Lebanon Valley College Juried Art Show

Lebanon Valley College Annual Juried Exhibit will be held in April. Each artist may enter up to four pieces and I am using the deadline as motivation to finish several new paintings. Pictured is my entry, "Beginning of Knowledge", which was accepted for the 2009 show.

"Beginning of Knowledge" 20x24 Oil Painting by Paulette

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Iris Paintings

This painting was awarded a first place ribbon at the Art in the Garden exhibit held March 4-7. The actual format is oval but I edited the background to a rectangular shape for use in producing note cards. I titled it, "Ruffled Iris", but after checking Katie's website, I think the correct name is Bolder Boulder.


This is another recent iris painting. I think the bright yellow borders & beard indicate spring. The actual format is oval & it is fitted into an ornate Victorian gold frame.

Demo-Painting at Mid-Atlantic Garden Show

Friday through Sunday was an enjoyable adventure as I did "demo" Oil Painting at the Mid-Atlantic Garden Show in York. This activity was part of a Juried Exhibit of Original Artworks titled, " Art in the Garden". I was pleased & surprised to win first place, as there was plenty of excellent competition from 16 other artists. While painting, I solicit questions & comments from people. I tell them that I can talk & paint at the same time, but can't maintain eye contact : ). Children especially like to check on my progress from time to time. Adults ask about my training, methods & materials.
On Friday I painted a bearded iris with tones of dull yellow and purple. Saturday I chose a peach-colored daylily to work on. Sunday I did a white iris. My irises are painted from photos I took at Stoney Creek Iris Gardens in Dauphin. They have hundreds of varieties. Go to http://stoneycreekiris.com/ for Katie's current selection of rhizomes. What I like best about the garden show is the way it transports me 6 weeks forward into the middle of springtime! I brought home several Primroses to brighten my dining room windowsill. They should ward off symptoms of spring fever until the remaining snow-pack melts & my garden soil dries enough to dig up. http://midatlanticgardenshow.com/