"The Puzzler"

I love this little painting!

At the January '08 Collage of Women Artists juried exhibition at the Lyle Gallery, in Columbus, OH, I received the purchase award for a 6" x 6" painting entitled, "The Puzzler".

The painting is of my husband and was completed as a quick draw at the Ohio Plein Air Society 4th Annual Plein Air Competition, held last year in New Philadelphia, OH.

One Painting, Two Awards

My painting of a solitary barque on the river Creuse in midwestern France hung in the National Arts Club in New York City as part of the Hudson Valley Art Association's National Juried Exhibition.

November 2007, this painting entitled Soirée sur la Creuse (24 x 30", oil on canvas) was awarded the Cincinnati Art Galleries Award at Cincinnati Art Club's annual juried exhibition, ViewPoint 2007.

January 2008, this same painting won Best of Show at the Collage of Women Artists exhibition at the Lyle Gallery, in Columbus, OH.

Create Better Paintings Interview

Recently I had the pleasure of conducting an interview with one of Columbus’ finest artists, Michael McEwan. The interview has been published online at www.CreateBetterPaintings.com

Thanks very much to the Editor in Chief for this opportunity to write for her new online publication, and also for enthusiastically embracing the idea of interviewing an artist who is not widely known. Along with the article are several wonderful images of Michael McEwan’s work, his bio and a little something about me as well.

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