At the gallery we immediately zeroed in on this painting's energy in black and white with gold on…read morecanvas--an abstract landscape, if you will. Now it draws the eye on a matte white wall in our living room. We feel lucky to have purchased it and have been thinking about its message and what emotions are being conveyed.

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Sharon is a really great artist! Her work is vibrant and full of skill. I love it!…read more Her service is about average when it comes to friendliness, cleanliness, and execution. What I did appreciate is her promptness, easy communication and easy booking process, and her professionalism. Pricing wise, she's a tad bit more affordable than other artists around the area. So, that's helpful! Plus, she was super available during a weekday rush hour! would definitely book her again!

Couldn't recommend Sharon enough! She was so easy to work with, responding quickly to my emails,…read moreanswering all my questions, and arriving promptly the day of the event. She made our regular happy hour extra special -- our guests were so delighted with their caricatures. The digital caricatures were especially fun and made for a lot of good group portraits! We will definitely have her back for another event.

I brought two pairs of eyeglass frames here for a routine adjustment…read more During the first visit, the staff member adjusting my glasses, Amanda, accidentally broke one of the frames. While accidents can happen, when I asked, she implied risk was minimal "unless you don't know what you're doing." After the incident, she then restated "there is always a risk for things to break." To her credit, Amanda made a genuine, constructive effort to resolve the issue by helping me find an alternative frame that could accommodate my existing lenses, which would need to be recut. If everything went fine from here, I would not have bothered with writing a review. The reason for this review is the follow-up encounter a few weeks later when I returned to pick up the new glasses and pay the remaining balance. I was met with a different staff member or owner this day to assist me. I asked if I could return for follow-up help if I experienced eye strain or optical issues from the recut lenses; her response was unexpectedly confrontational. Instead of addressing a standard customer concern, she took an aggressive, defensive stance, implying that any future issues were solely my responsibility and I should have thought about those future issues ahead. She diminished the situation by stating my original frame (which was only several months old) was "cheap" and already depreciated, stating word to word: "It is our job to help people. But we are not completely responsible for all the issues that happen while we do our job." Rather than engage in this argument, I completed the fitting as quickly as possible, paid for the replacement frame (she emphasized I was getting a very generous $30 discount for the inconvenience - I didn't argue or haggle). Then I just left politely as quickly as I can. After a day of using the glasses, I also realized one of the recut lense has a small chip at the rim. But at this point, I would rather not have any more encounter with this shop. I went to another shop who did the final fitting adjustment for the new frame for me after a trial for a day or so. Throughout this entire process--despite the broken frame, the weeks of delay, and the expense--not once did anyone offer a basic apology. Being treated with what essentially feels like hostility when asking a routine question about lens adaptation made an already frustrating situation far worse. If you are simply purchasing a new pair of glasses from scratch, your experience may be fine. However, how a business handles mistakes and communicates when things go wrong speaks volumes. Even though I won't return, I hope store does better job for future customers and more importantly, hope no one else has my experience.

Recently moved to the area and walked in with a problem with a pair of glasses from out of town. As…read morea retired ophthalmologist I am pretty discriminating when it comes to opticians and optical shops. Anna helped me without "blinking an eye" and was superb. I would highly recommend Anna and this optical shops. I plan to return to purchase some prescription sunglasses. Thank you Anna

Corinne did two phenomenal things over at my place. First, she chose the paint color for my…read moreliving-dining-kitchen, reconciling about six completely incompatible color elements with a subtle color that makes me SO HAPPY. Absolutely brilliant. I sometimes just sit and stare at the walls in bliss. Bonus: the color toned down the countertops I really, really don't love but can't replace. Did I say absolutely brilliant? Second, she painted a wonderful tree mural in my office, balancing my fantasies with the inspiration photos. That tree is my company and joy. I can't resist showing it off to everyone who comes in my house. Reasonable prices, reasonable speed, excellent customer service. Hire Corinne and let her do her thing. Fabulous.

Had a crazy idea about doing some graphic art in a family room and both ladies took the idea and…read moreran with it. Looks like a Miro exploded on the walls. Fun and professional to work with.

I met Janet from Mountain Air Art at a friends house last night who had organized a bunch of us…read morefriends getting together to eat, drink and paint from her home. It was a blast!!! Janet was awesome, she had the supplies we would need, a ton of patience which she needed because as you know, when women get together, all we do is...yack yack yack and she really made me feel at ease. I'm one who likes to go rouge on these types of things and I've been to paint parties where the instructor was clearly irritated by it but not Janet, she encouraged it which made my night a whole lot more fun by not having to worry about getting frowned at for wanting to paint something blue instead of grey lol. I can definitely see myself doing this again in a "home setting" real soon. If you get a chance, book Janet, you'll have fun and go home with some really cool art!!!

A great time was had by all last night. Janet Facchini of Mountain Air Art was great and the…read morefinished product was beautiful. We were a small group in my home, but she does events for 45 and 60+ attendees. She was well-prepared and there was no mess. I'm going to definitely do it again!

Totally responsive upon initial request. Came and looked at job, very quick with quote. Very fair…read moreprice. Work is quite outstanding, down to minutest detail. Very agreeable to work with, had 5-6 exchanges of ideas, with John the customer is the driver, John delivers what he says he will in the time he says it will take. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for mural work, small scale (mine 250 sq ft), or large.

Very creative, professional, easy to work with, and the work is very widely appealing.read more

I met Debi through a friend and ended up visiting her art studio in San Francisco. I was…read moreimmediately inspired by her pencil portrait work, so I decided to ask if I could commission a drawing made for my adorable grandparents. I had a nice photo that was taken of them many years ago, and Debi truly brought it to life. I couldn't believe how realistic the portraits were when she was done. It captured them so well, and was more life-like than the original photo. It's so nicely detailed, with a sparkle in their eyes - I absolutely love it. Every time I see this illustration hanging in their den it makes me happy I went to Debi's studio that day, because it inspired a unique gift that surprised my whole family for Christmas and immortalized the people I care about the most.

I commissioned Deb to do a portrait of my and my wife from our wedding for my first year…read moreanniversary, and it is beautiful. My wife absolutely loves it and got tears in her eyes when she first saw it. It was a black and white oil painting, her first of this particular style. Deb is not only excellent at her skill; she is extremely efficient and was a JOY to work with when discussing the commission. This portrait will be something my wife and I will treasure forever. Thank you, Deb!

Incredible! I was more than happy with my workshop with Elizabeth Zanzinger. She is very…read moreprofessional and accomplished, as well as fun. Her ability to teach and demonstrate simultaneously was impressive. It was our pleasure hosting her and I am going to buy a painting from her too! Gabriel Coke, Saratoga

Elizabeth is incredible and easy to be around. So talented! I'm an artist model, so I've had…read morehundreds of artists portray me. I'm so impressed with Elizabeth's consistency, accuracy, and ability. She's a plaesure to work with.