About the Artist
Biography
Teri grew up on a farm in south east Texas. In 1967 she came to Colorado to attend CU receiving her BA in 1970 and has been married to the same great guy since 1971. When her youngest daughter started school she bought Betty Edwards book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. She loved the process so much she has been drawing and painting ever since. She still has the original folder of work.
“My career as an artist has suffered from diversions and pauses over the years, as often happens with mothers, wives, and women in general. But I have always found my way back to painting. I continue to take classes from artists I admire because there is always more to learn and a higher level to achieve.”
She has been a signature member of New York City’s Pastel Society of America since 1993, won awards and been juried into the exhibitions of Salmagundi Artists, N.Y., Knickerbocker Artists, N.Y. International Association of Pastel Artists, and Scottsdale Artists School ‘Best and Brightest”, among others. She was also one of 4 artists featured in the Pastel Journal 's "Painting the American Landscape”.
In the last several years she has taken a break from entering her work in competitions and limiting her gallery exposure to spend time pursuing photography. An adventure begun mainly as a way to improve her skills in composition. However, it quickly moved into the number one creative outlet. It has been a perfect addition to her tool kit. Traveling to Africa, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Croatia, Cuba to mention only a few has provided a wealth of new material to interpret and translate into pastel or oil.
I am once again painting and now working in acrylics and producing small abstracts. We will see where that leads. Stay tuned.
Affiliations
American Impressionists Society, Signature member
Pastel Society of America, NY, Signature member
Pastel Society of Colorado, Signature member
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Signature member
Women Artists of the West
Oil Painters Of America
Publications
The Pastel Journal, Jan. 2011
"Painting the American Landscape"
Juried Shows and Invitationals
2019
Bold Brush Competition for April 2019, Outstanding Pastel
2015
American Impressionists Society, Scottsdale, AZ
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Pastel Society of Colorado National, Denver, CO
Pastel Society of America, New York, NY
2014
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Denver, CO
Pastel Society of Colorado National, Denver,CO
Women Artists of the West, San Diego
Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM*
2013
Pastel Society of New Mexico, *
Women Artists of the West, Estes Park*
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Denver, CO
Pastel Society of New Mexico, NM*
Oil Painters of America First Salon, Petisky, MI
2012
Women Artists of the West, Fredricksburg, TX
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Taos, NM
American Art International, Denver, CO
Patstel Society of Colorado National, Denver,CO
Colorado Governor's Invitational, Loveland, CO
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, TX
2011
American Impressionists, Carmel, CA
Oil Painters of America, Idaho
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Saks Gallery, CO
Pastel Society of the West Coast International
Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA
Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, TX
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland
2010
Colorado Governor’s Invitational, Loveland
Plain Air Painters of Colorado,Denver*
Pastel Society of America, New York
Mountain Miniatures, Golden*
Pastel Society of New Mexico, Albuquerque**
American Impressionists Society, Memphis
2009
Pastel Society of Arkansas, Little Rock
American Impressionists Society, Denver
Pastel Society of America, New York
Pastel Society of the West Coast, Santa Clara,*
Nomadas Del Arte, Dallas
Plein Air Artists of Colorado
Golden Triangle Plein Air Festival, Denver
2008
Pastel Society of New York, NY City*
Pastel Society of America Signature Members Exhibition
17th National AANC Exhibition, Ft Collins
Plein Air Painters of Colorado, Denver
Estes Park Plein Air Exhibition and Quick Draw
Golden Triangle Plein Air Festival, Denver*
