Our Artists

My paintings at the moment reflect my interest in horizon lines, muted pallets and the subtle changes of light and time on waterscapes and farming areas. Even though my work quite often mimics the coast line and fields of California, it is primarily through my months spent each summer on Lake Michigan and frequents visits to Telluride, Colorado, that inspire the layouts and palette. The many lakes and orchards in the areas I choose to paint are constantly changing with the erratic weather patterns. I try to document these changes; the serenity of an abandoned beach, pounding waves on the shore line after a thunderstorm, dark, cruel rushing water and snowy orchards. My Telluride pieces are usually quite simple and filled with light because that that is what I experience each time I go. I want to capture the drama of sky vs endless fields and the sharp hike of mountain. Each site that I have chosen to paint is lovingly detailed, solitary and actually exists.
My work begins with quick watercolor sketches and the use of multiple photos taken of each area. As I love the twilight time, I must be quick to get my subject laid out or the light will be gone. The aim is to capture the shimmer just before sundown, the wild cloud formations and colorful sky. All work is begun on site then completed in the studio using a combination of both acrylic and water based oils. I like pieces that are part of a series, because they are able to tell a more complete story. These are just a few pieces of the many that I have recorded while in Michigan and Colorado.

"Often in my paintings, I aim to illuminate the human connection with nature, especially a surfers call to the water. I want to capture the coastal creature in their element; playful, contemplative and immersed in the great beauty of the Pacific Ocean.  The subject matter can be described as esoteric, but I think it can speak to that place of joy we all feel inside when we know, in that moment, we are grateful to be here."

 My process starts with up-cycling vintage figurines, antique china, buttons and found objects.  The juxtaposition of the materials showcase a whimsical and unique design.

Janessa Bookout never really does the same thing twice. She began as a painter and explored her way into mixed media sculpture, digital illustration, web design, product design and fabrication. Whatever medium, tools or technology she may use, Janessa’s fine art is created by hand with great care, as an outward expression of love and respect, celebrating skilled craftsmanship and the act of creation as a sacred and powerful activity. Janessa believes artwork can be used as a tool for manifesting one’s greatest desires while also celebrating the intrinsic beauty of nature and a creative power much greater than ourselves.By surrounding yourself with beautiful images and authentic handmade fine art, Janessa believes you can create an environment that will uplift and empower you on a daily basis.  Janessa creates her art as an act of service, made in gratitude for the mystery and magic of our infinite universe. Art is much more than just a product or decoration to match your couch.   Art is a therapeutic process for the maker and the observer to connect through the ethereal energy of love and respect for one another.  Janessa's fine art truly is a labor of love.

Having been raised on the Monterey Peninsula and spending her teenage years living in Carmel, California, instilled in Jessica a great love of the natural world and a compelling need to record the beauty of the California landscape. After graduating from high school, Jessica relocated to San Francisco and enrolled in San Francisco State University to study painting. She graduated from the university in 2001, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in painting.

Jessica's great love of the natural world provides her with an endless amount of inspiration for her artwork. Almost everywhere she looks, she sees a painting. She finds great joy in the process of painting, sometimes leaving thick areas of paint in certain places on the canvas which creates texture in her work. Jessica mostly paints in oil paint, but also enjoys painting small works in watercolor, often using these smaller works as studies for her larger paintings. Jessica enjoys the immediacy of watercolor, how it can be taken out and worked with in a very short amount of time and how it dries quickly. "Every painting is evoked by a memory or a place that has touched my heart. I love how the viewer then looks at my artwork and it invokes a feeling in them of a time or place. This is a shared connection that I enjoy very much."

In 2004, Jessica moved to Southern California to enjoy the sunshine and the beaches of this beautiful region. Since 2005, she has been working at the breathtaking Getty Villa Museum in Malibu, where she is a museum operations manager. This has allowed her to be in daily contact with some of the most impressive artwork ever created. Being able to peruse the galleries daily and appreciate the great works of art on a closeup and personal level has made her own work richer and more varied. Being able to contribute to arts awareness and arts education through her work at the Getty has enriched Jessica's life greatly.

Jessica is drawn to painting the California landscape, especially the ocean and all things involving water. Next to light, water is the most beloved subject of hers to paint. Jessica has been featured in multiple publications, including most recently in the September, 2018 issue of Victoria magazine, where her artwork was featured in their "Favorite Things" column. Jessica became a member of the Malibu Art Association in 2021. She has been selling her artwork online for several years, being collected in private collections throughout the United States and France.

"Be who you are

And say what you feel

Because those who mind don't matter

And those who matter, don't mind" --Dr. Seuss

"After writing about art for American Artist magazine for 20 years, and then teaching visual arts to students for another 20 years, I  am   RE-tired, but never too tired to stop enjoying and painting the natural beauty that surrounds us  here in Malibu and the Santa Monica mountains where I am so fortunate to live

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Lanna Duncan is an artist who enjoys her life in both west Texas and southern California.  Her oil and pastel painting is inspired by God's gift of beauty in both of these places. 

Jessica is drawn to painting the California landscape, especially the ocean and all things involving water. Next to light, water is the most beloved subject of hers to paint. She loves that light is not that by which we see, but rather, that by which we see everything else. And the flow of water is both meditative and hypnotic in its form, or lack thereof. She loves the way that water is both representational and abstract in its form.

Jessica has been featured in multiple publications, including most recently in the September, 2018 issue of Victoria magazine, where her artwork was featured in their "Favorite Things" column. Jessica has been selling her artwork online for several years, being collected in private collections throughout the United States and France.

I paint scenes depicting the beautiful environment and the ways in which we enjoy it.  I donate a portion of sales proceeds to wildlife and domestic animal rescue and local environmental conservation groups.  

Derek is an abstract expressionist and his art is influenced by his father's works from the 60's with mid-century modern vibe.  Growing up with a father who was an architect/artist and art collector and a mother who owned an art gallery and helped cultivate new artists, Derek was exposed to a variety of arts and styles and from a young age showed a great appreciation and his own artistic style.  Without formal training Derek expresses himself via strong emotions and life events, conveying from his mind's eye to the canvas.  Working primarily with oils and acrylics his non-traditional style produces unique and vivid works with multiple details and depth which draws in the viewer and allows them to discover different nuances.

Jazan Kozma was born in Southern California, and is a self taught photographer currently pursuing her passion for exploring and interpreting the western landscape. Being a true California girl, she surfs and snowboards, which is how she began traveling to many of the beautiful places that she photographs today. Formerly a professional model, musician, and graphic designer. Jazan is refocusing her artistic energy, by capturing the natural world through the lens of a camera. An award-winning photographer, her work is shown and collected nationally, and is in both public and private collections including The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art in Las Vegas. 

“My mission is to reveal beauty. Of the land and ocean, the animals, and the cultural landscape of ancient peoples - to photograph the still wild places that exist, even within view of our domesticated world.” J.K.

Susan is a traditional oil painter.  She works  primarily  in the figurative/portrait and still-life genres, and continually strives to grow and improve creatively as an artist. 

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Seda B Saar, (she her/ hers) is a British educated Artist and Interior Designer and veteran industry professional with over two and half decades of experience designing and directing a variety of architectural environments for themed interiors, dining and retail, show-set and attraction design, combining her knowledge as a California Certified Interior Designer, Production Designer, and a Fine Artist in the diverse mediums of Painting, Photography as well as Sculpture and Installation. After three decades of work as a concept designer she is now following her passion in Art.

As a freelance concept designer  and artist she occasionally works with many experts in the field, and enjoys collaborations with other creatives.

Suparna Sain is a contemporary artist and best known for her figurative paintings with an aesthetic appeal that portray a spirit of feminism and romanticism. She has been highly inspired by the works of Robert Hagan and Cécile Desserle. Suparna was born in Chandigarh, India. As a child, she sketched and drew in her notebooks, cultivating her soon-to-be passion with every new stroke. She would draw portraits of her friends and teachers alike, taking inspiration from and materializing her surroundings in the pages before her. By age 12, she made the jump to oil paintings, and by age 15, she began entering art competitions, and won multiple awards. She currently resides in Calabasas, CA, and continues to follow her passion in art.

There's a quite vibration and unexpected beauty in commonplace elements found in the urban environment. My work describes this in an atmospheric and dreamlike, yet familiar, manner.

Watercolorist

Bio: I graduated with a Fine Arts Degree. I attended UCLA with an art major and Pepperdine University, California. I have been a member of the Allied Art Association and the Malibu City Cultural Arts Association. My artist statement is: As a resident in the Latigo Canyon my senses have become excitingly acute. The beauty that exists in the Santa Monica Mountains, the Malibu Beaches and the Crystal Blue Sky encourages my soul to dwell on those images. I have let my spirit form images including the white sands, and colorful trees and flowers and of course the Malibu sunsets.

Love what you do and do what you love has long been the mantra of artist Terah Tidy. Whether she’s styling hair or directing photo shoots, working with local sculptors to craft unique surfboards or studying textiles, she embodies the idea of chameleon. She’s an artist, photographer and hair stylist, and inside her studio along Pacific Coast Highway, Terah effortlessly fuses beauty and wellness with art and fashion. 
Terah’s creative process is both intuitive and deliberate. She has a unique ability to understand the trends in art and to then explore how that trend applies to her Glamifornia eye. Glamifornia Style Lounge is where her physical art lives. But the world is where her emotional mind’s eye explores. It comes down to loving the new, the exciting and above all, the possible. This is what always guides Terah’s art and style.

Tommy Tucker Time is renowned for their amazing and beautiful mural paintings. Such famous institutions as the USC School of Law and Walt Disney Studios have enjoyed the colorful and majestic murals created by Tommy Tucker Time. For over 30 years they worked with Hollywood studios and many murals have been commissioned for a variety of purposes and celebrations. The art of the mural is something that has been perfected over many years of hard work and experience.