Current Guest Artist
Photographer - Lance Kuehne
Light, color, and form are the elements I use to capture your attention. My landscape photographs of Marin and Sonoma counties and the neighboring region draw you in to notice the texture of a grassy hillside, an oak tree shrouded in fog, or the way sunlight reaches across a field. I strive to heighten your perception. I encourage you to look deeper.
My challenge is to capture images that are not only beautiful but also allow you to experience that beauty as I did out in the field and to have that experience evoke thoughts, feelings, or memories. If the observer stops, looks, and stays with the photograph—then I have accomplished my goal.
My photographs are often mistaken for paintings, but they are in fact straight photographs taken without filters. No “painting” is done on the computer. I usually do little or no manipulation and print the full frame. I rely on available light, which best reflects what I am actually seeing. To ensure that my work will last for generations, I use an archival pigment printer, archival photographic paper, and museum quality mats.
I have viewed the world with heightened attention to light, color, and form most of my life. I first studied photography in high school, where I won several awards. At the University of California at Santa Cruz, I was admitted directly into the advanced photography courses. I went on to study photography and art history in France.
I grew up in California’s Central Valley wine country and currently live in Northern California’s Sonoma wine country with my wife, Moira, and our four cats and two chickens. I’m a member of the Sierra Club, the Sonoma Land Trust, the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, the Petaluma Arts Association, the Petaluma Arts Council, and other arts and environmental organizations.
I worked in the computer field for a long time before returning to photography, which has always been my passion. Now, with over 20 years of experience, I concentrate fully on fine art photography and specialize in landscapes. My continual challenge is to capture beauty in a way that inspires others to look deeper and experience a renewed sense of awe of the world we live in.
Keith Hoefer
Raised in the Bay Area, Keith’s interest in metal sculpture began in his early years during high school at Ygnacio Valley high school. After a stint in baseball, Keith concentrated his career in metal fabrication and welding. He spent many years learning different types of welding techniques. He developed an interest in creating works of art out of leftover scraps from various projects.
Today, 90% of the art he produces is made from left over scrap metal which he states is “part of the fun of creating, seeing works of art develop out of leftover scraps”. In addition to his works of art, Keith’s work has a functional side as well. His architectural pieces range from hand railings, tables, fireplace mantels and lighting systems. Keith has also recently completed his manuscript for a children’s story and is in the process of having it published.