I’m so honored that Spirit of an Autumn Tree was selected for the 50th Annual Smoky Hill Art Exhibition in Hays. I have a special relationship with trees, because they are so uncommon here. I think Willa Cather described it best in her book My Antonia, “Trees were so rare in that country, and they […]
Category: Gallery Showings
Spirit of the Prairie Art Talk
Thank you to all the lovely people who attended the Spirit of the Prairie Art Talk at the gorgeous gallery of the Kansas Earth & Sky Candle Company in Ellinwood. I loved sharing why art with earth elements can help us reconnect to ancient earth wisdom and grow in community. […]
Of the Earth Opens
Thank you everyone who came to the opening of OF THE EARTH at the gallery of the Hays Arts Council in Hays, Kansas. What an awesome evening displaying earthen art with ceramist Barbara Jo Stevens. The show is up through November. […]
ROAR Art Show Award
Thank you ROAR Art Show for the Honorable Mention Award for Kansas, my homage to our famous wheat fields. Congratulations on 50 years of lifting up the arts in Kansas. And a big shout out to my fellow Russell County artists for a great showing. Go down and see the ROAR this week through Sunday. […]
Of the Earth in Hays, Kansas
Getting excited for Of the Earth at the Hays Arts Center in Hays, Kansas with ceramic artist Barbara Jo Stevens. I’ll have a selection of earthy prairie paintings containing soil, limestone, Cottonwood bark and grass. The show runs from October 19 through November. Hope to see you there. […]
An American Quilt
I’m excited to show a collection of autumn earthy works with ceramic artist Barbara Jo Stevens beginning October 19 at the Hays Arts Council. Here’s a preview of one of my newest pieces, An American Quilt. This 13 section painting is my take on an American quilt, a quintessential staple of the pioneering life. My grandmother […]
Now at Kansas Earth and Sky Candle Company
I’m super excited to show work at the wonderful new showroom of the Kansas Earth and Sky Candle Company. Scott and his family make hand-poured candles, locally harvested sage, and incense in this fabulous historic building in downtown Ellinwood. Please stop by and enjoy the space. […]
Ad Astra Music Festival
Thank you Ad Astra Music Festival for the opportunity to talk about prairie earth elements and art during your evening of music, poetry, paintings and prose. The festival’s young artists sang the music of Franz Schubert. Schubert hosted his artist and philosopher friends at evening salons in 1820s Vienna. The evening replicated this tradition with […]
Paintings at the Sedona Arts Center
Love working with Sedona red rock. A beautiful stone. Collected some great specimens in the countryside to fold into special paintings that honor the earth. Several pieces that I completed during Jeanne Bessette’s Soul of the Artist Class in Sedona will be on tonight at First Friday at the Sedona Arts Center, October 6, 2017. […]
Ad Astra Per Aspera at Deines Cultural Center, Russell
Ad Astra Per Aspera Art, Deines Cultural Center, Opening Reception June 16, 2017 Please join me for the opening on Friday, June 16 from 5-7 pm at the Deines Cultural Center, Russell, Kansas. The show celebrates the beauty of the Great American Prairie. Paintings examine earth’s history and are inspired by the land, sky, wind […]
