art show

I’ve just hung over 40 pieces of my artwork in a 3-month solo exhibition! My scratchboards are featured, along with many of my watercolors, acrylics, and prints. The Art Gallery walls are full at the Rarity Bay Community Activity Center in Vonore, Tennessee. It is a beautiful venue and I am delighted to be able to present my work there. “Making Our Marks” is the title of the show, and it is the first in the gallery to feature artwork … Read More

I’ve just been notified that all three of my entries have been juried into an upcoming art show. This is an open show, which means any art media could be submitted. The venue, located in downtown Etowah, Tennessee, is a relatively small gallery space, so I decided to enter small pieces. I also chose my three entries, shown below, specifically with subjects that reflect the East Tennessee region, my home turf. I am constantly inspired by my own surroundings! My … Read More

Phew! It has been a very busy few months with my art – not much time spent creating paintings, but with all sorts of art-related activities. I didn’t realize exactly how much I’ve had going on until I took the time to compile this list: Competitions I entered a total of 10 different originals into 3 juried competitions, one accepting only watercolors and the other two open to all media Exhibits – Entered and hung 11 originals and prints in … Read More

For the next 3 days I will be demonstrating the art of scratchboarding – one of my favorite art activities – during the annual Art Show at Tellico Village (Tennessee). I’ll be sharing my scratchboarding techniques, materials, tips, favorite scratching tools, samples of finished scratchboard art, and works in progress. Many are not familiar with scratchboards and I am often asked about how I get so much detail and drama in my scratchboard paintings. Here’s the chance to find out … Read More

I’ve entered these three watercolor paintings into an upcoming exhibition and I invite you to choose your favorite. A professional watercolor artist will act as show juror, picking no more than one from each entrant. The juror’s criteria includes considerations such as proficient use of the watercolor medium, strong composition, creativity, and other factors – and most would agree it is very subjective. I just want to know what you like (and why, if you want to explain)! When I … Read More

A couple of my paintings are being featured in a special show at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Members of the Tennessee Watercolor Society’s East Regions are wrapping up the celebration of the organization’s 50th year with this amazing exhibit of some of the state’s finest watercolor artists. Twenty-one artists are participating. My watercolors include work on paper and on Aquabord. The show runs from October 29 through December 12, 2021. The public is invited to the Opening Reception on … Read More

Set a date to see a fabulous show of watermedia paintings here in East Tennessee. Twenty-five artists who are members of the Tennessee Watercolor Society have over 100 original paintings displayed in the galleries of The Art Center in Athens, Tennessee. This regional show celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Society and showcases some of the state’s top watercolor artists. Feast your eyes on a variety of styles, subjects, and techniques. Artists were invited to submit their works in any … Read More

It’s showtime for me, and several of my watercolors and scratchboard paintings are currently in the spotlight. “This is a very very powerful piece,” are the words used to describe my painting “Distress,” one of 7 award winners among 50 paintings chosen for Tennessee Watercolor Society’s 2021 Online Juried Exhibition. Juror Cathy Hillegas said my painting “…conveys emotion while still being somewhat open to interpretation.” Nearly 200 entries by the state’s best watercolor artists competed to be in this Exhibit. I created … Read More

My big red poppy watercolor painting “Remembrance” has just been juried into the Arts in the Airport exhibition at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, TN. Juror Caroline Covington selected only 41 pieces from 484 entries, so I am excited and honored to be chosen among so few. Only artists from 33 counties of East Tennessee could enter, and original works in these categories were allowed: Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, 3‐D, and Fine Craft Objects. This biannual exhibit has been presented … Read More

Chief curator of the Association for Visual Arts Gallery (AVA) in Chattanooga TN, Kreneshia Whiteside, ‘ “…says her favorite is “What a Wonderful World” by Judy Lavoie. “There is this one of a little boy blowing bubbles,” she says. “I think it’s so adorable.” ‘ (Read the entire story from yesterday’s Chattanooga Times Free Press.) Thirty paintings, specially selected from the original 72 juried into the 37th Biennial Exhibition of the Tennessee Watercolor Society, are on the move. The Traveling … Read More