TOP NEWS!!! Pack your brushes and join us for Darla's Art Adventure Abroad to France in October and Ghost Ranch in New Mexico Sept/October! Registrations are underway The 2021 Ghost Ranch, NM workshop/retreat is 26 Sept-2 Oct! Check the Ghost Ranch tab above for details. The June multi-media workshop will resume 12-18 June 2022 next year. Visit Southern FRANCE this Fall with Darla! Learn to Create a Journal of your travel memories! Come with our small group scheduled 8-17 October 2021! My Italy Art Adventure Abroad is scheduled July 2022!

Come see my art NOW at these locations!

RICHARDSON, TX

Like so many art exhibitions during the pandemic, the Richardson Civic Art Society is presenting their 2021 Regional online. My mixed media/collage was chosen by juror, Judy Crowe to be included! You can see "Two Inch Orbit" posted 1 May at:

http://www.richardson-arts.org/archives/2021-55th-Regional/2021-55th-RCAS-RegionalShow.html.

IRVING, TX

My watercolor, "Henri's Yellow Tulips" won 2nd place, watermedia at the Irving Art Center, for the 36th Texas and Neighbors Juried Art Exhibition. Others chosen by juror, Andrea Karnes, Senior Curator at the Fort Worth Art Museum will be available for viewing 15 May-12 June. The address is 3333 N MacArthur Blvd with a reception scheduled 16 May, 2-5pm.

LEWISVILLE, TX

See my art at Main Street Cafe (the former Tierney's Tavern and Restaurant)! Main Street Cafe shows work by members of the Visual Arts of Lewisville. I have 4 very large images currently hanging: textile, acrylic and a watercolor canvas print (2' x 3') in the west dining room. The address is 208 E Main Street, open hours 6am-9pm.

VIRTUAL ZOOM PROGRAM 17 MAY

The Society of Watercolor Artists, Fort Worth, TX will view my presentation at the monthly meeting 17 May by zoom. The meeting is available to members only. (Membership runs Jan-Dec, so those who may join now will still be able to participate in the fall programs--in person!) as well as the Annual Juried SWA Membership Exhibition.

VIRTUAL ZOOM PROGRAM 26 MAY

The La Romita folks in Umbria, Italy are featuring me on this zoom meeting to introduce me as a 2022 instructor. I will show what to expect for this, my July 2022 Art Adventure Abroad. To be invited, the La Romita representative:

edmund@laromita.org

DENTON, TX

My mural of Denton was selected by Wal-Mart for their public art project to install murals in their stores. A specially designed mural showing the "Vibe of Denton, Texas" was chosen for the Loop 288 Super Wal Mart location, where it is now installed. The design is posted under the Public Art tab. Of course, I haven't been able to see the real installation yet...

GRAND PRAIRIE, TX

I was chosen by the City of Grand Prairie Public Art Program to have two of my watercolor images transferred with vinyl wrap to traffic signal boxes. In 2019 my "Tangled Tulips" watercolor was installed at the intersection of Carrier Parkway at Hill St and in 2018 "Red Dragons" was selected for the intersection of Carrier Parkway and Arkansas Street. (Take a peek on the Public Art tab above)

This is where I am scheduled 2021!

SAN ANTONIO, TX

My "Spirit of Chichen Itza, Mexico" watercolor has been accepted in the Texas Watercolor Society in their 72nd National Juried Exhibition 11 June-12 August. The juror is Karen Vernon.

PECAN PLANTATION ART ASSOCIATION, Granbury, TX

My live demo is scheduled for 10 August!

GHOST RANCH, ABIQUIU, NM in 2021

SEPT/OCT

The UN-traditional Watercolor workshop/retreat is set for 26 Sept-2 Oct. Registration forms are available on the Ghost Ranch tab above.

SOUTHERN FRANCE in October 2021!

You are invited to come along! We had such a marvelous (and delicious) time in Southern France in July 2019 that we are returning to the same Perigord accomodations in October this year. Details are posted under the Art Abroad tab.

THE PANDEMIC REARRANGED MY SCHEDULE A BIT. THE FOLLOWING WILL BE SCHEDULED LATER.

KELLER, TX

The 2020 Keller Art Walk scheduled for November in the Old Town West area has been postponed until Nov 2021. I have been chosen by the City of Keller

to be one of the plein air artists available. I will be showing how to create pen and ink with watercolor on site. More details later.

DALLAS, TX

A solo show scheduled in 2020 at the Box Gallery at Royal Lane Baptist Church, Dallas will be rescheduled 2021. Details will be posted later!

2022:

ITALY Umbrian Region is scheduled for July 2022. Contact Darla for updated info!

2022 Mixed Medias Workshop/ retreat at Ghost Ranch 12-18 June! Learn something new every day (printmaking, textiles and so much more!)

Some of my 2021 news!

In May I was invited to do an Artist Pop Up in the Wayne Ferguson Plaza, Old Town Lewisville, TX.

The Society of Watercolor Artists voted "Golden Bounty" 2nd place for the January Art of the Month.

Visual Arts of Lewisville awarded 2nd place February Art of the Month for "Rainbow Tulips," a watercolor and in April "Two-Inch Orbit", a mixed media work won 1st place with VAL.

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I am the current President of Society of Watercolor Artists in Fort Worth, TX. Check out this terrific watercolor association at

https://www.swawatercolor.com

Each year several art suppliers generously help support my Ghost Ranch Workshop by sending wonderful materials for our use. Some of my sponsors sent materials for 2020 which we were unable to use due to the cancellation of my workshops...and so I post them here as I will take their generous suppies with us in June 2021 and June 2022.