Cover | Jessel Miller
Detail from Napa River (watercolor). Tucked into the eastern hills of the Napa Valley, Jessel Miller’s 25-year-old Jessel Gallery represents some of the finest landscape artists in the area. Jessel, who had her first major show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, has written and illustrated six books for children and adults. View more of her work at her website, jesselgallery.com, or by visiting her 12,000-square-foot gallery at 1019 Atlas Peak Road, Napa. To contact Miller: (707) 257-2350.
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A moment (big or small) after which nothing was the same.
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