Visual Artists
Trinidad Bay Art & Music Festival wouldn't be the same without the ART part! We strive each year to include local practitioners of the visual arts, and we allow them to sell their works directly to the public as part of the TBAM festivities. We choose our artists yearly based on availability, interest, and artistic tone, then the artists are given a place to showcase their work.
Gus Clark
Owner/Sole Proprietor of my Art Studio at 208 “C” Street in Eureka, CA, USA, where I have been working on commission, selling art/paintings, designing and painting public murals, and putting up Art Shows all over Northern California.
My Art Studio, the finished paintings inside it, and the making of Art, have been the primary occupation of my life. I’ve been drawing and painting since I was a small child, and have been painting in acrylic and oil professionally since I obtained my BA Degree in Studio Art from UC Santa Cruz in 1995.
My process isn’t constrained by any single method. I seek to KNOW THE IMAGE, and to progress toward the NEW.
(707) 498-2612
clark@humboldt1.com
augustusclark.com
Mira Eagle
Mira Eagle has been creating since she was a flower child traipsing through the woods and traversing the beaches of her beautiful hometown. Watercolor has enticed her from a young age and is her favorite way to capture the stunning nature from her travels, fantastical illustrations, loving pet portraits and special wedding portraits. She has had the pleasure of illustrating a variety of books and enjoys painting adorable pet portrait commissions and diverse illustrations. She is currently writing a fantasy novel that she is going to turn into a hand painted graphic novel, using the skills and inspiration garnered from her years of watercolor and the beautiful nature she has been lucky to experience. She hopes that her paintings express the beauty that has enchanted her throughout her life, and others see them as little windows to the magic that imagination and nature has to offer.
Instagram: @miraeaglecreations
Website: miraeaglecreations.com
Christopher Grimes
Christopher Grimes is a contemporary artist based in Eureka, California. In 2007 he began figurative painting, portraiture, and life drawing. Life drawing and portraiture continue to be important to him, capturing the essence of the human spirit. During his time in Sacramento he began plein air painting along the American River with a group of local painters. As a visual storyteller, he is inspired by the beauty of his surroundings. Grimes' plein air paintings capture the natural landscape in its purest form. Grimes enjoys the challenge of painting on windy days, which elevates his work to another level as he embraces nature's elements to produce his paintings.
Through the mediums of drawing and painting, Grimes seeks to encapsulate the essence of life and the ever-changing world around us, inviting viewers to contemplate and connect with his evocative creations.
He studied with several accomplished painters around Sacramento before moving north in 2021. Grimes draws and paints every day. After a break from showing work in galleries, he has resumed exhibiting his work in various locations throughout Humboldt County.
Joyce Jonté
Joyce Jonté, painter, was born in Berkeley, California in 1957, and moved to Arcata from the Bay Area in 1974 to study art at HSU, graduating in 1979 with emphases in representational drawing, landscape painting, and life drawing, working primarily in watercolor. She has continued taking watercolor classes over the years, developing as an artist and creating a large body of work. Her paintings have always been inspired by the exquisite world we live in. The subject matter varies, but her response to form, contour, light and shadow remains constant.
In the summer months she paints wildflowers on mountain hikes; in winter she works from her photographs of plants, landscapes and daily life. She is a dedicated member of a life drawing group which meets for four hours each week. She has studied the human figure since she was sixteen, intent in her pursuit to express the vitality and mood of every gesture.
She is available for commission and has an open studio by appointment.
Meredith Kermicle
I'm a retired therapist and a veteran. I grew up mostly in Monterey County and after moving away at 19, I returned to California 2 years ago. In 45 years spent in other places, always this place was the home I wished to come back to. The beauty of this state has always been an inspiration to me.
I primarily work with fibers, dyeing and spinning yarn and weaving, knitting or crocheting. I’ve worked in several mediums over the years - clay, textiles, paper and books - and returned to painting and collage about 4 years ago.
Art is play for me, I experiment with techniques, materials, and ideas. The results are sometimes whimsical, sometimes serious, usually abstract and about the feeling of a place or time. I don’t give titles to works, I find the insights and stories the viewer comes up with so interesting.
Susan Mayclin Stephenson
“For many years my oil paintings were serious commissions, often of children because I found that subject the most challenging and rewarding. But I always had a painting in progress, an ever-changing creation coming from my subconscious, to end a serious painting session joyfully.
Having carried out Montessori work in over 30 countries I often paint after returning home to process and solidify the wonderful memories.
During Covid I discovered acrylics, fast, quick drying, and supportive of many unexpected changes, because all of my paintings these days of colors and images combined with free rein subconscious guidance.
My most inspiring painting composers at the moment are Grażyna Bacewicz and Sophia Gubaidulina. Because I feel they were doing the same thing.”
Website: www.susanart.net
Facebook:
the Art of Susan Mayclin Stephenson
Instagram: susanmayclinstephenson
Antoinette Magyar
Before I had words I had art. People often ask, “How long have you been doing art?” My answer is always the same, “I was born this way”. In fact, my first life’s memory is of a drawing done by my mother.
I was the middle of five children and whenever possible my mother would take me to the Art museums in the Los Angeles area. On one outing as an eight year old I saw a painting of Joseph and the Christ Child. It was a large painting done in the Classical Style by an Italian artist. Painted light radiated from the manger onto Joseph’s open arms and joyful face. I remember saying, “What a nice guy”. Even as a child I understood what the artist was trying to convey.
Growing up if there was an opportunity for art, I was all in; and sometimes it was the only thing I felt I could count on. I would say, “Someday, I’m going to be a famous artist”. I was encouraged by many people and wanted to learn all I could. I took classes in Portraiture, Life Drawing and Anatomy, Sculpture and Art History.
Flash forward a few years and I had a family to raise with bills to pay. I still managed to find creative work as a showroom designer in Fresno for Breuners, a fine furniture and home design store; where I worked for 17 years. I also worked for Drexel Heritage as an interior designer. I’ve done murals all over California for private homes and businesses, reupholstered, refinished and painted furniture, and specialty finishes. I even refinished a Steinway baby grand.
I became a member of the Clovis Art Guild, the Alliance of California Artists, and the Society of Western Artists in which I have won numerous awards.
In August of 2011 I was in a triple rollover in a Ford Explorer and walked away. It was a life changing take-stock moment; the kind where you hear the voice of your eight year old self saying, “When?” Of course there’s only one answer, so I packed up my brushes and moved to Humboldt County.
I became the Artist in Residence at the West Haven Center for the Arts, a member of the Redwood Art Association, and my art was accepted at the prestigious Sewell Gallery of Fine Art in Eureka, CA.
My work is inspired by Normal Rockwell and a little Walt Disney.
Like the painting of Joseph and the Christ Child, let me tell you a story . . . that glows.
Jan Ramsey
“One of my favorite places to be when I was a child was on a platform I built in the branches of the eucalyptus tree in my back yard. From here I could sketch birds and roof tops and watch the angle of the sun move throughout the day. Trees are good places to enjoy being alone in nature, even while living in the city. They are also good perches for reflecting on life.
The nature writer Annie Dillard wrote, “Imaginative acts - even purely mental combinations, like the thought that a certain cloud resembles a top hat - carry real weight in the universe.”
I was born in Los Angeles and attended USC to study chemistry. It was here that I took my first life-drawing courses. I moved to Montana for 6 years and studied with Robert Morrison at Rocky Mountain College, and then relocated to the shores of Lake Superior where I studied art therapy at the University of Wisconsin, Superior and later got a BFA at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee.
When I moved back to California in 1990, I got my MA from Humboldt State University in social work and art therapy. I have been an art coach for children and adults for 30 years. I taught at Union Street Charter School (Equinox Center) for 20 years and also created the ART FOR LIFE STUDIO with Humboldt County Mental Health Department. It is important to me that in my art and in my life I try to help others feel that their own lives are works of priceless art.”
Roger Rowland
Born in Arcata, California 1961, raised in McKinleyville. Started drawing around six or seven, took a couple art classes in high school, no college. Doing art all my life. On and off laborer, commercial fisherman, and construction.
Roger Rowland
Born in Arcata, California 1961, raised in McKinleyville. Started drawing around six or seven, took a couple art classes in high school, no college. Doing art all my life. On and off laborer, commercial fisherman, and construction.
Madelyn Shanahan
“As an artist deeply influenced by the California landscape, my work is a visual dialogue between the environments that define me. Growing up amidst the towering redwoods, coastal fog, and dramatic coastline of Humboldt County forged my early artistic eye. Now based in Santa Barbara while studying Biological Sciences at UCSB, my palette has shifted to reflect the region’s golden cliffs, vibrant sunsets, and the deep blues off the Channel Islands. Working across plein air watercolor—heavily inspired by Joyce Jonté—and scenic oil landscapes, I treat painting as an act of deliberate observation. For me, every canvas is an opportunity to pause, capture, and celebrate the intricate details of the natural world that so often go unnoticed.”
Raji Kim Weburg
Raised in Humboldt county, I have developed a deep affinity for the beautiful environment and animals here in this small slice of paradise. I also have a deep love for my own pets and feel a need to support others' love for theirs. That's why I love to paint pet portraits, and nature.
Instagram: rajiweburg_art
DeVon Dragon
DeVon has lived in Humboldt for more than 30 years. Her photography ranges from intimate portraits and vintage inspired boudoir to capturing the epic beauty of the Pacific Northwest.