Submitted by the artist Michael J. CostaSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 40 Fro-Zen was a series of images I began to create as a final project for a course entitled “Concept and Design” at the Academy of Arts University in San Francisco. My vision for these images was to freeze things from nature, then photograph the object through its ...

NORTH FORK – The town of North Fork comes alive with activity on Saturday Oct. 5, with a host of events, starting with the Grizzly Century Bike Run at 7 a.m. The Lions Club will be serving breakfast to the riders starting at 6 a.m., and to the public from 7 to 10 a.m., in Kennedy Hall at the North ...

Submitted by the artist Judy AndesSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 30 My art comes from a strong appreciation of this beautiful mountain area and the valley below. My pastel paintings capture some of the places that have touched me and I want to share that feeling. My painting, “A Quiet Moment” can be seen at the Stellar Gallery in ...

Submitted by the artist Gay AbarbanellSierra Art Trails 2013 Images flow in and through me and my camera as well as my pen, in a spirit dance which I strive to share in my photography and poetry. The beauty and mystery of the unique and the mundane beckon to be expressed in unusual, creative and even abstract forms. I incorporate ...

Submitted by the artist Craig SchubSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 76 Craig Schub has ventured out to roads less traveled to get a sense of the terrain and vegetation that is reminiscent of the plein air paintings from early 1900s. Along the way, he found that the Sierra Nevada foothills is a treasured spot in which to live and ...

Submitted by the artist Vivian Helena Aumond-CaponeSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 29 “Our beautiful mountains are my inspiration.” Vivian uses color, texture and ephemera in her mixed media fiber art. Along with her fiber art she will display jewelry, gourds, hand dyed scarves, and her original gift cards. This is an opportunity to visit one of our local historic ...

OAKHURST – The Oakhurst Community Park will be filled with scores of booths offering everything from collectibles to local wine samplings and more at the 21st annual Oakhurst Fall Festival on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 12 and 13. The festival, formerly known as the Wine and Chocolate Festival, has grown to encompass so much more than those two favorites, although ...

Submitted by the artist Vicki ThomasSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 52 Mariposa artist Vicki D. Thomas prefers watercolors because of the lightness and transparency of colors that flow and blend into washes, creating pleasing shapes and new colors. Her vividly painted flowers and floral still-life pieces are her favorites. Many images have appeared on various giftware items such as ...

Submitted by the artist Rita WatkinsSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 58 I am so excited to be exhibiting my work in Oakhurst. I am Rita Alves Watkins. My parents, Anthony and Virginia Alves, built a home and moved our family here from Monterey in 1960. My first art teacher, Mr. Beeching from Sierra Union High School first taught me ...

Submitted by the artist Susan BolenSierra Art Trails 2013 Catalog # 59 It’s all about the color. I have been creating art for as long as I can remember, and stopped only as an adult when I was traveling cross country by bus and train, working in factories and hotels and trying to make a living. Since 2000 when I ...