Gary Johnson Clock Sold! Going To New York!

Gary Johnson’s newest clock has found a home. Take a look at the photos of him taking the clock apart and taking it away to crate it up and send it to New York.

Gary was born and raised in the Mojave Desert, where from an early age, he developed a fascination with figuring out how things worked.

After spending much time during his childhood taking things apart and putting them back together (with mixed results), Gary focused and excelled in shop classes through high school, and was honored with the Bank of America Outstanding Achievement Award in Industrial Arts. At 19, he built a Ford Model T hot rod from scratch.

His projects evolved over time in terms of detail and complexity, as he added to his collection of tools (a collection which still continues to grow). Making his own Christmas gifts for many years helped build his woodworking skill set.

He built his first clock 18 years ago, a project that took 3 years to perfect & still evolves today.

Gary's third clock won Best of Show in the Alameda County Fair, and his fourth clock took the same award at the California State Fair in 1994.

As interest grew in Gary's creations, people took note and he was invited to display his work in high-end galleries in such places as Carmel & Half Moon Bay, CA.

At the beginning of 2008, Gary has built a total of 49 clocks, some of which are owned and displayed across the country and as far away as Japan & South Korea.

Gary Johnson currently lives in the town of Coarsegold, in the Yosemite Sierra region of California.

Gary is working on a new clock for Studio Seven Arts, keep checking in with us to see when it arrives!

San Francisco Pieces by Tyler Abshier

A resident of Modesto, California, Tyler Abshier began his professional career painting the flat landscapes of the Central Valley. Anchoring his compositions with the country roads that emphasized a strong sense of perspective, Tyler hoped to capture the understated beauty that he felt the surrounding farmland possessed, allowing viewers to see it in a new, more favorable light. These paintings proved popular, and their success allowed him to improve his work and expand his range into new landscapes.

Today Tyler Abshiers work includes landscapes throughout central California, from the coast to the Sierra Nevada, all executed in a sharp-edged, painterly style that he calls 'methodical impressionism.' He exhibits regularly at galleries in Modesto, Studio Seven Arts in Pleasanton, and Sacramento.

The images here in this post are the newest pieces by Tyler Abshier and we will keep you posted when he brings in new pieces.

Fun Dogs and Colorful Birds by Mylette Welch

New Artist Todd Goldman

Todd is like everybody else. As a child, he had a dream.
A dream to become a Russian figure skater. 

But unfortunately for Todd, he wasn’t Russian and he couldn’t ice skate worth crap...but he still looks good in tights.So Todd began to draw and is now a professional doodler.Todd’s doodles can be seen on hundreds of products that are sold all over the world.
He works at the Stoopid Factory where all his doodles are turned into stuff.
You can see his doodles on tee shirts, pyjamas, books, paintings, greeting cards, toys, games, emojis, and even cartoons.

Todd contributes his success to one a simple philosophy – making people laugh! 
Whether they're laughing at him or with him, doesn't really matter, just as long as they're laughing.

Todd lives with his daughter, Elle, and dog Muppet. They act as a sounding board to most of his ideas. And Elle, at 8, is a far better artist than Todd. Duh!

Todd spends most of his day writing and doodling in his studio and coming up with his next great idea...even if Elle thinks it's stupid, which is 99% of the time.

We Are Hopping With New Frogs

New Pieces from Tyler Abshier

New Artist Susan Greer

Susan Greer, a Bay Area native, is best known for her iconic Northern California landscapes. Expressive brushstrokes, elegant simplified forms, and a rhythmic quality of the natural world work their way into her paintings in a way that stirs an emotional sense of place. Her paintings embody a serene sensitivity that is both soulful and honest. Viewing her work, one is transported to a calm, peaceful corner of the world. Susan’s paintings - depicting the land she knows and loves - hang in private and corporate collections around the world.  

Debbie Wadrope Teaching a Friday Class

Friday night art fun with local PLeasanton artist Debbie Wardrope, Debbie started the class at 5:30 and it will end at 7:30, she is teaching her six students how to paint sunflowers. What a nice night it is to stroll down the main street, maybe have a bite to eat and shop at the local stores!

Pleasanton City Lights and Evening Treat New Size by Debbie Wardrope

Evening Treat and Pleasanton City Lights by Debbie Wardrope are both now available in a 6x6 inch size for $150 what a fun gift for friends and family to have as a memento of Pleasanton.

Debbie is a longtime Pleasanton resident who has always loved art and has pursued painting throughout her life. She believes art should be beautiful, accessible and evoke an emotional response in the viewer - striving to create images that are immediately recognizable, but are things that are frequently overlooked in the rush of everyday life. Hoping to capture a moment in time through the use of light, color and her love of the subject matter.

What is a Giclee Print

We get asked a lot what is a Giclée? This term was coined by Jack Duganne in 1991. It originally applied to fine art prints which were done on Iris printers. Today it simply means the piece you are looking at is a print. Why the word Giclée? The word refers to a French term meaning “to spray”, referring to how an inkjet printer works and how Giclée prints are produced. These large format inkjet printers use small spraying devices that can both match color and apply ink precisely, giving artists a high-quality print of their original art.

A Giclée of an artists original artwork is something that is affordable and can capture the look you are desiring in a particular space for much less than the original art work would cost. Giclée’s can be printed on canvas, paper and aluminum. The only thing that sets them apart from an original piece of art is brushstrokes. Many artist’s though have addressed this with hand-embellishment done by the artist once the printing is completed. Once the canvas is stretchered the artist then can apply added texture to the canvas to enhance area’s that they want to pop with color. One of our vineyard painters Susan Hoehn does this hand embellishing to her large vineyard pieces.

Giclée’s are usually numbered in a bottom corner, example would be 1/500 which means the piece you are looking at is number one in a edition size of five hundred. Giclée prints can be distributed and sold so that they can be enjoyed by many more people than an original piece of art work. Giclée’s are affordable and some come in more than one size to fit the wall you want to place it on. There are also open ended editions such as Will Bullas who prints his pieces on aluminum, they are not numbered and they will continue creating a particular piece as long as it sells or sometimes they retire pieces to make room for new ones.

Giclée’s are a wonderful way to decorate your space, they bring color and interest into any room. Art can bring a tranquility, vibrant color or even cherished memories of a place into your space, art makes a house a home you want to hang out in.

The images with this post are all Giclée’s