by merchantarts | Sep 9, 2010 | Art Calls, Blog
Are you a photographer with a perspective regarding the Bay Area? We want to share your voice. Your photos tell stories about the Bay Area better than anyone else can. Our Community is a Bay Area photography competition open to all ages, backgrounds, styles and...
by merchantarts | Aug 30, 2010 | Art Calls, Blog
Call for Works of Art in any medium. MerchantArts.com is seeking submissions for our October event held in Downtown Pleasanton, California, an affluent setting with thousands of potential collectors visiting the monthly 3rd Thursdays Art Walk. All submissions receive...
by merchantarts | Aug 18, 2012 | Art Calls, Blog
My name is Carly Krakauer and I am a Girl Scout in Pleasanton. I am working on my Gold Award that requires me to do a project that benefits the community. For that project I am working with the Pleasanton Valley Humane Society. They have asked me to find artists who...
by Paul Menard | Mar 7, 2012 | Photography
Bio~ I grew up in Livermore, Ca. with a large family with 5 brothers and three sisters. In the summers we would camp in the Sierra and cross-country ski in the winters. I developed a love for the outdoors at a very young age and soon taught myself to fly fish. This...
by Joanna Crawshaw | Jul 8, 2011 | Painting
A Bay Area native, Joanna’s early inspirations come from nature, by way of memories of her father’s flower garden, trips to the coast and to the redwoods. She has always been fascinated by the patterns and textures found in nature’s palette and...
by Zakiyah Caldwell | Dec 13, 2010 | Photography
Work Statement This series started off as a play on the cliche “All bent out of shape” but as I progressed with the transformation of each image, my concept transformed. On a much grander scale of things, life is about transformation. We all start life with mostly the...
by Ruth Silverman | Nov 29, 2010 | Photography
Empty Nests Birds are some of our best and most creative architects, and the homes they design and build are both simple (one bedroom) and complex (think crochet) – each one a unique beauty. Once summer arrives, the baby birds fledge and the little homemakers...
by Linda Hughes | Nov 21, 2010 | Photography
Artist Bio Linda was born in Stuart, VA and has had a passion for photography since childhood. An accomplished commercial photographer with over 15 years experience her clients include Lockheed Martin Corporation, The Washington Post, Manassas Journal Messenger, and...
by steve landeros | Nov 21, 2010 | Photography
Artist Bio Views Of The Golden Gate is a collection of images I have made over the past year. The dynamic combination of architecture, and diverse weather makes each visit to the Golden Gate a unique experience. I have chosen this collection of images because it...
by Lorraine Lawson | Nov 19, 2010 | Mixed-Media
Artist Bio Born in Liege, Belgium and inspired by my great-grandfather’s work, I knew from a young age that becoming a fine artist was my destiny. Although my style is clearly my own, Gustave Flasschoen has been the motivator in pursuing the life of an artist and...
by merchantarts | Nov 18, 2010 | Blog
Profiled on TED Rick Smolan is an acclaimed photographer who is the co-creator of the America at Home project, which captured the “emotions of home” across the United States during a week in September 2008. More than 20,000 photographers — pros and...
by merchantarts | Nov 16, 2010 | Feature Five
In addition to live music, food and drink, photographs by Jason Branz, an artist working with the seasons in California, will be on display at the Berry Patch. Stop by and see his show.
