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One of the most rewarding experiences for a framer is collaborating directly with artists whose work he especially responds to, and who appreciate the power of frames to enhance their pictures. With a particular emphasis on contemporary northern California landscape painting, Holton Studio Gallery celebrates the beauty of nature and life in harmony with it. We are proud to be presenting these outstanding artists.

Every piece is original and signed. We invite you to browse these pages — or better yet, to visit our gallery to see the work in person.

Artists at Holton Studio Gallery

Kevin Courter  oil paintings

Sharon Calahan

oil paintings
Sharon has spent her career studying the effects of light and color to enhance beauty and mood in the film world and has recently endeavored to transfer this knowledge into landscape painting.

Kevin Courter  oil paintings

Bill Cone

pastel artist
Bill Cone has been painting landscapes for the last 14 years, often in the East Bay hills, with yearly packtrips into the Sierra.

Kevin Courter  oil paintings

Kevin Courter

oil paintings
A powerful sense of mood combined with the technical expertise of a seasoned painter have earned Kevin Courter a place at the top of the California landscape painting scene.

Christin Coy oil paintings

Christin Coy

oil paintings
This Marin County painter, working both en plein air as well as in the studio, has developed an exceptionally astute eye for the varieties of light of northern California.

Mark Farina paintings

Mark Farina

oil paintings
The southern-most of our northern Californians, Mark focuses on the Monterey Bay area where he resides, but travels afield too. A prolific painter, he's driven by a love for the land powerfully evident in his accomplished paintings.

-Robert Flanary paintings

Robert Flanary

oil paintings
With an astonishing command of the craft of painting, Robert Flanary evokes the sensitive harmonies of the tonalist tradition and the Hudson River School with profoundly still but highly affecting and timeless landscapes.

Paul Kratter paintings

Paul Kratter

oil paintings
Paul Kratter's explorations of the western landscape are a fresh contribution to the California plein air tradition. An intrepid and prolific artist with a growing and well-deserved following.

James McGrew oil paintings

James McGrew

oil paintings
Since falling in love with Yosemite at an early age, James McGrew has been honing his painting skills in capturing the Park’s magnificent natural beauty.

Terry Miura painting

Terry Miura

oil paintings
Exceptionally fluid brushwork and beautiful color sense evoking the tonalists of a century ago distinguish the canvases of this veteran California painter now living in Sacramento.

Robin Moore  watercolor paintings

Robin Moore

watercolor paintings
Using her mastery over the difficult medium of watercolor, Robin Moore's work reflects a powerful and deeply felt affinity for the places and subjects she paints.

Ernesto Nemesio oil paintings

Ernesto Nemesio

oil paintings
Nemesio's landscapes embrace an impressionistic feel that celebrate color and design, capturing ephemeral moments of light and space.

Paul Roehl oil paintings

Paul Roehl

oil paintings
Though his primary interest is in contemporary non-objective or abstract imagery, he enjoys sketching plein-air and accurately recreating the techniques and style of late 19th and early 20th century landscape painters.

Bryan Mark Taylor paintings

Bryan Mark Taylor

oil paintings
One of the younger artists on the northern California scene, Bryan's highly accomplished work has already commanded him outstanding status.

Erik Tiemens oil paintings

Erik Tiemens

oil paintings
Poetically capturing the vibrant spirit of the California landscape, Erik’s work reflects his strong admiration and appreciation for the Old Masters

Erik Tiemens oil paintings

Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi

oil paintings
Born and raised in Tokyo, Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi moved to New York in 1993. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 1998, he started his career as a staff illustrator for Lucas Learning, Ltd. in San Francico.

Printmakers

Mountain Hawk Prints - Edward S. Curtis photographs of Native American Indians

E.S. Curtis (by Mountain Hawk)

Edward S. Curtis's remarkable early twentieth century photographic record of Indian life in The North American Indian is being recreated by Mountain Hawk Prints in this exceptional series of handmade photogravures.

Yoshiko Yamamoto block prints

Yoshiko Yamamoto

Yoshiko Yamamoto has emerged in the past couple of years as a superb block print maker, as well as a designer of greeting cards, commercial graphics, posters and book covers.
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We’re in the San Francisco Bay Area, near Berkeley and Oakland.

Holton Studio
Frame-Makers

Tel (510) 450-0350
5510 Doyle Street
Emeryville, California

Showroom Hours

Tues–Fri 10 – 5:30
Saturday 11 – 4

Hours are subject to occasional change. If you’re going out of your way to visit, please call ahead.

Photos of Our Gallery

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View the gallery (above: our storefront, by Paul Kratter).

Landscape Painters

“Now is the time to restore our dedication to landscape painting… To paint the landscape is one of the most ancient of human endeavors. Landscape is surely the most supreme of art subjects. Nature is always with us and indeed it is within us…. (She) is indeed our mother and we turn to her when we need respite.” — Jean Stern

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Testimonials

Read what our customers have said about us:

“I received my frame yesterday and I must say it is fabulous. I could not be happier. I have hung it and am admiring it without the picture in it for now! Thank you so much.” Kevin Rodgers, Seattle

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