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      • Sandra Fowler Sanders
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Short Bio

Steve was born in Idaho but was raised in California in a small town about fifty miles north of Bakersfield. His freshman year of high school was when his interest in art really began to take hold. Steve’s art teacher Mr. Bitner introduced him to the work of Wayne Thiebaud and silkscreen printing. It was an art field trip to Los Angeles his sophomore year with a small group of art students that made a lasting impression on him. On that trip he visited galleries on La Cienega Blvd, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the art department at UCLA where he was able to see contemporary art up close for the first time. Steve obtained Associate and BFA degrees in graphic design from Ricks College and Brigham Young University. While working in the graphic design field in Sacramento, he started seriously working on fine art, creating serigraph prints and his first box assemblages. In 1989 a job offer led him and his family to Utah where his development in the arts really began to flourish. Steve taught himself to weave; make baskets; play several musical instruments, including performing in a folk group. Steve has had opportunities to show his work in several galleries and shows and to create several public art works, which include two temporary public sculptures for Flying Objects 2.0 and 4.0 projects.

Steve divides his time between creating assemblages and abstract painting on wood panels. The assemblages are made by taking small hand built familiar objects and motifs and placing them in box frames to create absurd scenes that include absurd and humorous titles. Steve has recently begun creating absurd scenes out of cut painted paper pasted on heavy paper also with absurd and humorous titles. The paintings are abstracts in his Cayucos series using acrylic paint inspired by visits to the Central Coast. He and his wife Barbara currently reside in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Instagram post 17974364851937554 Marjorie Zlotowitz has been an artist for 50 years. She began to draw and paint and later began to view jewelry as 3-dimensional paintings. She began to create colors, shapes, and textures of natural stones, various metals, and vintage beads. If you love wearing jewelry, come in and see more of these great pieces. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #marjorieslotowitz pn
Instagram post 17946660341454708 Lisa Kanofsky is a Central Coast Artist living in San Luis Obispo.  Lisa’s amazing jewelry encompasses a mix of pendants and beaded necklaces accented with a variety of metals and other textures.  Her small works are creative abstract paintings with various paints and inks to form incredible shapes and textures on the small canvases and boards that she works with.  Lisa has been active in promoting her beautiful artwork and jewelry to locals and tourists coming to the Central Coast for many years.

-sc #lisakanofsky #morrobay #morrobayart #galleryatmarinasquare #morrobayartshow
Instagram post 18012983122494932 Susan Wood has such a unique style! Her watercolor paintings are unmistakably full of life. Her translucent color and sunlit landscapes will captivate you! Come into Gallery at Marina Square to see more of Susan's wonderful artwork. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #susanwood pn
Instagram post 18239880490148800 Dottie Phelps Visker considers herself to be self-taught as an artist. Inspired by her mom who was an artist, Dottie attended art classes in high school and college. Dottie makes jewelry and paints with acrylic and watercolor. Her color palette is bright, making her paintings bold and beautiful. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #dottiephelpsvisker pn
Instagram post 18000979675513430 Nancy Trujillo creates wonderful jewelry using natural elements. Her artistry adds an elegant extra to any outfit. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #nancytrujillo pn
Instagram post 17870722289807501 Winter Sunsets
Upper Gallery Featured Artists Group Show

Fine Art Photograpy

“Winter Sunsets” Group Photography Show, with Photographers:  Alice Cahill, Michael Johnston, Karen Peterson, Cathy Russ, Gregory McIntosh & Gregory Siragusa.  “Winter Sunsets" showcases photographs of countrysides and seascapes with wonderful SUNSETS, GOLDEN HOURS, NIGHTFALLS, TWILIGHTS, DUSK, EVENING AND HALFLIGHT— dramatic mood-scenes of our beautiful coastal areas during Winter Sunsets. 

-sc #alicecahill #michaeljohnson #karenpeterson #cathyruss #gregorymcintosh #gregorysiragusa #morrobayphotography #morrobayart #morrobay #galleryatmarinasquare
Instagram post 18206223934206107 Ardella Swanberg works with a multitude of mediums and subject matter from horses, nudes to landscapes. Her style is as diversified as her subject matter! She is a prolific painter and "Autumn on the Nacimeinto." is a shining example of her work. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #ardellaswanberg pn
Instagram post 17965750463090087 Morro Mornings
Lower Gallery Featured Artists Group Show
Fine Art Watercolor Painting
 

“MORRO MORNINGS” is a Group Painting Show featuring paintings by Watercolorists: Jari de Ham, Nancy Jensen, Virginia Mack, Ardella Swanberg and Gregory McIntosh featuring landscapes and seascapes that fill the LOWER Gallery Show walls with wonderful scenes painted of our beautiful Central coastal areas.  This show features waterscapes and landscapes, birds and animals, and treasures that one may find in the beach tide pools and sand dunes.  

-sc #nancyjensen #virginiamack #ardellaswanberg #gregorymcintosh #jarideham #morrobay #morrobayart #morrobayartgallery
Instagram post 17971958230929188 Hema Sukumar paints her subject matter in an impressionistic style, with vivid color!  Although she paints en plein air, she is an avid traveler and takes a camera with her.  Favorite shots later become subject matter for subsequent studio paintings. Hema paints everything from cityscapes to land and seascapes. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #hemasukumar pn
Instagram post 17974681996762127 Every month we have a featured artists show. This month we have two group shows and a craft featured artist. The lower gallery group show is Morro Morning and features watercolors. In the upper gallery we have a group photography show, Winter Sunsets. It's the perfect holiday season to enjoy art and Morro Bay. -sc

#morrobayphotography #morrobaywatercolor #galleryatmarinasquare #morrobaytravel
Instagram post 17955695123079897 Greg Siragusa, a Co-Owner of Gallery at Marina Square, loves to photograph the peaceful scenes of nature that is, the Central Coast.  His style of photography is a gentle manipulation of the beautiful sunsets and scenic beauty along the coastal areas he calls home. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #gregsiragusa pn
Instagram post 17950342988172246 William Sima grew up in Hawaii where he was inspired to learn photography, shooting local island scenes.  After relocating to the Central Coast, Bill continued to capture local landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge.  Bill manipulates his photography within the high definition process and duplicates his work onto metal for a look that seems to transport the viewer!  #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #billsima pn
Instagram post 17943932525293294 Cathy Russ has been a photographer for over 30 years. During her travels around the world, she follows a life-long passion of photographing the rare and unusual. Her photography captures the essence of street magic to breathtaking landscapes.  #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #cathyruss pn
Instagram post 17985379270676552 Linda Richardson is a self-taught stained glass artist who creates large pieces that depict nature and the Central Coast. These colorful artworks will brighten and add dimension to any space. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #lindarichardson pn
Instagram post 17886925781691315 Judy Rath is a self-taught artist who has been drawing her entire life.
She says, ”Nature is my home. It teaches me endurance with pain and distress, joy in its constancy, relief in its solitude and knowledge that everything passes eventually and, despite all of the destruction humans visit upon it, it still stands strong. It will be here long after we are gone, still immutable, still beautiful. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #judyrath  pn
Instagram post 17932773998542514 Patricia Newton paints seascapes in oil.  A career slowed her love of art down a bit, however, retirement allowed Patricia to follow her passions and give back to the community by sharing her experience with other artists. She typically adds several thin layers of paint, "glazing" with transparent color for a translucent effect. Subjects include landscapes and portraiture.  See more of Patricia’s oil paintings at Gallery at Marina Square. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #patricianewton pn
Instagram post 17931454790563942 Karen Peterson has years of experience with analog photography techniques, including Polaroid© Image and Emulsion Transfers. The results are unique images, defined by a process used by few photographers today. These days Karen works with digital. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #karenpeterson pn
Instagram post 17884416359699881 It’s always darkest before the dawn. This Large 36”x48” Acrylic Painting by Spanky Anderson is showing in Gallery at Marina Square and is priced to sell! Come on by and bring it home! This painting is a good reminder that the light is always there!
Instagram post 17972368993906226 Atul Pande is a self-taught painter working in water-based media, mainly acrylic. His style is based on the non-objective modern expressionist movement that matured in post-WWII New York. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #atulpande pn
Instagram post 17948530985466969 Jeff Odell, an award winning artist, has pursued the “truth of color” for more than 30 years on the Central Coast. Jeff's subjects include landscapes, seascapes, portraits and urban settings. His incredible oil paintings have wonderful detail and depth. #bigsur #travelcalifornia #art #jeffodell pn
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