BIOGRAPHY
Ronica Wilson is a Sonoma resident and graduate of Cal State Northridge with a B.A. in graphic design and over 20 years of experience with careers in art direction. These credentials have provided a background of artistic problem solving skills that have now evolved with an emphasis in her oil painting.
Although Ronica enjoys her oil painting talent later rather than earlier in life, it is no less passionate. She has been featured in numerous art shows including an opening at White Lotus Gallery, Ft. Bragg/Mendocino, California, and local shows in Sonoma Valley and the surrounding Northern California areas. Her current subject of interest is the idea of “endangered species” both in animals and the glitz of Rock & Roll stars.
Wildlife numbers have plunged by more than half in just 40 years as Earth’s population has nearly doubled. The number of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish across the globe is, on average, about half the size it was four decades ago. Ronica has always wanted to take a trip to Africa and her interest in animals sparked at a young age as she grew up near the Everglades in Florida. She feels like she identifies with wildlife herself; that there is no separation between her and the animals, they are one in the same.
Rock & Roll artists changed the world not only musically, but socially and politically. The icons of the 1960s and 70s have disappeared over the last few decades; one might say these icons also boarder on extinction themselves. After these stars had reached their peak while she was raising her children in her early twenties, Ronica rediscovered the artists from the Rock & Roll era about a decade ago as she tried to recover parts of her lost youth. Reflecting on the past, Ronica is fascinated by what a significant impact these artists had.
Drawn to the fleeting images of these “endangered species,” Ronica creates paintings that speak to her from a soul voice. She is drawn to the wildlife animals because of their beauty, uniqueness, and love of the open spaces and the Rock & Roll musicians because of their dedication to their talent even against all odds at some points in their careers. These forms of endangered species have made countless contributions to the world and have forever changed the ways in which the environment and surroundings are perceived. Ronica's paintings have been purchased by clients in Los Angeles, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties.
Email: [email protected]
Although Ronica enjoys her oil painting talent later rather than earlier in life, it is no less passionate. She has been featured in numerous art shows including an opening at White Lotus Gallery, Ft. Bragg/Mendocino, California, and local shows in Sonoma Valley and the surrounding Northern California areas. Her current subject of interest is the idea of “endangered species” both in animals and the glitz of Rock & Roll stars.
Wildlife numbers have plunged by more than half in just 40 years as Earth’s population has nearly doubled. The number of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish across the globe is, on average, about half the size it was four decades ago. Ronica has always wanted to take a trip to Africa and her interest in animals sparked at a young age as she grew up near the Everglades in Florida. She feels like she identifies with wildlife herself; that there is no separation between her and the animals, they are one in the same.
Rock & Roll artists changed the world not only musically, but socially and politically. The icons of the 1960s and 70s have disappeared over the last few decades; one might say these icons also boarder on extinction themselves. After these stars had reached their peak while she was raising her children in her early twenties, Ronica rediscovered the artists from the Rock & Roll era about a decade ago as she tried to recover parts of her lost youth. Reflecting on the past, Ronica is fascinated by what a significant impact these artists had.
Drawn to the fleeting images of these “endangered species,” Ronica creates paintings that speak to her from a soul voice. She is drawn to the wildlife animals because of their beauty, uniqueness, and love of the open spaces and the Rock & Roll musicians because of their dedication to their talent even against all odds at some points in their careers. These forms of endangered species have made countless contributions to the world and have forever changed the ways in which the environment and surroundings are perceived. Ronica's paintings have been purchased by clients in Los Angeles, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties.
Email: [email protected]
