perfect for you!
Listed below are some of
the artists featured at the Tidewater Art Center & Gallery. Click
on their names to learn more about them and to see a portfolio of their
work, and their items available for sale at the Tidewater Art Center
& Gallery.
Photographers |
 Arturo
Vera
Arturo's first experience with a camera was during his military
service in Vietnam. Following, he studied photography at the Academy
of Art in San Francisco, majoring in photography and film.
click
here to see the artist's work! |
 Henry
Paine
Years ago, after seeing the work of Edward Weston, Brett Weston
and Ansel Adams, I wanted to be able to produce that type of black
and white fine art photography. As part of the learning process,
I attended workshops by Brett Weston and Ansel Adams and I taught
myself the Zone System technique that was first developed by Adams.
click here to see the artist's work! |
 John Nagle
John Nagle
has experienced
a 50-year
love affair
with cameras
and photography,
working with
print film,
8mm movies,
VHS and for
the last 2
years with
digital photography.
He will display
a variety
of works in
color and
black and
white, and
promises his
images will
break some
rules and
allow visitors
to leave having
smiled, frowned,
reflected
and wondered.
click here to see the artist's work! |
 Dennis
Merrill
As a young child growing up in Louisiana I had a fondness for photography. Using a plastic snap shot camera was a great way to share memories with family and friends. Over the years I have enjoyed traveling often and photography has allowed me the opportunity to continue sharing many of these experiences with friends that I've made over the years.
Read more about Dennis...
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Sculptors |
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 James
McClain
Even from the earliest days of remembrance, James McClain has had
a consuming passion for art. Having been raised in the sign industry,
where almost all aspects of visual arts were exposed to him, layout,
fabrication, and installation were all skills that James was able
to easily develop.
click here to see the artist's work! |
Painters |
 Mary
Lois Thompson
Having begun painting lessons at age nine, Mary Lois has had a varied
background in art, having studied under noted artists in Massachusetts,
Carmel, and the Bay Area, working on location throughout California,
England, and France with them.
click here to see the artist's work! |
 Helen Betz
Working in abstract expressionism, Helen uses acrylic, colored pencil and collage to express feeling through color and texture. She wants her paintings to express a bit of the mystery of life. It is her hope that viewers will stand before her work and exact a message from it that is for them very personal.
click
here
to see
the artist's
work! |
 Gil
Garcia
Gil's paintings include contemporary, surreal and impressionistic
styles featured in landscapes, portraiture and still life. Gil
comes from a family of artists, so he has always had art in his
life. For 25 years, his form of art was expressed through his drawings
as a restaurant designer. It wasn't until 1992, influenced by Leonard
Niemoy's play "Vincent", that he purchased his first oils and brushes.
click here to see the artists's work! |
 Bob
DeMent
Bob’s artistic education has been mostly self taught with
several decades of experimentation with watercolor and acrylic
mediums. His art endeavors now include oil, acrylic, watercolor,
pencil and ink drawings and paintings. Subjects are landscapes,
portraits, miniatures, fanciful bird images, and more recently,
Audubon-like renderings of birds.
Click here to see the artist's work.. . |
 Jorge
Elizalde
Jorge received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University
of the Pacific in 1994, with a focus on drawing and painting. He
appeared on the Dean’s Honor Roll several times during
his tenure.
An award-winning artist, he received the Stockton Art League Award
and Honorable Mention in the 37th Annual Unitarian Fall Art Festival
in 1995.
Read more about Jorge... |
Jewelry
Designers |
 Gay
Lynn Saunders
Gay Lynn’s parents were rockhounds, so minerals, gemstones,
gold and silver were all part of her childhood. As she was growing
up and working in textiles and clothing as her art form, she often
incorporated jeweled items into the piece.
click here to see the
artist's work! |
 Susan A. Winton
Born and raised in Stockton, Susan remembers being encouraged by
her artistic grandmother to draw, paint and explore creatively.
But a fascination with small things (seeds, beads, rocks,
marbles, shells), the natural world, and how things work,
led her to pursue an education and career in the microbiological
sciences.
Read more about Susan... |
Designs
in Ceramics |
 Sean
Flaherty
Working in clay, Sean creates decorative pots and occasionally plates,
bowls and sculptures. To Sean, his pots are more than just shape,
they are a canvas for showing off exciting color combinations.
Read more about Sean... . |
 Jessie
Wong
Jessie has been using clay as her art medium since 2000. She is humbled by the medium because blunt force will not make clay obey; she must learn to be one with it. She loves sharing her joy for clay with others. Her goal is to have clay create the same positive influence in people’s
lives as it does in hers. Jessie tries to incorporate her love of animals
and nature into her pottery because they have so much to teach us when we
are able to listen.
click here to see the
artist's work!
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Designs
in Glass |
 Mark
Plaza
Mark always had an interest in
the art of glass making and sought out opportunities to learn
beginning at San Francisco State University where he learned
the fundamental skills and scientific knowledge of glass
enabling him to go to the next level: expression or art.
Read more about Mark... |
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Stockton,
CA