Pieces Selected to be in the CHAL at the Dumbarton Exhibit

Thank you, Lynn Creamer, artistic director of Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg, WV, for selecting three of my paintings to be in the La Buena Vida exhibit at the Dubarton UMC. 

Bread, Apple and Wine

Journey

Uptown Saturday Night

Petite December - Art League of Alexandria

My little painting, Birches at Dawn was selected to be in the Petite December exhibit at the Art League of Alexandria.  This exhibit is part of the December show there.  Reception is Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.

SOLD    Birches at Dawn, acrylic on wrapped canvas, 6 x 6 inches.

Pieces Selected to be in the Capitol Hill Art League at the Hill Center Exhibition.

Thank you to the curatorial committee of the Hill Center for selecting four of my pieces to be part of this annual show.  This is such a beautiful venue and I am always thrilled when I am able to hang my art there.  The works will be on display from January 4 - February 25, 2018, with the opening reception the evening of January 10, 2018. 

Passing Thoughts and Passing Thoughts II won a Best in Show award.

 

Passing Thoughts  Acrylic and Collage on paper , matted and framed to 16 x 22 inches.Won Best in Show

Passing Thoughts II, acrylic and collage on paper, matted and framed to 17 x 20 inches  Won Best in Show

Gridlock, Acrylic on paper, matted and framed to 23 x 32 inches

Birches, Acrylic and Charcoal on paper, matted and framed to 24 x 29 inches

Balancing Act going to a brand new venue, The Durant Center

Balancing Act, was selected to be part of the Del Ray Artisan's exhibition at the Durant Center, 1605 Cameron Street,Alexandria, VA. The show will hang from November 28th through February 25th and the show reception is Monday, December11th, from 6 - 8pm. Hope you can drop by to get a bite to eat and see the show.

Balancing Act, acrylic on paper, matted and framed to 36x 22 inches.

Out and About

It has been wonderful to hang so many pieces recently.  Here are some that are out there.  I hope they bring joy to the viewers.

People Watchers at Bowie City Hall until February 10,  2018

Anthurium on Display at Doctors' Hospital of PG County until February 2018

Fleurishing

Anthurium on Display at Doctors' Hospital of PG County until February 2018

Out of Africa -on display at Velocity Condominiums until March 2018

Sunflower

Out of Africa -on display at Velocity Condominiums until March 2018

 

West of the Moon on display at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop as part of the CHAL Life Off the Hill exhibit.  Showing until Dec 2, 2017

Mountain Sages - on display at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop as part of the CHAL Life Off the Hill exhibit.  Showing until Dec 2, 2017

Treasure Map on display at the Strathmore Mansion until January 7, 2018.  The larger works are on the first floor and the miniature show is on the second floor.

Bejeweled Has a New Home

Thank you, Brian Legan, for selecting Bejeweled to be in the Falls Church Arts Abstract Expressions exhibit.  The painting sold.  It is always a great feeling when one of my paintings finds a forever home.

Bejeweled, acrylic on canvas, framed to 25 x 25 inches.

It's Greek to Me

Revised painting yet unmatted and unframed.  Loving it so much more with the changes. SOLD

Debuting at the Art League of Alexandria

"Desolate" was selected by juror, Jason Gubbiotti, to be part of Art League of Alexandria's November "Doubt" exhibit.  This exhibit will be on display from November7-December 3, 02017. The opening reception is Thursday, November 9, 6:30–8:00 pm.  Also, "Crow by Moonlight" will be making its debut in Gallery 75 in the Art League Gallery during the same time frame.

Desolate - Acrylic on paper matted and framed to 9 x 12 inches

Crow by Moonlight, acrylic and collage on paper, matted and framed to 16 x 20 inches.

April's Lilies

This painting was done using interesting techniques learned in April Rimpo Workshop.

April's Lilies acrylic on paper 11 x 14 unframed.SOLD

Painting without a brush in Marsha Staiger's class

This is my resolution from the chaotic start below.

From this

We all made marks on each others paper.  Our assignment was to bring our chaos into order.  

Thank you, Spencer Dormitzer, for selecting my paintings to be part of the Capitol Hill Are League's Summer Explorations exhibit.  It will hang in the gallery of the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, 545 7th Street, SE, from October 7 to November 11.  The opening reception, juror's talk and awards ceremony will be October 14, from 5-7 pm.

Close Quarters, Watercolor and Ink on Paper, floated and framed to 21 x 17 inches

Venasque: Village Atop a Rock, floated and framed to 17 x 21

My Favorite Things

Turning a song you love into a work of art? That's what 34 Capitol Hill Art League members did and their work will be shown at Gallery O on H St. Open reception: Oct. 6 from 7-10. Exhibit runs: until Nov. 3. Shown here painting by member Cathy Abramson called A Gathering of Time. Don't miss this unique exhibit and please hit LIKE if you want to come. — at Gallery O on H. 
My song was My Favorite Things, so I made an art book with a page for each of them.

Front Cover Made with Hand Marbled Paper

When the Dog Bites

When the Bee Stings

When I'm Feeling Sad, I Simply Remember My Favorite Things and Then I Don't Feel So Bad

Raindrops on Roses

Whiskers on Kittens

Bright Copper Kettles

Warm Woolen Mittens

Brown Paper Packages Wrapped Up in Strings

Cream Colored Ponies

Crisp Apple Strudle

Doorbells and Sleigh Bells

Schnitzel with Noodles

Wild Geese That Fly with the Moon On Their Wings

See Next Post for the Final Verse.

New Miniatures Accepted in the Strathmore MPSGS show

Guarding the Rugged Coastline, Acrylic on Board, framed to 5 x 5 inches

SOLD  Poppy Fields of Provence, Acrylic on Board, Framed to 4.5 x 5.5 inches

PVW Exhibition at Ernst Community Cultural Center Annandale, VA

My painting, Sacre Bleu, won an honorable mention at the Potomac Valley Watercolorists exhibition at the Ernst Community Cultural Center Annandale, VA.  The opening reception and award ceremony will be September 23,2017 from 1-3 pm

Sacre Bleu, Watercolor on Yupo matted and framed to 23x 21 inches

Art League of Alexandria Mark Exhibition for September 2017

Thank you, Charles Jean-Pierre, for electing Making My Mark to be part of the Marks exhibit at the Art League of Alexandria.  This September show will be on exhibit from September 5 - October 1, 2017.

Making My Mark, Acrylic on Paper, matted and framed to 22 x 36 inches

My Painting, A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts will be on display as part of the Baltimore Watercolor Society's Signature Member's Show at the Ocean City Center for the arts 502 94th Avenue,  Ocean City, MD, from August 28 through October 1, 2017.  The opening reception will be September 1st from 5-7 pm.

A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts, Watercolor on Paper, matted and framed to 25 x 32 inches.

The Maryland Federation of Art's Fall Members Show

My mixed media piece, Strata Landscape Winter, was selected to be part of the Maryland Federation of Art's Fall Members Show.  The art will be on display from September 13- October 7th.  The reception and award ceremony will be September 24, from 3-5 pm.  I hope you can join us at the reception,  The address is

18 State Circle, Annapolis MD

Strata Landscape Winter Mixed Media on Board, framed to 8 x 20 inches

Del Ray Artisans Childhood Passions Exhibit

These two paintings were accepted to be part of the Del Ray Artisan's Childhood Passion Exhibition. These two pieces are representative of the role that religion played in my childhood and teens, as the sister of a Baptist minister. The opening reception will be Friday, September 1, 2017,from 7-9 pm at:

Del Ray Artisans Gallery
2704 Mt Vernon Ave
Alexandria, VA 22301

Promise - Acrylic and Collage matted and framed to 36 x 27 inches

Cruciforest - Oil on Canvas framed to 25 x 21 inches

SAG Art in the Garden Show

Two of my paintings were selected to be in the Springfield Art Guild's Art in the Garden show.

Geraniums of Montefalco 6 x 9 inch oil on Canvas Board

Hydrangea and Lemons 8 x 10 inch oil on canvas