Best Portrait Award
Maryland Pastel Society's "Shades of Pastel" 2022 National Juried Exhibition
"I love a different approach to portraiture! The circular pose of the sleeping sisters with their plush pups looking at the viewer gives new meaning to 'Best Portrait'. There is nothing stiff or isolating in this painting, but engaging, often hard to achieve with portrait painting." Juror Nancie King Mertz
• Best Portrait Polly Mitchell Memorial Award, Certificate of Excellence from Holbein Art Materials, & Portrait Award from Jerry's Artarama Delaware.
19.5in x 20.5in framed, private collection
Art Exhibits
Featured Artist
National Pastel Exhibit - May thru July 2022
National Pastel Exhibit - May thru July 2022
Chesapeake Arts Center March 7, 2022 - April 28, 2022
Her Ideas, Her Stories: Women Artists
Hal Gomer Gallery
National Pastel Exhibit - May thru July 2022
National Pastel Exhibit - May thru July 2022
National Pastel Exhibit - May thru July 2022
Maryland Pastel Society's Shades of Pastel
Art Reception is Sunday, May 15, 2022 from 2:00 - 4pm
The Mansion at Strathmore
10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda, MD
Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
"River Dance" dramatically expresses a lily’s journey from emerging bud to bursting bloom by the intertwining conversations and silence of neighboring flowers. In 2018, “River Dance” was chosen out of hundreds of artwork to be reproduced and displayed as a rotating gallery at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Maryland First Lady, Yumi Hogan, chaired the jury selection of the various artworks for the gallery. I was thrilled and honored to represent our state.
Fabric Reproduction - Permanent Collection
"River Dance" pictured here was reproduced as an enlarged 8 foot square fabric print. Located in Gallery D behind security, between the D and E terminals and is now on permanent collection at BWI Airport.
(original artwork pastel painting 39" x 89")
"Oak Hill Paint Vivid Mural"
International Plastics pg. 10
International Plastics pg. 10
Community Collaboration
International Plastics pg. 10
International Plastics pg. 10
International Plastics pg. 10
International Association of Plastics
BWI Airport D/E Concourse
International Plastics pg. 10
BWI Airport D/E Concourse
Airport mural for Concourse Art Gallery
"Sailing to Success"
"Caring for the Chesapeake"
BWI Airport D/E Concourse
Benfield Elementary Collaboration
"Caring for the Chesapeake"
"Caring for the Chesapeake"
"Caring for the Chesapeake"
The Capital Gazette
"Muralist Chooses Celtec"
"Caring for the Chesapeake"
"Caring for the Chesapeake"
Vycom Case Study
"Hospital Chooses Celtec"
"Students Raise Awareness"
"Students Raise Awareness"
Pediatric Imagery Center
"Students Raise Awareness"
"Students Raise Awareness"
"Students Raise Awareness"
Severna Park Voice
"Mural Soothes Patients"
"Students Raise Awareness"
"Mural Soothes Patients"
The Capital Gazette
Awards & Honors
Best Portrait
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Maryland Pastel Society's National Juried Exhibition "Shades of Pastel"
"I love a different approach to portraiture!" said juror Nancie King Mertz, "the circular pose of the sleeping sisters with their plush pups looking at the viewer gives new meaning to 'Best Portrait'. There is nothing stiff or isolating in this painting, but engaging, often hard to achieve with portrait painting."
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
Award of Excellence
"I am delighted to have selected your art for our online exhibit "The Spirit of Resilience" and have given you an Award of Excellence presented by The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS" Renee Phillips, Curator & Director
Merit Award
Award of Excellence
Winning Design
Maryland Pastel Society National show "Symphony in Color" Merit Award
Winning Design
Pastel Journal Year's Best 100
Winning Design
Eastport Yacht Club Lights Parade poster
Pastel Journal Year's Best 100
Pastel Journal Year's Best 100
Pastel Journal Year's Best 100
Pastel Journal year's best 100 honorable mention award for Gayle Mangan Kassal's floral pastel "A Moment in Time"