Photo Melonie Vera
2018 Juror of Awards at Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Annual. Photo John Walker
Some past invited shows
"I think everyone will enjoy your class . In a time when realistic photographic paintings are vogue, you are a shining star celebrating what paintings ought to be!"
Ratindra Das AWS (DF), NWS
"I'm always amazed at how one's brain can fracture and abstract ordinary reality into gloriously fascinating compositions."
Holly Pultz, fellow artist
Awards And Achievements
Art of Watercolor Magazine cover and feature story 49th Edition
Accepted into National Watercolor Society's 2023 Annual Exhibition
Accepted into National Watercolor Society's 2022 Annual Exhibition
Accepted into San Diego Watercolor Society's 2022 Annual Exhibition
Three Smart Sisters Award for 40th Annual Adirondacks National Exhibition Of American Watercolors
Eight American Watercolor Society International Juried Exhibitions
2ND Place 2020 Signature American Watermedia Exhibition,
Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA
Forest Runes Award - 2019 Adirondacks National Exhibition
Best Of Show 2018 Signature American Watermedia Exhibition
First Place Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 38th International 2017
Juror of Awards 2018 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 39th
International Exhibition
Juror of Acceptance and Awards 2018 West Virginia Watercolor
Society National Exhibition
Invited 2018 Feature Artist for 23rd Annual Art Show At Century Inn
Included into 10 Best Watercolor Paintings of 2017- ArtistsNetwork
2017 Northeast Watercolor Society Excellence Award
Silver Medal- Adirondacks National Exhibition Of American Watercolors
Keystone Award and Medal- Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
Grumbacher Gold Medal- Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
Five Best Of Shows - Pittsburgh's Aqueous Open Juried Internationals
Watercolor Artist Magazine Feature
Water Authority/ Three Masters Of Watercolor Exhibition with Frank
Webb and Bill Vrscak - Greensburg Art Center
Impressions: Three Rivers/Four Seasons Competition, Pittsburgh, PA
Invited Workshop Instructor for Florida Watercolor Society's 2016
Annual Convention, Ocala, Hilton.
Conducted Workshops and Classes
Red River Watercolor Society
Touchstone Center For Crafts
Sweetwater Center For Arts
The Studio School, Roanoke, VA
Florida Watercolor Society
Art Institute Of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Center For The Arts
North Hills Art Center, Pittsburgh
Greensburg Art Center
Arts About Town, Wheeling, West Virginia
Stifel Fine Art Center at Oglebay Institute and Resort