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Art of Hearst Castle
“Miss Morgan, I would like to build a little something…” a simple comment from newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst to architect Julia Morgan in 1919. And just like that – Hearst Castle was born. For the next twenty-eight years the two collaborated and constructed, but never finished La Cuesta Encantada. “The Enchanted Hill,” as it [...]
ELDON DEDINI
Eldon Dedini has nothing but funny bones in his body. His mind is inquisitive, his spirit – free, his artistic talent – unique. It’s a combination that’s kept the world laughing for more than six decades. It’s not that Eldon thinks life is a joke; it’s simply that he sees humor in everything. Plus, he [...]
JOE RAMIRO GARCIA
The air in Joe Ramiro Garcia’s studio is stuffy. The summer afternoon sun in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is baking the place. Garcia’s long, wet, black hair is tied behind his head in a sloppy ponytail. Loose strands stick to his face. The armpits of his baby blue button-down shirt look like wading pools, yet [...]
MR. BRAINWASH
Two industrial-sized buckets full of pink paint rest on the floor of a dimly lit Los Angeles garage. Mr. Brainwash picks them up and grunts as he heaves the contents against two bare, off-white walls. The stomach soothing shade splatters everywhere. Much of it oozes like lava onto the pale concrete below. The artist grabs [...]
JACK SWANSON
Jack Swanson is living proof that horsing around can be the best kind of living. The self-described loner says horses are his life. He’s ridden them for as long as he can remember. Some he’s raced real fast. One even tied a world record; twice. He’s painted thousands of horses and today each piece goes [...]
LOET VANDERVEEN
His eyes know the pain of loss all too well, yet Loet Vanderveen chooses to wear a smile. He watched war crumble his country. He saw both parents and his first love die way too early. He lost his home and all he owned twice, but all that heartache has softened his soul. Vanderveen has [...]
DAVID LIGARE
David Ligare is one of the most creatively complicated men you’ll ever meet. He’s the 21st century tripartite combo of Socrates, Picasso, and Homer – a scholar, painter and classicist all rolled into one. He has an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and is driven by his philosophy. David is an artist in every sense of [...]
ARTIS LANE
The breakthrough came in the form of a crack. The shell holding Artis Lane’s female head intact during the foundry process was split down the middle. Coiled wire and chalky casing stuck to the pristine bronze figure underneath. Normally that’s all chipped away and the piece is polished before anyone can see it. But through [...]
MARIA ALTMANN
The smell of chicken dumpling soup wafts through Maria Altmann’s home. A collection of antique timepieces is illuminated behind a glass case in the living room. Old photos of friends and family seem to chronicle a great life. Wisdom exudes off the walls. Outside her redwood bungalow, blooming flowers stretch for attention surrounded by a [...]
TR Colletta
“It feels like I am in a movie about my life but I don’t have the lead…” a fascinating statement of clarity from TR Colletta – one that allows him to see abundant abstractions in every rigid reflection. He understands that the journey to his core is a compass-confusing maze. So rather than barreling through [...]
