Premium Art Panels and Art.
Studio-made panels and fine art created on them.
Designed for discerning artists and collectors.
At Sierra Art Panels, the artwork and the surfaces it lives on are created together, in the same studio, as a single, intentional work—designed to endure and live well with.
The Inconspicuous Crab by Tom Applegate
Hand Crafted art panels
Slimmer profile. Lighter weight. Greater stability.
Hybrid Cradle + Internal Truss Construction
Sierra Art Panels are handcrafted one by one in my studio, in the California foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Each panel is a collaboration between engineering, tradition, and a painter’s instinct. I build my panels using a hybrid cradle and internal truss system. Each panel has a traditional perimeter cradle, but inside I add an internal cross-braced structure that distributes stress across the entire surface. This allows the cradle to be slimmer and lighter while improving stiffness and resistance to warping over time. The result is a thinner-profile panel that stays flat, feels solid, and holds up beautifully—especially in larger sizes.
Artist Founded
Built around original artwork and intentional designs.
Tom Applegate
My work is shaped by a lifetime of disciplined practice—both in the studio and in the field. Years as a climber, surfer, wildlife biologist, pilot, and business owner inform a visual language grounded in observation, structure, and restraint. Trained early through the study of the Old Masters, my painting has evolved from strict realism into a refined synthesis of abstraction and representation.
Sandra J Schultz, Collaborating Artist
Sandra Schultz’s paintings invite viewers into quiet, soul-deep encounters with wildlife. Her years as a wildlife biologist—tracking black bears, entering winter dens, and studying under pioneering conservationists—give her an uncommon intimacy with the animals she paints. With each brushstroke, she honors the living wild and the deep connections that continue to shape her life and art.