Back in the late 80s I happened upon an issue of Horizon magazine with an article about sixteen artists working out of L.A. I've kept this issue in my library and pull it out now and then as a source of inspiration.
The sixteen artists covered in the article are Charles Arnoldi, Ed Ruscha, Tony Berlant, Lddie John Dill, Suzanne Caporael, Alexis Smith, Ron Davis, Ed Moses, Robert Graham, Richard Diebenkorn, John Register, Gwynn Merrill, Frank Gehry, Peter Shire, Billy Al Bengston, and Peter Shelton.