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About Me
Champlain Valley Fair Art Exhibit
- “Bonsai”, Watercolor – Honorable Mention 1982
- “Cemetery”, Watercolor – 1st Place 1982
- “Dancer”, Drawing(graphite) – 1st Place 1988
- “List-Maker”, Watercolor/Gouache – Most Popular 1993
- “Wolves Howling at Moon”, Pastel – Most Popular 1995
- “Woman Sitting in Corner”, Oil Pastel – Honorable Mention 1996
- “Cel-Animation, Fish”, Mixed Media – 1st Place 1997
- “Mud-pies”, Watercolor – Most Popular 1998
- “Pie Maker”, Watercolor – 3rd Place 2000
- “Pysanky, Ukrainian Eggs”, Mixed Media – 3rd Place 2000
- “Pysanky, Ukrainian Eggs, II”, Mixed Media, Honorable mention 2001
- “Pysanky, Ukrainian Eggs, III”, Mixed Media – 1st place, 2002
- “Pysanky, Ukrainian Eggs”, Acrylic on canvas – 3rd place, 2002
- “A mother’s Vigil”, Watercolor – 1st place, 2003
- “Pysanky, Trompe l’oiel III” , Mixed Media – 2nd place, 2003
- “Tasse de ma jeune fille”, Acrylic – 3rd place, 2002
- “Fooled again III”, Mixed media – Honorable mention 2005
- “A proper young lady”, Mixed media- 2nd place 2006
NVAA June Juried show awards, Bryan Memorial Gallery
- “Pysanky, Ukrainian Eggs”, Mixed Media – Mixed Media Award 2001
- “Boy with Blue Salvia”, Watercolor – NVAA Merit Award 2001
- “Tasse de Memere”, Acrylic on canvas – Acrylic Award 2002
- "Genetically modified for your viewing pleasure” Mixed Media award, 2006
AWARDS:
Member of Essex Art League
- President (2002 – 2005)
Member of Miniature Painting Society of Vermont
Member of Northern Vermont Artists Association (NVAA)
- Board Member (2001 – 2006)
- 2002-2006 June Juried Show organizer, Bryan Memorial Gallery
Member of Vermont Open Studio Tour 2002-2007
Bryan Memorial Gallery Member 2002-2007
- Board Member October 2004 – Present
Frog Hollow Artisan
- Burlington, Middlebury, Manchester galleries (2005 to present)
Signature Member of Vermont Watercolor Society 2006-2007
JURIED AWARDS:
INTERESTS:
JURIED SHOWS:
- T.W. Wood Gallery 1993
- NVAA June Juried Show 2001-2006 Bryan Memorial Gallery
- Bryan Memorial Gallery 2004 “Fur, Fins and Feathers”
- Bryan Memorial Gallery 2005 “Art in Bloom”, “Women’s Invitational”
- White House Easter Egg Art Display Representing Vermont 2006
- Pegasus Gallery, Quechee Vt. 2006 “Engaging Cezanne” VT. WC Society
- Reed Gallery, Chester, VT 2006 Vermont Watercolor Society
- Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT 2006 VT WC society
- Mountain Lake Art Auction, NY 2006
- Vermont Palette Project “53 Flavors to Tempt your Palette” 2006
- Bryan Memorial Gallery 2006, “Waterscapes show”
- Frog Hollow Artisans’ Invitational “Farming in Monkton” 2006,2007
- Featured Artist - Frog Hollow, Burlington VT, April 2007
- Vermont Watercolor Society show, Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery,
ARTISTS' STATEMENT:
GALLERIES SHOWN:
- Collectors Gallery - Shelburne, VT 1990-1997
- Essex Art League Miniature Painting Shows ,Burnham Library –
Colchester, Brownell Library – Essex Jct., VT 1999-2003
- Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT 2001 to present
- Frog Hollow Galleries, Burlington, Middlebury, Manchester 2005-present
- Pegasus Gallery, Quechee, VT 2006
- Reed Gallery, Chester, VT 2006
- Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT 2006
- Green Mountain Fine Art Gallery, Stowe, VT 2007
I have been drawing since I was 3 years old, painting at age 10. I always knew I
wanted to be an artist, even at an early age. I have always been drawn to
patterns, shapes, textures and their rhythmic movements in a painting, as if they
have a life of their own. I am drawn to things that impart history; a cut glass bowl
belonging to my grandmother, a well loved tea cup with a small chip on the rim, a
fine piece of lace, various collections of knick-knacks – all mementos from a
forgotten period. Everything I paint has a special, personal meaning for me. The
objects within the piece are carefully chosen and arranged. I also strive to
capture a slice of time, a passing of a day – especially of children, to preserve
that special moment that will be lost all too soon. I have always held the belief that
if you paint often, paint what you are passionate about, paint what you love, it will
shine throughout your work every time.
