Maria Winkler
Winkler is a Sacramento artist and Professor Emeritus, Art Department at Sac State. She works in a variety of media and subject matter. Shown: “Along the Delta,” acrylic on paper is in a private collection. Visit mariawinkler.com.
Janet Weidel
Shown: “Santa,” oil on canvas by Janet Weidel. It is part of the group show “Here Comes Santa Claus” at the Archival Gallery at 3223 Folsom Blvd. This group show features artist’s interpretations of Father Christmas or holiday themes. The show runs Dec. 4-22.
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Patt Illouli
Patt passed away a year ago after completing her last set of home portrait watercolors for the Sacred Hart Holiday Home tour. For more than decade she had been commissioned by the tour to create the paintings that were gifted to tour participants. The self-guided Sacred Heart Holiday Home Tour will be held Nov. 30–Dec. 2 featuring five historic homes in East Sacramento’s Fabulous 40s. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the event. Visit sacredhearthometour.com
Don Taylor
Taylor is a Sacramento artist and jewelry maker and previous owner of Taylor’s Art Center in Midtown (now University Art) where he was a renowned framing expert. This cover painting is acrylic on paper with marker.
Steve Memering
Steve has had a long career as a teacher and artist. Today, he paints several hours in the morning nearly every day in his studio. Capturing Sacramento icons are a major theme in Steve’s current paintings and all of his latest work have acquired an unprecedented mastery reminiscent of the classical tromp l’oeil paintings. This painting of the Tower Theater is part of “Sactown: RE-views” at the Sparrow Gallery at 1021 R Street through Dec. 1. Visit sparrowgallery.com.
David Lobenberg
Lobenberg was commissioned by the Sacramento Food Bank to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Run to Feed the Hungry held on Thanksgiving Day. Lobenberg teaches watercolor and drawing workshops throughout the U.S. and Canada. His paintings can be seen at: lobenbergart.com, Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook, and Youtube.
