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
875 Oak St. SE, #5070
Salem, OR
www.kidneycare.com
Dave Wilson Designer Goldsmith
216 Commercial NE
Salem, OR
June 6 through 27, 2018
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
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
Exhbitor, “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
ART EDUCATION: classes and workshops
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
All images © Debbie Robinson