Tricia Nickerson Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #51 I have been a lover of nature for as long as I can remember. When we moved to the mountain area, below Yosemite National Park with my family many years ago, I immediately felt right at home. I truly did not begin to appreciate the beauty and wonder of my surroundings until ...

Jeff Grandy Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #45 I’ve been actively photographing the natural world for well over 35 years. So many of my favorite images over that time involve the subject of water in some form or other. From bubbling brooks and wild raging rivers, to still ponds or vernal pools, even clouds and ice. All have a universal ...

MARIPOSA – The Mariposa County Arts Council is pleased to offer a series of free photography classes for residents of Mariposa County 55 years of age and older this fall and winter. F/STOP is a digital photography workshop focused on the artistic elements of photography using iPod Touch cameras. Because of the popularity of this program, classes have been expanded ...

Anita Stoll Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #15 Anita is know for her ethereal pastel landscapes and florals. Her paintings are inspired by what she observes in nature. At the age of 50 Anita and her husband moved to the high desert, where she was immediately struck with the open expanse of sky and land and overcome by an urge ...

YOSEMITE – Yosemite National Park and Ansel Adams Gallery announce the fifth annual Gateway Expressions Student Art and Poetry Contest. The Gateway Expressions Student Art and Poetry Contest celebrates the creativity of youth in Yosemite’s gateway communities, and is open to all students, grades K-12, who attend school or youth programs within the gateway community school districts of Yosemite National ...

William Neill Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #74 William Neill, an American photographer and resident of the Yosemite National Park area since 1977, is a renowned nature and landscape photographer. Neill’s award-winning photography has been widely published in books, magazines, calendars, posters, and his limited-edition prints have been collected and exhibited in museums and galleries nationally, including the Museum of ...

Vicki Thomas Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #7 I love this journey of being an artist! How did I get so lucky? My art interest started when I was quite young. On long, cold wintery nights, I would draw and color with my mother, who also loved art. My father encouraged my art career, although with some reluctance at first. ...

Betty Berk Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #68 Betty Berk is an Expressionist painter.  She uses bold color combinations to express her inner world on the landscapes of her canvasses. Her passion of playing her piano has deeply impacted her art. She wants the viewer to experience each painting like she experiences the classical music she plays. This has developed ...

Penny Otwell Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #95 Penny Otwell will host four other artists at her Mariposa Studio close to the Historic District downtown. Close to shops and restaurants, you can visit her working studio and see a painting demo each day at 1 p.m. during “the trail.” Otwell will have large to small paintings available for purchase, ink ...

Vivian Helena Aumond- Capone Sierra Art Trails 2015 Catalog #28 I love to create something new every time I walk in to my studio. Too many projects litter the tables, and sometimes the floor. I work with fabric, decorate gourds, enjoy making earrings and necklaces. I show a variety of art, which make great gifts for yourself or friends. I ...