People of a certain age will see this title and laugh and then break into the Neil Sedaka song. The New England Watercolor Society's Watercolor Gone Wild exhibit at the Plymouth Center for the Arts celebrates the use of watercolor in art that is a little off the beaten path, which we know is right up my alley. This piece is a different take on one of my favorite subjects, lily pads. I'm pleased and honored that my work made it into this competitive show. I got a sneak peek when I dropped off my piece yesterday and there's some beautiful and innovative work in this show.

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.

Deconstructing Me . Watercolor + collage, 2025 This special series of events, "The Unfinished Woman - Who Am I Beyond the Roles that I play?" is inspired by Joan Anderson's Book series, A Year by the Sea. This art show "honors a profound and often overlooked chapter in a woman’s life—the quiet moment after the roles of partner, best friend, volunteer, or caretaker begin to fade." Although I've created art of some kind throughout my life, I took up watercolor in 2017 as a way of expanding my skills while also hoping that my adult autistic son, who loves to draw primarily with markers, might also be interested in watercolor (spoiler alert: he's sticking with markers).

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This incredible space in Cambridge, CAA@Canal, is hosting (and selling) a great collection of small works selected by Jurors Marc Gurton and Caitee Hoagland. CAA's Canal Gallery is by appointment only so please visit their page to get more details about how to see the work for sale. A word to the wise - this section of Cambridge is under major construction and I strongly recommend taking the T to the Kendall Station and walking over. The Cambridge Arts Alliance has two other spaces that are open to the public without an appointment:

I am so pleased not just to be accepted into this lovely show but to have earned an Honorable Mention for this painting inspired by the autumn light on our pond. I really do draw wisdom from the evolution of the lily pads as they make the way through the season, from bright spring green to cool teal to green gold before they sink to sleep through the winter. Juror L. Michelle Law explains that "artworks chosen for honorable mention are each outstanding examples of work in their respective mediums and show clear thought and creative vision in their creation."

The June Kershaw Open Exhibit includes some extraordinary works in a variety of media, so I'm especially pleased that we earned an honorable mention in the watercolor category. As party of this juried show of 50 works selected from hundreds of entries, judge Hillary Osborn called this Inception "very innovative" - it does stray from traditional watercolor and so I'm particularly glad to be to show it and be recognized. Thanks to the Sandwich Arts Alliance for the opportunity to submit and share this work. You can visit the show in person until September 2, 2025, at the old Sandwich Town Hall or view it online.

I'm so pleased to have a chance to share this piece, which sprang from my imagination during a long winter emerging from COVID. The Sandwich Arts Alliance is a wonderful creative resource for artists and writers on Cape Cod. It's home is in the old Sandwich, Massachusetts, Town Hall, where you can view exhibits, take classes and browse their shop that's full of books, cards, images and lots of original art. The show opens on July 22 - the gallery reception is on July 31 from 5:30-7:30pm. The SAA is open Tuesday - Saturday 11 - 4.

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