Walfrido Garcia, known in the art world as simply “Walfrido” was born on November 23,1966 in the Philippines. His Father Edgardo F. Garcia, a well know artist and instructor, came to the United States in 1969 during turbulent times in the Philippines. The family reunited in Los Angeles in 1972. In 1973 they moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where Edgardo taught the fine art of oil painting to his protege Walfrido.

At the age of 14 Walfrido apprenticed with his father. His duties included being a teacher's assistant at their home studio...

Hawaii Seascape and Crazy Tiki artist Trey Surtees, was born in Pensacola, Florida. His father was a very talented artist and had the most influence on the creative endeavors of Trey's life. His mother was also an artist and specialized in floral paintings. Starting out as a caricature, portrait and airbrush artist, he later followed his passion and became a painter of the sea. His passion for surfing and kayaking has inspired Trey to translate to canvas, for others to experience, his love of the ocean and all its power and majesty.

My name is Anastasia Waldecker. I was born in Yoshkar-Ola, city in Russia. I have been living in America since 2004. I love the nature and one day after seeing orchid in Santa Rosa, California, for the first time, I have decided to try to paint it with oils. I felt like there was something very special about painting and the feeling of being in a different world while holding the brush. I was discovering small tricks about how to handle oil and some technics by myself for a little time but then I wanted to learn more and was taking art class in Santa Rosa College...