North Hills Gallery Exhibition Artists' Reception

As chair of the exhibition, I share the awards presentation with APS President Britta Herzog. On the right, she present a merit award for my painting of "Mollie II" -- see photos below.

4th Annual APS North Hills Gallery Exhibit

Please join me and 24 other colleagues with the Austin Pastel Society for the artists' reception opening our exhibition. It's 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7 at North Hills Gallery, NHills Methodist Church, 7050 Village Center Drive, right off Far West near Mopac. These are my two works in the show, which will be juried by Austin artist Eve Larson. I am also exhibit co-chair for the show, and we all had fun hanging it today -- it looks great!

Austin Pastel Society Paint-Around

Last week four fellow artists and I started our own paintings -- and then spent time "painting around" each others' works! After an hour the five finished paintings were signed by all five of us and sold for our scholarship fund. Here I am working on someone else's Italian landscape; "my" painting was a Martha's Vineyard harbor scene.

Texas Pastel Society Summer Exhibition

Receiving certificate of excellence at the New Braunfels show, for the three works juried into the exhibition.

Martha's Vineyard Summer Portrait

Melissa Breese, who manages the Old Sculpin Gallery, requested this portrait of her son, Cyrus, to match the one I did of her daughter Susa last summer -- see below. Cyrus posed for two of my portrait classes this summer; he was such a popular subject that the class requested an additional session. In addition to the portrait classes, I also taught still life sessions. We had return visitors from last year, and a number of kids, who were some of the best students.

Old Sculpin Gallery Two-Week Exhibition Opens

"Toy Story" and "Lighting the Way" are two of the recent works at my two-week exhibit that starts next Sunday, July 11 and continues through July 24 at the Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown, MA on Martha's Vineyard. Please stop by for the artists' reception on Sunday, July 11 and again on Sunday, July 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. I will also be teaching classes in Still Life and Portraiture on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m. -- July 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22. This will be my 4th year to exhibit at the gallery through my affiliation with Martha's Vineyard Art Association.

Three Paintings Chosen for National Juried Competition

"Mollie II," "Colorful Cleanup," and "59th @ 10th NYC" were selected by noted pastelist and juror Alan Flattman for the upcoming June exhibit of the Texas Pastel Society. The opening reception will be at the New Braunfels Art League, 239 W. San Antonio, New Braunfels from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 4. The gallery show opens June 2 and goes through June 29 and is open daily. www.texaspastelsociety.com

I'll be posting my works for my upcoming July show at the Old Sculpin Gallery in Martha's Vineyard soon!

Art, Philanthropy Unite at Austin Settings

Last week, I was proud to participate in Austin Settings, in its 14th year of raising money for local community organizations. This year's beneficiaries are Hospice Austin and the Austin Children's Shelter. Over 400 people viewed the trendiest and most stunning "tablescapes" at the two day event. As the new co-chair of exhibits for the Austin Pastel Society, I was gratified that we were able to partner for the first time with Settings to exhibit and sell our works, to the benefit of the local organizations and our artists. I was pleased to donate the art pictured here for the program cover, created specifically for the event. Fleur-de-lis notecards with envelopes are still selling! Please see austinsettings.com for more event information.

Preparing for July Exhibition at Old Sculpin Gallery

I just painted this in a class I recently took with noted Pastelist Claudia Seymour. This painting, called "Lighting the Way," focuses on a lantern from my husband's extensive collection, an antique map of the New Bedford harbor, and other marine-related antiques.