I grew up with art. In my family, creativity was considered essential to living a full life. And after a 30 year career focused on economics and land use, I gave myself permission to paint seriously.
First, I went back to the basics, taking drawing and painting classes at a local college. Then I participated in workshops with master artists: Connie Adams and John Salminen in watercolor, Albert Handell, Dawn Emerson, Diana Sanford and Richard McKinley in pastel. I have studied plein air oil painting with Don Sahli on the beach in Maui and Cathleen Rehfeld en plein air in the Columbia Gorge.
My goal is to convey my love of nature using theories of abstract painting. My focus is on shape and color and the impact of atmosphere on the shape and color of familiar forms. I work in pastel and watercolor and oil. I love pastel for its simplicity of application, vibrancy of color and ease of mark making. With pastel, I can paint the strong muscularity of land forms as well as the motion of subtle cloudscapes and water. Oil painting is about brush work and using a huge palette to mix subtle color changes as the painting emerges.
I am fortunate to live in the Columbia River Gorge and, part time, on the North Shore of Maui.
JURIED SHOWS and GALLERIES:
Gorge Artists Open Studio - studio tour 2011 - 2019
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI - Annual multi media art show Janunary 2011, January 2012
Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, Oregon Solo show July 2017
Gorge Artists Create - 2009, 2010, 2011 (Honorable Mention) 2015
Pacific North West Plein Air Competition 2011 - Peoples' Choice Award
Northwest Pastel Society 2015 Members Show - Jurors Choice
2016 International Show - Jurors Choice
2018 Directors Award
The Dalles Art Center May 2017 - The Gorge Bold and Diverse - 3 artists show
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First, I went back to the basics, taking drawing and painting classes at a local college. Then I participated in workshops with master artists: Connie Adams and John Salminen in watercolor, Albert Handell, Dawn Emerson, Diana Sanford and Richard McKinley in pastel. I have studied plein air oil painting with Don Sahli on the beach in Maui and Cathleen Rehfeld en plein air in the Columbia Gorge.
My goal is to convey my love of nature using theories of abstract painting. My focus is on shape and color and the impact of atmosphere on the shape and color of familiar forms. I work in pastel and watercolor and oil. I love pastel for its simplicity of application, vibrancy of color and ease of mark making. With pastel, I can paint the strong muscularity of land forms as well as the motion of subtle cloudscapes and water. Oil painting is about brush work and using a huge palette to mix subtle color changes as the painting emerges.
I am fortunate to live in the Columbia River Gorge and, part time, on the North Shore of Maui.
JURIED SHOWS and GALLERIES:
Gorge Artists Open Studio - studio tour 2011 - 2019
Hui No'eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI - Annual multi media art show Janunary 2011, January 2012
Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, Oregon Solo show July 2017
Gorge Artists Create - 2009, 2010, 2011 (Honorable Mention) 2015
Pacific North West Plein Air Competition 2011 - Peoples' Choice Award
Northwest Pastel Society 2015 Members Show - Jurors Choice
2016 International Show - Jurors Choice
2018 Directors Award
The Dalles Art Center May 2017 - The Gorge Bold and Diverse - 3 artists show
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