A Northern Californian Contemporary-Expressionist

It all started in 2003

Naomi’s daughter had just started kindergarten and she found herself with some free time. Seizing the opportunity to pursue a long held-off desire to learn to create fine art, Naomi signed up for a beginners painting course at a local art center in Davis, CA. This introduction to fine art filled Naomi with a deep feeling of happiness and joy that she knew she wanted to share with the world and has ever since.

“I have known my identity as an artist all my life”

Fine art is the evolution of the original creative passion Naomi found in ballet. Dancing as a ballerina taught her to express herself through movements and music. Today, the canvas is her stage and the brushes are her point shoes– everyday Naomi picks them up and let herself go. She hopes that she can share her happiness and joy with her art with others who enjoy her work.

Any subject can be a reference of what my artistic eyes interpret, where the interpretation is something only I can create. How fun and exciting it is! I feel so fortunate to be able to do what I love to do. Thanks to my very supportive husband and daughter, I'm on a journey of self-discovery.

The Artist Today

Along her journey, Naomi has taken many classes and workshops for drawing and painting from various artists including Philippe Gandiol, Randall Sexton, Terry Miura, Peggy Kroll, Calvin Liang, and Elio Camacho. Naomi has been teaching a painting class at Davis Senior Center in Davis, CA since July 2022. Please call Davis Senior Center for more information about “Paint with Joy”, 530-757-5696

“My interest lies in painting ordinary people’s everyday lives”

Naomi hopes to capture ordinary people, behaving in ordinary ways to convey the extraordinary beauty of emotions found in simplicity.

Awards/Shows

-Sept 2023: Best of Show, KVIE Art Auction

-April 2023: Kennedy Gallery in Sacramento,CA “Promise Me A Rose Garden”.

- May 2023: 4th Place, at Kennedy Gallery in Sacramento, CA “20 TwentyShow”.

- February 2022: Archival Gallery in Sacramento, CA “Revelation”.

-Dec 2021: Archival Gallery in Sacramento, CA “Holiday Show”.

-Dec 2019: Solano Town Center Gallery inFarifield, CA “Holiday Show”.

-Sept 2019: Artists’ Collaborative Gallery in Sacramento, CA

-Jan 2019: Pence Gallery in Davis, CA “Two Artists Show”

-Sept 2018: Davis Art About (Solo show at Hallmark-Inn Gallery)in Davis, CA

-Sept 2017: I-House (Group Show) in Davis, CA

- Sept 2023: Best of Show, KVIE Art Auction