13 Mar 2019

It’s Spring Wildflower Time

posted in: art show, Artist of the Year, awards, Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, Wildflowers | 0

Just as I am seeing my early wildflowers pop out of the forest floor, my bio as “Artist of the Year” has been posted on the 2019 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage website. I am honored to receive such recognition.

T-shirts, coffee mugs and decals with my watercolor painting “Bloodroot” in a bold design are now being sold online in conjunction with the 2019 Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Shirts available in regular adult style or ladies’ fit, at $17, mugs are $8, decals are $5. The Pilgrimage only produces what is ordered, and the deadline for orders is March 31st; shipping will begin on April 12th. Entire order ships for a $5 flat rate. Click here for the Pilgrimage Merchandise shopping page. (I don’t have anything to do with these products, by the way, except for having my artwork appear on them.)

I delivered 11 original paintings to the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg TN earlier this week, for the solo exhibition I am being given as part of this award. I already sold the featured painting “Bloodroot,” but the owner has been kind enough to loan it back for the show. I’ve created giclee prints and notecards of it which match the original beautifully and they are being sold in the Arrowmont Store, along with other prints of mine. (Those can also be purchased directly from me, of course). The show runs March 22 – April 26, 2019 in the school’s Wolpert Gallery. A public reception will be held on Wednesday, April 24th, from 5-7pm. The 69th Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage takes place April 23-27 2019, and I am looking forward to taking a guided wildflower hike with them on Thursday of that week!