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Welcome to my Website.
As an artist raised in the Midwest, the natural
beauty of the coastal shoreline has always intrigued and amazed me. I
particularly liked the early morning and afternoon light, which enhanced the
colors, creating unique and interesting reflections and shadows. Through the
years I have focused on developing my work and style to capture that beauty. I
mainly work with enlarged images with careful planning of the shapes, light and
dark patterns, and the colors. I strive to blend the fine nuances of color,
texture and shapes to create an image that draws the viewer to a pleasant
experience. After painting for a lifetime, specializing in studio rendered Watercolors,
my current efforts in Oil painting, both in the Studio and “en Plein Air” has
been very stimulating and rewarding.
My recent efforts in Still Life painting are a
continuation of painting from life. As I continue to paint and continue
to grow, I find painting a real challenge as well as a great joy.
My efforts in Miniature Art is also very
challenging but fun to do.
I feel that the more I learn, the more I realize this is a life long learning
process. I hope that viewers will receive the same pleasure in seeing my paintings as
I did in creating them.
New News and Honors:
I just learned that my painting "Afternoon at the
Creek" won First Place in Oils in the Richeson 75 Landscape Seascape Architecture Show
in Kimberly WI - May 29 - July 5 2013.
The entire show can be
seen at
http://www.richeson75.com/landscape/index.html
I just leaned that my
Miniature Painting "The Collection" has won
Second Place in the 21st Annual International Miniature Show at the
Parklane Gallery
in Kirkland, Washington!
My Painting "Lemons and Stripes"
was selected to be included in the
1st Juried Salon Show of Traditional Oils, at
the Crooked Tree Art's Center, Petoskey, Mi June 21 - August 31 2013
My painting "Afternoon at the
Creek" was accepted in the Richeson 75 Landscape Seascape Architecture Show
in Kimberly WI
- May 29 - July 5 2013
My painting "Sparkle"
was accepted into the Oil Painters of America 22nd Annual National Juried
Exhibition at the InSight Gallery in Fredericksburg Texas - May 18 - June 17
2013. The full show can be seen at the InSight Gallery web page
http://www.insightgallery.com
including my piece "Sparkle" which I am so honored to have in the show.
My Painting "Carmel Cypress" was selected to be
included in the Second Annual Women Painters of the Southeast Juried Members
Exhibition and Sale April 15 - May 20 at the Imagine Gallery in Franklin, TN.
Two of my Miniature Paintings have won awards in current Miniature Art Exhibits.
"Shells and Stripes" has won the Still Life
Award in the Cider Painters of America, 28th Annual International Exhibit of
Miniature Art in Kingston PA. "Looking in Awe"
received an Honorable Mention in the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers
Society of Washington DC, 79th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in
Miniature Exhibit in Bethesda MD.
My painting "Escaping" was selected to be
included in the 2012 National American Women Artist Annual Member Show at the K.
Newby Gallery and Sculpture Garden, in Tubac, AZ, November 2 - November 25, 2012
and sold at the exhibition.
My miniature painting "Looking in Awe" won Best in Show
and "At Anchor" won Second Place in the Seascape Category in the
The
Elizabeth Specht Memorial Miniature Show,
Mariposa, California in March 2012!!.
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What an honor!! The
Show will open on April 30th and you can see all the pieces at their website.
My Painting "Rocky Stream"
was selected to be included in the Richeson75 Small Works Show in Kimberly WI -
Feb 5 - March 22 2013