Congratulations to Carole Belliveau and Cynthia Inson for this page in the Nov/Dec 2024 Fine Art Connoisseur Issue.

www.carolebelliveau.com

https://www.cynthiainsonart.com

Congratulations to Carole on her recent election to Signature Status in the Plein Air Artists of Colorado!!

Carole's Bio: "My parents nurtured my passion for art. They took me to the Metropolitan Opera House, Broadway Theater, and gave me exposure to art museums and the culture of New York City. Drawing became my favorite activity. I entered Parson’s School of Design’s Graphic Arts Department because it was the closest thing to Fine Art that I could afford at the time.

Later I moved to Boston where I was exposed to the Fine Art Doll world. I found artists there that created miniature people in doll form so I decided to try my hand at sculpture. That led to a twenty-five year career designing one-of-a-kind and limited edition dolls for the collector’s market which at that time was the most popular hobby in America. Dollmaker, The Eyelight and the Shadow was published by Scribner’s (ISBN: 0-684-17170-8) and focused on my creation of a portrait doll of my son. I was not trained in sculpture or pattern design yet I developed a distinctive style and experimented with diverse mediums that led to many awards. Each year I introduced a new doll collection at the American International Toy Fair in New York City. I also designed toy concepts for notable firms like Marie Osmond Dolls, Hasbro, Coleco, Tyco and others.

In 1996, I moved to California where I found a new inspiration in a countryside of unlimited vistas, incandescent color, and an ocean full of drama and light. I was attracted to landscape and it changed everything. I entered The Academy of Art University to pursue a BFA. During this time I went back to oils and painted both the figure and landscapes with passion. After graduating, I joined several artist groups including as a Signature Member of Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association (MBPAPA) where I served on the board and as President. I was featured in the North Light publication Incite, Dreams Realized, The Best of Mixed Media.

In 2018 I moved to beautiful and still wild Santa Fe, NM where I paint "en plein air" using a palette knife. In 2019 I won the Grand Prize in TRAC 2019 and became a Signature Member of American Women Artists (AWA), a member of American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America (OPA) and a Signature Member and am past Vice President of Plein Air Painters of New Mexico of Santa Fe. Experiments in diverse materials have fueled my inspiration and enabled me to stay open to potential visual options. My passion for art has led to a life filled with possibilities."

From Tobi:

"I'm excited to announce that I have one piece selected for the 2024 Fall IAPS online Exhibition. "

Congratulations.

The 45th exhibition can be viewed on the IAPS website: .https://showsubmit.com/gallery/iaps-45th-open-division

AIS 25th Annual National Juried Exhibition

Barbara Coleman, Southwest Art Award of Excellence. Montana Plains.

See all awards in a "flipping book view" here.

Show at the Rockport Art Association and Museum, Sept 27 - Oct 30.

https://www.sfestudioart.com/ for artists and addresses

PAPNM Artists: Michele Byrne*, Albert Handell*, Jane Frederick** and Stephanie West**, Carole Belliveau and Marcia Williams AND John Meister***.

*Albert Handell will do a pastel workshop on Tuesday, Sept 24.

https://www.sfestudioart.com/event-details/santa-fe-pastel-plein-air-workshop-albert-handell-2024-09-24-09-00

*Michele Byrne will do a free demo on Wed, Sept 18 2-4:

https://www.sfestudioart.com/event-details/painting-demonstration-designing-your-paintings-to-tell-a-story-michele-byrne-1

***John Meister will be co-locating with John Wagner at:

Studio #69 - 872 Don Cubero Ave., Santa Fe

**Also Jane plus Stephanie:

MAKE-TAKE-TALK @ Studio 50

Friday September 20, 2024, 5pm-7pm. Jane and I will help you discover watercolors. Get to know us and leave with a mini piece of art. This event is free. 

NOTE: Parents must accompany minors.

Each month all the entries are reviewed and scored by our judges, and the paintings with the highest scores become the Top 100 Finalists. The awards for the monthly competition are selected from the groups of finalists.

The overall and category winners will be included in the judging for the 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition being awarded in May 2025.

See all Monthly Awards and paintings here.

August 2024:

The Top 100 Finalists for the for the August 2024 PleinAir Salon Art Competition were announced on September 23rd. The awards will be announced on September 30th.

The top 100 finalists include PAPNM members, Michele Byrne, Jane Hunt and Peggy Immel 

July 2024 Competition: 

PAPNM Members, Jane Hunt and Lamya Deeb were in the top 100. Jane Hunt received a vehicle award in addition.

May 2024 Competition:

PAPNM Members in the Top 100 Finalists: Jane Hunt, Natasha Isenhour. 

Marian Berg, When We Let Spirit Lead Us

From Marian:

"Marian Berg will be showing several plein air paintings at the Open Space East Gallery, 6500 Coors NW.  The title of the show is "La Vida del Rio" (The Life of the River). The opening reception is on 10/19 from 2 to 4 pm and the show will run from 10/19 to11/30/24. I will also be doing a children's art workshop on the river theme at the Open Space meeting room on 10/18 from 3:30 to 5."

https://www.northvalleystudiotour.com/

Visit the Artist tab and the map.

PAPNM Artists: Peggy Trigg, Paul Akmajian and Roger Gathman

Note that former member, Jeff Potter, will have works on display also. His estate sponsors a Jeffrey Potter award during our National Show every year.

Outdoor Painter Artist Spotlight

new Karen Halbert: 

Sept 11, 2024: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-karen-halbert/ for this text and all images.

How did you get started and then develop your career?
Karen Halbert: On 9/11, faced with the magnitude of the catastrophe, I had to make a difficult decision: do I continue working under stressful circumstances, at NYSE in NYC? Or do I imagine a new life concentrating on another passion: painting. Painting won. In one of the many classes I took, an inspiring instructor showed me how he used the golden spiral. I was now hooked. Then I retired early.

First we moved to Woodstock and I came across a book by Albert Handell on painting in Woodstock and Santa Fe. We decided to move to Santa Fe and the rest is history. I have been a student of Albert’s and other artists in this artist-rich community since moving here and have found that I can combine my love of Mathematics and painting, especially via research into Dynamic Symmetry used by artists over the millennia. As a former college professor of Mathematics, I decided to begin doing workshops. This year I will do a combined Weekend Dual Workshop with Albert at the Bluebird Studios in Santa Fe on Nov 9 and 10: “A right-brain approach to painting and a left-brain approach to Composition and Dynamic Symmetry”. My life has come full circle.

Note that Karen has been the PAPNM webmaster since 2012 - and is the current News' Coordinator.

Carole Belliveau:

May 25, 2023: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-carole-belliveau/

Michele Byrne:

Jul 13, 2022: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-michele-byrne-2/

June 7, 2021: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-michele-byrne/

Barbara Coleman:

Dec 13, 2021: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-barbara-coleman/

Cynthia Inson:

Sept 13, 2023: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-cynthia-inson/

Carolyn Lindsey:

https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-carolyn-lindsey/

Lee MacLeod

July 12, 2023: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-lee-macleod-3/

Dec 7, 2022: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-lee-macleod-2/

Dec 6, 2021: https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-lee-macleod/

Nancy Silvia:

https://www.outdoorpainter.com/artist-spotlight-nancy-silvia/

If you are a PAPNM member and you had an artist spotlight in the Outdoor Painter, please let the "news" chair know: karen.halbert@gmail.com.

https://www.eldoradoarts.org

PAPNM Members, Bill Meuser and Marilyn Wightman will be in the tour:

From Marilyn: “Hostile Beauty” will be one of the offerings at Studio # 37 during the 2024 Eldorado Studio Tour. Please stop by to see other works, say “hi!” and have a homemade cookie. Plus see the lovely pottery of Monika Heikkero.

Bill Meuser: