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EXHIBITIONS 2019
May 3 -- AVILA WINTERS in WOODLAND
My critique group, Different Strokes, will have a group show in Woodland opening Friday, May 3, 6-8 PM at three delightful new shops on First Street (A Well Stocked Home, Haven, and Avila Winters). I will be showing at Avila Winters, 420 First St; there will be art and refreshments at all of them. If you haven’t been to Woodland recently, you are in for a treat! May 5-6 PENCE GARDEN TOUR
On May 5-6 you will find me painting in one of the eight gardens on the annual Pence Gallery Garden Tour. The tour is from noon to 5 PM; tickets will be sold at The Pence (online too), Newsbeat, and Redwood Barn Nursery. July 12 -- PENCE GALLERY
I will be showing at The Pence in the Community Gallery beginning Friday, July 12, with a reception that evening from 6-9 PM. This show, curated by Natalie Nelson, is titled “Yolo Visions” and will present 20 artists views of our county. EXHIBITIONS 2018
"ABC, Art By Committee" I-House of Davis,
July through August. Group exhibition. Friday, July 13 – September 10, 2018 Opening Reception: Friday, July 13, 6 – 8 pm 
"august, August," Davis Arts Center.
August 10 – August 24, 2018 An annual favorite, "august August" features work by many of the talented instructors of Davis Arts Center. The exhibit includes a wide range of media including ceramics, mixed media, textiles, charcoal, acrylic, oil and watercolor. There will be a Second Friday ArtAbout reception on Friday, August 10, from 7 – 9pm. 
"Bucks for Ducks,"
Yolo Basin Foundation’s 28th annual fundraising gala! Friday, November 2, 5:30-9 p.m. The Pavilion at UC Davis More information coming soon! "The Shapes of Color," Gallery 1855, Davis CA. November group show.
"Art of Celebration," Gallery 1855, Davis CA. December group show.
"2018 Gualala Salon and Salon des Refusés,"
Gualala Center for the Arts, Gualala CA. Opening reception Friday, November 30, 2018. Exhibit thru Friday, December 29, 2018. December group show. Artist's Statement:
“I have always wanted to see further than my eyes can manage.” The Housemaid’s Daughter by Barbara Mutch Light is my focus. I am primarily a landscape painter. Working in oils, I enjoy the sensual quality of a brush stroke and feel drawn to the color harmonies found in nature. While I enjoy painting locally--from the Yolo Bypass to the wine country to the California Coast--I am always on the alert for new ideas. I prefer to start a painting with the sky; it sets the mood and is the part I most enjoy. Painting from an emotional reaction to a particular scene is both freeing and exciting. In “Touch of Spring”,I was drawn to the sense of expectation that comes with the dappled light and fresh colors of Spring. Around our valley location I have found that wonderful sense of scale and space; it is always inspirational with light that varies from a subtle glow to an enveloping warmth. Although I may paint from direct observation, I often paint from memories--either experienced or imagined. Shutting my eyes, I let the images appear, recalling the temperature, the scent of the air, and the emotions I felt when I did a quick sketch or took a photo. I am more interested in capturing a sense of the light and atmosphere than in the specifics of the site. I always want my paintings to be less about a precise location and more about an imaginary place I have travelled to inwardly; then the viewer can make it their own. |
EXHIBITIONS PAST: 2018 Davis Art Studio Tour, Oct 13-14, Davis CA "august, August," Davis Arts Center, Davis CA "Pictures From Our Journey," Gallery 625 - Yolo Arts, Woodland CA "Garden Tour," Pence Gallery, Davis CA. Tour painter. June. "7 Painters," Yolo Crisis Nursery, Davis CA. July. 2017 "Passages," Solo Exhibition, Gallery 1855, Davis CA. November. "DAST," Davis Art Studio Tour, October 14 and 15. "August, August," faculty exhibition, Davis Art Center, August 10-23. "ABC" at I-House. "Art By Committee," 7-artist show, July 14-September 1 2016 "Sunlit," April Solo Exhibition, April 1 - 30, 2016 Pence Gallery, Davis CA Davis Art Studio Tour 2016 - participating artist studio. 2015 October: "Different Strokes," group exhibit. I-House, Davis CA Sept 10 - Oct 6, "Washed in Color," solo exhibition. 110 F Street Gallery, Hallmark Inn, Davis CA. Aug 14-Sep 7, "Art By Committee," group exhibit. I-House, Davis CA. July 8 - August 20, Slice!, Pence Gallery, Davis CA. Regional juried exhibit. Juror: Shelley Willis, Director Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. April 11 + 12: Davis Art Studio Tour. 2014 “A Familiar Blue,” solo show, 110 F Street Gallery, Davis CA Yolo Basin Foundation April, DAST (Davis Art Studio Tour), Davis CA 2013 “Under Changing Skies,” solo show, I-House, Davis CA April, DAST (Davis Art Studio Tour), Davis CA Landscape Paint-out, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis CA Yolo Basin Foundation 2012 “Tiny Show,” Pence Gallery, Davis CA Annual Art Auction, Pence Gallery, Davis CA 2007 Annual City of Davis juried show, (jurist, Renny Pritikin), Pence Gallery, Davis CA 2006 Annual Student Exhibition, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento City College Affiliation 2014-present, Davis Art Center, instructor 2013-present, I-House Art Committee 2005-2014, Pence Gallery, Board of Directors |
