Painting Nature,
whether in the studio or on location,
takes me to a place of wonder and enlightenment.
Working with the pure pigment of soft pastels
gives me the ability to work directly and spontaneously.
I find the results can be magical,
as I explore the possibilities in this journey.
whether in the studio or on location,
takes me to a place of wonder and enlightenment.
Working with the pure pigment of soft pastels
gives me the ability to work directly and spontaneously.
I find the results can be magical,
as I explore the possibilities in this journey.
drobinsonart@gmail.com
PAINTINGS ON EXHIBIT AND AVAILABLE IN 2018:
Bush Barn Art Galleries
Salem Art Association
Salem, OR
www.salemart.org
Reflections Salon
991 Liberty St. SE
Salem, OR
Kidney Care Physicians
Two locations:
875 Oak St. SE, #5070, Salem, OR
5900 Inland Shores Way N., Keizer, OR
www.kidneycare.com
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
2018
-Holiday Showcase, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, November 10 - 23, 2018
-Fall-Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, 2018-2019
-Providence Benedictine Nursing Center Art Walk, Mt. Angel, OR, August-September 2018
-Exhibitor, Willamette Valley Plein Air Paint Out and Art Show, Chehalem Cultural Center, Newberg, OR July 2018
-Juried Exhibitor, Radius 25, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR July-Aug 2018
-Solo Exhibitor, Kidney Care Physicians, Salem and Keizer, OR
-Solo Show, Dave Wilson Designer Goldsmith, Salem, OR, June 2018
-Spring-Summer Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR 2018
-Invited Participant, Silent Auction, 19th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 24, 2018
-Juried Exhibitor, Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, Jan 16 - Feb 22, 2018
-Fall-Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, 2017-2018
2017
-Holiday Showcase, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, November 10 - December 24, 2017
-Solo Exhibitor, Kidney Care Physicians, Salem, OR, January - December 2017
-Exhibitor, Salem Salon, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, July-August 2017
-Exhibitor, Reflections Salon, Salem, OR 2017
-Solo Exhibitor, Dave Wilson Designer Goldsmith, Salem, OR, June 2017
-Invited Exhibitor, Schreiner's Gardens Gift Shop, Salem, OR, May 2017
-Spring-Summer Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR, 2017
-Invited Participant, Silent Auction, 18th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 25, 2017
-Juried Exhibitor, Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, Jan-Feb 2017
2016
-Fall-Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, 2016-2017
-Holiday Showcase, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, November 11 - December 24, 2016
-Artist of the Month, Enid Joy Mount Gallery, Keizer, OR, August 2016
-Juried Exhibitor, Radius 25: Forest for the Trees, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR, July - August 2016
-Solo Exhibitor, Kidney Care Physicians, Salem, OR, July 2016 - 2017
-Solo Exhibitor, Reflections Salon, Salem, OR, July 2016 -2017
-Spring-Summer Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR 2016
-Juried Exhibitor, Oregon in Bloom, River Gallery, Independence, OR, May 2016
-Jurors Award, Celebration of Flowers, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, May 2016
-Solo Exhibitor, Dave Wilson Designer Goldsmith, Salem, OR, April 2016
-2nd Place Award, "Annual Color Show", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, March 2016
-Invited Participant, Silent Auction, 17th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 2016
-Juried Exhibitor, Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, January-February 2016
2015
-Fall-Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, 2015-2017
-Juried Exhibitor, "Something Red", Artists in Action Event, Salem, OR, December 2015
-Holiday Showcase, Bush Barn Art Center, Salem, OR, November-December 2015
-1st Place Award, Water, Water Everywhere, Keizer Art Association, September 2015
-Best of Show, "Anything Goes", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, August 2015
-Honorable Mention Award, Salem Salon, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, July-August 2015
-Invited Featured Artist, Camas Gallery, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, May-June 2015
-Honorable Mention Award, "Celebration of Flowers", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, May 2015
-Spring- Summer Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR 2015
-Exhibitor, "Eco-Icon: Art About Environmentalism", Compass Gallery, Salem, OR, March 2015
-Invited Participant, Silent Auction, 16th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 2015
-Juried Exhibitor, "Anything Goes", Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, January-February 2015
2014
-Fall -Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, 2014-2015
-Juried Exhibitor, "Something Red", Artists in Action Event, Salem, OR, December 2014
-Exhibitor, "Holiday Showcase", A.N. Bush Gallery, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, November 8 - December 24, 2014
-Juror's Merit Award, "Anything Goes", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, October 2014
-Solo Exhibitor, Dave Wilson Designer Goldsmith, Salem, OR, September 2014
-Juried Exhibitor, "Radius 25 - Walkabout", Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, July-August 2014
-Exhibitor, "Members Show", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, August 2014
-1st Place Award, "Transportation", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, June 2014
-Honorable Mention Award, "Celebration of Flowers", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, May 2014
-Invited Featured Artist, Camas Gallery, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR May - June 2014
-Spring-Summer Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR 2014
-Juried Exhibitor, "Luck Be a Lady", Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, February 2014
-Invited Participant, Silent Auction, 15th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 2014
-1st Place Award, "Oregon, Our Oregon", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, January 2014
2013
-Fall-Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, 2013-2014
-Honorable Mention Award, "Something Red", Artists in Action Event, Salem, OR, December 2013
-1st Place Award, "Transportation", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, June 2013
-2nd Place Award, "Celebration of Flowers", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, May 2013
-Spring-Summer Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR 2013
-Invited Featured Artist, Camas Gallery, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem Art Association, Salem, OR, March 2013
-Invited Participant, Silent Auction, 14th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 2013
-Juried exhibitor, "In Your Wildest Dreams", Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, February 2013
-People's Choice Award, "Pacific NW Artist's Show", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, January 2013
-2nd Place Award, "Pacific NW Artist's Show", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, January 2013
2012
-Fall-Winter Exhibitor, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, 2012-2013
-Exhibitor, Black, White & Gray Show, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, November 2012
-2nd Place Award, "Colors of Autumn", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, October 2012
-Juried exhibitor," Westminster Fine Arts Festival", Salem, OR, October 2012
-Exhibitor, "Colors of Autumn", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, October 2012
-1st Place Award, "Life in Oregon" Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, September 2012
-Juried exhibitor, Oregon State Fair, Salem, OR, August 2012
-Juried exhibitor, "Life in the Willamette Valley" River Gallery, Independence, OR, August 2012
-Honorable Mention Award, "August Member's Show", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, August 2012
-Juried exhibitor, "Radius 25:Face to Face", A.N. Bush Gallery, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, May-June 2012
-People's Choice Award, "Celebration of Flowers", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR May 2012
-Juried exhibitor, Spring-Summer Exhibition, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR 2012
-People's Choice Award, "Water Water Everywhere", Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, March 2012
-Invited Paritcipant, Silent Auction, 13th Annual Clay Ball, Salem Art Association, February 2012
-Juried exhibitor, "Come Together", Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR January-February 2012
-Juried exhibitor, "Pacific NW Artists Show, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR January 2012
2011
-Juried exhibitor, Fall-Winter Exhibition, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR, 2011-2012
-Juried exhibitor, "Something Red", Artists in Action Event, Salem, OR, December 2011
-Exhibitor, Black/White/Gray Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, November 2011
-Juried exhibitor, “Westminster Fine Arts Festival”, Salem, OR, October 2011
-Juried exhibitor, “All Oregon Art Annual”, Oregon State Fair Amateur Division, 2011
-Juried exhibitor, “Salem Salon” A.N. Bush Gallery, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR July-August 2011
-Juried exhibitor, Spring-Summer Exhibition, Bush Barn Art Galleries, Salem, OR 2011
-Jurors Merit Award, “Members Showcase”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, June 2011
-Jurors Merit Award, “Water Water Everywhere”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, April 2011
-Juried exhibitor, “Oh you Beautiful Doll” Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR February 2011
-Exhibitor, “Pacific Northwest Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, January 2011
2010
-Exhibitor, “Black/White/Gray Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, November 2010
-Juried exhibitor, “ Westminster Fine Arts Festival”, Salem, OR, October 2010
-Juried exhibitor, “All Oregon Art Annual”, Oregon State Fair Amateur Division, 2010
-Juried exhibitor, “Radius 25: Patterns of Place” A.N Bush Gallery, Salem, OR July-August 2010
-1st Place People's Choice Award, “Artists Gone Wild”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, June 2010
-Honorable Mention Award, “Pacific Northwest Art Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, April 2010
-Juried exhibitor, “Queen of Hearts” Wild Women Show, River Gallery, Independence, OR, February 2010
-Exhibitor, Winter Art Solstice , Keizer Civic Center, Keizer, OR, January 2010
2009
-People’s Choice Award, Paint the Town, Elsinore Gallery, 2009
-3rd Place Award, Amateur Division, “All Oregon Art Annual”, Oregon State Fair, 2009
-Exhibitor, “Echoes of Green” Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, September 2009
-Exhibitor, “Members Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, June 2009
-Exhibitor, “Oregon’s 150th Anniversary Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, February 2009
-Exhibitor, “Black/White/Gray Show”, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR, 2008
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ART EDUCATION
2018
-Jeanne Rosier Smith, Making Waves, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
-Kim Casebeer, Color and Light in the Landscape, Mary Weil Studio, Dundee, OR
2017
-Jennifer Evenhus, Brave, Bold and Beautiful, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
-Tony Alain, Chasing the Light, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Barbara Jaenicke, Landscape and Light, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
2016
-Barbara Jaenicke, The Poetic Landscape, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Susan Ogilive, Landscapes: Color and Composition with Pastel, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
2015
-Jennifer Evenhus, The Beauty of Imperfection, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Stan Sperlak, Plein Air Workshop, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Color Confidence, Milwaukie, OR
2014
-Jennifer Evenhus, Mood, Magic and Melody, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Marianne Post, Field to Studio, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
2013
-Aislinn Adams, Drawing From Nature, Deepwood Gardens, Salem, OR
-Casey Klahn, See Differently. Authenticity & Your Art, Studio 30, Portland, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Nature Illustration Workshop, Silver Falls State Park, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Making Pastel Poetry, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR
2012
-Kitty Wallis, Plein Air Workshop, Portland, OR
-Dawn Emerson, Breaking the Mold, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Brenda Boylan, Pastel Punch, Studio 30, Portland, OR
-Cynthia Herron, After Beginners Painting Class, Herron Studio, Salem, OR
-Corrine Loomis Dietz, Acrylic Painters BOOT Camp, Art Department, Salem, OR
-Cynthia Herron, Acrylics and Color, Salem Art Association Bush Barn Annex, Salem, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Trees, Skies, and Water, Baggetta Studios, West Linn, OR
2011
-Dawn Emerson, Dynamic Pastel Painting, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Johannes Vloothuis, Paint Stunning Landscapes From Photos, Online Webinar
-Deborah Paris, Drawing and Painting Trees, Online class
-Marla Baggetta, Loosen Up Intensive II with, Baggetta Studios, West Linn,OR
2010
-Cynthia Herron, Drawing Basics, Art Department, Salem, OR
-Colleen Howe, How to Structure a Successful Painting, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Jan Lieber Mays, Portrait Workshop, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
-Susan Ogilvie, Landscapes in Pastel, Emerald Art Center, Springfield OR
-Catherine Alexander, Botanical Illustration, Keizer Art Association, Keizer,OR
2009
-Deanna White, Pastel Workshop, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Plein Air Workshop, West Linn, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Loosen Up Workshop, Baggetta Studios, West Linn, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Celtic Botanical Illustration, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Winter Birds Retreat, Silver Creek Falls, OR
2008
-Felix Oliveros, Summer Sketching in the Garden, Deepwood Gardens, Salem, OR
-Deanna White, Plein Air Painting, Salem, OR
-Nancy Muren, Watercolor Workshop, Salem, OR
-Becki Trachsel, Watercolor Workshop, Salem, OR
-Susan Day, Plein Air Painting, McMinnville, OR
-Felix Oliveros, Fall Sketching in the Garden, Deepwood Gardens, Salem, OR
-Deanna White, Encaustics Workshop, Salem, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Botanical Illustration, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Deanna White, Watercolor Basics 2, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Susan Thompson, Acrylic Painting Techniques, Chemeketa Community College, Stayton, OR
-Deanna White, Exploring Pastels, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
2007
Susan Thompson, Fall Watercolor Workshop, Chemeketa Community Education, Salem, OR
Deanna White, Watercolor Basics, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
Marilyn Krug, Watercolor Workshop, Chemeketa Community Education, Salem, OR
Susan Thompson, Spring Watercolor Workshop, Oregon Gardens, Silverton, OR
Deanna White, Watercolor Basics, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
Cynthia Herron, Sketching in the Garden, Oregon Gardens, Silverton, OR
ART EDUCATION
2018
-Jeanne Rosier Smith, Making Waves, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
-Kim Casebeer, Color and Light in the Landscape, Mary Weil Studio, Dundee, OR
2017
-Jennifer Evenhus, Brave, Bold and Beautiful, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
-Tony Alain, Chasing the Light, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Barbara Jaenicke, Landscape and Light, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
2016
-Barbara Jaenicke, The Poetic Landscape, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Susan Ogilive, Landscapes: Color and Composition with Pastel, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
2015
-Jennifer Evenhus, The Beauty of Imperfection, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Stan Sperlak, Plein Air Workshop, Carrie Moore Studios, Oregon City, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Color Confidence, Milwaukie, OR
2014
-Jennifer Evenhus, Mood, Magic and Melody, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Marianne Post, Field to Studio, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
2013
-Aislinn Adams, Drawing From Nature, Deepwood Gardens, Salem, OR
-Casey Klahn, See Differently. Authenticity & Your Art, Studio 30, Portland, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Nature Illustration Workshop, Silver Falls State Park, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Making Pastel Poetry, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR
2012
-Kitty Wallis, Plein Air Workshop, Portland, OR
-Dawn Emerson, Breaking the Mold, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Brenda Boylan, Pastel Punch, Studio 30, Portland, OR
-Cynthia Herron, After Beginners Painting Class, Herron Studio, Salem, OR
-Corrine Loomis Dietz, Acrylic Painters BOOT Camp, Art Department, Salem, OR
-Cynthia Herron, Acrylics and Color, Salem Art Association Bush Barn Annex, Salem, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Trees, Skies, and Water, Baggetta Studios, West Linn, OR
2011
-Dawn Emerson, Dynamic Pastel Painting, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Johannes Vloothuis, Paint Stunning Landscapes From Photos, Online Webinar
-Deborah Paris, Drawing and Painting Trees, Online class
-Marla Baggetta, Loosen Up Intensive II with, Baggetta Studios, West Linn,OR
2010
-Cynthia Herron, Drawing Basics, Art Department, Salem, OR
-Colleen Howe, How to Structure a Successful Painting, Emerald Art Center, Springfield, OR
-Jan Lieber Mays, Portrait Workshop, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
-Susan Ogilvie, Landscapes in Pastel, Emerald Art Center, Springfield OR
-Catherine Alexander, Botanical Illustration, Keizer Art Association, Keizer,OR
2009
-Deanna White, Pastel Workshop, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Plein Air Workshop, West Linn, OR
-Marla Baggetta, Loosen Up Workshop, Baggetta Studios, West Linn, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Celtic Botanical Illustration, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Winter Birds Retreat, Silver Creek Falls, OR
2008
-Felix Oliveros, Summer Sketching in the Garden, Deepwood Gardens, Salem, OR
-Deanna White, Plein Air Painting, Salem, OR
-Nancy Muren, Watercolor Workshop, Salem, OR
-Becki Trachsel, Watercolor Workshop, Salem, OR
-Susan Day, Plein Air Painting, McMinnville, OR
-Felix Oliveros, Fall Sketching in the Garden, Deepwood Gardens, Salem, OR
-Deanna White, Encaustics Workshop, Salem, OR
-Catherine Alexander, Botanical Illustration, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Deanna White, Watercolor Basics 2, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
-Susan Thompson, Acrylic Painting Techniques, Chemeketa Community College, Stayton, OR
-Deanna White, Exploring Pastels, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
2007
Susan Thompson, Fall Watercolor Workshop, Chemeketa Community Education, Salem, OR
Deanna White, Watercolor Basics, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
Marilyn Krug, Watercolor Workshop, Chemeketa Community Education, Salem, OR
Susan Thompson, Spring Watercolor Workshop, Oregon Gardens, Silverton, OR
Deanna White, Watercolor Basics, Keizer Art Association, Keizer, OR
Cynthia Herron, Sketching in the Garden, Oregon Gardens, Silverton, OR
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