ARTIST RESUME
Why Do I Paint?
     ". . .  to put my passions on paper "
Memberships
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  • Art Center and Gallery of Estes Park
    • Participating Artist Member:    2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
    • Board of Directors Member:    2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
    • Education Committee Chair:    2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
    • Vice President, Board of Directors:    2014
    • President, Board of Directors:    2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Signature Member, Pastel Society of Colorado
  • Signature Member, Colorado Watercolor Society​
  • FineArtAmerica
Juried Shows
  • Pastel Society of Colorado Mile High International Juried Exhibition – 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum - Western Spirit Art Show - 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2025
  • Louisville Art Association National Fine Arts Show – Louisville, Colorado – 2024
  • “New Frontiers Show & Sale” – Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum – Cheyenne, WY – 2022, 2023​
  • Colorado Watercolor Society New Trends in Watermedia Exhibit -- Denver, CO - 2014, 2017
  • "Reflections" Show – Boardwalk Gallery, Windsor, Colorado – October 2016
  • Art Center of Estes Park - Lines Into Shapes National Art Show & Sale, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016
  • "The Paths We Take" Show – Boardwalk Gallery, Windsor, CO - June 2016
  • "A to Z in the Garden" Show – Madison & Main Gallery, Greeley, CO – May/June 2016
  • "Salon des Refuses" Show – Loveland, CO – May 2016
  • "Spring Forward" Art Show – Artists Association of Northern Colorado – Ft. Collins, CO – April, 2016
  • 29th Annual Women’s History Month Art Show - "Dreams & Ambitions" – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Fine Art Gallery, Estes Park, CO- 2016
  • "Beauty Surrounds Us Show" – Boardwalk Gallery, Windsor, CO – November 2015
  • "Abstractivity Show" – Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Fine Art Gallery, Estes Park, CO – November 2015
  • "Centennial Barn Competition Show" – Boardwalk Gallery, Windsor, CO – August 2015
  • 28th Annual Women's History Month Art Show - "Art from the Heart" - 2015 - Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery - Estes Park, CO
  • 27th Annual Women's History Month Art Show - "Art from the Heart" - 2014 Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery - Estes Park, CO
  • Thompson Valley Art League - Regional Fine Arts Show, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Arkansas Pastel Society 3rd National Exhibition - Reflections in Pastel - December, 2009
  • Louisville Art Association's 27th Annual National Fine Art Show, Louisville, Colorado - 2012
  • National Greeley Art Exhibition & Sale - 2008
  • Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies National Show & Sale - 2008 Pastel Extravaganza
  • Artist Association of Northern Colorado 21st Annual Art Exhibition & Sale, 2012
  • Richeson 75 International Art Competitions – Small Works, 2012, 2013
  • Paint the Parks – National 2011 Mini 50 Competition
  • 23rd Annual Women's History Month Art Show -- "Works of Love" -- 2010 Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery -- Estes Park, CO
  • 24th Annual Women's History Month Art Show -- "Random Works of Beauty" -- 2011 Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery -- Estes Park, CO
  • 25th Annual Women’s History Month Art Show -­“Art & Soul” -­ 2012 Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery -­ Estes Park, CO
  • 26th Annual Women’s History Month Art Show – “Common Thread” - 2013 Cultural Arts Council Fine Arts Gallery-Estes Park, CO
  • Gilpin County Arts Association 66th Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition -­ 2012
  • St. Stephen's Art Show - Longmont, Colorado - April 2009, April 2010, April 2011, April
    2012, 2013
  • Poudre Studio Artists & Galleries Miniature Art Show – 2012, 2013 Ft. Collins, CO
  • Artist Association of Northern Colorado 22nd Annual Art Exhibition & Sale- 2013 Ft. Collins, CO
  • 22nd Annual Colorado Watercolor Society State Watercolor Exhibit – 2013 Golden, CO
  • Mountainside Miniatures Exhibit & Sale – Foothills Art Center, Golden,  Colorado, 2013
Member Shows
  • ​Pastel Society of Colorado Member's Show 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018, 2022
  • Pastel Society of Colorado Signature and Master Signature Member’s Show - 2013, 2015
  • Longmont Artists' Guild - Spring Member's Show 2008; Fall Show 2012, Annual Show -- 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies Small Works Show – 2011, 2013
  • First Annual Online Pastel Classic – Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies - 2012
  • Thompson Valley Art League - Fall Festival Show, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
  • Thompson Valley Art League - Sweet Art Show, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
  • Thompson Valley Art League - Spring Show, 2012, 2013
Awards
  • ​“Invocation” – 3rd place honors - Pastel Society of Colorado “Perspectives Show” - Longmont, CO – August, 2022
  • "Transformation Point" - Reed Art & Imaging Award of Excellence - Pastel Society of Colorado’s 17th Annual Mile High International Pastel Exhibition - Curtis Center for the Arts in Greenwood Village, CO - May 2021
  • “Firmament” – Honorable Mention in Pastels – Longmont Artists’ Guild 2018 Annual Show – Longmont, CO, June 2018
  • "Apparition" - 3rd Place in Pastels - Longmont Artists’ Guild 2017 Annual Show - Longmont, CO, June 2017
  • "By the Glass" - 1st Place in Painting - Boardwalk Gallery "Reflections" Show - Windsor, CO, October 2016
  • "A.H. Myers Barn" – 2nd Place Mixed Media – Longmont Artists’ Guild Annual Show, June 2016
  • “Apparition” – 3rd Place in Artists Association of Northern Colorado Spring Art Show, April 2016
  • "A.H. Myers Barn" - 1st Place Mixed Media - Centennial Barn Competition Show - Boardwalk Gallery, Windsor, CO - August 2015
  • "Vertical Displacement" - 2nd Place Mixed Media – Longmont Artists’ Guild 2015 Annual Show
  • "Full Disclosure" – 2nd Place Watercolor – Thompson Valley Art League’s Regional Fine Arts Show, 2015
  • “Sun Catcher” – 3rd Place Pastel – Thompson Valley Art League’s Regional Fine Arts Show, 2015
  • “Merlot & Friends” – 2nd Place in Watercolors – Thompson Valley Art League’s SweetArt Show, 2014
  • "Black Label" – 3rd Place in Pastels – Thompson Valley Art League’s Fall Show, 2013
  • “Pas de Deux” – Honorable Mention – Thompson Valley Art League’s Fall Show, 2013
  • “Captain’s Meadow” – 3rd Placehird Place in Pastels, Thompson Valley Art League’s Regional Fine Arts Show, 2013
  • “Window to the Past” – Meritorious Entry – Richeson 75 International Small Works Show, 2013
  • "Summer Blossoms" - 3rd Place in Watercolors, Thompson Valley Art League's Spring Show, 2013
  • "Invitante Finestra" -­ 3rd Place in Pastels, Thompson Valley Art League‘s Spring Show, 2012
  • “Captain’s Meadow” - Meritorious Entry - Richeson 75 International Small Works Show, 2012
  • "Weather to the West" - 1st Place award in pastels, Thompson Valley Art League Fall Show, 2010
  • "Larsen's Barn" - Juror's Choice Award, Thompson Valley Art League Sweet Art Show, 2010
  • "Oscar's Barn" - 2nd Place award in pastels, Thompson Valley Art League's Fall Show, 2009
  • "Oscar's Barn" - Pastel Society of Colorado Award, Thompson Valley Art League's Fall Show, 2009
  • "Morning on the Moki Dugway" - Honorable mention, Thompson Valley Art League June Juried Show, 2009
  • "Yearling" - Honorable Mention, Thompson Valley Art League Fall Show, 2008
Exhibits
  • Featured Artist – “Colorful Art for Your Wall or to Wear” – Art Center & Gallery of Estes Park – Estes Park, Colorado- Fall 2023
  • Featured Artist - “Jewel Tones & Gem Stones” Show – Art Center & Gallery of Estes Park – Estes Park, Colorado – Summer 2020
  • Featured Artist –"Time in a Bottle" Show – Art Center and Gallery of Estes Park-Estes Park, Colorado – August 2017
  • "Driven To Abstraction" Show – Community Creative Center – Ft. Collins, CO – October 2016
  • Longmont Artists’ Guild Art Show & Sale, Longmont Art Museum – Longmont, CO – December 2015
  • "Art Through the Ages" Senior Art Competition/Show, Loveland Museum/Gallery – Loveland, CO – October 2015
  • Milestone Full Circle Health, Longmont United Hospital – Longmont, Colorado – July 2014-January 2015
  • US Bank -­ Estes Park, Colorado -­ January, February, March 2012
  • Art Center of Estes Park, CO - Featured Artist - January, February 2011; May, June 2014
  • Loveland Museum/Gallery – Loveland Art Studio Tour Exhibit – 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
  • Juried Loveland Art Studio Tour - 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
  • Gardens at Spring Creek - Ft. Collins, CO - Featured Artist, Gift Shop - April-May 2010
  • Gardens at Spring Creek - Ft. Collins, CO - Watercolor Exhibition & Sale - February 2010
  • Whole Life Center for Spiritual Living - Ft. Collins, CO - Featured Artist, January 2010, April 2011
  • Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, Colorado - "Holiday Art Exhibition & Sale" - December 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Lincoln Gallery - Loveland, Colorado - Featured Artist of the Month, August 2009 Show - "Garden-Fresh", August 2010 Show
  • Barnes & Noble Book Store - Loveland, Colorado - Featured Artist of the Month, November, 2008, October 2009
  • Chamber of Commerce, Visitor's Center - Loveland, Colorado - Featured Artist of the Month, October, 2007
Continuing Education 
  • Pastel Landscape Painting - Cliff Austin, Aurora, CO - 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • Watercolor Workshop in Estes Park, Colorado – Kathleen Lanzoni, Boulder, Colorado
  • “Putting More Creativity in Your Art” in Estes Park, Colorado – Jody Rigsby, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Five years watercolor and pastel instruction - Mary Landis, Loveland, Colorado
  • Still life pastel workshop - Rick Stoner, Longmont, Colorado
  • Watercolor workshops, studio and plein air - Mark Silvers, Ft. Collins, Colorado
  • Workshops in: painting with pastels; pastel character portraits from the quick pose; drawing - Mike Beeman, Cheyenne, Wyoming
  • Watercolor journaling workshop - Richard Schilling, Loveland, Colorado
  • Concepts of abstract art and mixed media - Bonnie Terrill, Loveland, Colorado
  • Individual pastel instruction - Jody Freeland, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Watercolor workshop and ongoing watercolor instruction - Karen Ramsay, Ft. Collins, Colorado
  • Pastel workshop and two years pastel instruction - Sally Fulton, Longmont, Colorado
  • Metals and Mixed Media Workshop -­ Carol Nelson, Aurora, Colorado
  • Watercolor Journaling workshop in Estes Park, CO with Karen Ramsay
  • Master watercolor workshop with Skip Lawrence in Golden, CO
  • Collage/Mixed Media Workshop with Gale Webb in Arvada, Colorado
Teaching Experience​
  • Mentoring students in pastel and watercolor for Art Center of Estes Park Annual Mentor Show – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
  • Pastel workshop, for Shadow of the Arts - "Falling in Love with Pastels" - May, 2007 - Loveland High School (Invitational workshop for gifted and talented high school art students in Thompson Valley school system.)
Charitable Art Donations ~ Fine Art Silent Auctions 
  • “Fallen Apples” – Framed Pastel Painting – Donated to Estes Park Health Out-Patient Infusion Center – 2023
  • Silent Auction - Estes Park, CO Annual Memorial Day Art Market, 2019 - Proceeds benefit the Art Center of Estes Park
  • 65 Roses Show/Sale for Cystic Fibrosis – February, 2015
  • 13th Annual Alzheimer's Association "Memories in the Making" Art Auction - May, 2013
    Original painting of my own inspired by one done by an Alzheimer's patient is paired with that work and included in the annual fundraising art auction.
  • Thompson Valley High School Orchestra Fine Art Silent Auction/Fundraiser -­ 2012
  • Rialto Theater Guild Fine Art Silent Auction/Fundraiser – 2012
  • Loveland Art Studio Tour 2011 -- Portion of Tour Proceeds to Alternatives to Violence
  • Larimer County Food Bank – Empty Bowls Fundraiser/Silent Auction – 2011
  • Longmont Christian School Fundraiser/Silent Auction – 2011
  • Colorado Nurses Foundation, Nursing Scholarship Fund, 2007 Nightingale Silent Auction
  • Loveland Good Samaritan Retirement Village - Fundraising Events, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013
  • Thompson Valley Art League Silent Auction, November 2009
  • "An Eggstraordinary Evening", March, 2010 - April, 2011 - September, 2012 - October, 2013 -- Handpainted Emu and Ostrich Eggs donated to Charity Auction - Mirasol Senior Center - Loveland, Colorado
  • Silent Auction - Bob Decker Golf Tournament – Estes Park, CO – September 11, 2011 - Proceeds to benefit The Lions Club and the Art Center of Estes Park.
  • 16th Annual Richard Schmid FIne Art Auction - September 2011 - Rist Canyon, Colorado
Representation