CREATIVE STATEMENT
"The stress and struggle of life is always visible, yet in its midst, I seek a window into a more peaceful world that observes the natural beauty of light and color. I begin a painting with a few simple action lines and then block in a color map. Then I add multiple layers of loosely applied color to mimic complex color found in nature. "The painting soon “tells” me what to do next, and I adore running with my instincts.
PUBLICATIONS
• 2003 Step
By Step Colored Pencil, Walter Foster Publishing
• 2002 “Pueblo” step-by-step kit.
• 2001 “Meadow” & “Canal” kits.
• 2000 Art
Business News, Oct., “Colored Pencils Come of Age”
• 1999
Painting with Water-Soluble Colored Pencils by Gary Greene
• 1993,
’94,’96, 99 The Best of Colored Pencil I, II, III, & V, Rockport
Publishers
• 1995
Creative Colored Pencil by Vera Curnow, Rockport Publishers
• 1996
Creative Colored Pencil Landscapes by Vera Curnow, Rockport
AWARDS
• 2002
Spirit of NW Award, NW Color Show, Seattle Convention Center, WA
• 2002 San
Francisco Chapter Award for Excellence, CPSA 10th Exhibit, TX
• 2002
Excellence in Colored Pencil, International Miniature Show, LOFA, OR
• 2001 Best
of Show, CPSA DC201 Annual Exhibition, Portland, OR
• 2000 1st
Place People’s Choice & Blue Ribbon Lake Oswego Festival of Arts
• 2000 1st
Place Landscape & Peer Recognition, NW Color Show, OR
• 2000
Mayor’s 1st Place Gresham Juried Art Exhibit, Gresham, OR
• 1993,
’97, ‘2000 1st Place People’s Choice, CPSA DC201 Annual Exhibits
• 1998 CPSA
5-yr Merit Award (juried into 5 international CPSA exhibits)
• 1998
Award of Excellence & Merit Landscape, NW Color Show, WA
• 1997
Canson Talens Award, 5th International Exhibition, CPSA, IL
• 1994 Best
of Show, Lake Oswego Festival of Arts (LOFA), OR
GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS
• 2002-
Gallery 7126, Gallery representation, Portland, OR
• 2000-2002
Belinki & Du Prey Gallery representation, August 2001 Show
• 2000-
Carnegie Center, gallery representation & NW Color Show
• 2001- The
Gallery at Willamette & Willamette Arts Festival
• 1994-1996
Gango Gallery, Progress & Portland
• 1993-2002
CPSA International Exhibitions (juried into 9 out of 10 shows)
• 1992-2002
CPSA DC201 Annual Exhibitions, Portland, OR
• 1998
National Colored Pencil Exhibition, Corvallis, OR, juried
• 1995
National Juried Exhibition (Audrey Flack, juror) New York City, NY
CLASSES & WORKSHOPS
• West Linn
Community Education, Art Media, Portland Fine Arts Guild, CPSA/Texas
• Lakewood
Center, Keizer Art Guild, Milwaukie Center, Workshops OR, WA, ID, AZ
Proud As A Peacock
"This is 11 1/2x15 3/4" (image size) and is done on
terra cotta sanded Windberg pastel paper. It is done with 100%
colored pencil. I went to a Bureau of Land Management wetland
preserve near Mt. Hood (Wildwood), and the pond was semi-frozen with
this brightly colored maple leaf stuck in it. I loved the colors of
the leaf and its proud stance. It was as though it said, 'pay
attention to me, I can do anything despite the odds.' Considering
the climate of the world, I felt this was an important way to mold
our thoughts in all facets of life—buoy yourself to overcome.
Backlit Camp
"Backlit Camp is framed 16x20" with an image of about 7 1/2"x11". It is done in 100% regular colored pencil on black, 4-ply museum board. I was fascinated by the light coming through the trees in a sort of dreamy way, and I loved using analogous colors to show the different colors of green."
Sunset In The Neighborhood
"This is framed 20"x28" and is 100% colored
pencil on Wallis sanded pastel paper. After watching a number of
brightly colored sunsets across the street, I decided to capture
this one for myself. I was fascinated to see the variety of colors
in the sky versus the subtle light on the foreground."
Pueblo
"Pueblo is about 7 1/2" x10" and is done on white Stonehenge paper in colored pencil. It was inspired by the complementary colors of the pueblo and the beautiful blues in the doors and window frames. The oven and ladder also captured my interest, as did the fact that people have been living in this area for well over 400 years. I like seeing how many slight variations can be seen in
a pueblo wall."