Inside the Artist’s Studio

Check out our videos from inside the studios of local artists!

 
 

Mike Adams

Santa Paula woodworker Mike Adams showed us around his favorite power tools ahead of his 2019 exhibition Beyond Function, an exhibit he shared with potter Nate Pidduck and weaver Michael Rohde.

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Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore

We went on location in Malibu in 2019 with Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains and Seashore, a conservation-minded, plein air painting group.

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Shannon Celia

In anticipation of her 2020 solo exhibition Santa Paula Sojourn, Thousand Oaks painter Shannon Celia opened her studio to us and shared her love for capturing small town life on canvas.

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Duane Dammeyer

Ventura stone sculptor Duane Dammeyer invited us to his outdoor sculpting studio at Art City in Ventura in advance of Inspiration and Influence, the 2020 exhibition that he shares with Ventura painter Rima Muna.

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Bill Dewey

For his 2017 solo exhibition Pilot’s Discretion, Santa Barbara aerial photographer Bill Dewey showed us how he manages to fly his Cessna and capture stunning photographs of the California landscape simultaneously.

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Bruce Everett

Landscape painter Bruce Everett’s 2023 solo exhibition, “Shadow and Light,” began with a tour and interview inside his San Luis Obispo studio.

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George Lockwood

For his 2024 solo exhibition, Santa Barbara County painter and Santa Paula native George Lockwood explained how he transitioned from an Alaskan wilderness guide to a full-time artist.

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Gina Niebergall

On the heels of the devastating Thomas Fire in December 2017, Ventura painter Gina Niebergall discussed her love of nature and the California landscape as she prepared for her solo exhibition The Natural World: Variations on a Theme.

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Gail Pidduck

For her 2016 solo exhibition One Look at Nature, Santa Paula painter Gail Pidduck gave us a look inside her studio and at some of the places she loves to paint most.

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Nate Pidduck

Santa Paula potter Nate Pidduck demonstrated his foot-powered wheel and gave us a peek inside his kiln ahead of his 2019 exhibition Beyond Function, an exhibit he shared with woodworker Mike Adams and weaver Michael Rohde.

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Rima Muna

In an interview ahead of her 2020 exhibit Inspiration and Influence that she shares with sculptor Duane Dammeyer, Ventura painter Rima Muna explained how abstract art allows her to convey authentic and honest emotions.

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Michael Rohde

Westlake Village weaver Michael Rohde recounted how he went from a self-taught hobbyist to an internationally exhibited fiber artist ahead of his 2019 exhibition Beyond Function, an exhibit he shared with woodworker Mike Adams and potter Nate Pidduck.

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