Here are a few of the artists who will be participating in 2010...

Plan your Sierra Art Trails route at the Preview Exhibit on displayed at Stellar Gallery,  located at Gallery Row in Oakhurst.  The exhibit is on display  from September 5th through the Art Trails weekend.  At the Preview, you’ll view examples of work by all participating artists and artisans. While at Gallery Row take the time to view other participating galleries including Timberline Gallery and Williams Gallery West.

Timberline Gallery is the region's oldest Co-Operative gallery, with more than thirty members.  During SAT Timberline will be featuring works by painters Lola Nelson and Sandy Kowallis .

Williams Gallery West will be hosting portrait painter Mary Jane Brewster, and watercolorist Vicki Thomas. 2006 Madera County Fair Best of Show winner, Painter M.J. Brewster will have work in progress.  Vicki will be demonstrating watercolor techniques.

Just a bit further North off Hwy 41 visit White Tail studio to view breathtaking manzanita carvings by renowned woodcarver Terry Reed and his apprentice Alex Lewis, or venture into Cedar Valley to view the studio of painter Donald "Putt" Putman.

 
South of Gallery Row in an Oak-studded neighborhood off road 425B, visit with Fresno landscape painter Patrick Lacey and Oakhurst watercolorist Patricia Allen who pursues the visual experience of form and color. 

Following Road 426 toward North Fork, visit the home of Art Trails co-founder Ellen Hurst, where Fresno's man of steel Chris Sorensen creates welded steel sculpture beside his young apprentice Nick Adeliza.  

Experience the dance of fire and water with live raku pottery demonstrations by Adrain John Castelo and Amy Morgan at the home studio of artist Jon Bock. Pine needle basket maker Carol Wagner, and sculptor Norma Rogers will also be on hand to demonstrate their craft.  Norma Rogers creates emotive bronze and glass sculptures, often with a mythological or spiritual flare.  

Now, which way?  Perhaps take the North Fork Loop to view the photography of Paul Abram at the North Fork Community Art Gallery, and visit jewelry maker Anne Bredon and Mono Indian basket maker Sandy Clark at the Looney Bin in downtown North Fork, then stop for lunch at LA Cabana restaurant. Or you may want to head south on Hwy 41 to Coarsegold and Yosemite Lakes Park, or take Hwy 49 through Ahwahnee and on to Mariposa.  You decide, it's your adventure!

Coarsegold takes you to Painter Anita Stoll , who will be showing at her Big Acre Studio. In 2006, Anita has been chosen as featured artist in the prestigious "International Artist" magazine. See Anita’s 8-page article in the October / November issue.

In  Yosemite Lakes Park visit with mixed media watercolorist Kathleen Mattox, and visit the historical studio of painter Ginny Burdick who specializes in colorful and moody landscapes in pastel and acrylic.

Heading out along the Golden Chain Highway ( Hwy 49 ), glass mosaic artist Brian Kincade will be displaying his unique mosaic art at his home studio. 

Award winning Landscape Photographer William Neill is a composer of images, hoping to convey an enduring sense of wonder and a deep appreciation of the magic, beauty, and mystery of the natural world. He is the receiver of the prestigious Sierra Club’s Ansel Adams Award and has a major portfolio published entitled Yosemite : The Promise of Wildness (Yosemite Assoc., 1994).

Stop in Ahwahnee at the historic Gertrude School and visit with landscape photographer Jerry Bosworth and photographer Larry Ballew who integrates the human form into the environment. 

Stop in at the home of internationally know manzanita carver Bob Boomer and his brother watercolorist Doug boomer, and see the spiritual work of Painter Judith Ann Durr who designs and hand paints on silk.  Nearby visit with Watercolorist painter Phyllis McAdams employs the “trompe l’oeil” technique of painting which is to fool the eye.

Further along in Ponderosa Basin, stop by the Husband and Wife team of Charlotte and David Hoffman. Charlotte captures the moods of the California landscapes in pastel, while David’s fascination with photography produces strong and graphic images.

Up on Usona Ridge, visit with Ceramics Master and Instructor Ann Mendershausen; see the depth of work by Painter Penny Otwell whose work is rich in color with a thick playful palette.

Artist # 74 - Home Studio at the end of Long Hollow Drive in Yosemite Lakes Park - Watercolor and Pastel painter Ginny Burdick is a founding member of Sierra Art Trails, dedicated to the show since its beginnings in 2003.

Burdick is known for her strong use of color and emotive imagery. She is inspired by the beauty of the Sierra Mountains, but also captures memories of the many places she has traveled. 

Burdick’s work has received awards from Yosemite Western Artists, the Alliance of California Artist, KVPT, and the Montana Watercolor Society. Her work is in many private and public collections, including the Fresno County Superior Court Judge’s Conference Center and courtrooms.

Artist # 69 - Just off Highway 41 North of Yosemite Lakes Park - Born and raised in Croatia, fine art nature photographer, Franka Mlikota Gabler developed a strong fascination and admiration for nature early in life. The simple and complex interaction of the water, rocks, sky, plants and wildlife of the high country mountains encouraged her to pick up the camera as a medium to express her feelings and share them with others.

Artist # 47 - Washburn Lane off Road 426 in Oakhurst - Mosaic Basket by Colleen Lopez.  Colleen creates whimsical mosaic designs combining mosaic tiles and found objects with household objects.  Baskets, tables, shelves, mirrors, even a rocking horse, an ironing board, and a grandfather clock are among her works.

If you have questions about Sierra Art Trails, please phone 559-658-8844 or email admin@sierraarttrails.org