NEWS & EVENTS
Bower Slough on left
EXHIBIT
Northwest Pastel Society
38th International Open Juried Exhibition
Matzke Fine Art Gallery & Sculpture Park Matzke Fine Art Gallery
Location: 2345 Blanche Way, Camano Island, WA
Exhibition Dates: June 1 – July 7, 2024
Sponsored by: Northwest Pastel Society NWPS.org
Gallery Hours: Friday – Sunday 11am – 5pm
Mon – Thursday by appt: (360) 387-2759
Opening, Reception & Awards: June 1, 2024, 2:30 – 7pm
Bowl of Cherries, Watercolor, 17″ x 21½”
EXHIBIT
Waterworks Online
Northwest Watercolor Society Annual Juried Members Exhibition
Exhibition Opens: April 26, 2024
Sponsored by: NWWS
Location: Online – NWWS Annual Waterworks Exhibition
Gallery Hours: 24/7
Opening & Awards Online: April 26, 2024, 5 pm – 7 pm (PST)
NWWS Follow link to register for the online presentation
It is exciting to share that this watercolor painting, Bowl of Cherries, has been accepted for this exhibition!
See the April blog post here for a few painting process photos.
Twin Firs, Pastel, 20″ x 16″
EXHIBIT
Plein Air to Studio
Plein Air Washington Artists 2024 Annual Juried Winter Show
Cole Gallery ColeGallery.net
Location: 107 5th Avenue S, Edmonds, WA
Exhibition Dates: January 5 – February 11, 2024
Sponsored by: Plein Air Washington Artists PAWA Website
Gallery Hours: Monday – Saturday 10am – 6pm
Sunday 10am – 5pm
Third Thursday Art Walk 5pm – 8pm
Reception & Awards Presentation (6pm): January 5, 2024, 2 – 7pm
This painting won an Honorable Mention merchandise award – from Multimedia Art Board!
Lily Glow, Colored Pencil & Pastel, 6¼” x 6¼”
EXHIBIT
Core Expressions
Colored Pencil Society of America Seattle Chapter Members Show
Edmonds Arts Festival Gallery
Exhibition Dates: December 6, 2023 – March 2, 2024
Sponsored by: CPSA – Seattle DC-207 CPSA – Seattle
Location: Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main Street, Edmonds, WA
Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 7pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm
Reception: Art Walk – Thursday, December 21, 2023, 3 – 8pm
PUBLICATION
American Art Collector
Issue #218 December 2023
It is a dream come true to have my work included in American Art Collector magazine! Two pages of the four page article are shown here.
Presented by: American Art Collector
Available: Print version – Newsstands (until December 28, 2023)
Online Print &/or Digital versions – American Art Collector Issue #218
PUBLICATION
The Best of Drawing
Special Issue: 15th Annual Strokes of Genius Competition Winners
Winter 2024
It is thrilling to have my artwork, Preparations, published among the amazing works included in this magazine.
Presented by: Artists Magazine and American Artist
Available: Print version – Newsstands (until February 18, 2024)
Online Print &/or Digital versions – The Best of Drawing
PUBLICATION
International Artist
Issue #153 October/November 2023
It is an honor and exciting to share that my artwork, Preparations, is the Grand Prize Winner in International Artist Magazine Challenge #137 Favorite Subjects!
Presented by: International Artist Magazine
Available: Print version – Newsstands (until November 28, 2023)
Online Print &/or Digital versions – International Artist Magazine
Necanicum River Heron, Pastel, 18″ x 24″
EXHIBIT
Northwest Pastel Society
2023 Juried Members Show
Exhibition Dates: September 16 – October 21, 2023
Sponsored by: Northwest Pastel Society nwps.org
Location: Larson Gallery larsongallery.org
1606 West Nob Hill Blvd. Yakima, WA 98902
Opening: September 16, 2023 noon – 2:00 pm
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 5:00 pm Saturday 12 pm – 5:00 pm
(note this schedule varies during opening reception days)
For more information about this painting and exhibit, see the blog post here.
EXHIBIT
Plein Air Washington Artists
8th Annual “Little Gems” Juried Members Show
Exhibition Dates: August 4 – 26, 2023
Sponsored by: Plein Air Washington Artists pleinairwashingtonartists.com
Location: Scott Milo Gallery scottmilo.com
420 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221
Opening: August 4 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Public Art Walk: August 4 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and by appointment.
EXHIBIT
Colored Pencil Society of America
31st Annual CPSA International Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: July 2 – 30, 2023
Sponsored by: Colored Pencil Society of America
Location: The Summit Hotel Gallery 5345 Medpace Way, Cincinnati, OH 45227
Hours: Gallery located just off the lobby – open 24/7
Online: CPSA Exhibition
It is exciting and an honor to announce this painting won the BLICK Art Materials Award for Distinction!
Award Winners: CPSA
EXHIBIT
Northwest Pastel Society
37th International Open Juried Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – June 30, 2023
Sponsored by: Northwest Pastel Society www.nwps.org
Location: Online Gallery Shows
Hours: 24/7
PUBLICATION
The Best of Drawing
14th Annual Strokes of Genius Competition
The Best of Drawing Magazine | Winter 2023 Issue
A special issue for the 14th Annual Strokes of Genius competition.
Presented by: Artist Magazine and American Artist
Available: Print version – Newsstands (until Feb 23, 2023)
Online Digital version – Artists Network
PUBLICATION
International Artist
Issue #145 June/July 2022
Prize Winner in International Artist Magazine Challenge #129 Still Life
Presented by: International Artist Magazine
Available: Print version – Newsstands (until July 28, 2022)
Online Print &/or Digital versions – International Artist Magazine
EXHIBIT
Colored Pencil Society of America
29th Annual CPSA International Exhibition 2021 Online
Exhibition Dates: July 15, 2021 – ongoing
Sponsored by: Colored Pencil Society of America
Location: CPSA Website
Hours: 24/7
EXHIBIT
Colored Pencil Society of America
28th Annual CPSA International Exhibition 2020 Online
Exhibition Dates: July 2020 – ongoing
Sponsored by: Colored Pencil Society of America
Location: CPSA Website
Hours: 24/7
My watercolor painting, Volumes, is published in this issue!
PUBLICATION
The Best of Watercolor
21st Splash Competition
The Best of Watercolor Magazine | 2020 Issue
A special issue for the 21st Splash watercolor competition.
Presented by: Artists Magazine
Available: Print version – Newsstands (until December 20, 2020)
Online Digital version – Artists Network
PAST EVENTS
EXHIBIT
Focus On Book Arts
Faculty & Staff Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: July 1 – August 27, 2022
Sponsored by: Focus On Book Arts
Location: Valley Art Association, 2022 Main Street, Forest Grove, OR 97116
Gallery Hours: W – Sat 11:00 am – 5:30pm
Opening & Artist Reception: Saturday, July 9, 2022 2:00pm – 4:00pm
View a video walk-through of Exhibit: FOBA
EXHIBIT
Plein Air Washington Artists
Winter Exhibition 2020
Exhibition Dates: December 5, 2020 – January 31, 2021
Sponsored by: Plein Air Washington Artists pleinairwashingtonartists.com
Location: Online
Hours: 24/7
EXHIBIT
Plein Air Washington Artists
5th Annual Juried Members Show
Exhibition Dates: June 5 – 27, 2020
Sponsored by: Plein Air Washington Artists pleinairwashingtonartists.com
Location: Scott Milo Gallery scottmilo.com
420 Commercial Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221
Hours: Open for Phase 2 (COVID)
Thursday-Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00pm and by appointment.
EXHIBIT
The Schack Holiday Exhibit
Colored Pencil Society of America – Seattle Chapter Members Show
Exhibition Dates: November 14, 2019 – January 4, 2020
Sponsored by: CPSA Seattle-DC-207 cpsa.org
Location: Schack Art Center schack.org
2921 Hoyt Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Hours: Tues – Sat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
EXHIBIT
Northwest Color IV
Colored Pencil Society of America – Seattle & Portland Chapters Members Show
Exhibition Dates: July 20 – August 31, 2019
Sponsored by: CPSA Seattle-DC-207 & Portland-DC 201 cpsa.org
Location: American Art Company americanartco.com
1126 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
Hours: Tues – Sat 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
EXHIBIT
Northwest Watercolor Society
79th Annual International Juried Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: April 29 – July 11, 2019
Sponsored by: Northwest Watercolor Society www.nwws.org
Location: Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave. N., Shoreline, WA 98133
Hours: M – F 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
This painting won the Salis International, Inc. Award!
CONFERENCE EXHIBIT
Focus On Book Arts 2019
Biennial International Book Arts Conference
Exhibit: FOBA Faculty & Staff Exhibit
Pacific University Library, 1st Floor
Workshop: DRAWING FOR EVERYONE (especially those who think they can’t)
Dates: June 26 – 27, 2019
Location: Pacific University, Forest Grove, OR
Information: Focus On Book Arts www.focusonbookarts.org
EXHIBIT
Drawn to Colored Pencil II
CPSA – Seattle Chapter Member Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: October 5, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Sponsored by: Colored Pencil Society of America – Seattle District Chapter 207 www.cpsa207.org
Location: Bellevue Arts Museum, Community Education Gallery
510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Opening Reception: Sunday, October 7, 2018 2 – 4 pm
EXHIBIT
Surrealism
40th Annual Anniversary Exhibition
Exhibition Dates: June 16 – July 29, 2018
Sponsored by: Washington Calligraphers Guild www.calligraphersguild.org
Location: The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Opening Reception: Thursday June 21, 2018 7 – 9 pm
CONFERENCE EXHIBIT
Seattletters
The 37th International Calligraphy Conference
Faculty Exhibit
Dates: July 14-21, 2018
Location: Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Information: Seattletters in Bellingham www.seattletters.org
EXHIBIT
Enduring Brilliance
45th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Pastel Society of America
Exhibition Dates: September 5 – September 30, 2017
Sponsored by: The Pastel Society of America www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org
Location: The National Arts Club www.nationalartsclub.org
15 Grammercy Park South
New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITION
Questions of Significance
EXPLORING THE GRAND CANYON AND PORTRAYING IT IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA
Exhibit: March 3 – April 29, 2017
Opening: Friday, March 3, 2017 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Artist Talk: Friday, March 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm
Location: Durango Fine Arts Center – Fine Art Library www.durangoarts.org
802 E. 2nd Avenue
Durango, CO 81301
WORKSHOP
Drawing for Everyone!
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO THINK THEY CAN’T DRAW
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, March 4 & 5, 2017
Location: Durango, CO
Contact: Durango Art Center www.durangoarts.org
