Stephanie Gardner is like a sorcerer who conjures her highly textural, complex abstracts from secret potions. A former chemistry student, Gardner mixes her own paint in fascinating colors and textures that render the material as interesting as her artwork. Gardner also earned degrees in photography and painting from the San Francisco Art Institute. Immersed in multiple layers of pigment, her works contain patterns hiding within other patterns. Gardner’s intricate pieces are collected by museum board directors, politicians, Fortune 500 CEOs and Hollywood celebrities.