Mimi(Camille) Kearns has been painting in oils since 1998, studying with her mentor, Halycon Teed at Palo Alto Art League for years and also taking classes at West Valley College, University of Oregon and UC, Santa Cruz. Her first excursion into serious art occurred in the '70's using textile arts, with commercial success. Mimi has an extensive resume, a website (www.protime.net) and has exhibited in numerous juried shows in California, New York and Florida. She has won many awards for her realistic oil paintings, mostly landscapes and portraits, with diversions to surreal subjects and mixed media experimentation. She will be an invited guest on Art Talk TV hosted by the SOLA director, Susan Kraft, in September and will have a solo (invitational) exhibition at Twin Pines Gallery in December, arranged by Belmont Arts Council.