About the Author

Anita Hampton is a painter and teacher who currently holds workshops at the prestigious Scottsdale Art School in Arizona. Michael Obermeyer, holder of a BFA from California State University, Long Beach, exhibits across California and maintains his studio in Laguna Beach, CA. Kevin Short graduated with honors from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. His main artistic focus is painting landscapes of the two places he calls home-the desert and the beach. Tom Swimm is a selftaught artist living in San Clemente, CA. His work is internationally collected and exhibited.