About the Artist
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Painting at Taos Junction, May 2009
EVENTS and SHOWS
High Desert Painters in Taos, May 2010
California Art Club, Paint Long Beach, March 2010
Riverside Art Project PAAR Exhibition March 6-May6, 2010
PAAR (Plein Air Painters, Riverside) Paint-Out, March 2010
California Art Club "The Ring" Paint Out, December, 2009
High Desert Painters in New Mexico October 1-10, 2009
Solo Charity Show for Childrens Hosptial, Los Angeles, September 2009
South St. Art Gallery Workshops Show, Easton, Md., June 5-30 (2 paintings)
Idyllwild, CA 8th Annual Paint-Out, June 12-14
High Desert Painters in Taos, May 2009
Painting in England, May-June 2008
Camille Przewodek Workshop Easton, MD, July 2008
Idyllwild, CA, 7th annual Plein Air Art Festival and Paint-Out September 6-7, 2008
Ann Templeton Workshop Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, October 2008
Painting with High Desert Painters in Taos, NM, fall 2008
HIGH DESERT PAINTERS GROUP SHOW, November 1 - December 31, 2008
L to R (rear) Judy Howells (CA), Nita Harper(CA), Coni Grant(CO)
L to R (seated) Ann Templeton (TX), Janis Loverin (NM), Jana VanWyk (NC) not pictured: Nelson Hubley, Nova Scotia
Wild Heart Gallerie 2008 Juried Show, "Labor, the Land, and the Love of Country" opening November 15 in Carmel Valley, CA
RECENT AWARDS
Purchase Award - PAAR 2010 (Plein Air Artists of Riverside)
The Painting "Parking Lot" won second place in PAAR 2010 Quick Draw
The painting "Rice Pickers" was accepted into a Juried Exhibition, Wild Heart Gallerie, Carmel Valley, CA
The Painting "Four Corners" Won Judge's "Honorable Mention" and Second Place "People's Choice Award" at the 2008 Idyllwild Plein Air Festival
Artist Statement
For me, any subject can be a painting, no matter how simple. Light and color hold the interest for me, far more than the subject itself. Each painting is a new challenge to portray the essence of the emotion that motivated me to put paint on canvas. Painting en plein air adds the additional challenge of rapidly changing light, forcing me to paint quickly, focus on contrasting shapes, spaces, and light patterns and to not get stuck in unnecessary detail. Less really is more!
Art Education
Stephens College, Columbia MO
University of Arizona
Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH)
MFAH (Docent)
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art Docent Training)
Plein Air Instruction:
Frank Serrano (ongoing)
Ann Templeton
Sunny Apinchapong-Yang
Memberships
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
High Desert Painters
California Art Club