A New Pastel Exhibit

above painting, Evening Thunderheads I

I am thrilled to be having a show with another pastel artist who is also a good friend. Common Ground: The Pastel Art of Laurel Vaughan and Diane Artz Furlong, will be on view at the Dolores Sekel Art Atrium at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Virginia, beginning Saturday, November 24-Friday, January 4, when the show moves to the LFCC campus in Fauquier County.

This past summer I was inspired to do a series of paintings depicting the spectacle of cloudscapes we are privileged to view every day here in Oranda. I will be showing these paintings for the first time.

Laurel Vaughan, a pastel artist from Woodstock, Virginia, is also inspired by the Shenandoah Valley landscape. Although her method and materials differ from mine, we share a “common ground” with our passion for pastels and our Valley muse.

The art atrium is open to the public and the show is on view every day. We hope you get a chance to visit.

This Friday, May 11, is National Public Gardens Day. In Winchester, Virginia, the gorgeous grounds of Glen Burnie estate along with the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley will be open free to the public with an accompanying list of activities for young and old alike.

My artist friends Bobbi Walker, Laurel Vaughan, and I will be painting plein air-style in the gardens from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bobbi is an acrylic artist while Laurel and I use soft pastel. We’d love to have you stop by to watch while we work. Questions and comments are happily accepted.

Above painting from the sunken garden at Glen Burnie, Water Play II
Below, available as a ceramic art tile, one of the statues in the gardens, Flora