Mason Williams (b. 1995) is a passionate landscape painter and teacher from Carmel, California. A haven for plein air painting, Williams birthplace became instrumental in his journey as an artist. He received his BA in Studio Art from Principia College in 2017, but it wasnt until after he attended a summer artist residency at Otis College of Art and Design in 2018 that his artistic path came full circle. Inspired and motivated to grow his technical skill, Williams took a job back home as studio manager at Carmel Visual Arts. During this time, he began apprenticeships with renowned Carmel artists Jesse Powell and John Burton. It was under their tutelage that Williams discovered his love for the landscape and plein air painting. In 2022, Williams graduated from the Laguna College of Art and Design with his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Painting. He was also featured in the Southwest Art Magazine's article 21 Under 31, Young Artists to Collect Now, and he has exhibited work at the Laguna Art Museum, the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, the California Art Club, and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Williams paintings are represented by two galleries in California, Vanessa Rothe Fine Art Gallery in Laguna Beach, and Skidmore Contemporary in Santa Monica.
Recently, Williams won the Landscape Award of Excellence for his painting in the Oil Painters of America Western Regional exhibition in Texas. Williams is also an adjunct professor for the Laguna College of Art and Design.
https://cynthiajoysitton.com/
Koplin Del Rio
Judy Nimtz was born in Taiwan and raised on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. After completion of her MFA in 2008 from the Laguna College of Art & Design, Judy decided to make Southern California her home. She promptly moved to Venice Beach, where she is near the ocean and the city of Los Angeles. When working on studio paintings, the conception is entirely Judy's own. This is different from painting en plain air, where her surroundings have a say in the imagery, narrative, and composition. In both she attempts to capture the likeness of a location or subject, but also something intangible. The way light falls and creates shadows, or air particles accumulate over a distance and shimmer, or an unanticipated pose is struck by the model, all effect her experiences as she works and the outcome of each painting.
www.judynimtz.com
(2014)
https://www.zaramonet.com/
(2010)
https://www.instagram.com/michaelharnishh/
(2010)
https://www.instagram.com/michaelharnishh/
https://zoeyfrank.com/
https://www.robincole.art/
(2014)
https://www.cindybernhardart.com/
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