Fresh Snow, Unami Creek
18 x 18, Pastel

It was a great surprise to find that all three of my submissions to the Pastel Society of New Mexico's 22nd Annual National Pastel Painting Exhibition were accepted into the show. This is a first for me in any national show, to get three paintings accepted and it is both an honor and a thrill. All three of the jurors are well-known pastel artists with big reputations: Marla Baggetta, Marc Hanson and Sally Strand. Elizabeth Mowry will be the judge of awards.

The show will be presented in the Hispanic Arts Center at EXPO New Mexico in Albuquerque, opening with a reception on November 1, 2013, 5-8 p.m. and closing on November 24. The center is open Tuesdays through Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All the work in the show is for sale. For information about the show or purchasing a painting contact Marilyn Drake at psnm.nswkshop@gmail.com or myself from the Contact Page.

Thanks to the members of PSNM for staffing the show for such long hours! They do a great job.

Ebbing Tide, Point Lobos
14 x 18, Pastel

Rainwashed, Loveland Pass
14 x 18, Pastel