The Butternut Gallery& Second Story Books-a selection of my new work is always on display. Montrose's only (and best!) fine arts & crafts gallery at 42 Church Street, second floor. ...new exhibit every month and a thoughtful selection of secondhand books, too. Closed during January. Hours - Thursday through Sunday afternoons (some Wednesdays during summer-call Betty or Tom to check on times570-278-4011)

Air, Light, and Color. 2008 - Paintings from the Pennsylvania En Plein Air Society. I am a signature member of this group. We paint out-of-doors! Plein air paintings have become quite in demand recently. They are appreciated for their spontaneity and suggestion of the feeling in the air of a particular time and place. Opening reception January 11, 4-6pm Wyoming County Courthouse Gallery, Tunkhannock, PA. Open during courthouse hours Mon-Fri 9am-4pm through March 27, 2008.

Garden Paintings from members of the Wyoming Valley Art League
Pastel paintings done during my Novemer 2007 weekend workshop for the Wyoming Valley Art League. The exhibit is during January at the Pierce Gallery in Kingston on the corner of Pierce and 3rd Ave. more details as I get them. I've been invited to show my two demonstration paintings in this exhibit.

Recent Landscapes and Wishful Thinking* - Feb 23 through April 20, 2008
The paintings of Rodrica Tilley and Cheryl Korb at The Butternut Gallery in Montrose; Opening reception Saturday Feb. 23 2-5pm.
Winter Hours - Th, Fri & Sat 11-5 570-278-4011 *we're longing for spring here.

Lights Out America - March 29, 2008 - 8-9pm - 1 Night, 1 Hour, 1 Bulb!
I will be doing a painting to promote Dark Skies...stay tuned.

Southern Tier Orchid Society Annual Orchid Show - April 25, 26, 27- 2008
This annual feast for the eyes is held at the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City, NY. I will have some of my recent orchid watercolors on display. And I'll be there oohing and ahhing the real ones!

Wayne Plein Air Festival - May 17-June 28, 2008
I will be painting on location in Wayne, PA with other nationally known plein air artists May 14-17. There will be a gala preview and artists' reception May 17, 6-9pm. The exhibit at the Wayne Art Center will continue through June 28. 610-688-3553 for more info.

Art in the Barn - Hillside Farms, Shavertown, PA - June 6 through 15, 2008
About 45 works of barn-inspired art:watercolors, drawings, oils, etchings and sculpture. and it all stinks! Yes, there are cows nearby...it's a real farm! Despite the fact that Autumn Mist, my pastel painting, won First Prize in Painting I can say, this show really stinks! There are cows nearby and yes, it's a real farm! The Museum Barn is great...excellent lighting...and hay and barn cats! We love it!
570-696-4500 info.

Summer Show at Studio -
June 27 through July 6, 2008
Opening Friday June 27 from 6-8pm - everyone is invited. Every day after that;
10-6pm, through July 6. I will be showing my new watercolor and pastel paintings: , snowscenes, flowers, gardens, landscapes, nocturnes.
My favorite guest artist, Zoë Poster, will be showing her recent clay work.
Come view the art and garden.
Any day June 29 through July 6 you and all other artists are invited to join me painting outdoors in the garden. Get some of your painting pals together, bring your lunch and come on out. My colorful garden is a great plein air painting location. At the end of the day we will have a little social hour to discuss and admire our work. Free. No instruction. 570-278-2479.

9th Annual Countryside Conservancy Auction - July 12, 6pm Keystone College, LaPlume, PA. Countryside Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting lands and waters in and near the Tunkhannock Creek Watershed for the public benefit now, and for the future. The Conservancy works in Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. 570.945.6995 I have donated 2 original plein air garden pieces, Michael Poster has donated an original photograph and Zoë Poster some garden consultation services.

EMCA Auction - July 19th - Tunkhannock - 6pm
The 6th Annual Fine Art Auction exhibit opens Sunday July 6th 2pm to 5pm. Auction will be held this year at the Endless Mountains Council of the Arts. A beautiful watercolor by Joan Johnson; "Under the Bridge,"will be the feature raffle painting; tickets for this painting are $ 2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 570-836-EMCA.
My pastel painting, Farm on White Creek Road will be one of the original works auctioned off to support the continued excellent work of EMCA in bringing art to our communities of NEPA.

Door County Plein Air Festival -July 20-26, 2008 - Wisconsin
I am delighted to have been invited to participate in this week-long Paint Out. I all ready have visions of marinas and sunsets and picturesque artsy towns...and rubbing shoulders with 40 other nationally known plein air painters! This is to say nothing of the events adjacent to painting time; gallery exhibition, live-auction of work done during the Saturday morning two-hour Quick Paint Event in Fish Creek, WI, cocktail parties, patrons previews, interested spectators, picnic with the artists! Is this exciting or what?!!!

The Joy of Drawing - Montrose Area Adult School - Tuesdays in September 5-7pm. I am the instructor and the class will be loosely structured with consideration to students' interests. We will likely touch on travel sketching, still-life, people & animals, perspective, undercover, plein air and gesture drawing. You must pre-register; at the Green on the 4th, at the Blueberry Festival, by picking up a catalogue or by calling Philippa Follert 570-278-2006 or Mary Lee Fitzgerald 570-278-3452. $20. Different locations around Montrose area.

12 th Annual Artists' Open House Weekend - October 11,12 &13, 2008
Studio tours in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Mine is one of approximately 20 other studios showing art and fine crafts by 30 local artisans. Free Fun! 10-6 daily. Demos on Monday: Watercolor painting at eleven. Pastel Painting at two.
570-278-2479.