Cover Artist Michelle Ngo
Inside Pocket February 2023
Michelle Ngo is a Sacramento oil painter and illustrator. Her work invites viewers to admire the dynamic forms of botanical and glass still life, and the charming vignettes of everyday life.
Cover Artist Elaine Bowers
Inside Land Park/Grid February 2023
Elaine Bowers’ art features realistic watercolors in both aerial and traditional landscape views of the Sacramento Delta and North Valley.
Cover Artist Miles Hermann
Inside East Sac February 2023
“I paint with a sense of urgency and immediacy. Getting whatever it is I feel needs to be expressed on the canvas and in this consistent daily discipline creating what I believe to be some of the best work of my career,”
Cover Artist Jim Marxen
Inside Arden February 2023
Bright, colorful and full of conviction that humans must live in a sustainable manner within the environment, Jim Marxen’s art conveys optimism while underscoring the need to ensure all people have the opportunity to experience the beauty in the world.
Cover Artist Marilyn Maccrackin
Inside Pocket January 2023
“I love photography because it always surprises me. I like to merge portraits with photos of nature because the process always has unexpected results. I have created scenes giving Mother Nature a voice and a cause.”
Cover Artist Debra Williams
Inside Land Park/Grid January 2023
“This painting is my attempt to elevate the mundane subject of fallen leaves. Fall is my favorite time of year to experience the complexities of nature—the smell of fresh air, the sound of leaves falling in piles under the tree canopy and the winding down of another year.”