art festivals

Overhanging branches casting shadows on rocks

Whirlwind!

August 31, 2026
It's been a very busy, exciting, and challenging summer. My final festival exhibition was followed...
art festivals / color / landscape / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Easel with poppy pastel painting in garden

Plein Air Painting (and sketching)

June 13, 2026
Standing next to flowers in full bloom, inspiration came from observing Oriental Poppies. I love...
art festivals / art therapy / color / exhibitions / garden painting / italy / landscape / nature
Art Festivals 2026 poster with landscape paintings

Festivals & Sketches

May 4, 2026
The month of May has traditionally been the time of year I shift gears. I...
art festivals / exhibitions / garden painting / nature
Art tent displaying framed seascape and landscape paintings

Lazy Days of August

August 16, 2025
It's hard to believe Labor Day is around the corner, and my outdoor festival exhibitions...
art festivals / exhibitions / garden painting / nature / teacher
Poster listing 2025 art festivals and workshops

Festival Season is Here!

May 20, 2025
Art Festivals and 1 day painting workshops will be keeping me busy this summer. This...
art festivals / encaustic / exhibitions / landscape / nature
Abstract blue textured painting with red orb

Lunar Eclipse Re-visited

March 15, 2025
Blood Moon, soft pastel on panel, 14” x 24” This week was the return of...
art festivals / exhibitions / Lunar Eclipse
Abstract watercolor landscape with trees and sky.

New Routines

March 21, 2024
I've been acclimating to life in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It's a huge change from my...
art festivals / color / encaustic / exhibitions / gouache / landscape / miniatures / nature / soft pastel / student / teacher / watercolor
Rocky shoreline with distant trees and water.

Pastels at the Peninsula School of Art

July 4, 2023
"Cana Island", a favorite painting completed on the last day of the pastel workshop. Cana...
art festivals / color / exhibitions / gesso / landscape / nature / soft pastel / travel / watercolor
Winter landscapes with colorful sunset skies.

New Year/ New Knee!

January 7, 2023
This is the year I finally decided it was time to deal with my bone...
art festivals / art therapy / encaustic
Pastel landscape painting exhibition announcement poster.

Upcoming Solo Show

August 5, 2021
I have been slowly but surely framing my favorite pastel paintings, preparing for a solo...
art festivals / exhibitions / landscape / nature / soft pastel