I’m so gratified that the Cape Cod Art Center appreciates my less traditional watercolor art, which allows me to process and share a lot of ideas for which words are inadequate. As a newly-minted juried artist at the Center, it’s great to be in the company of so many artists I admire and I look forward to seeing the full show.
The opening reception is on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 5-7pm.
The Autumn National exhibit is on view Monday through Friday 9am-4pm, through Friday, November 13, 2026.
The Sandwich, MA, boardwalk is one of my favorite salt marshes. Whenever people come to visit, we try to make time to visit the boardwalk. This painting, now on view at the Sandwich Arts Alliance, captures the October light I love so much.
Salt marshes leave the Midwesterner in me dumbfounded with delight – they are different every time you look at them. On the shore the tides move in and out pretty much the same way no matter where you are, but the marshes give you not just the blues and purples of the water, but extraordinary greens, pinks and oranges and their reflections.
The Arts Alliance is in the historic old Sandwich Town Hall, and open Tuesday – Saturday, 11-4.
A sure sign that this interminable winter will end is the emergence of spring arts shows, and I’m happy to share that this bright watercolor + ink piece has been accepted to the New England Watercolor Society‘s Spring into Art exhibit.
The Plymouth Center for the Arts is a beautiful gallery space located in the heart of historic Plymouth, MA, just steps from Plymouth Rock and other early American history sites. Even on these raw spring days it’s a great day trip. The Center is home to the New England Watercolor Society, and always has a number of great exhibits on view.
The Center is open Wednesdays- Saturdays 10am – 4pm, and Sundays 1-4pm.
The Rhode Island Watercolor Society warms up the winter months by hosting online juried shows and I’m so glad to be included in this exhibit, Making Your Mark. Mark making is the use of lines, dots or other patterns as part of creating an image. It can be cross hatching or strokes of paint or ink – for me, sometimes it’s a struggle to assure that the marks don’t overwhelm the composition. The process itself is so satisfying to me that sometimes I have to leave a piece for days or weeks and come back to it to see if it’s successful or work on it some more (or pitch it).
You can view the full exhibit at the link above or see it on Facebook.
Viewable until March 27, 2026.
My original post about this exhibit had the wrong date and time for the opening reception. It’s this Saturday, December 6, from 2-4pm.
I’m especially proud to be included in this New England Watercolor Society exhibition in this beautiful gallery space. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this show, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.
The Exhibit will be at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.
Reception and awards ceremony, Saturday, December 6, 2-4pm. Hope to see you there.
I’m especially proud to be included in this New England Watercolor Society exhibition in this beautiful gallery space. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this show, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.
The Exhibit will be at the Mosesian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.
Reception and awards ceremony, Sunday, December 6, 4-6pm. Hope to see you there.
I’m certainly glad the wonderful people at the Rhode Island Watercolor Society seem to understand my art, as evidenced by their acceptance of this whimsical piece. Sometimes I feel like my work is a bit of comic relief in an angsty and serious time and that’s perfectly fine with me – but the tiny figure in the window in this piece represents something important to me. I can’t presume to know what it might evoke in the viewer, but comments are encouraged.
Simply watercolor opens on November 15, with the opening reception on Saturday, November 22 at 1pm.
Jack Thor Ahlin was a much beloved and accomplished artist on Cape Cod, and I am honored to receive the prize that bears his name. This national juried show is my first with the Cape Cod Art Center.
The Cape Cod Art Center’s Autumn National Exhibit is on view October 20 – November 15, 2025 – this is a perfect time to visit this beautiful gallery in Yarmouth, MA.
To be Wild with Nothing to be Wild About
Watercolor and ink on paper, 2025
Framed and for sale through the Cape Cod Art Center
This is a real milestone for me. The New England Watercolor Society is, not surprisingly, an organization from which every watercolorist seeks affirmation. Once again, I expected one of my more traditional paintings to make the cut on this exhibition, and they surprised me by choosing this contemporary work. My hope is that the fuller context of this painting comes through – while much of my work has a whimsical quality to it, there are deeper messages in to be found for those who care to look. But the colors and shapes hold their own, I think.
The Exhibit will be at the Moseseian Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA
Hours: Wednesday-Friday 12-6pm, weekends 12-4pm.
Reception and awards ceremony, Sunday, December 6, 4-6pm
