About the Artist
My first home was in the house my father, Victor Tinkey, built in Bayside, CA. My brothers and I grew up in the countryside, having advantages of rural Humboldt. As my mother's cousin once said, "It taught us somehow never to forget the basics of life and not be carried away by the superficialities that are encountered in the so called sophisticated world." Willow Creek summers, Horse Mountain winters, and foggy days at Moonstone were our home and their events fashioned our lives.
After graduating from Eureka High School, we all continued on to Humboldt State University. Lured to the big snow in the Rockies, we had the ski bug. While at Westminster College in Utah, I took some art classes and fell in love with the notion that I could paint. Homesick for the folks back home and the ocean, I moved back, married, and then graduated from Chico State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. After raising my family, it was time to re-enter the professional art world. The North Coast has been a major influence in my art. The style of my paintings can split from impressionistic to whimsical.
Galleries and Links
Showroom Gallery - Mid-City Motor World, Eureka, CA 95503 707.443.4871 www.midcitymotorworld.com
Meridian Fine Art - 1847 Glendale Drive, Arcata, CA, 95521 - 707.826.7184 www.meridianfineart.net
Humboldt Arts Council at Morris Graves Museum of Art - Annual Member Show Dec. 6 - Jan. 11 2015
636 F Street, Eureka, CA 95501 - 707.442.0278 www.humboldtarts.org
The Palette Magazine - www.thepalette.com
Lovell & Hall Real Estate Partners - 18750 Willamette Drive, Suite A2, West Linn, OR 97068
503.320.9160 - www.lovellandhall.com
Redwood Arts Association - P.O. Box 1093 Eureka, CA 95502
Westhaven Center for the Arts - 501 Westhaven Drive South, Trinidad, CA 95570 www.westhavencenter.org
Trinidad Art Gallery- 490 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA 95570
707.677.3770- www.TrinidadArtGallery.com
Trinidad Bay B&B - 560 Edwards Street, Trinidad CA 95570
707.677.0840 - www.trinidadbaybnb.com
Lost Coast Daily Painters - www.lostcoastdailypainters.blogspot.com