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Date of event: April 14, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm “I got started with art as a child. I’ve been surrounded by art my whole life. I can’t hide from it. I love it. Art feeds my soul.”~ Mel C. Waters Mel Waters, being born to both Filipino and African-American parentage, grew up with a strong desire to do art by being inspired by his own “portrait” of life experiences. With an unbreakable support system from family and friends, Mel seeks most of his artistic subject matter for his work from …

Date of event: April 7, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Zue Acker was born in the U.K. and has spent much of her life between Oxford, England and San Francisco. She graduated in 1986 from the Bath Academy of Art in the UK with honors in Ceramics and Printmaking, and then started her artistic career as a ceramic artist in Oxford. Feeling a need to fill the creative void, she took up watercolors, pastels and charcoal and several years later moved to San Francisco where she first bega …

The San Francisco Bay Area is blessed with more working artist studios than any region in the country, well over a thousand. But if you are looking for some art to adorn your walls, where do you go? Here’s how to surround your home or business with fine art. Creating work year-round, most artists have career jobs that pay the bills, in addition to their dedication to art. They may have representation from a gallery with a show here and there, or get into a local exhibit at a cafe or communi …

Date of event: February 18, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm One of Hilla’s favorite quotes is: “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” – Edward Hopper. Born and raised in Germany, Hilla lived in Munich most of her life before moving to San Francisco in 1997. She took up studying drawing and painting to stay grounded, find focus, and an outlet for her creativity. These days most of her free hours are spent painting in the studio at 1890 Bryant Street Studios. Hi …

Date of event: February 11, 2012, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tsungwei, Moo is an artist from Taiwan, where she was an artist in residence at the Da-Dao Art Museum in 2000. Her range of artworks include printmaking, painting, photography and ceramics. Mostly inspired by the beauty of nature and wildlife, Tsungwei prefers painting and drawing outdoors in beautiful locations paying close attention to how the sun light changes and reflects on the landscape and translates that to her canvas. The s …