ABOUT THE ARTIST

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"As a painter I have been inspired through the years by the figure, faces, flowers, clouds and a host of subjects in God's beautiful creation. Since my family and I moved to Idaho, I have been moved by the natural beauty of this area.

"I've completed large paintings as well as miniature pieces. My art career over the last 40 years has encompassed opportunities in commercial art, custom murals, portrait painting, teaching, and writing about art."

 

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS (SELECTED)



2011 Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Devin Galleries, Coeur d'Alene Idaho
2011 Richeson75 Small Works Exhibit, Richeson Art Gallery, Kimberly Wisconsin.
2010 Heart and Soul of the Great Plains, 3rd Invitational, Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton Oklahoma
2010 Exhibit of Original Paintings 2-person Show, Redtail Gallery, Sandpoint, Idaho.
97-11 ArtWalk, Sandpoint, Idaho. Exhibit of original oils and pastels.
2009 Exhibit of Original Paintings 2-person Show, Leslie Powell Gallery, Lawton Oklahoma.
2009 Artists' Salon Members Group Exhibit, Redtail Gallery, Sandpoint Idaho.
09-10 Yellowstone Art Museum Art Exhibit and Auction, Yellowstone Art Museum, Billings Montana.
2009 Midwinter Art Fest, Regional Artist Invitational at the Waterfront Community in Dover Bay, Idaho.
07-08 Annual Miniature Show at Timber Stand Gallery, Sandpoint, Idaho. Group invitational.
03-08 Yearly solo exhibits of new paintings, Naples Gallery, Naples Idaho.
91,06 La Petite XII, Alder Gallery, Coburg Oregon. National Small Format Show.
2001 Bearly There in Sandpoint, Idaho. Public art co-project with sculptor Lee Harris. Our bear was sponsored by Coldwater Creek and brought the highest bid at the benefit auction.
1996 National Christian Fine Arts Exhibit, Farmington, New Mexico. Juror of Awards.
1993 Pastel Society of Oregon Annual Juried Show, Bend, Oregon. Cash Award.
1993 Solo Exhibit, Wiseman Gallery, Grants Pass, Oregon.
1991 A Woman's Perspective. 12 Women Invitational Exhibit. Fine Arts Center, Madisonville, Kentucky.
1990 Central South Art Exhibition, The Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee. Cash Award.
1989 42nd Annual Mid-States Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science. Top Cash Award.
1988 Realism Today, 6th Annual Exhibit sponsored by Bristol-Myers, Evansville, Indiana. Cash Award.

 

PUBLIC ART PROJECTS



2008 Phase 1 Group Health Project for Redmond, WA health center, coordinated by Aesthetics Inc., San Diego.
2001 Bearly There in Sandpoint: Public art project with sculptor Lee Harris, benefited Panida Theatre and others.

 

PLEIN AIR PAINT OUTS and QUICK-DRAW EVENTS



2011 Art in the Making, Sponsored by Art Spirit Gallery, Coeur d'Alene Plaza in downtown CdA, Idaho.
2011 7th Annual Pacific Northwest Plein Air Paint Out & Show, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River Oregon.
08-11 Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Paint Out & Exhibit, sponsored by Friends of Scotchman Peaks, Sandpoint, Idaho. Third Place Awards 2009 and 2011.
2010 Palouse Plein Air Paint Out & Exhibit, sponsored by the City of Moscow, Idaho. City Purchase Award
2009 Yellowstone Art Museum Quick-Draw, Billings Montana.
2008 Oil Painters of America Paint Out and Exhibit, sponsored by Devin Galleries, Coeur d'Alene Idaho.
06-08 Plein Painters of North Idaho Paint Out and Exhibit, sponsored by Timber Stand Gallery, Sandpoint Idaho.
06-07 Sandpoint Quick-Draw and Auction, sponsored by Timber Stand Gallery, Sandpoint Idaho.

 

MUSEUM & HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS

Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana
St. Peter Hospital, Family Practice Clinic, Olympia, Washington
Community Methodist Hospital, Henderson, Kentucky
Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Redmond Medical Center, Redmond Washington
Bonner General Hospital "Art for the Soul" Collection, Sandpoint, Idaho
Salem Hospital, Permanent Display Post Partum Floor, Salem, Oregon

CORPORATE, ETC., COLLECTIONS (SELECTED)

Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical Corporation, Evansville, Indiana
Oklahoma Allergy Clinic, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Women's Health Center, Salem, Oregon
Farmington United Methodist Church, Farmington, New Mexico
Dallas Family Medicine, Dallas, Oregon

COMMISSIONS

The Festival at Sandpoint, Original Oil Painting for 2011 Poster, Program, and Auction
Family Practice Clinic at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia Washington, Original Oil Painting
Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Original Drawing
Private Collections in the US and France

EDUCATION

Workshop study with Jim Wilcox in Teton National Park 2004
Scholarship to study painting with Jim Daly at Scottsdale Artists School 1992
BFA Painting 1973, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma
Commercial Art Apprenticeship with Jack Moses, the artist's father. Oklahoma City 1965-1970

MEMBERSHIPS

Oil Painters of America
Plein Air Painters Of North Idaho
Arts Alliance, Sandpoint Idaho
Pend d'Oreille Arts Council, Sandpoint Idaho

TEACHING

1999-present, Art workshops and private lessons for pastel, oil painting and drawing, North Idaho.
1996, Pastel class teacher for Chemeketa Community College, Dallas, Oregon campus.
1984-87, Private Pastel and drawing instructor in the Oklahoma City area.

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED)

2009, Featured Artist in Sandpoint Magazine.
2005-2011, Contributing Editor to Professional Artist Magazine (formerly Art Calendar).
Nov 04, Feb 05 Art Calendar Magazine. Articles on the subject of painting miniatures and small paintings.
June 2001, Art Calendar Magazine. Article regarding conducting an art critique group.
Cover, The Jericho Plan, by David Reardon, Ph.D. "Her Choice", original oil on linen
1995-96, Calendar, National Christian Fine Arts Exhibit, "Till He Appeared", original oil on linen.
Page 27, Making a Living As An Artist, Pub. by Art Calendar, Carolyn Blakeslee, Editor. "After Dinner", original oil.


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