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2008 Exhibitions and Events Twelveth Heartland National at Merriam, Kansas (2 pieces) " Aerial View " Honorable Mention and " American Flyer " awarded Community Center Foundation Purchase Award Collectors Choice VII, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, Missouri Art at the Center 2008 Juried Exhibition, Overland Park, Kansas " Tribune, Kansas, II " Completed a personal challenge to paint at least two, 11x15 inch or larger, plein-air pieces in each of the 105 counties of Kansas within one year. the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 97th Annual Exhibition held at Mystic, Connecticut. " Wharfedale Shop " the Carrollton first annual art auction at Carrollton, Missouri 27th Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors, held at Old Forge, New York " Richmond's View " Prairie Art VI, a plein-air art event in Chase County, Kansas. About 30 outdoor painters coming and going over a two week period. I did 8 watercolors, 6 pen & wash, 2 oils, 1 with black markers and an acrylic. My 12x9 " Matfield Green " took 3rd in Oils Catagory Town Art Exposition 2008, Leawood, Kansas: co-juror, (2-D) Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, held at Golden, Colorado " Castle Wynd - Richmond " Art at the Center 2008 Human Form Exhibition, Overland Park, Kansas (2 pieces) " Pastel " and " Sixty Thousand " Johnson County Art Fest, a juried event hung at Olathe, Kansas " Wharfedale Shop " The North East Watercolor Societies 32nd Annual international Exhibition, held at Kent, Connecticut " Dale Street - York " The Kansas Watercolor Society Great 8, at Wichita, Kansas " The Wharfe - Kettlewell " Liz Koch Patrons Purchase Award The Nature of Art 2008, Turkey Creek streamway path alternate year, two day, outdoor exhibit of local artists work, Merriam, Kansas. I did two alla-prima plein air pieces, a watercolor and a 24x18 oil on stretched canvas while viewers came by and commented. Oil painters of America plein-air painting event on properties in the Gypsum Hills country of Barber County, Kansas. I did two oils and also got in seven watermedia pieces while in that area. 2007 Exhibitions and Events Eleventh Heartland National at Merriam, Kansas (2 pieces) " Mister P's Dream " and " Day Dreamer " Collector's Choice VI, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, Missouri Southern Watercolor Society 30th Annual Exhibition held at the Colquitt County Arts Center, Moultrie, Georgia " Aerial View " awarded SW, Signature Membership Fifth Art At the Center Juried, Overland Park, KS (2 pieces) " Sea Kyacks, (I) " and " Station Inn " Wayne Art Center Plein-Air Festival, 2007; at Wayne, Pennsylvania, (Philadelphia area). Thirty Three easel-toters painted for four days. I submitted eight pieces, both oils and water colors, despite intermittant rains. 26th Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors at Old Forge, New York " Clouds on Oread " Town Art Exposition 2007, Leawood, Kansas: co-juror, (2-D) Southwinds Gallery 15th Anniversary show, Topeka, Kansas " Tribune, Kansas , II " The North East Watercolor Society 31th Annual International Exhibition 2007 at Kent, Connecticut " Mister P's Dream " awarded NEWS, signature membership Wet Canvas' U.K. Autumn Gathering 2007 in Kettelwell, Wharfdale, England; fourty people from the UK, North America and Europe came together to paint plein-air and socialize for a week or so. I did fourty pieces using watercolors, pens and markers. Oil painters of America plein-air painting event on the Chappell ranch near Purcell, Oklahoma. An enthusiastic group of easel swingers painted cattle and outbuildings. I did two oils in a day. Outdoor Painters Society plein-air event in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Preserve near Lawton, Oklahoma. Artists painting while avoiding buffalo, lots of fun. I did eleven oils in four days. 2006 Exhibitions and Events Tenth Heartland National at Merriam, Kansas (2 pieces) " Orbits " and " The Turkey Creek Trail (Honeysuckle Berries) " Fourth Art At the Center Juried, Overland Park, KS (2 pieces) " Silo, VI " and " Silo, XII " (the latter sold at Patrons Preview) Watercolor U.S.A. 2006 at Springfield, Missouri " Mister P's Dream " 25th Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors at Old Forge, New York " Eat Those Dam Bugs " Prairie Art V, a plein-air art event in Chase County, Kansas. Fifty some-odd artists coming and going over a two week period. I did 16 watercolors and 15 oils in a week. Town Art Exposition 2006, Leawood, Kansas: co-juror Collector's Choice V, St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, Missouri 27th International Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition at Scranton, Pennsylvania " Orbits " accepted as PWS, Signature Member Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2006 at Sewickley, Pennsylvania " Kettlewell " Audubon Artists 64th Annual Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, New York City, New York " Raccoon's Parlor " and elected to Full Membership Outdoor Painters Society 2006 Membership Show at the Frame-up Gallery in Mount Vernon, Texas " Turtles " The Nature of Art 2006, Turkey creek streamway path alternate year, two day, outdoor exhibit of local artists work, Merriam, Kansas. I did five alla-prima plein air watercolors while viewers came by and commented. the National Oil and Acrylic Painter's Society , NOAPS in Kansas Plein Air paint Out 2006, a four day event in Chase county, Kansas with over 30 artists registered. I did 3 watercolors and 10 oils. With two pieces exhibited per artist, " Bummies at Dawn " Best of Show Artists of Northwest Arkansas annual regional exhibition held at Springdale, Arkansas, (Fayetteville area). " Sea Kyacks, II " Southwinds Gallery & Topeka Country Club Plein Air Outing. A one day event attended by over thirty artists madly driving about in golf carts. I did three alla-prima plein air oils while the grounds crew visited. Foundry Art Centre "Watercolor" Exhibition at St. Charles, Missouri. Three alla-prima plein air watercolors accepted: " Cook Street ", " County Road " and " Rural July " Awarded the Foundry Art Centre "Top Prize" with these 3 watercolors. Outdoor Painters Society's Turner Falls, Oklahoma weekend. I did ten alla-prima watercolors and oils while numerous other painters from four states came and went over three days. The 2006 PaintAmerica Top 100 Exhibition, to hang in various locations, (Kansas, Utah, etc.): " 1843-2006 Fort Scott " 2005 Exhibitions and Shows 15th Annual Midwest Winter national exhibition, Center for the Visual Arts, Wausau, Wisconsin " West Bottoms Winter " Ninth Heartland National at Merriam, Kansas (2 pieces) " A Different Drummer " Third Place Award and " Kreider X 142nd " Southern Watercolor Society 28th Annual Exhibition held at the Visual Arts Center, Panama City, Florida " Looking East " Honorable Mention Third Art at the Center National at Overland Park, Kansas " Wellsville, Kansas " The Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 94th Annual Exhibition at Mystic, Connecticut " Stowe Tower " Framewoods/Lake Jivaro Plein-Air Outing, Shawnee County, Kansas. Twenty five artists created an easel-jam East of Topeka, I did four watercolors while residents came by to watch. Prairie Art IV, a plein-air art event in Chase County, Kansas. Fifty some-odd artists coming and going over a two week period; I did a dozen watercolors over one weekend. Kansas City Artists Coalition Twenty-Third River Market Juried Regional at Kansas City, Missouri " Bean Field Barns " The National Watercolor Society 85th Annual Exhibit at the City of Brea Gallery, Brea, California " A Different Drummer " The Beverly Green Memorial Collection Purchase Award and elected to NWS, Signature Membership The Art at the Center Exhibition of the Human Form at Overland Park, Kansas " 2005-90 " The North East Watercolor Society 29th Annual International Exhibition 2005 at Kent, Connecticut " Patient " Audubon Artists 63rd Annual Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, New york City, New York " Kansas Shortcut " Wet Canvas' U.K. Autumn Gathering 2005 in Kettelwell, Wharfdale, England; 34 people from the UK, North America and Europe came together to paint plein-air and socialize for a week or so. I did 48 pieces using either watercolors, technical pens or oils. 2004 Exhibitions and Shows MPRD Watercolor Group Show at Merriam, Kansas (7 pieces) Eighth Heartland National at Merriam, Kansas (2 pieces) "Miss Adventure" and "Back Packer Down Under" Solo show, Asbury Methodist in Prairie Village, Kansas (25 pcs) Plano Art Association 2004 National, Plano, Texas, (Dallas area) "Morning on the Flood Plain" Hudson Valley Art Association, 73rd Annual Exhibition at Hastings-on-Hudson, New York " Crossing, II " The Edgar A. Whitney Memorial Award Southern Watercolor Society 27th Annual Juried Exhibition at Fairhope, Alabama, (Mobile area) " Responsibility " Watercolor U.S.A. 2004, at Springfield, Missouri " Valentine " Kansas Watercolor Society Great-8 Regional at Wichita, Kansas " Paddington, 5 A.M. " 23rd Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors at Old Forge, New York " Kreider X 142nd " Northern Plains Watercolor Society 9th Annual Juried Competition, held at Rapid City, South Dakota (2 pieces) " Miss Adventure " NPWS Merit Award and " Row Crops " The Nature of Art 2004, Turkey Creek Streamway Path alternate year outdoor exhibition of local artists work, Merriam, Kansas (32 pieces +4 done alla-prima plein-air during the show) The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 25th International Juried Exhibition at New Castle, Pennsylvania " West of DeSoto " North East Watercolor Society 28th Annual International Exhibit 2004 at Kent, Connecticut " Mount Clarence " 24th Annual Faber Birren National Color Award Show sponsored by the Stamford Art Association at Stamford, Connecticut " Responsibility " Audubon Artists 62nd Annual Exhibition, at the Salmagundi Club, New York City, New York " Misery Beach " The American Artists Professional League 76th Grand National Exhibition, at the Salmagundi Club, New York City, New York " Shunting at Keswick " National Society of Artists 22nd National Show, at Santa Fe, Texas (Houston area) " Backpacker Down Under " Artists of Northwest Arkansas 10th Annual Regional Exhibition, at Springdale, Arkansas (Fayetteville area) " The Kaw at Cedar Creek, II " Allied Artists of America, 91th Annual Exhibition at the National Arts Club, New York City, New York " Goode Beach " 2003 Exhibitions Seventh Heartland National at Merriam, Kansas (2 pieces) " W at Pinjarra " and " Organ Donors " Missouri Watercolor Society, Third Watercolor Missouri national at Fulton, Missouri " Fails to Meet Expectations, II " First Art at the Center National, (Formerly Art in the Woods) at Overland Park, Kansas " Amtrak " Best of Show Kansas Watercolor Society Great-8 Regional at Wichita, Kansas " Beyond the Blue Mountains " Kansas City Artists Coalition Twenty-First River Market Juried Regional at Kansas City, Missouri " Weary Erie " Northern Plains Watercolor Society, Eighth Annual Regional Exhibit, Transparent Watercolor: A Celebration of Light. Held at Rapid City, South Dakota " Bluster " The El Dorado Third Annual Regional Exhibition: Art from the Heartland. Held at Coutts Memorial Museum, El Dorado, Kansas " Shunting at Keswick " Third Place The El Dorado Third Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, held at the Erman B White Gallery, El Dorado, Kansas " Albany from Mount Melville "