"My goal as an artist is to
create a work of art that conveys my
joy of painting to the viewer."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Wanda

Background & Experience

• Over 30 years as professional artist
• 20 years as owner & operator of art studio
• Three years as retouch artist for photographic studio
• 10 years as artist & art director for stained glass studio

Awards, Shows & Workshops

• Best of Show, West Coast Society of Portrait Artists, Sacramento, CA
• Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Still-Life entry
• North Light Books “Best of Drawing, Light & Shadow”
• Finalist, Salon International 2009 Competition
• People’s Choice, Lake Area Artists Show, Lake Oswego, OR, 2001 & 2003
• Second Place, American Society of Portrait Artists International Competition
• Honorable Mention, Members Showcase, Portrait Society of America
• Jury’s Top 50, Salon International Sompetition
• Judge, Oregon Society of Artists, Portland, OR
• Third Place, Still-Life, Midland Arts Association, Midland, Texas
• Award of Merit, Art in the Park, Danville, CA
• Conducts workshops for aspiring artists
• Best of Show, Langdon Art Festival, Langdon, North Dakota
• Invited Exhibitor, Arts Chronicle, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
• One Person Show, Lakewood Art Center, Lake Oswego, Oregon

Education & Certification

• Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida; Fine Art Studies
• Albany Junior College, Albany, Georgia; Fine Arts
• Professional Photographers of America, Master Artist Degree

Associations

• Oil Painters of America
• Portrait Society of America
• Alamo Danville Artist Society