Our Artists

Delbar Azari

Delbar Azari is a multi-disciplinary artist with over 25 years of experience. Throughout her art journey, she has utilized many different mediums and techniques, including oils, acrylics, ceramics, and photography. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Tehran and a Master of Electrical Engineering from University of Southern California. Her engineering background and attention to details serves her well in perfect execution of concept and flawless finishes. Currently she works as a full-time artist.

Carla Marlenée Bates

"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."

Arlene Broussad

I love watercolor color and the light and airy reflections it brings to the viewer

Pamela LeGrand

Water is her calling and an oil brush is never far from her reach. The visceral impact of the creatures and seaweed washed up in her canvas, transports you to the ocean’s paths.

The creative process begins with collecting materials from her long walks on the beaches. She artfully places them together so that the onlooker has a visual story that is pleasing to the eye and evokes the essence of sea life and nature. After taking several pictures for reference she is ready to begin her inspirational paintings.

Tim Horton

During the day, Tim is a Social Worker- Child Abuse Investigator. There he sees and takes photos of the ugliness society has to offer. He also teaches Forensic Photography basics to the new Social Workers.
Off duty however, he cleanses his soul by soaking up the beauty around him. Based in Malibu, Tim has been smitten with the photographer’s curse; seeing the world through a lens. He can no longer walk down the street without noticing a colorful rusty hinge, a weathered window fame, or the way the sun shines through a leaf… or the shadow that same leaf casts on the wall. But his first photography loves are the seascapes and sunsets of Malibu, as well as the surprising abundant nature in the Malibu Lagoon.

Martha Meade

I am a fine artist based in Los Angeles, working mainly in oils on canvas.

I began painting later in life after a career as an actress.

My early work is in a very realistic style in which I executed 22 murals in the Los Angeles area in public schools and private residences. While my style has remained realistic, it has grown more selective, focusing on particular objects or aspects of the world around me, trying to convey an essence that speaks to me, a kind of personalized realism.

"I love working in still life, being able to focus on the detail and the beauty of an object in order to convey that beauty to the viewer."

Ms. Meade has studied at Otis College of Art with Richard Shelton, Laddie Jon Dill, Linda Jacobson and others. Her work can be found in private residences across the US and in Australia.

Neel Muller

Malibu resident of 20 years, Neel Muller has explored almost every medium, from painting to sculpture, from furniture design to photography and fine art.
After he graduated as a designer from the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town in 1970, he working creatively in some of the biggest and influential ad agencies in Johannesburg, London and here in Los Angeles.
Many of Neel’s creations can be seen in private homes all over the world, some dating back to Neel’s high school years.
In 2014 he published a book named “Drawings of Women”In 2017 another book “Going to the Dogs” was published.

Kim Paul

Kim Paul is a Southern California abstract artist. She was raised

in Manhattan Beach in a creative family and spent most of her

years working as a musician and in the business world. Painting

is a recent endeavor, but one which brings Kim fulfillment on a

new level. She works primarily with oil on canvas, but has also

done decorative work on furniture and found objects. Her

abstractions are inspired by politics, nature, colors, textures, her

daily hikes, personal interactions, emotional states. Kim has

shown her work in galleries and public venues in Los Angeles,

Santa Barbara, Ojai, Thousand Oaks, and Burbank. She is a

member of the Los Angeles Art Association, the Ventura County

Creative Arts Association, the Santa Barbara Art Association, and

the Malibu and Thousand Oaks Art Associations. Kim’s poster

entry was chosen to represent the 50th anniversary of the

Woodstock music festival.

“I begin a piece by grabbing a favorite brush, black paint,

closing my eyes and allowing my hand to map out the

beginnings. I paint instinctively and purely from a place deep in

my soul and being. The potential is vast and each painting

follows its own path to completion. “

Derek Martin Schimming

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.

Lanna Duncan

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 Fairley

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.

Barbara Freund

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.

Eugenie Spirito

Eugenie Spirito has been carving in stone for over two decades. She started her career in New York City, where she attended the New School and later apprenticed with world-renowned abstract expressionist sculptor Philip Pavia, a friend and contemporary of Willem DeKooning, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline.

In addition to her original works, Eugenie has executed commissions for private collectors in New York City, Los Angeles and Europe including Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna, Kenny G, Lyndie Benson, Brett and Miranda Tollman, James and Blanche Blatt, the family of B. Wayne Hughes, and Carl and Roberta Deutsch.
“In addition to Pavia’s influence, my work draws inspiration from the Shona artists of Zimbabwe. I strive to create powerful, abstract impressionist sculptures that could be artifacts from the Greek Cycladic period (3,200 - 1,100 BCE) that were just unearthed. Each stone - alabaster, marble, calcite - has a unique character or personality. In my work I dialog with the stone, offering my ideas but allowing the stone to help dictate the form. It’s an intimate, meditative process, and I crave it."

https://www.eugeniespirito.com/

Gay Summer Rick

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.

Sherri Ruzicka

I am a visual artist living in Southern California, working in watercolor and pastel. My interests are capturing light in a landscape, color transitions and creative use of various papers and materials.

Shogher Baghdoud -Tilkian

Shogher Baghdoud-Tilkian was born in the traditional Armenian community of Kessab, Syria. Her happiest childhood memory was when her father gave her an easel and paint for her junior high graduation. Her parents, both teachers, were amazed by her natural artistic talent. They saw Shogher could make beautiful art out of anything. Shogher’s love of art led to her interest in architecture which she, at age 17, left home to study in Armenia. Shogher studied Armenian architecture, modern art, and design.

After moving to Los Angeles, Shogher taught Armenian art and architecture in several Armenian schools around Los Angeles. She also developed a unique art form using flower petals to create highly detailed collages of her artistic impressions. Shogher has mastered other art forms like pottery, knitting, and mosaics made from recycled elements which allows her to apply architectural concepts in her creation of three-dimensional expressions.

Shogher has participated in numerous art exhibitions organized by both American and Armenian associations and has received many awards and articles published for her artwork.

Shogher opened ThingsUnique Art Gallery in Burbank in 2017 where she teaches and sells art, furnishings, jewelry, and accessories.

Tommy Tucker

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.

Vicky Todd

Vicky Todd is a Los Angeles painter and artist. Starting at a very young age and exploring various forms of art forms from pencil drawing and oil painting,

easily transitioning to watercolor ad loving it, then to experimental mixed media, acrylic and photoshop. Her art education includes Valley College, California

Art Institute, the Atelier, ArtCenter College of Design and Brentwood Art Center.

Vicky has a bold, confident use of color and loves exploring many styles and mediums. Love of beauty, passion, love, diversity, nature, sky, universe is

reflected in her work. She is an accomplished, award winning artist. Also a professional astrologer and holds her M.S. in Holistic Nutrition.

She is a member of California Art League, Malibu Art Association and Los Angeles Art Association.

Ralph Wilkinson

After my first college course in Art History my passion for painting has been steady. After majoring in Art at Rutgers, I found the best way for me to raise a family and earn a living was to teach high school math for 38 years. But knowing retirement would offer me the opportunity to commit to my painting was always part of the plan. My work is very committed to showing off our magnificent planet. I guess my work has the purpose of amplifying the absolutely clear message that saving our atmosphere should be a top priority. We need to wake up. The arts can play that part. Painting landscapes to arouse deep emotions for our sacred Mother Earth is a daily ritual I hope to keep.

Ralph Wilkinson

Shifra Wylder

Shifra Wylder attended New England School of Art & Design in her hometown of Boston. At nineteen, she moved to California to pursue a modeling career and worked as a production artist in advertising. After a family tragedy, she later returned to college, received a degree in Psychology and became an addictions counselor working in Malibu treatment facilities.

She has currently returned to her love of art.

I create art to inspire, heal and evoke emotions.

Visual art is a way for me to communicate. Every piece tells a story and takes you on a path of adventure and discovery. My art is meant to convey an experience. By taking the time to scan its entirety, following movement, lighting and colors, hidden treasures appear within the layers of each painting. I developed my own style of abstract expressionism. I choose colors I feel and begin to paint without an end result in mind. Each intuitive, abstract creation manifests its own distinct style and is a new adventure for me. Sometimes I feel excitement to start working on a new piece, other times trepidation. I’ve learned to trust and surrender to the process in painting, and in life.