HANNAH ANDERSON - Stained Glass and 2021 Emerging Artist Grant Recipient from Made on the Coast.
I make art the old fashioned way with paints, pens, inks and paper. I'm inspired by nature, geometry, symmetry, humans and the boundless universe. My passion is to keep things different and exciting. Head to my contact section if you are interested in my work or a commissioned painting, drawing, mural or stained glass piece.
I make art the old fashioned way with paints, pens, inks and paper. I'm inspired by nature, geometry, symmetry, humans and the boundless universe. My passion is to keep things different and exciting. Head to my contact section if you are interested in my work or a commissioned painting, drawing, mural or stained glass piece.
DONALD BALDWIN: Painter
Inspired and energized by the coastal mountains, bluffs and beaches of the Half Moon Bay area of California, I start most of my oil paintings on location. But most of the work is performed afterwards in my studio. I approach each painting as a unique creation, letting the energy of the moment guide me. I seek to convey to the viewer — through the interaction of the composition, the sizes and shapes, the values, the colors, the lines, the texture — the ecstasy I feel about being alive and painting that beautiful view in front of me. I am not able to convey all that I see and feel during the initial outdoor phase of the painting. But once back in the studio, armed with a few photos of the scene, I finish the painting as I internally re-live the original attraction. Most paintings require many layers, usually applied over dry paint. Sometimes I run an orbital sander over works on wood panel to remove or reduce a layer or three. I’m not afraid of big brushes and I’m getting more comfortable with small brushes. Pallet knives often come in handy. Sometimes I never really understand what inspired me about the subject until the very end. Yes, it’s all about the process.
Education:
Don Baldwin was inspired to begin painting when, as a brand new Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, he witnessed the northern California landscape for the first time. Oil painting became a passion that endured through decades of left brain indoor endeavors in the computer world and a brief fling as a lawyer in Pennsylvania. Through studio lessons in Philadelphia and occasional workshops around the country, he developed his own approach to oil painting. That approach continues to unfold.
Inspired and energized by the coastal mountains, bluffs and beaches of the Half Moon Bay area of California, I start most of my oil paintings on location. But most of the work is performed afterwards in my studio. I approach each painting as a unique creation, letting the energy of the moment guide me. I seek to convey to the viewer — through the interaction of the composition, the sizes and shapes, the values, the colors, the lines, the texture — the ecstasy I feel about being alive and painting that beautiful view in front of me. I am not able to convey all that I see and feel during the initial outdoor phase of the painting. But once back in the studio, armed with a few photos of the scene, I finish the painting as I internally re-live the original attraction. Most paintings require many layers, usually applied over dry paint. Sometimes I run an orbital sander over works on wood panel to remove or reduce a layer or three. I’m not afraid of big brushes and I’m getting more comfortable with small brushes. Pallet knives often come in handy. Sometimes I never really understand what inspired me about the subject until the very end. Yes, it’s all about the process.
Education:
Don Baldwin was inspired to begin painting when, as a brand new Second Lieutenant in the Air Force, he witnessed the northern California landscape for the first time. Oil painting became a passion that endured through decades of left brain indoor endeavors in the computer world and a brief fling as a lawyer in Pennsylvania. Through studio lessons in Philadelphia and occasional workshops around the country, he developed his own approach to oil painting. That approach continues to unfold.
LEN BANKS: Painter
Bay Area native and coastside resident for nearly 25 years, I am inspired by our coastal beauty. Landscape painting, primarily on location (en Plein Air), is a great joy.
I finally tired of saying, “Someday I want to paint”. For me, taking up the brush is part of my continuing spiritual journey where God is leading me on towards self-awareness, trust in Him, letting go of control, and learning to relax in terms of being ‘black and white’ in my approach to life. I am finally at a place in life where I can do this – it is both a result of becoming who God has planned for me and part of my ongoing journey to becoming who he wants me to be.
The light, the flow and looseness, the messiness coming together to create beauty is the way I have come to see life. Creativity flowing yet not fully in my control reminds me to acknowledge that life is also out of my control. Never meant to be. And yet in the messiness…beauty, light and hope emerge.
Have a favorite location on the coast, I take commissions as well. Please contact me at [email protected] to discuss.
Bay Area native and coastside resident for nearly 25 years, I am inspired by our coastal beauty. Landscape painting, primarily on location (en Plein Air), is a great joy.
I finally tired of saying, “Someday I want to paint”. For me, taking up the brush is part of my continuing spiritual journey where God is leading me on towards self-awareness, trust in Him, letting go of control, and learning to relax in terms of being ‘black and white’ in my approach to life. I am finally at a place in life where I can do this – it is both a result of becoming who God has planned for me and part of my ongoing journey to becoming who he wants me to be.
The light, the flow and looseness, the messiness coming together to create beauty is the way I have come to see life. Creativity flowing yet not fully in my control reminds me to acknowledge that life is also out of my control. Never meant to be. And yet in the messiness…beauty, light and hope emerge.
Have a favorite location on the coast, I take commissions as well. Please contact me at [email protected] to discuss.
JENNIFER CLARK - Fiber Arts
The intricate kaleidoscopic patterns in my designs are created using butterflies, flowers, and other natural history motifs as my color palette. These images begin as drawings or paintings from photographs that I digitally rearrange using a system of opposition, rotation and repetition
I stumbled upon this design technique many years ago after illustrating a book on butterflies. Following countless hours of intense focus on very detailed drawings, I made collages of the drawings to ‘decompress’. Then, one day with the help of a Xerox copy machine, I began cutting up and reassembling the collages by hand. I put up these very large black and white structures in galleries when I exhibited my book illustrations, and provided ladders (or tables) and colored pencils inviting audience participation. This began before home computers were readily available. Today my designs are created on a computer using Painter and PhotoShop applications.
I have always had a predilection for cutting up and rearranging ‘things’. Patterns come easily to me and I enjoy the meditation evoked in creating them. What starts with a pile of butterflies is transformed into stunning fabric designs -to my endless surprise and delight! Chaos, it does seem, breeds order.
Most of my designs are too complex for hand-painting or block printing. They are printed using a dye-sublimation process on very large presses that work much like your home inkjet printer. After printing the fabric is heat-treated to set the dyes. Each type of fabric absorbs the dyes differently. Some fabrics produce sharp, crisp and vibrant designs, while others produce more muted colors.
Designs are printed on a variety of fabrics including silk chiffon, silk charmeuse, silk crepe de chine, silk habotai, linen, rayon, and cotton. Designs may be custom ordered for wedding themes and other special occasions.
The intricate kaleidoscopic patterns in my designs are created using butterflies, flowers, and other natural history motifs as my color palette. These images begin as drawings or paintings from photographs that I digitally rearrange using a system of opposition, rotation and repetition
I stumbled upon this design technique many years ago after illustrating a book on butterflies. Following countless hours of intense focus on very detailed drawings, I made collages of the drawings to ‘decompress’. Then, one day with the help of a Xerox copy machine, I began cutting up and reassembling the collages by hand. I put up these very large black and white structures in galleries when I exhibited my book illustrations, and provided ladders (or tables) and colored pencils inviting audience participation. This began before home computers were readily available. Today my designs are created on a computer using Painter and PhotoShop applications.
I have always had a predilection for cutting up and rearranging ‘things’. Patterns come easily to me and I enjoy the meditation evoked in creating them. What starts with a pile of butterflies is transformed into stunning fabric designs -to my endless surprise and delight! Chaos, it does seem, breeds order.
Most of my designs are too complex for hand-painting or block printing. They are printed using a dye-sublimation process on very large presses that work much like your home inkjet printer. After printing the fabric is heat-treated to set the dyes. Each type of fabric absorbs the dyes differently. Some fabrics produce sharp, crisp and vibrant designs, while others produce more muted colors.
Designs are printed on a variety of fabrics including silk chiffon, silk charmeuse, silk crepe de chine, silk habotai, linen, rayon, and cotton. Designs may be custom ordered for wedding themes and other special occasions.
JO FRY - Fierce Siren Studios: Jewelry and mixed media
Ocean Inspired Treasures. The history of my town speaks to me The glass and the stone tell a story
Half Moon Bay is where my family lives, where I work, volunteer and where I find my treasures.
This is my passion that I love to share.
If you happen to live on the coast, Jo would be happy to meet you and show you the items.
[email protected]
Ocean Inspired Treasures. The history of my town speaks to me The glass and the stone tell a story
Half Moon Bay is where my family lives, where I work, volunteer and where I find my treasures.
This is my passion that I love to share.
If you happen to live on the coast, Jo would be happy to meet you and show you the items.
[email protected]
SHERRI HANNA: Painter
We are all called to create. I seek to make visible the inner landscape: images that convey emotions and experiences. I work abstractly, hoping to draw you into my paintings to make your own discoveries of the joy of being alive. Sometimes I start with a specific image or intention; other times. I start by laying down color and responding to the images that are created subconsciously. My palette is inspired by sky and sea: memories of dawn breaking over pools I’ve trained in, palm trees before a thunderstorm, sunsets in coastal California, the ever-changing colors of the ocean as seen from the shore and underwater. In the end, I paint because it makes me happy. Stepping into the flow of the creative process, I lose sense of time and self, ending each session renewed and content.
We are all called to create. I seek to make visible the inner landscape: images that convey emotions and experiences. I work abstractly, hoping to draw you into my paintings to make your own discoveries of the joy of being alive. Sometimes I start with a specific image or intention; other times. I start by laying down color and responding to the images that are created subconsciously. My palette is inspired by sky and sea: memories of dawn breaking over pools I’ve trained in, palm trees before a thunderstorm, sunsets in coastal California, the ever-changing colors of the ocean as seen from the shore and underwater. In the end, I paint because it makes me happy. Stepping into the flow of the creative process, I lose sense of time and self, ending each session renewed and content.
MADISON KING - Woods to Wire Jewelry
My designs are a reflection of who I am. As an artist I love clean lines and abstract yet simple designs. As an outdoor adventure enthusiast and someone who grew up near the ocean in the redwood forest, I am also influenced by my experiences in the natural world. I fuse all of this together in my favorite art and jewelry creations.
Using 14k gold and sterling silver filled materials, I Incorporate sea glass, gemstones, abalone, freshwater pearls and other items found in nature.
My designs are a reflection of who I am. As an artist I love clean lines and abstract yet simple designs. As an outdoor adventure enthusiast and someone who grew up near the ocean in the redwood forest, I am also influenced by my experiences in the natural world. I fuse all of this together in my favorite art and jewelry creations.
Using 14k gold and sterling silver filled materials, I Incorporate sea glass, gemstones, abalone, freshwater pearls and other items found in nature.
SARAH LONG - Aloha Kala Arts: prints
Sarah is a California native residing in La Honda, California. She finds her inspiration in coastal floral and fauna. With her family’s roots in the Philippines, Greece, and Hawaii, she grew up fascinated with their stories of seaside living and Island life.
Her art consists of relief prints made by carving linoleum or wood. Sarah’s work highlights flowers, plants, and ocean life.
Sarah is a California native residing in La Honda, California. She finds her inspiration in coastal floral and fauna. With her family’s roots in the Philippines, Greece, and Hawaii, she grew up fascinated with their stories of seaside living and Island life.
Her art consists of relief prints made by carving linoleum or wood. Sarah’s work highlights flowers, plants, and ocean life.
KATHLEEN MARTIN - Photographer
Living in Northern California presents rare and pristine areas of unsurpassed landscape and seascape terrain. I am continually inspired by these landscapes and therefore use photography to document and convey this beauty for others to see.
Many wild and natural landscapes have disappeared due to development. Throughout history, photography has been a medium to help document and educate about natural landscapes globally, communicating the importance of preserving and protecting the natural beauty of these environments.
The ocean and surrounding areas offer a diverse eco system such as the tide pools teaming with sea life, long stretches of sandy beaches and rocky shores and fishing villages often enshrouded in fog. The inland countryside with charming small towns surrounded by vineyards and the dramatic Sierra Nevada mountains with the treasured Lake Tahoe.
These eco systems within the ocean and its surrounding areas are delicate and fragile they require constant vigilance to help maintain and protect their resources. I hope through photography we can help to preserve and communicate its unique timelessness and importance to the world.
Living in Northern California presents rare and pristine areas of unsurpassed landscape and seascape terrain. I am continually inspired by these landscapes and therefore use photography to document and convey this beauty for others to see.
Many wild and natural landscapes have disappeared due to development. Throughout history, photography has been a medium to help document and educate about natural landscapes globally, communicating the importance of preserving and protecting the natural beauty of these environments.
The ocean and surrounding areas offer a diverse eco system such as the tide pools teaming with sea life, long stretches of sandy beaches and rocky shores and fishing villages often enshrouded in fog. The inland countryside with charming small towns surrounded by vineyards and the dramatic Sierra Nevada mountains with the treasured Lake Tahoe.
These eco systems within the ocean and its surrounding areas are delicate and fragile they require constant vigilance to help maintain and protect their resources. I hope through photography we can help to preserve and communicate its unique timelessness and importance to the world.
LAURA MCHUGH lauramchugh.com-Painter/Mixed Media
We are all looking for our place in the world – where we fit and the impact we want to make. And, on some level, most of us are a hot mess underneath it all – dismayed, frustrated, and sometimes lacking faith in a greater good.
My work is an examination of the different paths this introspection takes us down – our personal maps of constantly looking for what is around the next turn and under the next rock – the hope and promise that compels us to keep moving forward.
www.lauramchugh.com
We are all looking for our place in the world – where we fit and the impact we want to make. And, on some level, most of us are a hot mess underneath it all – dismayed, frustrated, and sometimes lacking faith in a greater good.
My work is an examination of the different paths this introspection takes us down – our personal maps of constantly looking for what is around the next turn and under the next rock – the hope and promise that compels us to keep moving forward.
www.lauramchugh.com
RAINER NEUMANN - Painter and Pastels
I am currently living in Half Moon Bay, after spending 30 plus years in San Francisco. Started a graphic design business in 1979 and published an arts magazine - “Canticle”. I also published several fiction and poetry books and pastel and watercolor books.
In response to world issues, I let creative solutions (images, poetry and songs) percolate, usually throughout the night, in the hopes that I can make a public contribution. Recent art works include pastels - skies of Kenya, sunsets of Half Moon Bay and coast, Lake Tahoe landscapes - my attempt is to bring out beauty and the transient moments in our lives (usually a haiku is included with my images).
My artistic prevalence is nature inspired images, poetic contributions to our time and seeing potential in the world around me. Current work is a poetry book that includes many of my images “Intersections of Concern” and “A Book of Lyrics”, a continuing exhibit of pastels at the Half Moon Bay Coffee Company and other publications at lulu.com/spotlight/rneumann.
Email: Rainer Neumann
I am currently living in Half Moon Bay, after spending 30 plus years in San Francisco. Started a graphic design business in 1979 and published an arts magazine - “Canticle”. I also published several fiction and poetry books and pastel and watercolor books.
In response to world issues, I let creative solutions (images, poetry and songs) percolate, usually throughout the night, in the hopes that I can make a public contribution. Recent art works include pastels - skies of Kenya, sunsets of Half Moon Bay and coast, Lake Tahoe landscapes - my attempt is to bring out beauty and the transient moments in our lives (usually a haiku is included with my images).
My artistic prevalence is nature inspired images, poetic contributions to our time and seeing potential in the world around me. Current work is a poetry book that includes many of my images “Intersections of Concern” and “A Book of Lyrics”, a continuing exhibit of pastels at the Half Moon Bay Coffee Company and other publications at lulu.com/spotlight/rneumann.
Email: Rainer Neumann
CASSIE OTT - Demilune Boutique - Jewelry
Jewelry, especially earrings, has always been my favorite accessory and way of expressing myself. Most earrings in stores couldn't match my particular style of bold and fun dangle earrings. So, I started crafting my own earrings to match my style, and eventually expanded to creating the boutique Demilune to sell my earrings.
I am a Half Moon Bay local and have lived here for the entirety of my life. I love hiking in the Montara mountains and Purisima Creek to admire the beautiful nature where we live. Living on the coast, I rely on the ocean for tranquility and inspiration. I make a variety of earrings to match any occasion, from elegant to playful. All products are handmade by me in Half Moon Bay, CA.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns! More products for sale can be found at instagram.com/demilunebtq
Jewelry, especially earrings, has always been my favorite accessory and way of expressing myself. Most earrings in stores couldn't match my particular style of bold and fun dangle earrings. So, I started crafting my own earrings to match my style, and eventually expanded to creating the boutique Demilune to sell my earrings.
I am a Half Moon Bay local and have lived here for the entirety of my life. I love hiking in the Montara mountains and Purisima Creek to admire the beautiful nature where we live. Living on the coast, I rely on the ocean for tranquility and inspiration. I make a variety of earrings to match any occasion, from elegant to playful. All products are handmade by me in Half Moon Bay, CA.
Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns! More products for sale can be found at instagram.com/demilunebtq
NANCY QUICKERT - Quickert Ceramics
Born in San Francisco, Nancy grew up playing outside in the freshly excavated clay hills of San Bruno, California. She began making pots in high school, dabbled in the glaze studio at SF State, took workshops with Maria Martinez, Daniel Rhodes, F. Carlton Ball and Fred Olsen.
In 1973 she set up a small home studio in the living room in Montara CA, and built a kiln in 1981. In 1999, after decades of studio work, selling in local galleries, bay area craft fairs and open studios, she began teaching clay to children and adults in local schools and in her studio. Returning in 2009 to her home studio she continues to work, show and sell locally.
There are many things to consider before beginning to make a piece of ceramics such as the intended use, the type of clay to suit that use, the form, thickness or thinness, comfort of use, texture, color, decoration and overall character of the piece. Skill and quality materials can work together to make a good pot and sometimes a little magic happens in the decorating or firing which brings out the real soul of the piece.
Born in San Francisco, Nancy grew up playing outside in the freshly excavated clay hills of San Bruno, California. She began making pots in high school, dabbled in the glaze studio at SF State, took workshops with Maria Martinez, Daniel Rhodes, F. Carlton Ball and Fred Olsen.
In 1973 she set up a small home studio in the living room in Montara CA, and built a kiln in 1981. In 1999, after decades of studio work, selling in local galleries, bay area craft fairs and open studios, she began teaching clay to children and adults in local schools and in her studio. Returning in 2009 to her home studio she continues to work, show and sell locally.
There are many things to consider before beginning to make a piece of ceramics such as the intended use, the type of clay to suit that use, the form, thickness or thinness, comfort of use, texture, color, decoration and overall character of the piece. Skill and quality materials can work together to make a good pot and sometimes a little magic happens in the decorating or firing which brings out the real soul of the piece.
RANDALL REID - Ceramics
My work is created on the Potter's wheel, and fired in both electric and gas kilns. I make the glazes used on my work. The glazes are food safe and very durable. The decoration on the surfaces reflects the beautify that I am surrounded by.
I have been a potter on the coast since 1978. I have shown my work in many festivals including the Annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival four times, as well as the Made on the Coast since the beginning of the Local's Block began.
My process: I create work on the potter's wheel and decorate the pots with slips, draing and glazes. The boots are fired in two ways, on is a stoneware temperature (2200) for food safe items, and the other is in the process known as Raku.
My work is created on the Potter's wheel, and fired in both electric and gas kilns. I make the glazes used on my work. The glazes are food safe and very durable. The decoration on the surfaces reflects the beautify that I am surrounded by.
I have been a potter on the coast since 1978. I have shown my work in many festivals including the Annual Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival four times, as well as the Made on the Coast since the beginning of the Local's Block began.
My process: I create work on the potter's wheel and decorate the pots with slips, draing and glazes. The boots are fired in two ways, on is a stoneware temperature (2200) for food safe items, and the other is in the process known as Raku.
PATT SHELDON - Weaving, & Jewelry
Vivid colors and texture drive my work as a textile and jewelry artist. I consider myself eclectic - I knit, weave, felt, dye, design and make jewelry. I create unusual pieces and love the artistic process. Weaving allows me to be creative with color, design, and textures that other people might not expect. I weave shawls, scarves, ponchos or wraps and free-form pieces, knit small shawls and scarves, sometimes hand-dyed and felt and embellish wrist cuffs and hats. I have also dyed fabric and finished pieces for a Los Angeles fashion designer. I love how random and un-predictive the process is.
Vivid colors and texture drive my work as a textile and jewelry artist. I consider myself eclectic - I knit, weave, felt, dye, design and make jewelry. I create unusual pieces and love the artistic process. Weaving allows me to be creative with color, design, and textures that other people might not expect. I weave shawls, scarves, ponchos or wraps and free-form pieces, knit small shawls and scarves, sometimes hand-dyed and felt and embellish wrist cuffs and hats. I have also dyed fabric and finished pieces for a Los Angeles fashion designer. I love how random and un-predictive the process is.
ELLEN SILVA - Painter
It is good to do that which uses the talents you are given. If doing a particular something comes easily to you, makes you smile inside, and you lose track of time in the midst of it, then that may be what you are called to do. Art is that way for me. I’ve enjoyed creating images all of my life. My job as an artist is to take the time to see and appreciate the glory of God’s world, to create thought provoking art and beauty by study and hands-on experiences, then to share the art with as many people as possible.
Thank you for stopping to view these paintings. I hope you find one that pleases you enough to purchase it. If you are interested in purchasing one of my paintings, please know that I happily accept payment plans. See more of my work at Half Moon Bay Coffee Company and at Coastal Arts League Gallery, both located on Main Street in Half Moon Bay by the old bridge. http://www.ellensilva.com
It is good to do that which uses the talents you are given. If doing a particular something comes easily to you, makes you smile inside, and you lose track of time in the midst of it, then that may be what you are called to do. Art is that way for me. I’ve enjoyed creating images all of my life. My job as an artist is to take the time to see and appreciate the glory of God’s world, to create thought provoking art and beauty by study and hands-on experiences, then to share the art with as many people as possible.
Thank you for stopping to view these paintings. I hope you find one that pleases you enough to purchase it. If you are interested in purchasing one of my paintings, please know that I happily accept payment plans. See more of my work at Half Moon Bay Coffee Company and at Coastal Arts League Gallery, both located on Main Street in Half Moon Bay by the old bridge. http://www.ellensilva.com
MARIE SUSA - Photography
My love for photography began when my mother gave me my first "real" camera, a 35mm Canon AV-1, for my high school graduation. This wonderful gift propelled me into the serious start to my nature photography. I have been fascinated with creating images ever since. I bought a few more lenses, took photography classes at the local junior college, and worked in the darkroom learning film developing. I graduated from San Jose State with a degree in Business Finance. Growing up in Cupertino, California, I would venture out to photograph the natural beauty of rural Cupertino and Santa Clara County. Every free minute I had, I would take my camera, lenses, and tripod to the orchards, foothills, and surrounding areas.
My passion is nature photography and long exposure photography. I also specialize in macro wildflower photography. I try to convey the beauty in nature as I see it through my lens. My creative vision is to share nature as it truly exists. Therefore, I will only crop or adjust the exposure of the image, but will not change colors or digitally manipulate the image to something that is not an accurate representation of the original image. My images are single images. I do not photo stack images or merge multiple images into a single image.
I am blessed to now live in beautiful Half Moon Bay, California where I am surrounded by the boundless beauty of the coast and rural farmland. My husband and I live on our ranch with our Great Pyrenees dog, Lucy, and our tuxedo cat, Milton. We raised two beautiful and successful daughters who have pursued careers in science.
My love for photography began when my mother gave me my first "real" camera, a 35mm Canon AV-1, for my high school graduation. This wonderful gift propelled me into the serious start to my nature photography. I have been fascinated with creating images ever since. I bought a few more lenses, took photography classes at the local junior college, and worked in the darkroom learning film developing. I graduated from San Jose State with a degree in Business Finance. Growing up in Cupertino, California, I would venture out to photograph the natural beauty of rural Cupertino and Santa Clara County. Every free minute I had, I would take my camera, lenses, and tripod to the orchards, foothills, and surrounding areas.
My passion is nature photography and long exposure photography. I also specialize in macro wildflower photography. I try to convey the beauty in nature as I see it through my lens. My creative vision is to share nature as it truly exists. Therefore, I will only crop or adjust the exposure of the image, but will not change colors or digitally manipulate the image to something that is not an accurate representation of the original image. My images are single images. I do not photo stack images or merge multiple images into a single image.
I am blessed to now live in beautiful Half Moon Bay, California where I am surrounded by the boundless beauty of the coast and rural farmland. My husband and I live on our ranch with our Great Pyrenees dog, Lucy, and our tuxedo cat, Milton. We raised two beautiful and successful daughters who have pursued careers in science.