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Contemporary Realism artist Gail Chandler will be painting live at Gallery 1870 inside the V Marketplace in Yountville on Saturday, October 21st and Sunday, October 27th. Napa Valley Painter Gail Chandler is a self-taught artist who launched directly into a successful art career in 2003. In Chandler’s oils she attempts to trigger a memory, a giggle and maybe even bring out the mischievously naughty side of all of us. Chandler finds the humor in life and translates it remarkably well through her paintings. Chandler’s work matches her quirky side. One could argue that her missed calling in life could have...

Beloved Gallery 1870 artist Tom Swearingen considers himself among the lucky.  His home and family are safe after the devastation of the Northern California Fires, but his heart is hurting for the many who have lost so much.  He explained that "donating art is the least I can do."  Tom Swearingen has launched the Santa Rosa - Roses of Resilience campaign to raise as much money as he can for the North Bay Fire Relief Fund. A message from Tom Swearingen: "Life has changed for most of Sonoma County (other places as well, but this is where I live).  I am painting to help...

Renowned "Textures of Life" artist Jennifer Vranes will be painting live at Gallery 1870 on Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th from 11:00 - 5:00 PM.  Come see a collection of new works by Jennifer Vranes and see how the artist creates sculptures on canvas. Jennifer Vranes paintings overtake the senses of the viewer.  Her three dimensional sculpted art pieces allow the viewer to feel the rough groves of the bark, to hear the fallen leaves crunching under their feet and to smell the crisp fall air that an Aspen forest provides. About the Artist: Jennifer Vranes Textures of life...

Gallery 1870 OriginalSunlit Sanctuary  60 x 30" heavily textured acrylic on canvasby Jennifer Vranes Jennifer Vranes paintings overtake the senses of the viewer...Her three dimensional sculpted art pieces allow the viewer to feel the rough groves of the bark, to hear the fallen leaves crunching under their feet and to smell the crisp fall air that an Aspen forest provides. Sunlit Sanctuary is a 60x30" ultra textural original acrylic on canvas by renowned Textures of Life artist - Jennifer Vranes. Jennifer Vranes will be painting live at Gallery 1870 on Friday, October 27th and Saturday, October 28th from 11:00 - 5:00 PM. ...

Gallery 1870 Original Love is in the Air 30 x 48" Original Window to Paradise  by David Miller "Love is in the Air" Window to Paradise by David Miller comes in a patented unique shape that creates a three-dimensional view as if the window with a view actually exists.  "Love is in the Air" gets its name because it features the authentic Italian built "Castle of Love" located in California's Napa Valley - "Castello Di Amorosa".  With the addition of a hot air balloon..."Love is" definitely "in the Air".  David Miller's paintings are so three dimensional the viewer can only wonder if...