Our favorite time is when we introduce our Member of the Month. For April/May we are delighted to showcase another of our couples!

How FUN that couples share a common interest in creating art! So, here are Ed and Sally Bostley...our Couple Members of the Month!

Ed and Sally Bostley met at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. They are both French horn players so spent a lot of time together in college.

They married the day before Sally graduated. Ed was already in the U.S. Coast Guard Band in New London, Connecticut where they made their first home.

When Ed was in grade school, he loved drawing and was always the one chosen to do blackboard scenes in his classroom.

By high school blackboard scenes were left behind for his interest in music.

He made music his career but when he retired as Professor of Music at California State University-San Bernardino, he began watercolor painting as a hobby and talked Sally into joining him.

Sally was the proverbial child who couldn't draw a straight line but loved music and playing French horn and taught music at nearly every level from grade one through university for thirty years.

When Ed retired, he persuaded her to join him for watercolor lessons and it's been a much-loved hobby ever since.

Their first art teacher was Arturo Escamilla.

PATRICK OSBORNE

2026 ARTIST'S STATEMENT AND OVERVIEW:

In my artistic journey, Ive always believed that artwork should not only provide answers but also pose questions.

My focus is on the unobserved parts of an image, where I intentionally create a tension between elements, ultimately drawing the viewer's eye, likely suggesting a unique story or connection in the viewer's imagination.

My process involves digitally deconstructing an original photo and reassembling it, deliberately omitting certain aspects while incorporating unlikely elements from entirely different images.

I layer textures from my image library, which includes stone, concrete, peeling paint, fabric, and surfaces that are rusted, crazed, or crumpled.

As the image begins to take shape, I let the emerging elements guide me.

I've learned to recognize when the final image has revealed itself, signaling that it's time to prepare for the final printing process.

In recent years, my work has evolved to include elements of irony, implausibility, and a touch of mystery.

I find joy in viewers reactions when I explain how I created the montages, often revealing that there is no actual message or meaning intended.

BELEN SAWYER

As long as I can remember, Ive been a photographer.

While Ive explored a variety of creative mediums --

including running a mural and decorative painting business for over a decade

photography has always been my true passion.

From the very beginning, I was drawn to photographys ability to capture a moment in time -- to preserve the memory of a person, an event, or a place.

I also admit, it was always a little fun sneaking candid shots of people.

As a child, I loved looking through photographs and organizing them; they helped me feel connected to something larger than myself.

As I grew older, that fascination deepened.

I got my first SLR camera at 19 and taught myself how to use it.

I have been called the Sock Monkey Lady. That could be because I had a line of Sock Monkey golf club headcovers carried on tour by six LPGA pros. But that is only one color in my crayon box, and I like to create with them all.

I better start at the beginning. I grew up in a musical household, and I spent my youth participating in all manner of musical activities.

I did not discover painting until I was 33. I took a tole painting class and painted an apple. I remember thinking that someday I would paint an entire scene! Anyway, after that class, I was hooked! I got up every day and painted a few hours before work. This demanding schedule was worth the effort. By 1999, I left my day job and launched my full-time art business. And thus began my Forest Gump-like ride…

At 44, I began producing the television series - Give Your Walls Some Soul - as a fun way to expand my teaching (My teaching style is Bob Ross meets Emeril.) My instructional painting show grew from an audience of one station to over 50 stations across the country and over 10 million households and won numerous awards.

At 46, I wrote, illustrated, and self-published my first childrens book,Monkey Made of Sockies. From that book grew a line of licensed merchandise. The popular Monkey Made of Sockies - golf club headcovers - became a global bestseller and LPGA players even carried them on tour.

At 50, I needed music to accompany my video work, so I began songwriting. At that point, I had come full circle.

Today, I am an award-winning artist, television producer/host, songwriter, and author. My artwork is licensed and sold globally. My most recent creation, The Sock Monkey Oracle, by Beyond Words Publishing, combines my sock monkey artwork with my painting and metaphysics.

Lately, I have been having fun creating work with the palette knife. But no matter what medium I use, my mission is for folks to feel the love in all my creations. I see art, music, writing, and multimedia as movements in one harmonious joyful symphony. I hope you can feel the love in all of my work