I am thrilled to be participating in Samurai Baseball: a Fine-Arts-Look-at-Baseball at the Art Garage in Cooperstown. Timed to open for the National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction weekend (with the first Japanese ballplayer, Ichiro Suzuki, among inductees), the exhibit presents an array of highly original works by fourteen artists. A few, like myself, are veterans of these fine-arts-look-at-baseball shows from back in the 1980s and 1990s.

The preview opening is July 18, from 5-7, with another reception Friday July 25 from 4-7, followed by extended hours on the 26th and 27th. Following that the gallery is open Saturdays from 11- 3, and everyday day by appointment. To arrange telephone/text 315-941-9607 or email leartgarage@gmail.com

Look for additional exhibit related programming in August including artist talks and panel discussions. The gallery is located at 689 Beaver Meadow Road in Cooperstown, New York, 13326.

I am thrilled to be exhibiting at The Art Garage in Cooperstown along with talented ceramist Normandy Alden. The show is aptly titled “Splendor in the Everyday” with sixteen of my colorful pastel paintings alongside Normandy’s exquisite vessels.

The Gallery is located at 689 Beaver Meadow Road in Cooperstown. Hours are 11-3 on Saturdays and daily with a call or text to 315-941-9607.

Join me for my Artist Talk on Thursday, June 12 at 4:00 pm. Normandy and I will be present on the final day of the exhibit, July 9 @ 4:00 pm, for a moderated panel discussion.

I’m teaching a one-day plein air workshop on the grounds of The Art Garage June 25. Contact leartgarage@gmail.com for details.

Pastel Painting Studio: Focus on Still Life
This two-day workshop in Cazenovia, New York, is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome. The workshop is an opportunity to learn about the broad range of pastel products and techniques, to further develop your personal style, and embrace creative exploration. Colorful still life arrangements will be our subject.

Day one will begin with a conversation on how to design a strong composition. Our next step will be to make black and white value studies of our subject. Then we will move on to color, looking at the warm and cool contrasts of light and shadow and the effect of saturated and muted hues in describing form and space. You'll have the opportunity to work with acrylic underpainting and on colored papers to explore color interaction. Our session will end with a group critique, offering not only a chance to assess paintings but to share ideas about both concept and craft. Class size is limited.

For more information and to register, click here.

My painting, Cherries for Lunch, was juried into the IAPS Pastel - International Association of Pastel Societies Open Division online exhibition. It’s a great honor to be included in this highly competitive show of 134 paintings from around the globe. These paintings are terrific examples of the versatility and vibrancy of pastel. Click here to see the show.

This two-day workshop held at Carpenter’s Barn in Cazenovia, NY, is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome. This workshop is an opportunity to learn about the broad range of pastel products and techniques, to further develop your personal style, and embrace creative exploration. Colorful still life arrangements will be our subject.

For more information and to register click here.

My Studio will be open Saturday and Sunday September 28 and 29 from 10-5, as part of the Greater Cazenovia Art Trail. Come by! I have new paintings and mosaics to show and will be offering them for discounted prices. I’m stop # 27, click here for a map.

Pastel Painting Studio

I’ll be in Cazenovia, New York, for a two-day workshop sponsored by CazArts in their Carpenter’s Barn studio space. This is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome. This workshop is an opportunity to learn about the broad range of pastel products and techniques, to further develop your personal style, and embrace creative exploration. Colorful still life arrangements will be our subject. Click here for more information and to register.

Pastel Painting Studio

I am back in Cazenovia, New York, for a two-day workshop sponsored by CazArts in their Carpenter’s Barn studio space. This is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome. This workshop is an opportunity to learn about the broad range of pastel products and techniques, to further develop your personal style, and embrace creative exploration. Colorful still life arrangements will be our subject. Here’s a link for more information and to register.

My Studio will be open Saturday and Sunday September 30 and October 1, 10-5, as part of the Greater Cazenovia Art Trail. I have new floral paintings, landscapes, and mosaics to show. I’m offering paintings at discounted prices and have frames and stretcher bars for next to nothing! Stop by! Click here for a map.

I’ll be teaching Pastel Painting Studio: Working from Photos in Canandaigua, New York, June 2 and 3rd. The workshop is sponsored by the Ontario County Arts Council. For more information click here.

This Land celebrates the natural landscape as captured by seven artists including myself. It is an inspiring show with paintings, photographs, drawings, and sculptures that are visual records of our connection with the land. October 20 through November 28 at The Art Gallery in Reisman Hall, Cazenovia College, 6 Sullivan Street. Mon- Fri 2-4 and 7-9; Sat-Sun 2-6 and by appointment.

Pictured at the opening reception participating artists John Loy, Mary Loy, Karen Bruns, Mary Padgett, Leigh Yardley, and Laura Reeder.

Artists Mary Padgett and Leigh Yardley began their Pond Painting Tuesdays together during the early months of the pandemic restrictions in 2020. Painting outdoors was a chance to come together as friends, support and interact with one another in a creative endeavor, and to focus on a common feature of our Central New York landscape. Ponds offer a beautiful value, color, and textural contrast to surrounding fields, trees, hills, and sky.

Each pond is unique: some natural, some man-made, and every one with its own ecology. Eggs cluster on shallow surfaces in early spring, bullfrogs sing in June, noisy geese take off and land in the fall. Ponds freeze in the winter, thaw in the spring, bloom with algae in the summer.

Plein Air painting is a sensory activity. Fragrances and odors, the movement of air, and the sounds of a place are all experienced in the process of working. The pond is the subject but so is the weather and the progression of landscape color from spring yellows to dense emeralds and then orange hues.

Please join us at Cazenovia Artisans, 39 Albany Street, Cazenovia, NY, on August 6 from 2-5 pm to celebrate our work from Pond Painting Tuesdays. The exhibit will be on view at Cazenovia Artisans through the month of August.

I’ll be teaching two workshops, July 6-8 or 13-15, 1-4 pm. We’ll work en plein air from the summer landscape at various sites in and around Cazenovia, New York. In case of rain we’ll have a studio available on the Cazenovia College campus where we will work from photos.

I will be emphasizing the fundamentals of good design, color handling including its interaction and temperature, and the unique mark-making qualities of the pastel medium.

Beginning through advanced levels are welcome, class size is limited. Click here for information and to register and select “Art” from the topic drop-down menu.

I have two paintings included in this national pastel exhibition organized by View Center for Arts & Culture and the Adirondack Pastel Society.

Pastel Painting Studio at Cazenovia College, two workshops offered:

Session one: Saturdays February 26, March 5 and 12, 9am  to 4pm.

Session two: Saturdays March 19, 26 and April 2, 9am to 4pm.

This workshop is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. You may choose to work from any subject matter and to explore various pastel techniques including mixed media and custom surfaces. Each session will end with a group critique, offering not only a chance to assess paintings but to share ideas about both concept and craft. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome, class size is limited. To register email cmdeshaw@cazenovia.edu or call 315-655-7147.

Pastel Painting Studio at Cazenovia College, Saturdays October 30, November 6 and 13, 9 to 4.

This workshop is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. You may choose to work from any subject matter and to explore various pastel techniques including mixed media and custom surfaces. Each session will end with a group critique, offering not only a chance to assess paintings but to share ideas about both concept and craft. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome, class size is limited, and Cazenovia College Covid protocols will be observed.

Cost is $315.00 with a $30 supply fee payable to me at the first class meeting.
Registration opens September 16 at 1:00 p.m. Call Rebekah at 315-655-7222 (afternoons only) or email continuingeducation@cazenovia.edu.

I welcome you to visit me in my studio as part of this year’s Cazenovia Art Trail, September 25 and 26, 10 to 5 both days. Come see my working space, my easel and tables with paintings and mosaics in progress and walls covered with colorful landscapes and still lifes. I’ll be offering everything at discounted prices just for this event. For more info and a map click here.

A selection of my paintings, gliclée prints, cards, and mosaics can now be purchased through Cazenovia Artisan’s online shop. Click here to check it out!

My usual Fall workshop program hosted by Cazenovia College will not take place. Due to Covid-19 precautions the college is currently not permitting any on-campus non-credit courses. We are hopeful that in the spring semester this will change so please check back later this Fall!!

Plein Air and Studio Painting with Pastel

This program has been cancelled due to Covid-19. Please check back soon for Fall 2020 workshops!

 Here’s a chance to focus on the painting process for a full week, exploring varied subjects, technique, and ideas. We’ll work en plein air from the summer landscape in and around Cazenovia, NY. Back in our studio on the Cazenovia College campus, we’ll further develop our landscape subjects as well as paint from still life arrangements.

I will be emphasizing the fundamentals of good design, color handling including its interaction and temperature, and the unique mark-making qualities of the pastel medium. Beginning through advanced levels are welcome, class size is limited. Click here for information and to register.

Pastel Painting Studio

This workshop is an opportunity to receive individualized instruction in a supportive and inspiring environment. Participants may choose to work from any subject matter and to explore various pastel techniques including mixed media and custom surfaces. Each session will end with a group critique, offering not only a chance to assess paintings but to share ideas about both concept and craft.  Beginning through advanced levels are welcome, class size is limited. For participants desiring to work from life, still life material will be provided for a $20 supply fee. Saturdays November 9 and 16, 9-4 (there will be an hour break for lunch). For more information and to register <tkhodge@cazenovia.edu> or call 315-655-7191. 

I welcome you to visit me in my studio as part of this year’s Cazenovia Art Trail, September 28 and 29, 10 to 5 both days. Come see my working space, my easel and tables with paintings and mosaics in progress and walls covered with colorful landscapes and still lifes. For more info and a map click here.

Artists in the Finger Lakes: A plein air adventure into New York’s stunning region of lakes, farms, and vineyards. 

Join me for a Finger Lakes fall adventure that will be more than just a plein air painting experience. Over this four-day program we’ll travel to diverse plein air sites from Skaneateles to Canandaigua as fall is dressing up the landscape with color. Each day, between and after painting sessions, we’ll meet farmers and vintners, taste their products, and learn about the region’s culture and history. All media and levels are invited. The program is sponsored by the Schweinfurth Art Center, for information and to register click here.

I am honored that my painting, Ranunculus, has been juried into Enduring Brilliance, the Pastel Society of America’s Annual International Exhibition at the National Arts Club Gallery, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City. Gallery hours vary daily, call (212) 475-3424 in advance.

The Experience of a Place: Plein Air Landscapes

A selection of my plein air landscapes are on display at the Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee Street, Auburn, NY (315-255-1553). The paintings selected for this exhibit were made in many different places but all have in common my personal connection with each place. Also on display is a Retrospective of oil paintings by Gary Trento (a gifted artist and admired teacher of mine at Syracuse University) and the Schweinfurth Member Show. Click here for more information.

Plein Air and Studio Painting with Pastel

This workshop is an artist’s retreat, a chance to focus on the painting process for a full week, exploring varied subjects, technique, and ideas. It is a chance to grow as an artist in an supportive and inspiring environment. We’ll work en plein air from the summer landscape. Back in our studio on the Cazenovia College campus, we’ll further develop our landscape subjects as well as paint from still life arrangements. For more info click here.