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Graton Gallery Partners' “Virtual Show #2”

Graton Gallery presents
Graton Gallery Partners' Virtual Show #2

Welcome to the
Graton Gallery Partners'
“Virtual Show #2”

Featuring artworks by the gallery partners:
Sally Baker
Tim Haworth
Bruce Hopkins
Rik Olson
Sandra Rubin
Mylette Welch

Show Dates: February 1 - March 31, 2021

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To arrange a viewing or purchase please call the artists directly at their listed phone numbers or e-mail addresses.

 

The Artists:

Sally Baker
Tim Haworth
Bruce Hopkins
Rik Olson       
Sandra Rubin  
Mylette Welch
  • Artist statement
  • Verisimilitude
  • Lilting Lily
  • Fanfare
  • Tranquility
  • Persimmon on Kimono
  • Plums with Aplomb
  • Zinnea with Attitude
  • Shadow Play
  • Fan See
  • Dancing Lily
  • Artist Statement
  • Western Bank
  • Stand
  • Spring
  • Passage to Juneau
  • Moonlit
  • Meadow Fence
  • Jenner Headlands
  • Fogbound
  • Along the Sacramento
  • Artist Statement
  • Akimbo
  • Delicious
  • The Look
  • Laid Back
  • Hot
  • Our Secret
  • Hot Pink
  • Venus Velvet
  • Sassy
  • Curv-a-licious!
  • Artist Statement
  • Honey... Bee
  • Lady Bug
  • Never More
  • Praying Mantis
  • Sailfish
  • The Watchers
  • The Owl and
      the Pussy Cat
  • Arno Rower
  • Going Home
  • Gothic Fish
  • Artist Statement
  • Here
  • Home in the Country
  • Point Reyes Hike
  • Protection
  • Roses
  • Still Life with Fruit
  • Woman on the Move
  • Bounteous
  • Circling...
  • Finding Hope
  • Artist Statement
  • Lemon Bird
  • Bunny
  • Moonlight Bloom
  • Dancing Dahlias
  • Spotted Bird
  • Voodoo Doughnut
  • Wienermobile
  • Bird with Apples
  • Dragon Fruit
      and Flowers

Sally Baker

Artist Statement:
I am a watercolor artist living in Sebastopol, California. I earned my B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and my secondary teaching credential from the University of Southern California. I taught fine arts at the high school level for 34 years.

I would describe my artwork as sharp focus still lifes, with emphasis on strong shadow shapes, that capture specific moments in time. I feel that I am “”rescuing moments”” that otherwise would never be seen again. I also focus on compelling compositions and intense, luscious, saturated colors. I find the transparency of watercolor to be a metaphor for our times. By using thin layers of watercolor, I allow the light to shine through—Transparency Matters!

For years I have been drawn to painting persimmons. They have a magical and spiritual quality for me. Just as we are heading into the darkness of winter, they seem to illuminate the path forward with light, color and luminosity. The inclusion of glass objects in my compositions has permeated my paintings for years. Observing refraction through glass has been an exciting challenge, and I love the abstraction created by seeing through that prism. Other themes in my still lifes include Asian and Italian pottery, flowers, peppers, and patterned fabrics, especially kimonos. I have always been drawn to the Asian aesthetic and it seems to suit my style.

I feel it is important to express my thoughts personally as an artist during these unusual times. To me personally, the arts are needed more now than ever. It is a way that we connect to ourselves, to our environment, and to other people at a time when we cannot touch in our usual ways. All of the arts demonstrate our ability to communicate with one another regardless of our nationality, gender, religious affiliation, political ideology or ethnicity. It allows us to feel and share both the pain and the joys that we have in common. It also gives us the opportunity to view the world from someone else’s perspective.
It is my hope that the viewer will find my artwork compelling, will be engaged, visually enter the picture, slow down and visit for awhile. I hope my love of beauty lifts the viewer’s spirit.

Verisimilitude

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 16"w x 20"h unframed
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call
Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Lilting Lily

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 11"w x 14"h unframed
$150.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Fanfare

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 14"w x 11"h unframed
$150.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Tranquility

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 20"w x 16"h unframed
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Persimmon on Kimono

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 14"w x 11"h unframed
$150.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Plums with Aplomb

Sally Baker: 707.494.0053

Giclee of original watercolor - 20"w x 16"h unframed
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Zinnea with Attitude

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 11"w x 14"h unframed
$150.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Shadow Play

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 13"w x 13"h unframed
$150.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Fan See

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 20"w x 16"h unframed
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Dancing Lily

Sally Baker

Giclee of original watercolor - 11"w x 14"h unframed
$150.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call
Sally Baker: 707-494-0053

Tim Haworth

Artist Statement:
Santa Rosa landscape artist, Tim Haworth finds inspiration in the striking beauty of Sonoma County and the North Bay. Tim has devoted most of his life to a pursuit of artistic expression. His formal education in the arts culminated with a degree in fine art from Sonoma State University. Having explored both figurative and abstract themes, Tim has returned to his roots, drawing and painting what he sees.

Plein Air landscape is a constant beckoning challenge and one will often find him out in nature trying to capture the subject in that short window of light. The wine country of Sonoma County and the forests of the North Coast provide unlimited subject matter for Tim’s original art.

Studio work provides the opportunity to work larger and in other mediums. Much of Tim’s recent field work utilizes pastel and watercolor as preferred mediums. Studio work is focused on oil, pastel and ink monotype.

Western Bank

Tim Haworth

pastel - 6.5" x 10", 11.5" x 14.75" framed
$450.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

Stand

Tim Haworth

pastel - 6.5" x 10", 12" x 15" framed
$460.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth:
707-546-1660

Spring

Tim Haworth

oil on canvas - 11" x 14", 15" x 18" framed
$800.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

Passage to Juneau

Tim Haworth

pastel - 14.75" x 26.5", 21.75" x 33" framed
$675.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

detail

Moonlit

Tim Haworth

oil on panel - 7.5" x 30", 8.75" x 31.75" framed
$900.00 framed(sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

Meadow Fence

Tim Haworth

oil on canvas - 11" x 14", 15" x 18" framed
$700.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

detail

Jenner Headlands

Tim Haworth

oil on panel - 7.5" x 30", 8.75" x 31.75" framed
$900.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

Fogbound

Tim Haworth

oil on canvas - 18" x 36", 20.5" x 38.5" framed
$1650.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

Along the Sacramento

Tim Haworth

pastel - 5.5" x 8.5", 12" x 15" framed
$450.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Tim Haworth: 707-546-1660

Bruce Hopkins

Artist Statement:
I have been attending weekly figure drawing sessions since 1998. Unfortunarely I was not able to continue for most of 2020 do to the Coronavirus. It is a practice I miss mightily and hope to return to ASAP. I show my figure studies at Graton Gallery regularly.

Although I've never done “Pin-Up” art I've secretly always wanted to. I have chosen for this show a few of my past figure drawings that, to me, have a flirtatious or seductive feel about them.

Enjoy!

Akimbo

Bruce Hopkins

pastel on sanded paper - 17" x 22.75" image, 22" x 28" framed
$600.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Delicious

Bruce Hopkins

pastel on paper - 00" x 00" image, 00" x 00" framed
$600.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins:
510-841-4277

The Look

Bruce Hopkins

pastel on sanded paper - 24.5" x 19.5"image, 30" x 24" framed
$600.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Laid Back

Bruce Hopkins

gouache - 19" x 25" image, 27.25" x 33.25" framed
$500.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Hot

Bruce Hopkins

acrylic on canvas - xx" x xx" image, 24" x 30" framed
$600.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Our Secret

Bruce Hopkins

gouache - 8.5" x 11.5" image, 13.25" x 17.25" framed
$125.00 framed(sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Hot Pink

Bruce Hopkins

gouache - 11.75" x 17.75" image, 18" x 24" framed
$250.00 framed(sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Venus Velvet

Bruce Hopkins

pastel on velvet paper - 36" x 42"
$600.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Sassy

Bruce Hopkins

gouache on paper - 13" x 16" image, 16" x 20" framed
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins:
510-841-4277

Curv-a-licious!

Bruce Hopkins

felt pen, (not archival) - 11.5" x 15.5" image, 16" x 20" framed
$125.00 framed (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Bruce Hopkins: 510-841-4277

Rik Olson

Artist Statement:
My “Mission” is to bring to physical reality, the best I can, the ideas and visions I have in my mind’s eye. I get inspired by ideas or a visual sight such as a bird flying by or a foggy morning and then try to bring this to life. I use pencil, gouge, engraving tool, Printmaking ,paint or other medium to bring out the character and life of the final piece. I like to work with very graphic and bold images and wood engraving, woodcut and linocut are the best mediums for me to bring the qualities I like. Other ideas are best with a paint brush, etching, mezzotint or other techniques that turn out to be the best medium.

Once the idea is clear on paper I transfer the sketch to a wood or linoleum block and the engraving or cutting begins. The gouge or engraving tool lends its character to the lines and final graphic quality to the image. Using the tools with the skills I have learned over the years brings the image to life. I print the images on antique hand printing presses such as my 2 Vandercook Letter presses or my Olivero Bendini etching press from Bolonga. I use a variety of inks and with my knowledge of how the inks and papers will work together I produce unique images. I only produce a limited number of prints in each edition so that there are only a small number of prints that are available from each block .

Every print is hand pulled by my hand. I am a Giclee free zone and do not produce prints of prints. I am considered by many to be a master of my craft but I continue to learn and try new approaches to enhance the images and bring new ideas to prints.

I also won a prize in the 3rd grade from the Walnut Creek Art Festival (in 1953) awarded to Ricky Olson and which still hangs with pride on my wall.

Honey... Bee

Rik Olson

mezzotint print - 4.25" x 3.75"
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Lady Bug

Rik Olson

mezzotint print - 3.25" x 2.5"
$250.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Never More

Rik Olson

mezzotint print - 4" x 6"
$300.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Praying Mantis

Rik Olson

mezzotint print - 3.25" x 4.25"
$300.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Sailfish

Rik Olson

color linocut print - 17" x 22"
$300.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson:
707-874-1299

The Watchers

Rik Olson

linocut print - 12" x 18"
$275.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

The Owl and the Pussy Cat

Rik Olson

linocut print - 17" x 24"
$350.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Arno Rower

Rik Olson

color linocut print - 17" x 10.5"
$300.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Going Home

Rik Olson

color linocut print - 13" x 20"
$300.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Gothic Fish

Rik Olson

color linocut print - 16" x 22"
$350.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Rik Olson: 707-874-1299

Sandra Rubin

Artist Statement:
I paint because I have to. I observe. I express. I try to... It is how I relate and interact with the world these days. Often I hope to notice and express beauty. Always truth. Sometimes my focus is the outside world, plein air, still life, or figure, usually abstracted, and expressive, to varying degrees.

I explore colors, shapes, marks- and play (and struggle at times) between plans and responses. Once in a great while, just often enough, something seems to come together- and come alive. And once in a while this is seen and appreciated. And this is so profoundly satisfying that I keep going…and keep changing… I mostly paint in oils, although sometimes in acrylics and watercolors, and I enjoy monoprints and mixed media as well.

I appreciate your interest...

Sandra Rubin
Sandrarubinart.com @rubin5826 Rubinjohnson18@gmail.com

Here

Sandra Rubin

oil and charcoal on paper - 35" x 28" framed under glass
$2500.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin:
707-823-4728

Home in the Country

Sandra Rubin

acrylic and graphite - 24" x 30" framed
$000.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Point Reyes Hike

Sandra Rubin

oil on panel - 20" x 16"
$800.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Protection

Sandra Rubin

oil on canvas - 48" x 30"
$2800.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call
Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Roses

Sandra Rubin

oil on panel - 11" x 14"
$600.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Still Life with Fruit

Sandra Rubin

watercolor and ink - 18" x 21" framed under glass
$800.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Woman on the Move

Sandra Rubin

oil on panel - 11" x 9"
$350.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Bounteous

Sandra Rubin

acrylic on panel - 12" x 12"
$000.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin: 707-823-4728

Circling...

Sandra Rubin

monotype - 14" x 11"
$000.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin:
707-823-4728

Finding Hope

Sandra Rubin

oil on canvas - 24" x 18"
$000.00 (sales tax and shipping not included).
To arrange a viewing appointment or to purchase please call Sandra Rubin:
707-823-4728

Mylette Welch

Artist Statement:
Painter Mylette Welch was born in the sun-drenched, color saturated island of Oahu. Her family moved 3 years later to dusty, dry Bakersfield. “Something was missing.“She remembers thinking,”Where did all the color go?”For anyone who has seen Welch’s paintings, its obvious that the color went into her playful portraits of stray dogs,children,old diners,and rusty trucks.

Mylette’s paintings are rooted in the Sonoma County landscape- nostalgic places , farmer’s markets, the vineyards, neighbor’s gardens.

Occasionally her paintings veer off into a surrealistic world of dreams and memories, where goldfish swim around the kitchen and accordions fly through the night sky. “I like dreams bumping against reality.”she explained,comparing this juxtaposition to the moment when you first wake up and your dream is “out in the room somewhere.”

She has developed a series of paintings inspired by the question”what do dogs do late at night-on the loose?” Recently she has been working on a series of political paintings and large botanical works.

Mylette’s work can be found in galleries and shows throughout the area and beyond. “I like to also show in alternative settings like restaurants, schools and the dog groomer.” You may be eating dinner and see a dog and a couple of pigs grinning down at you from one of Mylette’s paintings.

When she paints, Mylette works fast and likes to listen to really good music in the company of a sweet Pug with three shades of paint on his tail. I try to have a good time,”she said. “When people view my work hope it makes them smile.”

Lemon Bird

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 16" x 16"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call
Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Bunny

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 16" x 16"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Moonlight Bloom

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 40" x 45"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Dancing Dahlias

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 40" x 30"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Spotted Bird

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 12" x 12"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Voodoo Doughnut

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 24" x 36"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Wienermobile

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 30" x 34"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Bird with Apples

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 16" x 16"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581

Dragon Fruit and Flowers

Mylette Welch

acrylic on Canvas - 40" x 30"
For pricing, to arrange a viewing appointment, or to purchase please call Mylette Welch: 707-433-7581
Verisimilitude Sally Baker
Western Bank Tim Haworth
Venus Velvet Bruce K Hopkins
Lady Bug Rik Olson
Here Sandra Rubin
Lemon Bird Mylette Welch
Lilting Lily Sally Baker
Stand Tim Haworth
The Look Bruce K Hopkins
Never More Rik Olson
Home in the Country Sandra Rubin
Bunny Mylette Welch
Fanfare Sally Baker
Spring Tim Haworth
Sassy Bruce K Hopkins
Praying Mantis Rik Olson
Point Reyes Hike Sandra Rubin
Moonlite Bloom Mylette Welch
Fan See Sally Baker
Passage to Juneau Tim Haworth
Our Secret Bruce K Hopkins
Gothic Fish Rik Olson
Protection Sandra Rubin
Dancing Dahlias Mylette Welch
Dancing Lily Sally Baker
Moonlit Tim Haworth
Laid Back Bruce K Hopkins
Sailfish Rik Olson
Roses Sandra Rubin
Spotted Bird Mylette Welch
Persimmon on Kimono Sally Baker
Meadow Fence Tim Haworth
Hot Bruce K Hopkins
Honey... Bee Rik Olson
Still Life with Fruit Sandra Rubin
Voodoo Doughnut Mylette Welch
Plums with Aplomb Sally Baker
Jenner Headlands Tim Haworth
Hot Pink Bruce Hopkins
The Watchers Rik Olson
Woman on the Move Sandra Rubin
Wienermobile Mylette Welch
Zinnea with Attitude Sally Baker
Fogbound Tim Haworth
Delicious Bruce Hopkins
The Owl and the Pussy Cat Rik Olson
Bounteous Sandra Rubin
Bird with Apples Mylette Welch
Tranquility Sally Baker
Along the Sacramento Tim Haworth
Curv-a-licious! Bruce Hopkins
Arno Rower Rik Olson
Circling... Sandra Rubin
Dragon Fruit and Flowers Mylette Welch
Shadow Play Sally Baker
Akimbo Bruce Hopkins
Going Home Rik Olson
Finding Hope Sandra Rubin

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