About the Artist

Marla Baggetta was educated at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, and received her BFA, with honors, in 1983. When she moved to Oregon in 1993, she began working in pastel and has since enjoyed a distinguished career working for such clients as Walt Disney and Nissan.

Marilyn Grame, an art instructor for 30 years, works in watercolor and pastel and also is a demonstrator, a juror, and a designer of enamel jewelry. Her paintings are in private collections throughout the United States and abroad.

Geri Medway is an award-winning watercolorist who attended the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois. Her work is included in galleries throughout California as well as in private and corporate art collections in the United States and Europe.

Tom Swimm’s paintings have appeared on the cover of Skyward Marketing’s in-flight magazine in 2001, as well as on the cover of Artist’s Magazine in 1992. Tom won the People’s Choice Award at Echoes and Visions in 1997 and the Art of California Gold Award in 1994.

Caroline Zimmermann began painting in oil at the age of 6. Her work has been exhibited at the Laguna Beach Art Festival for more than 15 years and is featured in galleries throughout California.