by Tom Soracco | Apr 5, 2013 | Fine Art News
While today the thought of women in the arts does not even merit a question. Women form such a vital part of our modern world of creativity that it is hard to imagine a time when that was rare. Yet even a hundred years ago the role of a woman in the arts, while not...
by Tom Soracco | Apr 6, 2012 | Fine Art News
There were a number of well-known and prolific artists that made their home in the greater Pasadena area. Many migrated from the mid-west or the east coast, drawn by the spectacular beauty, wonderful weather and the expanding art colonies. Some, such as Walt Lee, grew...
by Tom Soracco | Dec 17, 2011 | Fine Art News
Originally from Illinois, Joane Cromwell has become well known for her colorful Plein Air styled depictions of California. Many of her best known works focus on native California trees, such as the sycamore, the Pacific Ocean and the California deserts and mountains....
by Tom Soracco | Nov 8, 2011 | Fine Art News
Featured is a still life of antique books and a pear by Amanda Fish. She is a local artist and brings a sense of beauty and order to life in her paintings. We have several others by her and invite you to drop by and see our growing exhibit of contemporary artists. At...
by Tom Soracco | Sep 8, 2011 | Fine Art News
This is without doubt one of the finest works that California artist Walt Lee ever painted. Walt was born in 1888, on a farm quite near to what is now the corner of Lake and Colorado in Pasadena. Hard to imagine a farm in that location but it was not that long ago....
by Tom Soracco | Jul 14, 2011 | Fine Art News
Without doubt one of the most influential of the vintage California artists was Nelbert Chouinard. Although an accomplished painter and artist in her own right, she was a major force in the California art world and remains so today. As the founder of the Chouinard Art...
