"Welcome to my Art. Besides selling original paintings and prints,  I am also selling unique garden art , bookmarks, earrings, hand painted bird house gourds, and more.  I hope you enjoy my art as much as I enjoy creating it."
 

Danny, What A Hatful!  Watercolor  Private Collection  First Place Winner	My Colorful Husband  Watercolor  Private Collection	A Study in Wrinkles  Pastel  Private Collection
My Little Cowboy  Watercolor  Private Collection  Best in Show Winner	My Kitty  Watercolor  Private Collection	My Red Germo  Mixed Media  Private Collection
Cat and Quilt  Watercolor  For Sale	Sleeping Thomas  Pastel  Private Collection  Prints Available	Barn Cat  Acrylic  Private Collection  Sold at the Still Life Gallery - April 1999
Rotten Little Dog  Watercolor  For Sale		Yellow Lab  Acrylic  Private Collection
Peaches  Pastel  Private Collection	Sunday Morning Breakfast  Watercolor  Private Collection  Honorable Mention	Fair Food  Watercolor  Private Collection
Terry's Tangerines  Pastel  Unable to locate		Homestead  Watercolor  For Sale

Biography 

Eva Marie enjoyed drawing since she was a little girl growing up in Nevada City, California. She originally studied art at Nevada Union High  School. She discontinued her study in college and changed her major to Mathematics. After graduating college  with a secondary teaching credential and a Bachelors of Art degree in Mathematics, she became employed in  the computer field. Eva Marie could not help but  miss her art.  With the encouragement and support of family and friends, she resigned from  her computer job April 2001 to pursue her art career.

In addition to being a mom, housewife and artist, Eva Marie runs a business  with her husband, Gerald Klaas. Their home based business, ET Enterprises, specializes in web page design.

Eva Marie also sells handcrafted, beautiful and affordable items such as original watercolor bookmarks, paperweights and Artfelt Earrings. Her bookmarks are a popular item and she likes to say her work is in over one thousand books! 

Eva Marie has won numerous awards and her work has been bought and displayed in many homes today.

 March 2000 - Still Life Gallery, Sacramento, CA 
Cat portraits where eight paintings sold within one month - four sold opening night.

1998 - Artists' Collaborative Gallery, Old Sacramento, CA
"Old Sac Show" Group Show. Exhibition of Audi Stanton's   drawing and watercolor students' work. 

1996 - Artists' Collaborative Gallery,  Old Sacramento, CA 
"Just Add Water..." Group Show. Exhibition of Audi Stanton's  drawing and watercolor students' work. 

          2003- Azaela Festival, "Spring is Here"
          Media Watercolor
          Subject - Cat lying in flowers

          2003 - Azaela Festival, "Old Man In the Sea"
          Media Clay
          Subject - Raku piece with a face
          Award: Third Place
         

          2001 - California Art League, "Oscar"
          Media Acrylic
          Subject - Cat on bed
          Award: Honorable Mention

          2000 - California Art League,  "Still Life" 
          Media: Acrylic 
          Subject: Sunflowers and fruit in a still life. 
          Award: Honorable Mention 

1999 - Elk Grove Western Show, "Cowgirl" 
Media: Pastel 
Subject: Portrait 
 Award: Honorable Mention 

          1998 - California Art League, "Food of the Fat Gods" 
          Media Watercolor 
          Subject: Hot dogs, onion rings and olives in a still life 
          Award: Third Place

          1998 - Elk Grove Western Show, "Danny, What a Hatful!" 
          Media: Watercolor 
          Subject: Portrait of my two year old nephew, Danny, wearing an oversized hat. 
          Award: First Place 

          1998 - Elk Grove Western Show, "Meow-se" 
          Media: Watercolor 
          Subject: My big, orange cat's first encounter with a small, gray mouse. 
          Award: Second Place 

          1997 - Elk Grove Western Show, "My Little Cowboy" 
          Media: Watercolor 
          Subject: Portrait of my four year old son wearing a cowboy hat and beige sweater. 
          Award: Best In Show 

          1997 - Elk Grove Western Show, "Cat on Quilt" 
          Media: Pastel 
          Subject: My big, orange cat on an antique quilt 
          Award: Honorable Mention 

          1995 - Elk Grove Western Show, "Breakfast of Champions" 
          Media: Watercolor 
          Subject: Grapenuts, coffee and Sunday comics. 
          Award: Honorable Mention
 

                     Some works are for sale. Please email me at eva@sacto.com. I accept PayPal.

This page was last updated 07/19/03.

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