Northwest Pastel International Award at American Art Company May 2019

Very happy and honored to be a recipient of this Juror's Award 

for "Alhambra Rumba" from Tony Allian,
a well respected and sought after juror, workshop artist

and amazing painter from Cornwall, England.

33RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OPEN EXHIBITION

Alhambra Rumba

This pastel painting is from the Alhambra on a recent trip to Spain.

It was juried into the Pastel International Exhibit by juror Tony Allain.

American Art Company Fine Art Gallery

1126 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402

www.americanartco.com

May 4, 2019 - June 15, 2019

Reception open to the public: May 4, 2019, 2-4pm

SOLO SHOW of PASTELS & SOLAR PRINTS at HATTIE ROSE

Barn At Cantata Farms

I'll be showing a number of original pastels along with 

a greater number of original solar prints 

during the Bainbridge Island Art Walk 

April 5, 2019, 6-8:00 at Hattie Rose,

150 Winslow Way East, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110

www.hattierose.com

The show will run through the end of April.  

If you haven't been to Bainbridge or to Hattie Rose,

you're in for a delightful surprise, and an evening walk 

along Winslow in the Spring is just the thing!

See you at the Art Walk!

HAND PAINTED EARRINGS

More Apartment/Dining Room Table Art!

These are hand painted, incorporating printmaking techniques.

I love to wear them and everywhere I go, 

people ask me where they can get them.

The answer is the American Art Company

1126 Broadway Plaza

Tacoma, WA 98402

www.americanartco.com

REVISITING EXPERIMENTAL PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES

"Lightening Up"

I've always been in love with printmaking.  At Montana State University as part of my curriculum in Applied Art, I studied a number of printmaking techniques. Intaglio, Woodcut, and Linocut were some of my favorites.  Later I studied with Michi Osaka, a wonderful printmaker, who delighted in "happy accidents" on her commercial press.  We combined Japanese rice paper collage with carved linoleum block printing, relief roll, embossing, monotypes, collagraphy and direct sumi painting. We experimented with etching, aquatint, serigraphy (silk screen) and so many techniques I don't even remember. I had heart palpitations in anticipation of what was rolling off the press, which we hand cranked, by the way. Intoxicating!  But then I stopped to build a house, move, and with all the time, energy and aggravation required in getting resettled, I let it simmer for a time.  Pastel won my heart for the next 25 years with an occasional affair with printmaking.  After selling our house, going on our second year's vacation from home ownership and embracing apartment living, I'm back to the printmaking party!  I took a class in combining pastel with monotypes and fell in love all over again. And here's a sample of my newest experimental printing technique with help from the sun. I hope to do a lot more dining room table/balcony art in the future.  Life is just full of surprises and "happy accidents."

16TH ANNUAL OPEN JURIED SHOW

"Mellow Yellow"  pastel

This is the canal near the Whidbey Island Ferry.

Harbor History Museum

4121 Harborview Drive

Gig Harbor, WA 98332

10/05/2018 - 11/30/2018

Reception: 10/05/2018  6-8:00

www.harborhistorymuseum.org

This is a beautiful museum offering a wealth of history

from the area, as well as frequent art exhibitions, a gift shop

a restored one-room schoolhouse and more.

Come and join us for the opening 

and treat yourself to the other exhibits as well!

This painting received an award by Juror, Mitch Albala  

NORTHWEST PASTEL SOCIETY MEMBERS SHOW

"Montana Winter Light"

This is a view from my daughter's house in Missoula, MT

Come and join us at

Evergreen Health Medical Center

12040 NE 128th ST,  Kirkland, WA 98032

10/20/2018 - 1/09/2019

Reception: 10/20/2018  1-3:00.  All are welcome!