Featured Artists

British born artist Charlotte Jackson is a woman of many talents. For over 23 years, she has worked in several media and is an expert colorist and faux finisher. She mixes her own paints using traditional recipes, including earth pigments and fragrant essential oils. Under Eric’s direction, Charlotte painted the circus tent and worked with fellow artist Teresa Shea of Fabrika Creations to create all of the animals on the walls.
charlottefjackson@yahoo.com

With experience in fine art, interior design, graphic design and interactive multimedia, Ron Tremblay is a man of many talents who brings a unique perspective to his work. He was born and raised on the East Coast, where he received his Masters Degree in Fine Art in Sculpture and Installation Art, and is now based in Los Angeles. For Kat and Bruce, Eric asked Ron to use their old computer parts to produce a piece of art for them. This 3-dimensional piece is centered on a gold-leafed wall in the couple's new dining room. Creating this piece has taken Ron full circle from the art world to the computer world.
ron@rontremblaydesign.com

Martin Cox, born in the port of Southampton, England, loves to photograph landscapes and all things maritime. Trained at two British art Schools, Cox moved to California pursuing his obsession with the desert-scapes of the west. His recent work has coalesced in to a series of images, from sun-drenched beaches of the Bahamas, private islands, to shipyards and rusting ocean liners, many of which have been exhibited in solo exhibitions in California and the UK. Using a variety of cameras and printing styles, Cox has crafted a way to seduce us gently into a world that resonates in the imagination long after we leave the gallery. Eric wanted a piece that would remind Laura and Luca of their time at the beach, and Martin's piece fit the bill perfectly.
http://www.martincox.com

Paul Guillemette grew up in Red Lake Falls Minnesota. After attending the University of Montana, he remained in Missoula, where he developed his unique and authentic style. He moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to cultivate new opportunities for his art and to be near the ocean. Guillemette, using paint, collaged objects and resin, communicates powerful yet common themes through accessible visual narratives, relating real life experience identified in every day, recognizable forms. The work is sometimes comic, often poignant and challenging, and consistently authentic to artist and viewer alike. For this series, Guillemette used raw ingredients from the chocolates and worked in the dark in order to better appreciate Eric's experience.
http://www.pguillemetteart.com

Darrell H. Brandon was a Watercolor Artist for over 50 years. He was a graduate of the Chicago Academy of Fine Art and the Los Angeles Art Institute. He studied under Norman Rockwell, Joseph Fry and James Cooper Wright and Milford Zornes. Through the years, he received numerous awards for his watercolors and has many paintings and prints in private collections. Mr. Brandon passed away in September of 2005. His wife, Pat, provided this beautiful watercolor of the seashore, a favorite of the Brandon Family.
http://www.darrellbrandon.com

An artist who has been described as having "big city style with a down home attitude," Keri Skaggs seeks to capture the Earth - its abundance and inhabitants - in a way that gives glimpses into the glory of God through Photography. Her work has been shown in galleries in California, Alaska, Arizona and is in private collections throughout the world. Kerri was born and bred in Kentucky and currently resides in Pacific Palisades, California. This photo is of 3 year old Neil Seppilu, a Siberian Yupik in St. Lawrence Island Alaska, a "tough place to make a living." Keri is setting aside 25% of what is made from these photos into an account for Neil's future education.
http://www.keriscaggs.com

Los Angeles native Gregory Neyman is principally a self-taught artist who has spent the last twenty years doing a variety of commissioned works. His specialties include vintage paintings, sculpture, toys, furniture, pin-up and tattoo design. For this room, Eric asked Greg to create a painting that would recall a 1940s Hawaiian feel. Greg used period travel posters and postcards as his inspiration.
glneyman@sbcglobal.net

Chicago native Gin Gavran studied painting, lithography and photography at Illinois State University. After graduation, she started her own mural and faux finishing business as well as showing her personal work in Chicago area galleries. Gin moved to Los Angeles five years ago and continues to produce commissioned works. When Eric approached her regarding the show, Gin knew she had a concrete goal: to create a feeling of escape and relaxation for the couple. Drawing inspiration from the interior images of Matisse and a Caribbean color palette, Gin's "room with a view" evokes both calm and spontaneity for the couple's bedroom refuge.
gingavran@mac.com

Coddy Nuckols has been a master stonemason for thirty years. Many of his functional art constructions, including massive waterfalls, koi ponds, and fireplaces are a powerful statement of his sense of permanence, beauty, and balance. He turned to non-representational stone art several years ago and has constructed unique three-dimensional wall pieces, each using a distinct and tactile variety of sandstone, slate, lava rock, and other natural materials. His art is particularly accessible by the sense of touch to those such as Eric who receive their information through alternate senses.
lastoneart@earthlink.net

Los Angeles artist, John J. Dittmeier, paints contemporary scenes of people in spaces both natural and architectural. His work draws attention to the sensual quality of light and the emotional interactions within the work. John's early development as an artist was influenced by studying at the school of Design, Art, and Architecture at University of Cincinnati. Several summers spent in the artist colony of Provincetown, Massachusetts during the late 1980's were critical in developing John's identity as a painter. The magical qualities of the light and the people of Cape Cod and California continue to inspire John's paintings.
http://www.zhibit.com/laart4u

As a young child in sunlit Orange County, CA, Dean Triolo was intrigued with the patterning of light and the interaction of color. Later, as a painter and collage artist, he was influenced by the passionate hues of the Italian High Renaissance and the gestural freedom of abstract expressionism. In addition to this visual power, he became aware of a personal inner force motivating his own work that echoed the spiritual theory behind earlier art like that of Kandinsky. In his most recent paintings, Triolo reflects the energy and emotion of natural rhythmic patterns. We see vivid, deep colors radiating out just beyond the canvas borders. We recognize this pattern from our environment but are startled by the visual impact of a two dimensional aura of light and texture.
http://www.deantriolo.com

Perry Okimoto was born and raised in Hawaii. He received his BFA in photography and design at the University of Hawaii. After moving to Los Angeles he pursued studies in painting and ceramics and received an MFA in sculpture at CSU, Los Angeles. Having studied, worked, and traveled abroad, Perry became deeply inspired by the art of past civilizations. Through his sculpture, he strives to bring a present-day interpretation and reverence from works of the past.