ARTIST STATEMENT

What makes certain places special ? Why do we feel good in Nature ? How does Light define a sense of place ? These questions invite the willing participant to explore how the power of Nature continues to enchant, excite, inspire, calm, heal, inform and transform us all. And so I find landscape painting to be an evocative and potent forum for examining the mysteries of Nature.

I observe, dream, draw and travel to anchor the feelings that guide my process and remain, hopefully, at the center of my work.

Pastels are made with pure pigment, pure color, which accounts for their richness and brilliance. These fine pigments, without the liquid binders found in oil paints, will not fade, crack or yellow over time. Since the 16th century museums have collected pastel works that remain as vibrant today as the day they were created.

I use a large palette of soft pastels, often handmade, on paper or prepared board. I work from the background forward and blend with my fingers, using no fixatives during the process, to ensure the preservation of details and color harmonies.

~  Austin, Texas, 2008
 

RESUME

Exhibitions ( selected )


2003 - 2011, 2014 - 2016 Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, Colorado
2004 - 2005, 2008, 2010 - 2016 St. Louis Art Fair, Missouri
2003 - 2016 Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival, Texas
2004 - 2011, 2013 - 2016 Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Bethesda, Maryland
2004 - 2016 Rittenhouse Square Art Festival, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003 - 2012, 2014 -2016 Old Town Art Fair, Chicago, Illinois
2003 - 2006, 2009 - 2016 Bruce Museum Art Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2007, 2010 - 2014 Bayou City Art Festival, Houston, Texas
2003 - 2006, 2008 - 2014 Naples National Art Festival, Florida
2003 - 2009, 2013 Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri
2004, 2007, 2010 Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, Orlando, Florida
2005 - 2006 Lakefront Festival of Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2003 - 2006, 2009 - 2015 Bruce Museum Art Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2002 - 2005 Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, Michigan
2003 - 2005 Art Fair on the Square, Madison, Wisconsin
2004  Long's Park Art Festival, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
2004  Naples Invitational Art Festival, Florida
2003 - 2004, 2010 - 2014 Bonita Springs National Art Festival, Florida
2002 - 2010, 2014 - 2015 Cottonwood Art Festival, Dallas, Texas
2003 - 2004 Austin Fine Arts Festival, Texas
2001 - 2009 Austin Museum of Art Holiday Art Show, Texas
2005  Armonk Outdoor Art Festival, New York
2004  Port Clinton Art Festival, Chicago, Illinois
2003 , 2008   Coconut Grove Art Festival, Miami, Florida
2002  Cain Park Arts Festival, Cleveland, Ohio
1999  Local Color Art Gallery, College Station, Texas ~ solo exhibit
1998  Austin Museum of Art Holiday Art Show, Texas
1997 - 1999 Austin Museum of Art Fiesta Art Show, Texas
1993 - 2003 Annual Open Studio Show, Austin, Texas
1972  West Alexander Art Show, Pennsylvania

Commissions and Awards ( selected )

2016 Merit Award, Main St Fort Worth Arts Festival
2014 Best of Show, Main St Fort Worth Arts Festival
2014 Award for Drawing, Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2013 Award of Distinction, Bonita Springs National art Show, Bonita Springs, Florida
2012 Best of Show, Crested Butte Arts Festival, Colorado
2011 - 2012 Best in Category, Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2011 - 2012 Best in Category, St Louis Art Fair, Clayton, Missouri
2012 Best in Category, Rockport Art Festival, Rockport, Texas
2011 Best in Category, Autumn & Art at Bradley Fair, Wichita, Kansas
2009 Best of Show, Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Maryland
2009 Best of Show, Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival, Greenwich, Connecticut
2008 - 2010 Award of Merit, Naples National Art Festival, Florida
2010 Award of Merit, Bonita Springs National Art Festival, Florida
2004 - 2008 Best in Category, Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Maryland
2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010 Juror Merit Award, Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival
2006 Award of Excellence, Art Fair at Laumeier, Missouri
2005 Second in Category, Armonk Outdoor Art Festival, New York
2004 Best of Show, Art Fair on the Square, Madison
2003 Best in Painting and Drawing, Arts Beats & Eats, Michigan
2003 Best in Medium, Austin Fine Arts Festival
2003 First Place - Pastel, Scottsdale Arts Festival, Arizona
2003 Best of 2-D, Bonita Springs National Art Festival, Florida
2001 Best of Show, Runner-up, Austin Museum of Art Holiday Art Show
1999-2001 book commission, Telluride, Colorado
1998 Best in Medium, Austin Museum of Art Fiesta Art Show
1997 five landscapes, commission, University of Texas
1972-2012 landscape commissions for private residences
 
 

EDUCATION

University of Houston
Tucson Museum of Art School
Bethany College