Artists
As Lodi Wine Country rises in reputation, its art scene has enjoyed a renaissance as well. Lodi’s burgeoning cultural arena has a big city feel with small town friendliness.
This year’s featured artists will present their works during the reception and barrel tasting. The beginning collector and the seasoned connoisseur will find something they just “have to take home.”
Note: Artists participate by ‘invitation only.’
Our thanks to Deanie Bridewell, City of Lodi, Division of Arts & Culture and Jan Marlese, Delta College L.H. Horton Jr. Gallery in Stockton for bringing this talented group of artists together.
Mardie Dalzell Driftmier
Much of my inspiration comes from the world around me… walks at sunrise… hikes in the hinder lands… drives across country… even words spoken to me. Back in the studio, I create abstracted landscapes dipping into these remembered experiences and observations. Mardie Driftmier recently relocated to the San Joaquin Valley from Colorado. Her donated pastel captures her heartfelt awe of the agricultural opulence of the Lodi area nestled between the San Joaquin Delta and the Sierra Nevada foothills. Mardie’s art education...
read moreTina Moore
As a realistic artist I have always sought to capture the warmth and vibrancy of life. Animals, people, and floral subjects have always been the subjects of my best works. The differences between light and shadow are my favorite expressions to explore. Most importantly I love colors and enjoy how they interact with each other as they meet on my paper or canvas. I have been a professional artist and teacher for over 25 years. I received an AA and BA degree in Art and a Masters in Education. I have works in many private collections throughout...
read moreArturo Vera
Arturo Vera has spent over 25 years mastering the technique and art of professional photography. He has received a number of prestigious awards, such as the Photographic Technical Excellence Award and the Silver Cindy from the Information Film Producers of America. He has also been voted “Best in San Joaquin County”. Arturo honed his talent and passion for photography at San Francisco California’s Academy of Arts University where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Arturo possesses the talent to evoke the different...
read moreStudio Samba
Studio Samba is a collaborative art workshop that provides a studio opportunity for artists who feel they augment each other. Samuel Bassett and Pepe Pool have worked in synchronization for four years on numerous modular sculptural projects. We love the process of fitting shapes together, exploring spatial relationships, working toward a gratifying sculptural result. Materials are a subsidiary interest – usually concrete in its many variations, but also steel and lacquered wood and any found object that comes to hand. A recurring theme in...
read moreMichael Randolph
My formal education in fine arts began when I returned from service in the US Army and enrolled in classes at San Joaquin Delta College. My course of studies exposed me to the world of art shows and museums where I learned to see photography as art form. Inspired by the images and printing styles of the F64 club photographers, I started shooting large format and combining images in the darkroom. This method enabled me to express myself by capturing images and combining them to reveal the image in my imagination, like painting with light. Today...
read moreJim Coston
My formal training was under Richard Lack at the Atelier Lack School of Fine Art in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1977-1981. The Atelier provided a foundation in traditional drawing and painting. This system comes directly from a long tradition of a master artist training a small group of students in what are called “Ateliers” or studios. The Atelier Lack is traced back to the Boston School of Painting at the turn of the 20th century with William Paxton and R.H. Ives Gammell. From there the lineage goes back to the Paris ateliers of Gerome...
read moreMira Woodworth
Mira’s glass has been accepted into local and national juried shows. Most recently, she won an award at the California State Fair with “Hostage Taker’ a sculpture narrative about mass media. Mira’s work is internationally represented by International Art Source, Art Source LA, and ArtfulHome.com. Her work has been included in group and solo shows at Carlyn Galerie, Chartreuse Muse, Gallery M and the Grand Theater and the LH Horton Gallery at San Joaquin Delta College. Mira is one of 40 artists chosen by a juror to be featured in the...
read moreTony Segale
Tony Segale Tony has earned numerous International Commercial Design Awards for his gold leaf and murals during his more than twenty-seven years in the commercial art field. He was the leader of the Head West Walldog Project that displays eleven murals throughout the Downtown Lodi area. As a painter of watercolors, he has earned local and state awards, and was recently accepted into the California Watercolor Associations 42nd National Exhibition. www.tonysegale.com Through my award winning commercial art endeavors, I craft the detail of...
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