As part of our Mission, to nurture emerging and renowned artists, demonstrate cultural creativity, and promote the fine arts and humanities in the Tri- Lakes area, we present Resident Artists:
LAUREL BEDINGFIELD has been making things since she can remember. Coming from a family of artists and having the opportunity to visit Grandma Prisbrey’s bottle houses (Simi Valley, CA) quite often as a child helped mold her fondness for the odd, beautiful and dark things in life. Her artwork varies in media and has been [...]
Since 1979, over five hundred watercolor paintings by Claudette Bedingfield have been added to corporate collections throughout the U.S. and Europe. Claudette’s art ranges from whimsical to interpretational to abstract. She believes that color and composition are the artists language and that paintings should create emotion and generate dialogue between artist and viewer. In the [...]
Chris considers herself to be a lifelong student of the arts and says, “I am an artist in the making!” She is in the process of perfecting many mediums, but enjoys sculpting and working with acrylics most. Chris grew up living and traveling around the world as an Air Force brat. Living in places like [...]
Diane Cornish was born in Chicago , Illinois and at an early age exhibited tendencies towards becoming an artist; no surface was safe from Crayola markings. Her nomadic-like childhood swept her through the country sides of Arizona, Oregon, California, Hawaii and eventually Colorado. Diane’s unusual and rich backgroun as Ollie the Clown, political cartoonist and [...]
Pottery, Watercolor and Oil Painting Currently pursuing a lifelong interest in creation of art, both two and three-dimensional. Present focus is Art Pottery (mainly wheel thrown, working in traditional firing and Raku) and watercolor painting. My artistic view is best described as collaborative, where the medium and the artist each bring specific elements to the [...]
Statement “A painting with heart should come from the gut, expose a piece of the artist in a very raw way. I am guided by feeling, not a specific image in my head.” I express myself emotionally through shape, color and texture. My works are expressions of the human condition, all of its emotional crags [...]
A lifelong artist, debi’s perspective on art has been shaped by her life’s experiences and world travels. In addition to creating thought-provoking, stunning visual art, she has studied art in bohemian districts, galleries, and museums throughout the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. In 2008, debi gleaned further inspiration from yet another extended tour of [...]
Mattie O. readily admits that for an artist, she has an unusual background. Once upon a time she was a civil engineer on off-shore oil rigs, bar owner, ski bum, hermit in a one-room log cabin, an environmental attorney, a single mom and cleaned guns for the Israeli army. Quoting Helen Keller, she explains, “Life [...]
