Roseville Electric – Sheri Negri, Claire Ray, Michael Sobie

By Nico Rodriguez | May 8, 2026

Roseville Electric is the newest Art at Work location for local artists! Sheri Negri is an interior designer and emerging artist who explores abstract and modern work that sets the tone for contemporary spaces.

Claire Ray is a California based artist known for her captivating and dream-like landscape and skycape paintings. With a unique ability to capture the essence of earths tranquility, Claire’s artworks transport viewers into a realm where reality blends with imagination. Divining inspiration from the out-of-doors and the out-of-mind, her work is at once energetic and soothing; creating a dream-like atmosphere both rich and clean. Primarily working in watercolor, ink and oil paint her practice is purposeful and calculated.

Michael Sobie has spent over 20 years as a pianist and conductor on everything from Broadway musicals to international orchestra tours to film and television scores. Always interested in art, painting became a regular part of his life in Los Angeles, where he spent the last 13 years prior to recently relocating to Roseville with his husband. Inspired by artists like Ellsworth Kelly and Piet Mondrian, bold colors, balance, and structure are the foundations for each of his pieces.

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