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Statement, Biography, Education,
Selected Exhibitions and Publications
 My
pastel paintings show the commonplace in a new light - closely
observed and saturated in color. Deep interest in rural landscape
is conveyed through the lines, layers and strokes I make on the
paper with my pastel sticks. I look for the incidental details
that fully describe the depth and breadth of otherwise simple
scenes. My paintings are about clouds, grasses, reflections, atmosphere
and light; and the simple symbolism these elements evoke.
I have been holding Open Studio shows here for 30 years. They
have gradually become my main exhibition venue. I enjoy welcoming
people to my studio and garden. Visitors see the places the paintings
were created and talk with me about the process. My two regularly
scheduled annual events are the week of July Fourth and the long
Columbus Day Weekend in October. Upcoming
exhibits. photos by
Michael Poster
Gallery Representation
I am currently being represented locally, in Pennsylvania,
by
The Butternut Gallery 42 Church St. in Montrose 570.278.4011
Education back
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| 2007 & 2009 |
Master Class with Duane Wakeham Albuquerque
IAPS |
| 2003 |
Pastel Painting with Susan Ogilvie in North
Carolina |
| 2003 |
Pastel Painting with Lorenzo Chavez in Tucson |
| 2002 |
Pastel Painting with Doug Dawson in Florida |
| 2000 |
Pastel Painting with Jane Shoenfeld in New
Mexico |
| 1979 |
Pastel Painting with Albert
Handel in New York |
| 1966-1968 |
Samuel Fleisher Institure of Art Philadelphia
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| 1965-1968 |
Moore College of Art Philadelphia |
Selected Exhibitons back
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*solo exhibitions
***award
| 2009* |
Reflections of a Wanderer,
Orazio Salati Gallery, Binghamton NY , November. |
| 2009 & 2010 |
Focus, Butternut Gallery
in Montrose, PA. juried regional. |
| 2009 |
Marquis Art & Frame,
Scranton, two person exhibit, April/May. |
| 2008 |
Plein Air Festival of Door County,
Wisconsin, invitational. |
| 2008*** |
Art in the Barn; Lands at
Hillside Farms, Shavertown, PA juried. First Place Painting
Award. |
| 2008 |
Wayne Plein Air Exhibit;
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, juried |
| 2008 |
Recent Landscapes and Wishful
Thinking; Butternut Gallery, Montrose, invitational |
| 2008 |
Air Light & Color; Paintings
from the Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society at the Wyoming
County Courthouse, Tunkhannock. |
| 2007 |
Trees; A Collaborative Exhibit
of Writing and Visual Art, Butternut Gallery, Montrose, PA,
invitational |
| 2007 |
Around the Barn, EMCA Gallery
Tunkhannock, PA, invitational |
| 2007 |
Art Soup II, Lizza Fine
Art Studio, Tunkhannock, invitational |
| 2006*** |
Images of Susquehanna County,
Montrose, juried |
| 2006* |
Tangled Gardens: Moonlit Fields,
Orazio Salati Gallery Binghamton, NY |
| 2005 |
Serene & Free, Marquis
Gallery , Scranton |
| 2005 |
Drawn Together, The ART
Mission, Binghamton, NY |
| 2005 |
Scapes, Louisa Melrose Gallery,
Frenchtown, NJ |
| 2005 |
EMCA Special Edition, Endless
Mountains Council of the Arts Gallery, Tunkhannock, PA |
| 2005 |
Glenburn Township Art Show,
Glenburn Municipal Township Gallery, Glenburn, PA |
| 2005 |
Trading Spaces - Cooperative
Gallery 213 - Binghamton, NY |
| 2004* |
A Year of Salt Springs State
Park, Franklin Forks, PA |
| 2004*** |
Images of Susquehanna County
Montrose, PA, juried
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| 2003 |
The Landscape Artist, invitational
The Avenue Art Gallery, Endicott, NY |
| 2003 |
Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society
members show, Tunkhannock, PA
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| 2003 |
Reflections of the Mountains
Catskill Mountain Foundation, Hunter, NY
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| 2002-2004 |
Art & Jazz on the Ave
Scranton, PA, juried invitational |
| 2003 |
Too Soon For Spring? and
'Scapes
Louisa Melrose Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ |
| 2002-2003 |
Ninth Annual National Juried
Exhibition
Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich, CT |
| 2002 |
Fourth Annual Juried Painting
Exhibition
Louisa Melrose Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ |
| 2002 |
Pennsylvania Plein Air Society
Members Show
Forty Fort Mtg. House, Forty Fort, PA |
| June, July & August 2002 |
A.P.A. Fine Art Gallery
Milford, PA |
| 2001 |
Small Works
Endless Mountains Council of the Arts Gallery
Tunkhannock, PA |
| August -Sept 1999 |
Two Paths
Exhibit Wyoming County Courthouse Gallery Tunkhannock, PA |
| June-July 1999 |
Catskill Botanicals
Hunter, NY |
| March 1999 |
Philadelphia Society of Botanical
Illustrators
Philadelphia Flower Show-Philadelphia, PA |
| September 1998* |
Summer Flowers and Botanicals
at the Tudor Book Shop Art Gallery in Clarks summit, PA |
| March-April 1998* |
Paintings from a Secluded
Garden,
Penn State Worthington ,Scranton,PA |
| May-August 1997 |
Homage to Matisse
Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA |
| June-July 1996,1997 |
Art Wild
Contemporary Gallery, Marywood College, Scranton, PA |
| April 1995 |
AFA Gallery
514 Lackawanna Ave. Scranton, PA |
| October 1994 |
Invitational Art Show
Waverly, PA |
| August 1994,1990, 1987*, 1984
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Dorflinger Suydam Invitational
White Mills, PA |
| March 1993 |
Jewish Community Center
Scranton, PA |
| Nov. 1989* |
Hefft House
Gallery,Shavertown, PA |
| June 1987 |
Women’s Resource Center
& Doris Fordham Gallery
Marywood College, Scranton PA |
| February 1986*& April 1982*
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Doris Fordham Gallery
Clarks Summit, PA |
| October 1985* |
Paintings from a Woodland Garden
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA |
| August 1982 |
Paintings by Contemporary American
Artists
Marworth, Waverly, PA |
Publications back
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Horticulture
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15 articles, illustrated with multiple full color illustrations:
May, June 1987; January, March, June, November 1988; March
1989; February, November, December 1990; March, April, June/July,
August/September 1991; November 1992
12 full color illustrations for Well Chosen Garden-November
1988 through January 1990
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Woman’s Day
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15 full color garden illustrations: Mar. 20, 1990; May1,
1991; April,1992; April 6, 1993; April 5, 1995; April 2,
1996; March 13, 1997; March 10, May 12, 1998; March 9, April
4, 1999, April 1, 2000, March 13, 2001, March 12, 2002,
March 9 2004.
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| Garden Style |
April/May 2001 |
| The Gardener |
October/November 2001 |
Affiliations back
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I am a signature member of International
Plein Air Painters, Landscape
Artists International and the Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society.
I hold an associate membership in Pastel Society of America.
I have been director of the Artists' Open House Weekend:studio
tours in Susquehanna County for thirteen years. I am a member
of the online group Daily
Painters of Pennsylvania
For three years I was an invited participant in The Central Park
Paintout in New York City. In 2008 I was invited to participate
in Door County Plein Air Festival in Wisconsin and juried into
the Wayne PA Plein Air Festival.
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