Kathy Lemke Waste

Kathy Lemke Waste

Kathy is a local artist with a national following. Her work has been featured in museum exhibitions in Arizona, Vermont and Georgia and she is leading “25 in 25” – a national push to get more work by women artists into America’s art museums over the next quarter century. “Joie de Vivre,” her painting on the cover, is currently on view at the Haggin Museum in Stockton through Sept.16. You can visit her Land Park studio during the Sacramento Open Studios Tour Sept. 8-9. She is represented locally by Sparrow Gallery. Visit lemkewaste.com

Jaya King

Jaya King

Shown on cover is “Flare,” an encaustic by King. It is from “Wildfire,” a show of new encaustics by King running Aug. 10 through Sept. 1. at Sparrow Gallery, 1021 R St.; sparrowgallerysacramento.com. Jaya King is also a featured mural artist at Wide Open Walls from Aug. 9 to 19. Visit Jayasart.com

Kathy Dana

Kathy Dana

Shown: “Ocean View,” acrylic on canvas by Dana. The ARTHOUSE presents “The Color of Trees,” a solo show by Kathy Dana celebrating the color, mythical shapes and beauty of trees across the world. ARTHOUSE Gallery, 1021 R St., Second Floor; arthouseonr.com. Visit kathydanaart.com

Doing what comes naturally

Doing what comes naturally

Janice Kelley is one of those rare people who can point to an actual epiphany that led her to her current career as a naturalist, storyteller and founder of Nature Detectives, a program that brings hands-on, object-based field studies to local schools.
“I was driving to Point Reyes with the windows down,” recalls Kelley, who originally hails from LA County but moved to Sacramento in 1995 just before the birth of her son.

The Art of Balance

The Art of Balance

Justin Marsh isn’t interested in being a flash in the pan. The painter and photographer is in it for the long haul. “I’ve tried to play the long game,” Marsh says on a break from an in-studio day at his house in South Land Park. “I didn’t pursue my master’s degree or residencies.