Today there is a taste of fall in the air as we get our first good rain since May.
With fall season comes many good things this year - new classes and a new show!
All of my new classes are posted up on the Chehalem Cultural Center’s website (https://www.chehalemculturalcenter.org/adult-classes) and there are still spots available in each class as of today! This October I will start three new classes: watercolor, oil painting, and drawing. These classes will run for 4 weeks as usual, where I will give a demonstration for the first half of class and then the second half will be for the students to create. Teaching at the CCC has been one of the highlights of my life these last 2+ years. It has been so wonderful to see how much excitement there is for the arts here in the Yamhill County. I am so grateful to each student who has taken a class from me - each of you make my life as an artist, not only possible, but so much fun! Classes will continue to run through the “school” year, so if you miss this first round of classes there will be many more great ones to come.
I am so excited for the upcoming show at Art Elements Gallery with Sarah Joy Silva. Sarah is a dear friend of mine, and was my longest housemate of more than 7 years! Even after moving this last year, art is something that brings our friendship together. I am pleased to be in a feature show with her this coming October through December! I have been working hard on a new body of work for this show - all of these paintings will be showcasing (in my opinion) some of the best parts of the Willamette Valley here in Oregon. I will have a few new paintings from my Golden Hour Series as well as some florals and other Pacific Northwest landscapes. There will be an artist reception on November 11th from 2-4pm at the gallery and I would love to see you there and hear your thoughts on the show! For more information on the show you can check out https://www.artelementsgallery.com .
This summer I have spent much of my time traveling to the UK and Montana (two absolutely beautiful/entirely different landscapes) and having blast! However, I am consistently pulled back to my Oregon home. Every time I leave I realize more and more - I love this little part of the world! I love the Cascade Mountains, the lush vegetation, the days out in my kayak on the Willamette River, and I love teaching summer plein air watercolor classes to my amazing students. I am looking forward to getting to spend more time at home in my studio as the seasons change as well. So many paintings and other good things to come!
