Recent shows and awards:

• December 2010: Two small paintings (Rose I and Rose II) were in the annual "Art from the Heart" show at the Reston Community Center and both sold. "Shack in the Woods" sold separately.
• November 2010: Completed 5 small "winter" paintings for a local realtor to give as gifts to clients and you can see them at "winter paintings".
• November, 2010: "Uhaul" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria November Large Works show and "Rainforest, St. Kitts" was accepted in the Art League's Small Works show.
• Completed Pleasant Grove Church. This is painted in acrylic and pressure mounted canvas on backing 15.75 x 19.75.
• August, 2010: Three paintings were acccepted in the annual US Geological Survey show sponsored by League of Reston Artist. These are Shack in the Woods, Washington (National) Cathedral, and Watering Can. Shack in the Woods was awarded third place by Marni Maree.
• Completed several new paintings: Sentinals It's 14 x 18, acrylic on stretched canvas. Still Life with Oranges, Apples , 12 x 16 matted to 16 x 20. Oil on canvas.
• August, 2010: Nascar Crash was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria annual "Scapes — International Landscape Exhibit", juried by Joey Manlapaz. The show will remain up for the entirety of August.
• June, 2010: Splash and Stream with rapids—Winter were selected for inclusion in the "Corcoran/MPA Student Show" at the Ramp Gallery, McLean, running from June 17 to July 31.
• Pouting Child and Nancy's Place, Reflection are accepted into the judged 17th annual ArtReston show and will be on display at the Rose Gallery, Reston Community Center from June 7 to July 6, 2010. The exhibit was judged by Daniel Wise.
• June 17th: Participated as Caricaturist in the 2010 South Lakes High School Graduation Party held at Hunters Woods Community Center.
• May, 2010: "Zefferelli's" and "Monument Valley" are on display at the Reston Community Center (Lake Anne) during the entirety of May.
• April, 2010: "Great Falls, Virginia, 2006" was accepted in the monthly Art League show. I personally like the "Japanese" feel of the rock masses. This painting won "First Place" in the annual League of Reston Artists show (Aug 2008) at the US Geological Survey and has now been accepted in the very prestigious Art League of Alexandria show held monthly at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria. It was on display in the gallery during the entirety of April, 2010. The painting is beautifully framed in a plein air gold frame and is very affordable . In addition, I had two paintings in the Rose gallery, Reston Community Center, Lake Anne Plaza. "Splash," oil, 20 x 24, and "Vale Schoolhouse," oil, 16 x 20.
• April, 2010: " Sailboat, Caribbean" sold to a private collector.
• February-April, 2010: I completed a Portrait Commission for the United Mine Workers of America. Mr. Sam Church Jr is a past president.
• March, 2010: "Sunday Morning Papers"(a portrait of my mother) was accepted in the monthly Art League of Alexandria show.
• February, 2010:5 paintings were donated to the annual Art League fundraiser, The Patron's Show, one of which was "Self-Portrait, Fauve."
• Jan, 2010: Swan, Dark Water(acrylic) sold from the Art League Gallery at the Torpedo Factory.
• January, 2010: "Harpers Ferry Waterfall" was sold from the "bin gallery" at the Art League Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria.
• October, 2009: I completed a series of 10 small paintings for a local realtor. Click here for a slide show.
• I also completed several 16 x 20 paintings and sold "Ancient Door, New Cat II" (commission).
• September, 2009: Potomac above Great Falls VA was accepted in the Art League September show at the Torpedo Factory.
• August, 2009: Two paintings, Brash and Universal Liquor, were accepted in the League of Reston Artists annual show at U.S. Geological Survey, National Center in Reston. Universal Liquor was awarded Honorable Mention. The Judge was well-known local watercolorist and teacher Gwen Bragg.
• June, 2009: I taught a group oil and acrylic class at the Reston Community Center, Wednesday evenings, 7-10.
• April, 2009: Elan Magazine published an article about her art. One of her paintings is on the front cover of the April edition. (You won't be able to see this on their website yet, but soon, I hope.)
• February, 2009: three paintings were donated for the annual Patron's Show, a fundraiser held by The Art League in Alexandria. The paintings were: Vista from San Juan Island (which was awarded an Honorable Mention), Beach Umbrella, and Rock Formation, River Bend Park. At this fundraiser for a local art institution, attendees get their selection of a painting based on random drawing.
• December, 2008: 2 small giftable pieces (of Seashells) sold at the Reston Community Center Lake Anne and were replaced for the remainder of show with a lovely and humorous little painting called "Fast Food." In addition, 6 paintings of Riverbend park were placed on display at Riverbend Visitor Center. In addition, Nancy's Place, Reflection, was selected for inclusion in the monthly juried Art League of Alexandria show.
• November, 2008: "Self-Portrait" (5 feet tall!) was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria monthly "large works" show.
• October, 2008: Lynn and Station Street and Autumn Lane near Great Falls and Massachussets House sold on eBay!
• October 2008: Pam and Dean both participated in a show of Paintings and Poems (sometimes referred to as ekphrastic art) co-hosted by the League of Reston Artists and Poets Anonymous at the University of Phoenix in Reston.
• Aug 30-Sept 1 2008:The artist was one of 10 painters selected to participate in an on-site painting competition and completed 3 paintings in 3 days. These were exhibited at the newly-opened ArtSpace gallery in Herndon during September. Zefferelli's Restaurant was one.
• August, 2008: "Splash" and "Great Falls - 2006" were on display as part of the annual League of Reston Artists' show at the U.S. Geological Center in Reston VA. "Great Falls" won First Place award.
• July, 2008: Cloudy Day, Riverbend was accepted for display in the monthly show at the Art League of Alexandria.
• June, 2008: Spring House, Nancy's Place was accepted in the juried League of Reston Artists' show at Reston Community Center and received an "Equal Merit" award. (An Equal Merit award replaces the "First, Second and Third Place" awards.)
• April, 2008: Nancy's Place, Reflection (oil, 16 x 12) was painted on site at an estate in Loudoun County during a plein air weekend with local artist and teacher Ed Cooper. It reflects my fascination with water in all its forms. This received an Honorable Mention in the League of Reston Artists April 2008 show at the Reston Community Center.
• Dec, 2007: Les Saintes Harbor IV, a small watercolor, sold from the Bin Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art League gallery.
• Nov, 2007: "MacArthur & Dana (oil study)" was accepted in the Art League monthly show and sold. Also sold "Wild Ducks at Meadowlark Gardens" and gifted "High Winds".
• Sept, 2007: I finished a restoration of a painting for one of my students, a portrait of her mother done when her mother was young. I also did a painting of Masks for the current MAX_21 show. And I completed an interpretation of Riverbend using acrylic and palette knife.
• June, 2007: "Fast Food" and "Universal Liquor" were accepted in the ArtReston, 14th Juried Exhibition on display at the Reston Community Center through July 2, 2007 and "Small Boat Dock, Alexandria" is on display as part of the Paint Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory Art League gallery space. The June show at the Artworks Gallery in Reston includes 4 one-foot square paintings of Reston. Also participated in an outdoor painting event, June 2, at Riverbend Park, and sold a small oil study of a boy fishing. (No picture taken, unfortunately.) A painting of Riverbend is in the show at the visitor's center through the end of June.
• May, 2007: "Hidden Hope" sold. "Tamara and Skye" sold. "Rainy Day in Herndon" was on display in the Reston Community Center Student-Teacher show.
• April, 2007: She participated in a show with Max_21 and her first really large (36 x 48) non-objective painting.
• March, 2007: "Spring House, Nancy's Place" was accepted in the judged Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory.
  
• February, 2007: The artist participated in a show with Max_21 group at ArtWorks in Reston: 21 views of "how we see ourselves" done on uniform panels 2.5' wide by 5' high. Click here to see her painting.
  
• January, 2007: She participated in a community show sponsored by the Arts Council of Fairfax County at Washington Trade Center and a triptich (Winter I, II, III) sold.
  
• Dec, 2006: The Painting "Early Spring, River Bend" was accepted in Art League of Alexandria's monthly show and was sold. Several paintings were also in the MAX_21 show at Artworks in Reston.
  
• Nov, 2006: The painting "Pandora's Box" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria's "Political" theme show, the painting "Hot Jazz" was accepted into the "Small Works" show, and the painting "Tilt" is showing in the bin gallery at the same venue through Dec 4, 2006.
• Sept, 2006: The painting "Beauty Spot, Potomac" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria monthly show and was sold within the first week of the show! It remains on view until end Sept. The painting Cloudy Day, Riverbend is also accepted in the "bin gallery".
• June 2006: The painting "Gazebo, Nancy's Place" was painted during a plein air workshop and sold that day.
• June, 2006: The painting "Small Boat Dock Alexandria (study)" Painted in Plein Air during May in Alexandria, was accepted in the June Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory.
• June, 2006: The painting "Early Morning After Rain, River Bend Park" was painted 6/3/06 and sold that day at a "wet canvas" auction.
• June 2006: The painting "Beauty Spot, Potomac" was accepted in the 13th Annual Juried Exhibition of the League of Reston Artists, June 2006, judged by Jack Rasmussen, Director of the Art Gallery at the Katzen Arts Center at American University and won a Third Place Award.
• April, 2006, the painting "Mirra, All Dressed Up" was accepted for display in the Art League gallery in the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA.
• August, 2005, the painting "Mirra, All Dressed Up" won Hon. mention in the League of Reston Artists' show and the painting "Washington Cathedral Façade" was accepted for display at the Art League gallery in the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA.
• June, 2005, painting "St. Barth's Bay" was accepted for exhibit in The Art League Gallery for the June show
• November, 2004, painting "Temple Farm Creek" was selected for inclusion Open Exhibition, 2004, sponsored by the Arts Council of Fairfax County. Juror: Paul B. Salmon.
• October, 2004, painting "Erin" (a portrait study) was accepted in the monthly juried Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory.
• June, 2004, portrait "Monroe" was accepted into the "Portrait" show at the Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory.
• May, 2004, painting, "Fast Food" was juried into a show on "Food and the Still Life" at the Art League of Alexandria gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA.
• March, 2004, painting "Farmyard in Winter" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria monthly juried show. The judge for the show was Mark Leithauser, Senior Curator and Chief in Design for the National Gallery of Art.
• November ,2003, " 'Otel, Midwest" accepted in the prestigious "Open Exhibition 2003", juried by the curator of the Phillips Collection.
• September, 2003, portrait of Louie Bellucci won Best of Show in the Art League Gallery Show at the Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, juried by Duncan Tebow.
• August 2003, "Temple Farm Creek" was accepted in the Art League Gallery Show, and "Universal Liquor" won an "Equal Merit" award In the annual League of Reston Artists show at the US Geological Survey.
• June, 2003, "Farmyard in Winter" accepted in the League of Reston Artists juried show at Reston Community Center, juror, well-known critic and curator, David Tannous.

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