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Artists add Creativity to Winesong

          
Our thanks go to all the dedicated artists who generously contribute their creative talent and valuable time in support of our Hospital. Auctioning art successfully at Winesong! is a reflection of Mendocino’s vibrant art scene. Most of the artists at Winesong! show in the many fine art galleries throughout the Mendocino Coast. We welcome you to visit all the Winesong Artists through the links on our website.

This year marks the 5th annual Winesong! Artists’ Showcase, held each year in the weeks prior to Winesong! at the OddFellows Hall in Mendocino. The public is invited to see the incredible collection of art donated to the Hospital Foundation charity auctions as well as other artwork by participating artists.  It will be possible to submit bids on the auction pieces without attending the event by entering a closed bid at the Showcase or on-line.  Many of the artists will be sitting the Showcase and you may also meet them at a reception in August (date to be announced).

 

2010 
Artists
of the Year

featured artist

Ricia Araiza
&
Michael Leventhal

artistof the year

 While residing on the Mendocino Coast for over 35 years, Ricia Araiza and Michael Leventhal (RAML) each enjoyed separate careers.  Ricia is a well-known interior designer and Michael is a highly esteemed architect who recently retired from his Fort Bragg office.  Between them they have raised six beautiful children and 5 grandchildren so far.  Even though they have both painted their entire lives, (Michael has a Masters in Painting from UCLA), the first collaborative painting effort wasn't until their 8th wedding anniversary in 1995.  As Ricia explains, they wanted to spend a quiet day together creating art.  She pulled out one of her collages in progress to work on, “Michael turned it horizontally, and painted lines on it, which changed it completely. And they were off........and have never looked back.”

Their concept of collaboration is quite different than most paired artists approach, as they truly work on the same canvas at the same time.   In fact, when they look back on their work they can hardly tell who created what color or stroke. "Collaborative painting is like dancing,” Ricia says.  "We play off each other, pushing and pulling multiple layers until the painting emerges.  Sometimes we sit back and watch each other work, but we never paint alone on it.”  “And,” adds Michael, “It is never done until we both say it is finished.”  Their preferred medium is acrylic, collage, found objects with pencil or ink highlights.  

 How they begin the process is also fascinating.  They may start with a word painted on the canvas or one of them has an inspiration........and then the play begins......always spontaneously.    They explain, “Our paintings are conversations between us and just as in a verbal conversation we don't know where the painting will go, but we go with it.   So we get to be delighted and surprised by what happens.  We add and subtract until it starts to say something - and then we go with it, often not knowing until much later what the piece means to us.  That is the joy of our process.  It is our private language.  But hopefully it is also universal.”

Ricia and Michael were among the founding members of Partners Gallery in Fort Bragg, where they still show occasionally. Their work can be seen at Glendeven Wine Bar(n) in Little River and the Kevin Milligan Gallery in Danville. Their work is in many private and corporate collections around the country as well as The diRosa Preserve. Please refer to their website for further information.

 www.ramldesign.com  707-995-0947

 

 

Artist Participants 2010

(Click thumnails to enlarge)

 

Birchard, John  
Framed Photograpy
www.birchardphoto.com

 

Bowers, Karen

   Framed Original Watercolor

 www.karenbowersstudio.com 

 

Brown, Linda
Fused Glass Serving Platter & dishes
www.mendocinoartists.com/Color&Light

Joan Burleigh
www.joanburleigh.com

Gare Church
Terry Church

Dertner, Erin

      Painted 9L Artist Bottle 

 www.erindertner.com 


 

DuVivier, Joe

      Original paintingwww. joesephduvivier.com

    

Eddy, Hilary

       Painted 9L Artist Bottle

www.hilaryeddy.com

Eells, John
Original painting
jkeells@juno.com

Herrero, Lowell

 www.lowellherrero.com

Higgins, Julie

Painted 9L Artist Bottle

www.artistjuliehiggins.com

Ikes, Sev
Painted Artist Bottle
www.mendocinoartists.com/SevIckes

Jonason, David

Original Painting

www.davidjonason.com

Knox, Melanie
Woodfired Stoneware
www.melanieknox.com

Lahn, Rachel

Original Mixed-Media Painting www.mendocinoartists.com/RachelLahn

Katherine Le Mieux
www.klemieux.com

LeValley, Ron
Framed Photograph
www.levalleyphoto.com

Michael Levanthal
www.ramldesign.com
Suzi Long
www.suzilong.com

 

Lorton, Jennifer
Original Mixed Media
on Canvas Painting
www.jenniferlorton.com

 

 

Makovkin, Susan
Original Ceramic Bowl
suecmak@mcn.org

Julie Masterson
www.juliemasterson.com

 

Minnie McQueary
www.mcquearyfineart.com

 

 

 

Jim Morehead
www.jimmoorehead.com

Sandy Oppenheimer
www.fisheroppenheimer.com

Kristin Otwell

www.kristinotwell.com

Janis Porter

Original Watercolor
www.edgewatergallery.netwww.artgallerymendocino.com
707-964-8884

Lynne Prentice

www.prenticefineart.com

Betty Rack

Original painting
art4bnj@mcn.org

Paul Reiber
Original Wood Sculpture
www.mendocinofurniture.com/artists/17/
707-964-7151
Reiber
Cesare Reyneri

George Rohrer

Painted Artist Bottle

Shearin, Linda

Summers, Yarrow
Original Painting
www.yarrowsummers.com

ij

Taylor, Sunshine

  Original Painting
www.edgewatergallery.net

ij
Malcom West