Cover Artist Michelle Scott

Cover Artist Michelle Scott

Inside Pocket October 2025

Michelle Scott is an illustrator and designer living and working near the American River. She enjoys tending to her succulents, painting animal imagery, and searching thrift and antique shops for unique salt and pepper sets and vintage children’s books.

Cover Artist Mel Smothers

Cover Artist Mel Smothers

Inside Land Park/Grid October 2025

Mel Smothers is an American contemporary artist who evolved during the Pop Art movement of the 60s and 70s alongside Andy Warhol and Wayne Thiebaud.

Cover Artist Richard Stein

Cover Artist Richard Stein

Inside East Sac October 2025

Richard Stein’s award-winning paintings are an interpretation of Northern California landscapes and agriculture as observed from an aerial perspective.

Cover Artist Debra Van Hylsteyn

Cover Artist Debra Van Hylsteyn

Inside East Sac October 2025

Debra van Hulsteyn has painted for more than 40 years. She has a BA and MA from Sacramento State and an MFA from Trans Art Institute in Austria.

Cover Artist Susie Hoffman

Cover Artist Susie Hoffman

Inside Pocket September 2025

This watercolor artwork by Susie Hoff man is featured in the annual PBS KVIE Art Auction. With textured masapaper and vivid watercolors, Hoff man imbues this trio of tomatoes with a feeling of looseness and freedom.

Cover Artist Michele McCormick

Cover Artist Michele McCormick

Inside Land Park/Grid September 2025

This photograph by Michele McCormick is featured in the annual PBS KVIE Art Auction. During a trip to Panama, McCormick captured an image of this lively bird as it dashed along a tree branch, underscoring that birds are works of art in their own right.