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I paint colorful outdoor landscapes. Whether working in the studio or en plein air my medium of choice is oil. Before painting, preparatory sketches or drawings in graphite, charcoal, ballpoint pen, or watercolor ease the way into the oil paintings which are executed using a palette knife and/or brushes. My art conveys a sense of energy through texture that stems from a wide variety of mark making.
I am an Ohio artist who travels and paints on site. A feature article about my six weeks plein air trip to India can be found in the January 2006 issue of American Artist Magazine! This coming winter I will spend four weeks painting in the North of India and in the Kingdom of Bhutan. My third solo exhibition at the Sharon Weiss Gallery in Columbus, OH opens in June 2007.
Contact me to purchase a copy of the hardcover book "The Land We Call Ohio".
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| Artist Exhibitions |
2010 |
"ART at the ARNOLD", a juried painting competition at the Arnold Fitness Festival, Columbus, OH. - Top Prize Winner. Winning painting purchased by Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Encountering India and Bhutan", Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN. "5th Solo Exhibition", Sharon Weiss Gallery, 20 E. Lincoln St., Columbus, OH. |
2009 |
"Door County Plein Air Invitational", Fish Creek, WI. "Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition",Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 87501 "Fresh Paint", Solo Exhibition, Zanesville Art Museum, 620 Military Rd., Zanesville, OH "Remembering Russell", Columbus Museum of Art - Purchase Award. |
2008 |
"Contemporary American Realism: 2008", Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN "OPAS Winter Juried" Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH - Second Place and Honorable Mention Awards "ViewPoint 2008" National Juried, Wessel Gallery, Cincinnati, OH "OPAS Juried" Schumacher Gallery of Capital University, Bexley, OH - Twp 2nd Place Awards "OPAS Plein Air Competition" New Philadelphia, OH - 2nd Place and Artists' Choice Awards "Something's Fishy", 4th Solo Exhibition at the Sharon Weiss Gallery "Collage of Women Artists Juried", The Lyle Gallery, Columbus, OH - Best of Show, Purchase Award |
2007 |
"Ohio Landscapes", Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH "ViewPoint 2007" National Juried, Wessel Gallery, Cincinnati, OH - Cincinnati Art Galleries Award "Talent in Triplicate", Marquette Gallery, Cincinnati, OH Ohio Plein Air Society 4th Annual Plein Air Competition, New Philadelphia, OH - Honorable Mention "5th Worldwide Paintout & Plein Air Competition", Niagara Falls, Ontario - 2nd Place & Quick Draw Honorable Mention "Artist's Abroad", Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont Door County Invitational Plein Air Festival, Fish Creek, WI "Hudson Valley Art Association Annual Open Exhibition", National Arts Club, New York, NY Solo Exhibition, "Water Works", Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH "Dealer's Choice", Schumacher Museum, Bexley, OH OPAS Winter Juried Exhibition, High Road Gallery, Worthington, OH - Best of Show |
2006 |
Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional, Brazier Fine Art, Richmond, VA "Plein Air Easton!", Academy Museum, Easton Maryland Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana Group Exhibition, GC Lucas Gallery, Indianapolis, Indiana Solo Exhibition, "From India & Ireland, to Indian & Beyond", Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH Ohio Plein Air Society Winter Juried, Schumacher Museum, Bexley, OH "Art for Life" Auction, Canzani Center, Columbus, OH |
2005 |
Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Hilligoss Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Plein Air Easton, Quick Draw Competition, Easton, MD Solo Exhibition, "Chasing the Light", Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, OH Group Exhibition, Schumacher Museum, Capital University, Bexley, OH "Impressionists at the Conservatory" Invitational Paint Out, Bryan Roberts Gallery, Columbus, OH |
2004 |
Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, Washington "20/20" Invitational, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Bexley, OH Ohio Plein Air Society Plein Air Competition, Nelsonville, OH Hiawatha National Forest, Munising, MI "Impressionists at the Conservatory" Invitational Paint Out, Bryan Roberts Gallery, Columbus, OH |
2003 |
"Ohio Landscape Artists", Invitational, ArtSpace/Lima, Lima, OH "The Land We Call Ohio", Ohio Historical Center, Columbus, OH, June 19 - Aug. 3;Community Center for the Arts, Salem, OH, August 16 - 24; Walker Center, Cleveland; September 1 - 13; Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, OH, Sept. 19 - October 5; Ft. Meigs, Perryburg, OH; Campus Martius, Marietta, OH; Adena Museum & Education Center, Chilicothe, OH; AppleTree Auction Center, Granville, OH; December 6th "Ohio Landscapes", Decorative Arts Center, Lancaster, OH "Worthington Villagescapes," High Roads Gallery, Worthington, OH |
2002 |
"T.C. Steele Great Outdoor Paint Out", T.C. Steele State Park, Nashville, IN "Exhibition of Small Oil Paintings", Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA Annual Autumn Open, Garret Gallery, Lancaster, OH |
1998-2001 |
Travel Study |
1997 |
"Women Artists' Expo", Columbus, OH "Treize Femmes Americainnes Artistes", La Colle sur Loup, France "Small Works Grand Salon", OBC Gallery, Westerville, OH "Wellington School Fine Arts Exhibition", Arlington, OH |
1996 |
Annual Autumn Open, Garret Gallery, Lancaster, OH Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH "The Line Forms Here," The Stage Gallery, Merrick, NY Spring Ohio Exhibition, Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, OH "All-Ohio," Pearl Conard Gallery, OSU, Mansfield Campus, Mansfield, OH "Extending the Portrait," Fort Hayes Art Gallery, Columbus, OH |
1995 |
Solo Exhibition, Worthington Inn, Worthington, OH "Mid-Life Mamas Art & Java Jive," Scotty MacBean, Worthington, OH Foothills Art Exhibition, Jackson, OH "Without the Fig Leaf," Wile-Kovach Gallery, Grandview, OH |
1994 |
Solo Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH Otterbein University, Westerville, OH Denison University, Granville, OH Worthington Arts Council, Worthington, OH City Hall, Columbus, OH "A Passion for Prints: Recent Works by Ohio Printmakers," Schumacher Museum, Capital University, Bexley, OH Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH |
1993 |
Canzani Center, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH |
1988 |
Red Bank Artists Guild, Red Bank, NJ |
1987 |
New Jersey State Exhibition, Lincroft, NJ |
1983-1984 |
Maryland Federation of Art (MFA), Annapolis, MD |
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| Commissions |
2007 |
Dennison Depot Museum, Dennison, OH |
2006 |
Central Ohio Women's Board of the Diabetes Association
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1991 |
Open Heart Recovery Unit, University Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
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