"What's Next?" (colored pencil, above) was one of 122 works (out of 600 entries) juried into the Colored Pencil Society of America's 18th Annual International Exhibition, held this year at the Art Museum of Los Gatos, California, from July 22 to August 20. 
 
My first Featured Artist Show at the Artists' Gallery in Columbia runs through July 30. It includes 20 original pastel landscapes, along with a selection of unframed work (giclees and some original colored pencil pieces) in the gallery's bins. One of the pastels is hung in the gallery's new auxiliary exhibition spaces across the lobby of the American City Building, in the Lakeside Cafe. Click on the "Gallery" link to the left for the address and hours. And it's a Baltimore Sun Best Bet!
I'd like to extend my sincerest thanks to the many friends and colleagues who made the trip -- from as far away as Sparks, Timonium, Cockeysville, Elkridge, Bowie, Laurel, Severna Park, Clarksville, Highland, Olney, Adelphi, Silver Spring, Bethesda, Potomac, Hanover, and Westminster -- to help me celebrate the opening on July 9. It was a wonderful crowd, and I got to catch up with some cherished friends I have not seen for years and years (and years). I deeply appreciate everyone's support and hope to see you all again soon!