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Frankie was born and raised in Walla Walla, but took a quick 30-year side trip to California before returning in August of 2019 and entering the Walla Walla art community. Frankie says that his work is almost entirely concerned with the act and process of painting itself. Paint gives expression to intuitive feelings of silence, form, structure, and organizing power. All else including results, evolving subject matter and mood, and so forth follow this. Ron paints controversial characters who are known for their complicated — and sometimes negative — reputations. They are all people of consequence whether they be saints or scoundrels. Ron captures a bit of personality in these portraits, though he says it may not be their true personality; however, it just might make people think about the characters a little differently. His style is deliberately awkward with colorful clumsiness using a combination of colors that are not usually used in traditional portraits. Steve’s art includes drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, photography, assembled sculptures, animated films, cartoons, fused glass, and serigraphs. His favorite mediums are acrylics, pastels, ceramics, sea glass, fiberglass resin, and found objects. His goal is to create images and objects that many people don’t see, while at the same time, blurring the edges of reality. Steve says his inspiration comes from the history of the Universe, the big and little circles, Earth and the Moon, organic life, and how Artificial Intelligence has an effect on the future. He believes art has to be about a message that makes the viewer ask questions, and then ask why? He calls this Artistficial Intelligence.