Meet the Artists of the Collective
Coastal Arts League Public Gallery
300 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
Open daily from 11:00 to 5:00 PM (closed Tuesday & Wednesday)
The Coastal Arts League is a well-lit gallery in a great location. The gallery has a clear and consistent focus on local/Bay Area art and artists. Monthly exhibitions include juried shows, benefits, and collaborative club shows. Visitors can find a variety of original art at accessible prices.
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Gallery Hours 11:00 - 4:00 pm in winter 11:00 - 5:00 in summer Closed Tuesday & Wednesday |
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Each member artist of the Collective volunteers as a Gallery Host, representing gallery exhibitors. Two well-lighted galleries provide space for visitors to browse for handmade gifts, jewelry, and original wall art at accessible prices. Working in the gallery allows members to learn the gallery business and how to merchandise their artwork. Members of the Artists' Collective
Cynthia Nations - Ceramics
We make the road by walking. . . The joy is in the journey. . .
After a 44-year career in education teaching 2nd grade through doctoral-level students, working in different administrative positions in her school district, and serving as national educational consultant the final 12 years, Cynthia retired to live in Half Moon Bay to be near her daughters and their families. As a young teacher, she took lessons in oils, acrylics, and watercolors and was able to enter art shows in the Southwest during summer breaks traveling to Santa Fe, Phoenix, and Albuquerque from her home in El Paso, Texas. In retirement, she creates in ceramics designing and painting on her vases, air plant holders, and sculptures. She has a vast collection of gems she has collected over the years and makes one-of-a-kind necklaces and earrings. She continues her love of painting and creates woodland and ocean scenes in watercolors and acrylics. Ken Stampfer Photography
Ken’s devotion to photography began when his high school chemistry teacher introduced him to the black and white darkroom. While living in New England, he hiked and photographed extensively in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. His images have appeared on the covers of several hiking guidebooks and in other regional publications, including Yankee magazine. Since retiring from a career in ophthalmology in 2020 and moving to San Francisco, he has enjoyed photographing scenes of the city and local birds. “My goal is to capture and share images that display a real world of natural and man-made beauty, from the minute details of a bird's eye to the majesty of the Golden Gate Bridge. I prefer scenes that tell stories or convey emotions with a positive impact, and I use the tools of digital photography to enhance that effect.”
Aiwen Chen - Oils
Aiwen Chen is a Chinese-American oil painter and art educator based in the South Bay Area, California. She earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, where she received a partial scholarship from the Imagine America Foundation and was honored in the Spring Show for three consecutive years, winning 3rd Place in Landscape/Urbanscape (2016). Known for her expressive brushwork and textured plein air landscapes. Aiwen’s work is inspired by water, light, and everyday moments.
She has exhibited at the de Young Museum, Coastal Arts League Gallery, and Blue Line Art Gallery, and has competed in plein air events, including Capitola Plein Air. Aiwen's works have been collected nationally. She is a California Art Club and Oil Painters of America member and works as a professional artist and teacher. Website: www.aiwenchen.com Instagram: @aiwenchenart Electra Field Photography
Greg Starnes - Photographer
https://www.gregstarnesphotography.com/ 
Greg Starnes
Greg is a Fine Art Landscape and Cityscape Photographer from Danville, California. He enjoys photographing the beauty of the world around us, whether it be in the quiet solitude of nature or the hustle and bustle of great cities around the world. Maurice Walcott, Woodcarver
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Mitchell Neto - Oils: After more than 30 years providing engineering support for nuclear physics research, He began his artistic career “officially” when he had his first private showing in 2008, and he has never looked back.
Along this journey, Mitch became close friends with the most well-known publisher of art magazines in the world, who has introduced him to most of the top artists nationwide. These wonderful and talented folks have had a great influence on the style, quality, and expression of emotion in his works. 
Mitchell Neto
Linda Rutherford - Wildlife photographer
Linda Rutherford has photographed endangered gorillas in Africa, followed bear tracks in Alaska and taken underwater photos of fish in Indonesia and the Philippines, but when COVID-19 hit and her trips were canceled, she turned to her local environment on the Coastside for inspiration.
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Karen has been a traditional printmaker since 2012. She makes woodcuts, linocuts and etchings; printing limited editions on her etching press in her studio.
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She's inspired by the landscapes where she hikes and rides her bike, around the SF Bay Area, and places where she has traveled. Karen is fascinated with old buildings, lighthouses, windmills and old machines. Recently, she's been focusing on the flora and fauna seen on her early morning walks along Alameda Creek and Quarry Lakes Regional Park in Fremont.
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Cheryl Costella - Oil painting
Cheryl Costella
Cheryl has always been interested in art, the old masters style in particular. By mixing her own colors, she's able to use a limited palette, and oils are a forgiving medium.
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Peter Harames watercolorist
Pete Harames
Peter Harames paints primarily watercolor sketches. He is a retired history teacher, as well as, a high school varsity basketball, baseball, and football coach. He sketches the places where he visits and then returns to his studio to paint them.
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S.F. Cliff House
SF Grace Cathedral
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Linda Curtis, Watercolorist
www.paintingsbylindacurtis.us
Linda Curtis,The act of painting is meditative for me, and often results in a painting which engenders a peaceful feeling in others. That feeling is my intent. I believe I can capture the transitory nature of my subjects by using techniques which are available to me primarily in water media.
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Jane Lewis About her photos, Jane says, "Nature evokes an emotional response, a meditation, for one who takes the time to observe her small expressions within a large and noisy world. |
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Sharon Scott studied art at Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles, where she was exposed to a wide variety of media including oils and acrylics. One day, she came across watercolors and said she “thought that was a medium I’d like to try." |
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