I SEE PAINTING POSSIBILITIES EVERYWHERE I GO!
I WANT TO PAINT!
Working as an artist/instructor allows me to do just that. I love painting landscapes, big sky, open fields, distant mountains, river scenes and lush green hills.
I paint mostly in watercolor, pastels & occasionally in oils. I paint almost everyday and paint En Plein Air as often as I can. I am also a graphic artist doing whimsical dragon figures as a specialty. In addition, I teach watercolor painting and drawing and sketching in my "Blair Studio/Gallery" classroom.
I must become one with nature. Living in Southern Oregon allows me ample opportunity to view beauty close up and personal! I invite art students and fellow artists to accompany me on many of my plein air excursions and occasionally teach a plein air workshop.
"Managing the promotion of artists and providing a venue for artists to show their work is so very important! The Rogue Valley is alive with artists and Galleries! What a grand place to be!"
ORGANIZATIONS:
Plein-Air Society of Oregon and Rogue Valley Art Association
Art Education:
Business and Fine Art at Eastern New Mexico University and Art & Information Science at Southern Oregon University.
SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS:
- Staff Artist, Jackson County Library, 1970-1974
- Southern Oregon Historical Society Paint Out, 2003
- Studio/Gallery Show, 2004
- Medford Art In Bloom Pot Pourri, 2005 & 2006
- Plein Air Paint Out, Roxy Ann Winery/Hillcrest Orchards, 2005
- Pony Espresso Gallery One-Person Show, 2005
- Jacksonville Art Amble, 2005
- Medford Library Bloom Exhibit, 2006
- Smudge Pot Artist Exhibit, 2006, 2007
- Studio/Gallery Show, 2006
- Studio/Gallery Show, 2007
- Graphic Designer: Children's Festival, 1967 to 2009
- Rogue Gallery & Art Center Rental Sales, 2004-2009
- Four Artist Exhibit, Jackson County Library 2008
- Featured in Artwanted.com Calendars for 2008
- Studio/Gallery Show. 2008
- Studio/Gallery Show, 2009
- Featured in ArtWanted.com Calendar for 2009\
- Life Member: Rogue Valley Art Association, Medford, Oregon
- Member: Plein Air Artists of Oregon