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Artist's Statement
I have been involved with art from the time I can remember as a child. My focus was on art into my college years. Though life interfered at one point and my primary focus was on my family and children, I soon found that I could not stay away from it and was always, at least, thinking of it if not doing it. Time passed and I was not creating art on a professional level, but creating it for my own pleasure. Eventually, that was not enough, and I began to work on a full time basis at my easel. Then I found Colored Pencil as a medium and began to produce drawings at such a rate that I was able to collect a body of work exceeding 40 drawings in the space of 7 months and was given a "one man" show at the Hilltop Gallery in Nogales, AZ. Since then I have continued to create drawings in Colored Pencil and have been accepted to many shows of renown. I have begun experimenting with different support surfaces and expanding my horizons with new products that are still within the Colored Pencil medium, but add additional depth and dimensions to my drawing.
While some artists settle on one subject matter to create their drawings or paintings, I find that I sense beauty in all things, be it nature, architecture or a composed still life and cannot limit myself to only one of them. I love the flora and fauna of the desert, buildings and people and will continue to explore the beauty in all things.
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Current Shows and Exhibitions:
Currently co-exhibiting in the reception room at the City of Tucson Ward 6 Office Building
My co-exhibitors are my good friends Maryann Kot and Becky Neideffer....mostly colored pencil with a bit of watercolor and pastel thrown in for fun!
In October, I'll be co-exhibiting, along with Kathy Robbins, in the Murphey Gallery at St. Philips In The Hills at the corner of Campbell and River Rd. here in Tucson
The show will run from October 10th, with a reception that afternoon from 2-4PM, till November 3rd. The gallery is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday from 2-4PM, or by appointment.
In December, I'll be co-exhibiting in the gallery at Agua Caliente
The show will run from December 17th, 2010 through January 19th, 2011
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Previous Shows and Awards:
2010
Fine Arts Competition and Exhibit at the Pima County Fair
April 15 through April 25th. I will have 6 pieces in the competition; 2 in the Themed Category "So. Arizona Mountains", and 4 in the Colored Pencil category.
Horse HeART Exhibition
March 12 through April 12. "Dappled Appaloosa" (seen in the Portrait/Animal gallery of this website) has been one of 50 works of art juried into an exhibition called Horse HeART to benefit the "Let 'Em Run" foundation which works to
preserve wild horses. The gallery is called ART ATTACK Gallery and is located in Incline Village, NV on the north shore of Lake Tahoe
TCPAA Spring Exhibition
March 1st through March 31st, 2010 at the Bear Canyon Library at the corner of Tanque Verde Rd. and Catalina Hwy. Three of my drawings will be included in this exhibition
Tucson Botanical Gardens TCPAA Exhibition
January 5th through January 31st, 2010. The Tucson Colored Pencil Artists' Association will have an exhibit in the gallery at the Tucson Botanical Gardens. Won People's Choice award for the exhibition
2009
Tucson Pima Arts Council Open Studio Tour
At my studio on November 14th and 15th from 11 AM till 5 PM. I was joined by two other artists, Susan Swain (an art photographer) and Maryann Kot (another Colored Pencil artist). We all had work on display for sale or just to view, notecards featuring our work, etc. Look for the announcement of the 2010 Open Studio next fall. It is an opportunity to meet and greet professional artists and other folk who have an interest in the arts.
Arizona State Fair Fine Arts Competition
I had three drawings at the State Fair in Phoenix, AZ. The exhibition started October 16th and ran through November 9th. "Dappled Appaloosa" (seen in the Portraits/Animals gallery on this site) won 1st Place. The drawing entitled "Somebody Loves Me" (seen in the Landscapes gallery) won 4th Place.
Contents, Interiors "All Things Dining" Exhibition
Exhibit will be hanging from September 3 through October 30 at Contents Interiors, 3401 E. Ft. Lowell Blvd. in Tucson.
Two pieces of Colored Pencil work in this exhibition. Reception Sept. 3rd from 4 to 6 PM at Contents Interiors
TCPAA Fall Exhibition
Exhibit will be hanging from September 1 through October 27 at the City of Tucson Ward 6 Office Bldg in Tucson
One block south of Speedway Blvd and one block east of Country Club. Four pieces of Colored Pencil work in this exhibition
CPSA 17th International Exhibition 2009
Artwork juried into exhibition to be held in the Atlanta area July and August 2009
Dinnerware Artspace "Salon de Refuses" on Congress Street
Artwork "Nautilus" will be shown in this exhibition from July 1o-July 25 Artists' reception is July 10 7-9PM
Tucson Botanical Gardens, May 4-June 28, 2009
Co-exhibitor, 2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, Arizona
Hilltop Gallery Award juried exhibition May 2009
2nd Place award in Painting/Drawing category
Murphey Gallery, May, 2009
Co-exhibitor, St. Philips in the Hills Parish Church, Tucson, Arizona
Gallery at Tohono Chul Park, March 12- May 17, 2009
CPSA Juried Pencil Persuasion Exhibition, Tucson, Arizona
Pima County Fair Fine Arts Exhibit April 16-25, 2009
Best of Class, two 1st Place awards,
2nd Place, 3rd Place, 5th Place and Merit Award
Hilltop Gallery, Nogales, AZ
Co-exhibitor for the month of March, 2009
2008
Pima County Fair
Awards in Colored Pencil Category: 1st Place, Best of Class, Best of show, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, 4th Place
Annual Judged Show at Hilltop Gallery
1st Place and Honorable Mention in the Drawing/Painting Category
CPSA State Chapter #212 Judged Show
1st Place Award, Casa Grande Art Museum, Casa Grande, Arizona
Tucson/Pima Arts Council Open Studio Tour 2008
Participating Artist, Tucson, Arizona
2007
CPSA State Chapter #212 Judged Show
3rd Place Award, Yavapai College, Clarksdale, Arizona
CPSA State Chapter #212 Judged Show
Artwork displayed at Cave Creek, Arizona
CPSA Explore This! 4
Artwork displayed in Brea, California
Annual Judged Show at Hilltop Gallery
1st Place in the Drawing/Painting Category
CPSA 15th International Juried Exhibition
Artwork displayed in Bethesda, Maryland
Salon de Refuses
At the Dinnerware Art Gallery, Tucson, Arizona
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Artwork displayed at Student Show, Tucson, Arizona
Tucson/Pima Arts Council Open Studio Tour 2007
Participating Artist, Tucson, Arizona
2006
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
Artwork displayed at Student Show, Tucson, Arizona
Annual Judged Show at Hilltop Gallery
Artwork displayed in Nogales, Arizona
Hilltop Gallery
One-Artist show, Nogales, Arizona
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I am available for commissions.