Our Artists

  • Ursula Schroter

    Artist Statement I create paintings using silk as my canvas. The brilliance of the color using silk dyes on luxurious silk is amazing. Every time I start a new painting it is breathtaking when the brush touches the silk and the dyes begin to flow. Every single piece I create is hand-painted on silk with…

  • Mary Lou Owen

    Artist Statement Over my lifetime I have always had an interest in creating.  I have tried many art forms; drawing, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor and ceramics.   It was working with metal that finally spoke to me.   After taking many art and design classes at local colleges I trained with a former professional…

  • Diane Adams

    Artist Statement Diane Adams works in a variety of media from printmaking to photography.  Her favorite medium is watercolor which she teaches at MiraCosta College.   She is also the gallery director there. Adams sometimes feels like she should have a pseudonym because she likes to paint both traditional, realistic paintings and non-representational, fantasy paintings. Artist…

  • Charlene Meeker

    Charlene enjoys a variety of mediums: acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and two favorites: colored pencil and pen ‘n ink. Living in Sacramento for years, she developed a passion for Victorian homes which she renders in pen ‘n ink detail, sometimes combining with watercolor.

  • Louise Kasza

    Artist Statement Creating art is an inborn need for me. It is something that is a constant part of my life. We live in a world of speed and instant gratification, often missing the beauty and magical moments of the world around us. I like to harness those moments and the occasional humor they suggest…

  • Karen Crowell

    Artist Bio Karen Crowell – PORTRAIT / LANDSCAPE ARTIST Born and raised in Southern California, Karen has loved to draw since childhood. She remembers sitting for hours at her Grandparent’s table drawing with colored pencils her uncle, a student at UCLA, let her use. During her student years, she would do drawings for other students’…

  • Ursula Schroter

    Artist Statement I create paintings using silk as my canvas. The brilliance of the color using silk dyes on luxurious silk is amazing. Every time I start a new painting it is breathtaking when the brush touches the silk and the dyes begin to flow. Every single piece I create is hand-painted on silk with…

  • Scott Bruckner

    Artist Statement Artist Bio Scott grew up in southern California but has lived for extended periods in Florida and Connecticut, and his work has been influenced by this bi-coastal experience. A further inspiration was an extensive art tour of northern and southern Europe, undertaken with family just before enrolling at California Polytechnic University in San…