Southern Oregon Artists Resource

Expressive, impressionistic and colorful, Dianne's work was awarded First Place at Expressions West 2010, a juried exhibit of artists from the Western US, at the Coos Art  Museum in Coos Bay, OR. Specializing in figurative oil painting from photographs, she also enjoys experimenting with many mediums and subjects, including monotype prints, sculpture, and installation art.

This award-winning artist, trained in illustration, has been published nationally, had fine art added to museum collections, teaches private classes and leads women’s visual journal retreats. Ms. Frenett is a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, The Plein Air Society of Southern Oregon, California Watercolor Association, and is a Watercolor West Juried Member.

Metal artist Cheryl D. Garcia draws inspiration from the natural world, creating functional and fascinating sculptures for the home and garden using a variety of metals. Reclaimed steel is a favorite medium with copper, stainless steel and aluminum accents. Cheryl has made the Rogue Valley her home for 15 years.

A member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon, Anne's award winning watercolors have been displayed throughout the West Coast. She has taught drawing and watercolor for 15 years, helping to develop many prize-winning artists, and recently formed Art Presence, a group promoting Jacksonville visual artists.

Growing up a third generation artist, Maranda came to love the arts at a very young age. Pursuing art throughout high school, Maranda won best in state in the Junior Federal Duck Stamp three consecutive years. After graduating, she discovered oils and figures and hasn't looked back!

Alicia came to the US from Poland in 1969 at age 16, later graduating from the Univ. of Maryland in art and Johns Hopkins in liberal arts. She writes: "Creativity is often squashed by trying too hard. But, as I set aside rational mind, my hands can express the subconscious. This mysterious process guides the results."

Leah exhibits her abstract and portraiture work nationally and internationally and has been commissioned for over 400 paintings over the past 15 years. Her studio is outside Jacksonville where she teaches painting, drawing, art marketing and making natural earth paints.

Duane Sample's "Mosaic Melodies" portray figures and faces of dancers and classical opera singers in his dynamic large scale mosaic panels. The visual arts, classical music, dance and opera have long been his "food for the soul." "I love to show movement in this medium because movement is life itself." He also creates mosaic mandalas and unique decorative urns.

A self-taught artist whose evocative style is accomplished with acrylics, inks, metallics and pigments. Pegi's paintings are in private collections in Switzerland, Australia and throughout the US, and were featured in the 2009 edition of "International Contemporary Masters." Her work is often available at many galleries and artisans' markets all along the West coast.

With a history in fashion design, Silvia Trujillo has 20 years experience in fine art study, painting, and teaching.  She is a master colorist; emphasizing color harmony, and works in impressionist, realist, and abstract styles. "My goal is to consistently produce paintings that are uniquely original and that express my love of nature."

Artist Mae Wygant creates from her studio in historic Jacksonville. Profoundly inspired by Nature, her fertile imagination and mastery of style, medium and technique have produced a substantial catalog of work from very literate to full modern abstract, a style she focuses upon now.