Activity
August 2 - 26, 2011
Rockport Bay was awarded 2nd Place at the annual juried art exhibition at Avenue West Gallery in Spokane, WA. Opening reception and awards were held Friday, August 5 from 5-9pm, show runs through August 26th. Norway Maple III is also included in the exhibit.
August 5 - 7, 2011
Tubbs Hill: Corbin Point in Winter was awarded the Community Purchase Award and Norway Maple II received a $400 cash prize at the juried show at Art on the Green in Coeur d'Alene, ID.
2011-05-20
Last week, the 2nd and 3rd grade classes at Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities spent a full day on Tubbs Hill. They rotated between four stations, learning about native plants, native animals, conservation, and nature drawing. The next day, Jessica (who also taught the drawing segment) came into the school and began an artist in residence project. She worked with twelve 2nd and 3rd graders, three from each class, to paint landscapes of Tubbs Hill. The kids worked from Jessica's photography of three different views from Tubbs. They worked together in groups of four, all painting the same view. Jessica focused on teaching value and color, helping the students learn to really see what they were looking at. The finished paintings were used to generate a compilation poster showing all twelve pieces. The paintings are arranged by class; the top two rows are the 2nd grade classes, the bottom two rows are the 3rd grade classes. They had just two hours of painting time together, spread out over two days. The kids showed remarkable focus and dedication to their artwork, and the results are spectacular! As part of her residency, Jessica also taught painting to the kindergarten and 1st grade classes in a more relaxed environment.
Posters are for sale through Sorensen for just $15 each. Click on image to view larger.
2011-01-23
Jessica is featured in the Artist's Profile of Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Living magazine's January/February 2011 issue. The entire issue is viewable online (Adobe Flash required). The article is on pages 128-129. Once the application loads, click in the white box in the top middle and type "128 <enter>" to jump to it.
2010-09-24
Solo show, titled "East to West," opens at Ink to Media. North 523 Pines Road, Spokane Valley, Washington. Reception is from 4-8pm, live music and hors d'oeuvres. About the show:
I enjoy traveling and exploring whenever I get the chance; when a place strikes me, I am often compelled to paint it and get to know it better. A few favorite places have moved me to return for multiple visits. What you see here represents a small portion of my North American travels and experiences, presented geographically from East to West.We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
— T. S. Eliot, Little Gidding
2010-07-30
Rockport Bay and Portola Redwoods were exhibited at the Art on the Green Juried Show in Coeur d'Alene, ID.
2009-07-31
South Lake earned the Community Purchase Award at the 2009 Art on the Green Juried Show. The original is on permanent display at the Lake City Senior Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
2008-08-01
In 2008 Multnomah Falls earned the Opal Brooten Purchase Award, and the original is on permanent display at the Bridge Academy, also in Coeur d'Alene.
