Tony Speirs
Tony Speirs is an artist and illustrator living and working in Sonoma County, CA. He had shown his narrative works throughout the Bay Area for over 25 years and his illustrations have appeared in several national and regional publications and books.
Be sure to stop and play “The Game of Hope and Fear” an interactive art piece by Sonoma County artists and illustrators Tony Speirs, Lisa Beernsten, and Art Farm Motel
Tony Spears has shown his narrative works throughout the Bay Area for over 25 years and his illustrations have appeared in several national & regional publications & books. His work has also recently been shown at the De Young in San Francisco. His influences include old cartoons and comics, circus posters, mid-20th century toys and games, children’s books, fruit crate labels and other illustrated ads and packaging from around the world. He strives to have a good time with his work, and genuinely hopes you do as well. See more at tonyspeirs.com
Lisa Beernsten lives and paints in Sonoma County. She received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1991, and her BFA from California College of Arts & Crafts (now CCA) in 1983. She has exhibited her paintings on both coasts, in various group, juried & solo exhibitions. Lisa has been an adjunct art instructor at the Santa Rosa Junior College for over almost 20 years, where she teaches classes in color, painting & drawing. She previously taught courses at other colleges & Universities, on both coasts.
Tony and Lisa collaborated with an ever shifting list of artists, aka Art Farm Motel, to create “The Game of Hope and Fear”. An interactive art piece made initially for Burning Man and now gracing our peninsula at Rivertown Revival.
