News & Notes

Now available: New work at the Station Gallery, Greenville, DE

October-November: Two of Hope’s paintings will be featured in the Shades of Pastel national juried exhibition at Glenview Mansion, Rockville, MD

Summer 2025 painting trip to Provence, France: Hope is developing a body of work from this trip in the coming year. You can see her progress as well as plein air work from the trip on her Instagram.

Featured image: “Distant Dream,” pastel, 27x14

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Farms and clouds, waves and water…

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View fullsize I needed a pick-me-up today, so I revisited my happy place (in my mind) to paint lavender blooming in Valensole, France. “Lavender Bliss” 11x14 on @ampersand_art pastel board
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View fullsize Current obsession = the lavender fields we visited in Valensole, France this summer. I finished this one today after a few false starts 🤪 Sometimes I just have to wipe it all away and start over, which was the case here. 16x20, so far untitled, on
View fullsize I’m so happy to share that “Crash Landing” has been juried into the Maryland Pastel Society’s national exhibition, Shades of Pastel! The show will be at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville, Maryland October-November. Many thanks
View fullsize My glamour queen, Josie, is going national! “Josie in Neutral” has been juried into the Maryland Pastel Society’s national exhibition Shades of Pastel. The show takes place October-November at the Glenview Mansion in Rockville, Ma
View fullsize New work @thestationgallery this week! “Beyond Sunset” 16x20 on @ampersand_art pastel board #sunset #pastelpainting #cloudpainting #clouds #pastelart
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View fullsize Sold! “Rise and Shine” has gone home with a new collector! Many thanks to @thestationgallery for making the connection ❤️
View fullsize Back in the basement studio! It’s been a busy month with a hip replacement surgery and our daughter returning home from France to reclaim her room (aka the upstairs studio🤪). It was nice getting started on a new piece for the first time since
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View fullsize “Morning Meeting” has found its forever home thanks to the wonderful @thestationgallery in Greenville, DE! Stop by and check out my other new work there. With original art, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture and top-notch custom framing, little
View fullsize 19ish x 24ish, pastel July 1 on l’Île de Porquerolles, France This is me signing off of social media for a while as I recover from surgery. Thanks for all the well wishes! I’ll be back😁