AAPL Award

I'm thrilled to announce that my colored pencil drawing, On a Crisp Day, has received a Blick Art Materials Award at The American Artists Professional League 86th Grand National Exhibit. See all of the award winners here: http://www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org/online_86_winners.htm#gallery

Whistler House Museum of Art Members Exhibit

I just found out that my oil painting, Sophia, has been accepted into this year's Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Juried Members Exhibit. The show will include a variety of works by artist members of the Whistler House Museum of Art and Lowell Art Association, and runs from November 19th through January 17th with a reception on November 22nd from 2-4pm. For more information, see http://www.whistlerhouse.org/.

AAPL 86th Grand National

I'm excited to announce that my colored pencil drawing On a Crisp Day has been accepted into the American Artists Professional League 86th Grand National Exhibition! See all of the accepted artwork here: http://www.americanartistsprofessionalleague.org/online_86_accepted.htm#gallery

CPSA Award

I am so thrilled to announce that my colored pencil portrait, Elise has won an Award for Outstanding Recognition at the 22nd Annual CPSA International Exhibition! I just returned from the exhibition in Ormond Beach, FL, and I was really blown away by the artwork on display. The show continues through August 25th at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens.

CLWAC Award

I am excited to announce that my colored pencil piece Quiet Moment shown above has won Second Place for Graphics or Mixed Media at this year's Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Member's Show!

"Director's Choice" in FA Fine Art Portrait Show

I am so honored that my piece Next has been amongst those portraits selected for "Director's Choice" at the Francesca Anderson Fine Art 29th Annual Portrait Show! See all of the selected portraits here: http://www.portraitsnorth.com/current_show.html

Two Portrait Exhibitions

I am very excited to have my work included in two different portrait exhibitions in the month of April!

The first, the Francesca Anderson Fine Art | Portraits North 29th Annual Portrait Show, is in Lexington MA and runs now through April 26th. The work by about 40 portrait artists are included in this show as samples to help clients select a portrait artist. My colored pencil drawing Next and pastel portrait Sophia are on display. For more information, please see http://www.portraitsnorth.com/current_show.html

The second show called "Celebrating the Portrait as Art" takes place at Haynes Galleries in Nashville, TN from April 18 through May 24. My oil portrait Ethan and colored pencil drawing A Second Cup will be on display. For more information, please see http://haynesgalleries.com/hgSite/pages/newsAndEvents/newsAndEvents-PortraitAsArtNash.html

Greenhouse Gallery Salon International

I am thrilled to announce that my painting Danny has been accepted into the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art Salon International 2014 exhibition! The exhibition takes place April 5-25 at the Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art in San Antonio, and will include original oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel paintings. The juror is world-renowned master painter and teacher, David A. Leffel. For more information, see http://si.greenhousegallery.com/.

Award at WHMA Members Exhibition

I am so thrilled that my colored pencil drawing Elise was announced the Winner of the Edith Burger Award for Artistic Excellence at last night's reception for the Whistler House Museum of Art Members Exhibition! Above is a photo of me by the piece, as well as my wonderful model, my sister, Elise.

I also had an oil painting accepted into the exhibit, Father and Son, pictured above with my other two wonderful models, my husband and son. 

The show is full of amazing artwork in a variety of media, and well worth the visit. I also recommend checking out the rest of the museum. For more information, see http://www.whistlerhouse.org/

OPA Juried Salon Show

I am excited to announce that my painting Father and Son has been accepted into the Oil Painters of America 2013 Juried Salon Show. The exhibition will take place in Petoskey, MI, from June 21 through August 31. For more information, see http://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/.

Upcoming CLWAC Members' Show

My piece Danny will be included in the exhibition.

CLWAC 116th Annual

I'm getting ready to ship my portrait Ethan to NYC, as it has been accepted into the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 116th Annual Open Juried Exhibition. The exhibition will feature work by women artists in media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, graphics and mixed media, and will be held at the National Arts Club from October 2nd through October 26th. For more information, see my Events page or http://www.clwac.org/.

Art Kudos Exhibition

I am excited to announce that my portrait, Danny was selected as a Finalist in the 2012 Art Kudos International Juried Art Competition & Exhibition. You can view all of the award winners and finalists on their website, http://artkudos.com/, and my portrait can be found on this page.

20th Annual CPSA Exhibition

I'm so excited that my piece A Second Cup has been accepted into the 20th Annual CPSA International Exhibition! This is my fifth year in a row being accepted into the exhibition. This year's exhibition will take place in Covington, KY, with over 120 colored pencil works on display. For more information, see cpsa.org.

Honorable Mention at CSOPA Exhibition

I attended the reception for the CSOPA Faces of Winter Exhibition on Friday, and the portraits on display were really amazing. I am thrilled that my portrait Danny was selected to be a part of the exhibit, and also to have been awarded honorable mention. I was especially excited to see one of Daniel Greene's paintings on display in addition to the portraits selected for the exhibit. The exhibition continues through February 24th at the UConn Stamford Art Gallery (see http://csopa.homestead.com/Faces-of-Winter-2012.html for more information).

CSOPA Faces of Winter Exhibition

I am so excited that my oil portrait, Danny has been accepted into the Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists (CSOPA) Faces of Winter 2012 Exhibition. In addition to the exhibit, CSOPA is hosting a Daniel Greene Festival, with activities throughout the weekend of February 3rd. For more information on the exhibit, go to http://csopa.homestead.com/Faces-of-Winter-2012.html.

Whistler Award

I attended the reception for the Whistler House Museum of Art Members Exhibition yesterday, and found out that my portrait of Nick won the Whistler Award! Above is a photo of me with my piece. The other award winners were truly amazing. The show goes on until December 30th. For more information, see www.whistlerhouse.org.

WHMA Exhibition

My oil portrait, Nick has been accepted into the Whistler House Museum of Art Annual Juried Member Exhibition! The exhibition will include artwork of various media by members of the Whistler House Museum of Art, and will run from November 19 through December 30. For more information on the event and venue, see http://www.whistlerhouse.org/.

Richeson 75

I am getting ready to ship my portraits Ethan and Christian to Wisconsin, as they have been accepted into the Richeson 75 Figure / Portrait 2011 International Art Competition. The exhibition will include seventy-five figure and portrait paintings in oil, water media, and dry media, and is put on by the Richeson School of Art & Gallery, a division of Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. I have tried a variety of oil paints, but Richeson Oils - The Shiva Series is my favorite brand, and the one I use almost exclusively. I prefer these paints for their rich color (particularly alizarin crimson, which I tend to use a lot), and more uniform texture. For more details on the exhibition, please see my Events page.

CLWAC Exhibition

I just found out that my colored pencil piece Sanguine Expectation has been accepted into the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 115th Annual Exhibition. The exhibit will run from October 4th through October 28th at the National Arts Club and will include work done by women artists in a variety of media from all over the United States. For more information on this and other upcoming shows, see my Events page.