Barbara Churchley

Barbara Churchley's paintings reflect her personal connection with the western landscape she lives in.  Her paintings in pastel and oil are interpretive and impressionistic. Her passion for painting and the outdoors has taken her to the summit of all 53 ranked 14,000' peaks in Colorado and a few other unranked ones for fun. She has explored the landscape "up close and personal" through multiple marathons, hikes, and backpack trips. Churchley finds inspiration painting en plein air in western Colorado where she lives and works, to the far corners of the world where she frequently travels, pursuing her other passion of birdwatching. 

Workshops

"Creating Dynamic Landscapes in Oil" is the emphasis in a workshop in February, 2010 at Around the Corner Art Gallery in Montrose, Colorado. Churchley will include demos with lecture and individual instruction. For more information, contact www.aroundthecornerartgallery.com or call 970-249-4243.  

Classes
Beginning Oil and Beginning Pastel classes begin January 19 and 20 for four weeks, 6-8 PM. Classes will be held at Munson's Main Street Gallery, Cedaredge, Colorado. Please contact the gallery to enroll at 970-856-6070 or at  www.munsonsgallery.com

Publications 
Featured artist in the November 2009 issue of the GV magazine, Grand Junction, Colorado.

Awards and Events
2010
Participating artist in 23rd Annual Women's History Month Art Show presented by the Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, Colorado. The exhibition runs from February 12 to April 4, 2010. For more information, see www.estesarts.com.
Awarded Signature Status in Plein Air Artists of Colorado.    
Participating artist in the 2010 Nomadas del Arte show, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, Texas in April, 2010.
2009
Juried into the 2009 American Impressionist Society Tenth Annual Show, Saks Galleries in Denver, Colorado.
Awarded Best of Show at the 2009 Montrose Visual Arts Guild show , Montrose, Colorado, judged by Don Radovich, with the painting "Summer Pasture".
Juried into the 2009 Redstone Annual Labor Day Weekend Art Show, Redstone, Colorado.
A one woman show "Seasons of the Grand Mesa", The Blue Pig Gallery, Palisade, Colorado for the month of August, 2009.
Awarded 3rd place in a field of over 60 artists in the 2009 Wyoming Plein Air Event judged by Ramon Kelly.
Juried into the 2009 Small Works Show at the Bennington Center for the Arts in Bennington, Vermont.  
Juried into the 2009 Nomadas del Arte Show, Southwest Gallery, Dallas, Texas in April, 2009.
Awarded Signature Member status in International Plein Air Painters.
2007-2008
October 2008, awarded 2nd place, Professional, at the 61st Annual Brush and Palette member show, Grand Junction, Colorado, judged by Charles Hardy, with the painting "Quiet Recess".

August 2008, awarded Best of Show and 1st Place in Oil and Acrylics at the 48th Annual Artists Alpine Holiday, Ouray, Colorado, judged by Amy Evans, with the painting "Alongside the Trail".

October 2007, awarded Best of Show at the 60th Annual Brush and Palette member show, Grand Junction, Colorado, judged by David Drummond, with the painting "The Gift".


Professional Organizations
International Plein Air Painters, Signature Member        www.ipaphomestead.com
Plein Air Artists of Colorado, Signature Member           www.pleinairartistscolorado.com
Oil Painters of America, Associate Member                  www.oilpaintersofamerica.com
Allied Artists of America, Associate Member                www.alliedartistsofamerica.org
American Impressionist Society, Associate Member      www.americanimpressionistsociety.org
Outdoor Painters Society                                              www.outdoorpainterssociety.com
Pastel Society of Colorado                                            www.pastelsocietyofcolorado.org