Oil Painting Step by Step

Hampton; Loughlin; Tom SwimmHampton; Loughlin; Tom SwimmTom Swimm has felt an instinctive need to paint since his early childhood. Although he is self-taught, he has long been inspired by the work of Van Gogh, Monet, and Hopper, and he considers these masters his teachers. Tom's first one-man exhibition was at the Pacific Edge Gallery in Laguna Beach, California. His work has also been displayed in several other California galleries, at ArtExpo New York, and at the APPAF Exhibition in Paris, France. His paintings have also appeared on the cover of Skyward Marketing's in-flight magazine in 2001, as well as on the cover of Artist's Magazine in 1992. And Tom's work is currently featured in several Walter Foster Publishing titles

Caroline Zimmerman began painting in oils at age 6, earned her bachelor of fine arts in illustration from California State University in 1989, and obtained her master of fine arts in painting from the California College of the Arts and Crafts in Oakland in 1994. She currently resides in the artists' community of Laguna Beach, where she has lived, surfed, and painted for more than 18 years. Caroline travels extensively and enjoys painting abroad, most notably in Italy. She has exhibited at the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts for 15 years. Her work is featured in galleries in Laguna Beach, as well as in Mono County in the Sierras, Sonoma, and Mammoth Lakes.