For Sonoma County Artist and Farm Owner, It’s Time ‘To Be a Little Spiky’
From the Dry Creek Valley farm she built with her husband, Susan Preston reveals her life as an artist: Feminist, feral and fantastical.
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Nature Plays a Starring Role in Sonoma County Artist’s Home and Work
An artist’s and winemaker’s converted farmhouse with a crafting shed in west county gives their family space to create and connect.
Maximalist Muralist Blanca Molina Spreads Color and Joy Throughout Sonoma County
When it comes to public art, Sonoma County-based artist and graphic designer Blanca Molina goes big.
‘In Danger Species’: Petaluma Artist Portrays Black American Experience
"George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the countless others. That gave the energy for the series," said Orin Carpenter of his new collection of mixed-media artwork.
Sebastopol Artist Takes Nude Photos With Trees in 13 Countries
Julianne Skai Arbor, a.k.a TreeGirl, poses nude and intertwined with different kinds of trees.
Santa Rosa Artist’s Work, Unseen for Decades, is Revealed and Celebrated in Local Exhibits
William “Bill” Taylor’s renderings of the West County urban landscape have remained unseen and unrecognized for five decades. They are now being revealed and celebrated in a series of local exhibits.
A Scrap Metal Saga: The Automotive Machinist Who Became an Artist
When do used auto parts become art? When they’re in the hands of James Selby.
Who Are Your Dream Sonoma County Dinner Guests?
We asked local arts guru and event coordinator Spring Maxfield to name the people she'd most want to have dinner with. See who she picked...
Petaluma Painter Roberta Ahrens: The Wall is Her Canvas
Whether Roberta Ahrens creates a panoramic mural or an 8-by-8-foot painted canvas, her work is never diminutive. Nature speaks to her in a loud voice, and she translates that inspiration into paintings that are lifelike yet unique. She paints cherubs on ceilings, and lilies, poppies and peonies on cracked linen, bringing vibrancy and boldness to […]
A Sonoma Home Founded on History and Art
When Fred and Barbara White Perry purchased 4 acres that were once part of the historic Buena Vista Winery, established in 1857, they felt a huge responsibility to honor the land. Located inside the Buena Vista gate and with a view through the trees to Bartholomew Park Winery, they can imagine Agoston Haraszthy, the original […]