Raquel, an award winning singer and song writer will be featured with the band. This pint of dynamite will demonstrate she has it going on performing an eclectic mix of bossa nova , smooth jazz …and more for your enjoyment.

The band members’ travels in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Cuba bring depth and authenticity to their flavorful and lively performances. Jean-Paul, Aaron, Alexey and Raquel have performed nationally and internationally at world music and jazz venues, festivals and cruise ships, and can be seen in concert all over the greater Bay area.

Title: Ci Sara Vino

Artist: Tony Segale

Dimensions: 15” X 22”

Materials: Water Color

Minimum Bid: $250

Framed

This year, I wanted to create a piece of art specifically for the Artisan Masters event. I went into the field and found an old vine with plump, juicy berries ready to harvest. After sketching on site, I returned to the studio and developed my concept, a vignette. With the soil and vines still fresh in my senses, the brush began a dance with the fruit, both understanding they could not escape the inevitable, “ci sara’ vino”.

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 began in the ceramics department of Ohio Wesleyan University. She subsequently enrolled in the Seattle Academy of Realist Art (now Gage Academy) where she studied under Katherine Schmidt, Charles Emerson and Gary Fagin in an atelier setting. She is represented by ArtWorkNetwork, Denver, CO. http://artworknetwork.net/mardiedriftmier/?page_id=about

Selected awards:

2008  Austin Pastel Society, First Place

2004  First Annual Sennelier Pastel Competition, Finalist

Title: “As it Fell Upon a Day”

Artist: Mardie Dalzell Driftmier

Dimensions: 15” x 35”

Materials: Pastel on wallis archival pastel paper

Minimum Bid: $360

Framed: Antique white mat in white maple gallery frame

West Virginia native Mardie Dalzell Driftmier recently relocated to the San Joaquin Valley. “As it fell upon a day “captures her heartfelt awe of the agricultural opulence of the Lodi area and the pleasure of her family’s newfound life nestled between the San Joaquin Delta and Sierra Nevada foothills.

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 the United States and Canada and have done commissions for a variety of organizations. I am an award winner in local, regional, national and international shows, including several Best of Show Awards. My paintings were chosen for the Best of Pastel America published in 2009.

I am presently serving as exhibits chair and president on the board of the Pastel Society of the West Coast where I was recently named a Distinguished Pastellist. I enjoy teaching portrait and painting workshops and being an exhibit juror. Learn more at http://www.tinamoore.net/

Title: Hibiscus

Artist: Tina Moore

Size: 17″ x 19″

Materials: Pastel

Minimum Bid:  $225

Framed

This is a painting of a Hibiscus with brilliant variegated color ranging from yellow to orange to a bright pink. I found it on a property in the lush Iao Valley on the island of Maui.

Title: “Seasons of Lodi Lake” hardcover photo collection with

Separate photograph “Armonioso” from 2009-2010 collection

Artist:   Arturo Vera

Dimensions: Book 15” x 11.5” and Framed Digital Print 16”x 20”

Materials: Book hardcover photo finish & framed digital print

Minimum Bid: $322 for collection and framed photograph*

*This lot contains two items which may be priced separately upon request. The signed photography book “Seasons of Lodi Lake” contains 31 images along with the lovely enlarged framed photograph “Armonioso” from the collection.

My photography exhibit is based on a love of nature; a project aimed at capturing the dramatic effects of watermarks when the lake is drained and the refreshing spectacle when the waters flood back. To my delight I found beautiful, secluded and serene wilderness paths at Lodi Lake. I felt I had found a gem when I reviewed my images and was totally captivated by the beauty of the lake, the color and hue surrounding the mushrooms, the trees bedecked with lichen, the colorful brush and the rising of the waters after the lake had been empty for some time. It was truly a joy to capture this.

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.

A recurring theme in their work is constraint: spheres contained, stacked shapes, objects compressed. A new motif has crept in: escape. “Up and Over” is the first piece in this direction.

The color theorist Jean Justeau joins Sam and Pepe in fabricating dimensional wall sculptures that layer colors in unexpected combinations and shapes. Recent work is not confined to a traditional rectilinear, framed painting. The result is uninhibited, playful abstraction. Learn more about Studio Samba at www.studiosamba.net