Artist's Interpretation
From Photograph to Painting
A Virtual Experience - Summer 2020

The concept for this show came to me when I started transitioning from abstraction to realism over the past few weeks. I was going through what I call my scrap, or photos I had taken of the valley, and realized that all the artists participating in this show have, from time to time, worked from photographs. With this in mind, I asked artists to submit a photo they would be willing to share and the painting they did from the photo. It fascinates me to see what each artist gleans from a photo and how they translate the concept. How they construe the image is reflected in unique and fascinating ways.
Enjoy, and thank you for supporting our amazing artists!
Jessel

Contact Jessel Gallery 707-257-2350 or by email to purchase originals or prints

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MARTA COLLINGS

Landscapes of Northern California and Beyond
Preferring a wet on wet loose impressionist style, painting with watercolors or oils, I work quickly with large brushes or palette knives trying not to obsess with detail. I try to convey the feeling of the warm sunlight or the wind blowing through your hair or the smell of the flowers and plants.  My paintings are a moment in time, I want to give the viewer the love of the landscape that I have embraced.​

Marta Collings photo

I Left my Heart, Marta Collings
Oil with palette knife
24" x 36"
Original: $2900

Marta Collings photo

Super Bloom, Marta Collings
Oil with palette knife
18" x 30"
Original: $1200

ERIN DERTNER

Painting, studying and teaching the subject of light is Erin’s driving force. The cool shadows of the early morning and those that fall long and warm in the evening enliven her creative soul as nothing else. Subject matter is secondary to the sunlight itself, though her locations speak volumes about God’s wondrous world of color, drama and mystery.

Erin Dertner photo

Visiting the Beltane Ranch property in the Sonoma Valley was a cheek pinching experience to be sure. The wild hills coupled with the green of the vineyards were the ideal foil for the boisterous English garden with every color represented and the lilting hollyhocks proudly swaying.

Wine Country Garden, Erin Dertner
Oil
12" x 16"
Original: $825

Erin Dertner photo

Erin Dertner photo

Rosey Golden Light, Erin Dertner
Oil
10" x 20"
Original: $895

 While roaming the Napa byroads, this iconic barn dressed in the light of the golden hour called out loudly to me. The coral and pink in the hills beyond only served to pull my art trigger and the cool greens and shadows of the vineyard played the perfect supporting role. There’s no place like the Napa Valley for serenity and even more so in this particular time. Sigh.

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MICHAEL FITZPATRICK

In my paintings I work to express beauty through the orchestration of two-dimensional elements – shape, value and temperature. I infuse randomness whenever possible and at every scale. Random is beauty: There are no ugly clouds.

Michael Fitzpatrick Photo

Michael Fitzpatrick Photo

Dancers, Michael Fitzpatrick
Oil
30" x 40"
Original: $6000

Michael Fitzpatrick Photo

City, Michael Fitzpatrick
Oil
24" x 30"
Original: $4000

WADE FLEMMER

I am a self-taught, full-time, Denver based artist. After 22 years in the tech industry as a software engineer, I decided to pursue my passion for bringing wildlife and landscapes to life on canvas. 

Wade Flemmer reference photo, artist unkown

The Good Life, Wade Flemmer
Oil
18" x 24"
Original: $3200

SUSAN HOEHN

California artist Susan Hoehn is best known for her vibrant hues reflecting the beauty of the landscapes she paints. From vineyards to romantic seaside vistas Ms. Hoehn captures the essence of the contemporary landscape.

Susan Hoehn photo

Fall Vineyard, Susan Hoehn
Oil
Original: SOLD
Giclee Prints Available: 30" x 40" or 36" x 48"

MARVIN HUMPHREY

A California native, Marvin Humphrey has been drawing and painting for more than 60 years. He attended San Diego State College in the early '60's, and served as the cartoonist for the Daily Aztec newspaper for 4 years.

Marvin Humphrey photo

Moonrise, Marvin Humphrey
Oil
" x "
Original: $

Marvin Humphrey photo

View from St. Clement, Marvin Humphrey
Oil
8" x 16"
Original: $400

CHRIS LONG

Working the previous decade as a figurative sculptor and mold maker, Long began teaching himself to paint in New Orleans at the French Market and on Frenchmen Street in 2011.  He currently travels coast-to-coast in a motor coach with his wife and two daughters. Long paints his ever-changing environment daily, either from the photos he takes or en plein air. 

Chris Long photo

Ceremony, Chris Long
Oil
12" x 24"
Original: $1500

Chris Long photo

Rooftop Sunset, Chris Long
Oil
12" x 12"
Original: $600

Chris Long photo

Stormbreak, Chris Long
Oil
16" x 12"
Original: $960

JESSEL MILLER

For the first time in 35 years, Jessel Gallery owner, Jessel Miller, has had time to paint every day, all day. The work flies off the end of her brush literally shooting through her.  There is a vibration and excitement of color and concept in the new paintings that Jessel feels is some of her best work.  From simple landscapes to drifting abstract forms, "Jesselism" is immersed in emotional subject matter wrapped in splashes of brilliant color and conversation.

Jessel Miller photo

Napa on a Quiet Morning, Jessel Miller
Acrylic
9" x 13"
Original: $600

Jessel Miller photo

Hardman Avenue Napa View, Jessel Miller
Acrylic
10" x 13"
Original: $600

Jessel Miller photo

Estee Avenue Napa, Jessel Miller
Acrylic
10" x 13"
Original: $600

DANIEL MUNDY

Daniel Mundy's work has taken on a spiritual quality that seems to transcend the sense of capturing a particular location. Daniel starts with a few reference photos and begins his work by producing several drawings in charcoal on paper which are largely invented depictions. Then when one of these ideas shows some of the emotion he’s looking for in the work he begins the painting using these sketches as his major inspiration. The photo references become merely a source for additional anatomical detail.

Daniel Mundy photo

Early Morning on the Ranch, Daniel Mundy
Oil
15" x 30"
Original: $4000

ALAN SANBORN

I'm a straightforward, no special effects, watercolorist. My style? Like everyone, I try and I've tried to paint like those I most admire, sometimes my own students. Boy do I see a lot I like in other people's paintings. But I hold a brush differently, I see color differently. My style is, probably, how much myself gets in the way of lessons I can't quite learn. 

Alan Sanborn photo

Fire Weather, Alan Sanborn
Watercolor
20" x 30"
Original: $2400

Alan Sanborn photo

Main Street at Sunset, Alan Sanborn
Watercolor
Giclee Prints Available

Alan Sanborn photo

Rain Frog Farm, Alan Sanborn
Watercolor
15" x 30" Original: $3000

OLAF SCHNEIDER

For Olaf each piece represents an intense exploration and refinement of his personal pictorial sensitivities, especially as they relate to beauty, form, light, and shade. Composition, colour, and craftsmanship are all elements that become the building blocks of his work. Olaf is a prolific painter who is inspired by the power and diversity of the northern landscape, and anything that needs a "second look". An explorer by nature, he travels across North America and Europe to gain inspiration.
“Each dab I make is stimulated by the details that I observe. I hope to see what others miss and then make it compelling. I push and alter the colours to suit my ravenous needs and I love to improvise on the spot.” 

Olaf Schneider photo

Love, Olaf Schneider
Oil
48" x 34"
Original: $9800

Olaf Schneider photo

Breath, Olaf Schneider
Oil
32" x 24"
Original: $4620

Olaf Schneider photo

Celebrate Each Other, Olaf Schneider
Oil
40" x 86"
Original: $21,500

KATHY TRANMER

I have a great time painting.  I hope this joy in creating something out of an idea and paint is obvious in the finished product.
I really love unwrapping a new blank canvas.  I even like the smell. It is my opportunity to create something totally unique.  I work in acrylics because there is very little drying time so I can paint all day when I get motivated. I work with organic pigments because the colors are vibrant and true. I have a deep appreciation for the outdoors. We live in the hills above Napa, California.  The constantly changing colors and the beauty of the wine country are my inspiration.

Kathy Tranmer photo

End of the Road, Kathy Tranmer
Acrylic on canvas, gallery-wrapped
40" x 30"
Original: $2500

Kathy Tranmer photo

Old Town Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Kathy Tranmer
Acrylic on canvas, gallery-wrapped
20" x 16"
Original: $700

BEVERLY WILSON

Beverly Wilson turns ordinary moments into the extraordinary. Her oil paintings are inspired by the dramatic changes of the seasons, temperature and light. With bold compositions, unique strokes, and a personal collection of colors, she expresses the universal rhythms of rural life and her love of the countryside.

Beverly Wilson photo

Autumn Sentinel,Beverly Wilson
Oil
18" x 24"
Original: $2600

Beverly Wilson photo

Highway 29 Farmhouse, Beverly Wilson
Oil
Giclee Prints Available

Beverly Wilson photo

Venice Morning, Beverly Wilson
Oil
14" x 18"
Original: $1225 (custom framed)