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Annual South Nevada County Fine Art, Wine and Food Festival

Bill Monaghan, Painting, El Dorado Hills, California

www.billmonaghanart.com

Inspiration has always come to me from nature in all its’ variations: animals of all kinds, ocean, beach, river, lake, desert, mountain and the human form. I remember when I was 11 years old my Grandmother took me to Yosemite National Park (in her new 1963 Thunderbird!). Nana knew how much I loved the beauty of nature and she wanted to share one of her favorite natural places. After entering the Park, I’ll never forget Nana pulling the car over at the scenic turnout after emerging from the tunnel. It is there that you get the first and most famous view of Yosemite Valley. As we stood together at this breathtaking vista I looked up at Nana and she was crying. I thought something terrible was wrong so I asked. She smiled and said, “I always cry when I see truly beautiful things”. Well, I can’t say I always cry, but I know where a big part of my reaction to the beauty in nature comes from! The experience of traveling to Yosemite with Nana set an example that I would carry throughout my life: experiencing nature everywhere, from the backyard to road trips to beautiful places. My wife Kit and I love to go on scenic drives, whether it’s the local back roads or our annual two (or more) weeks trip to different areas and National Parks throughout the US and western Canada, always sketching, painting and taking lots of photos.

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Anywhere California by Bill Monaghan

  Participating Artists

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Aoki, Yoshi and Susie

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Barker, Lisa

Bassoff , Solomon

Blackwood, Larry

Blodgett, Eileen

Bridges, Deborah

Bruce, Stephen

Burrows, John

Coll, Geoge

Cranford, Dwayne and Jill

Depraida, Michael

Eckels, Nancy

Farina, Audrey

Fletcher, Mike "Satch"

Flood, Verone

Gavitt, Tom

George, Amber

Gill, Richard

Grace, Lana

Gridley, Kara

Hale, Karen

Harrington, Richard

Haun, Theresa

HMlcJwYLlewoxuOpL, Mike

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Hubbell, Corey

Jesinoski, Mark

JzRTaiTLYPu, Timothy

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Kennedy, Julia

Koetsier, Albert

KqiATESTqmvYXFnJsYT, Christopher

Kulaas, David

Lang, Lisa

Leer, Bonny

Loughran, Kevin

LvtXsPWnVo, Riley

Milton, Galina

Minamora, Dennis

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Monaghan, Bill

Morgan, Cyndi

Mueller, Steven

Noga & Silk, Andrew & Alexis

OWQyhePrFvdHMkq, Andrea

Pagni, Valarie

Parker, Dennis

Pott, Jennifer

QWUrfmfeciJ, Jasmine

qXVvAuZpQMeYt, Riley

RAjeNOUKWXiHA, Jayden

RFwyTqAckriwkiwC, Anthony

Richter, John

Roche, Lisa

Rojas, David

Rubinstein, Hong and Adam

Schendel Lane, Laurie

Seacord, David

Shachnow, Marjorie

Sherman, Charles

Stalteri, Carolanne

Stephenson, Mark

Suess, Matt

Thompson, Todd

Thum, Phil

toEGRFOSKnqbm, Ayden

Tritel, Jeff

Ulrich, Bruce

Vorobik, Linda

Wade, Carole

Wagner, Russ

Watson, Karen

YsjntMuclMfBejIQ, Joseph

YufLjqhgbWaOT, Layla

 

 

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