| It is with great pleasure that I introduce a new Virginia artist to our gallery, Meg Walsh. |  | ||||||
| "Sunlit Island", by Meg Walsh, Oil on Canvas 9" x 12", $700.00 Framed |
Artist Statement: “My favorite studio is the great outdoors. Dealing with the challenges of rapidly changing light forces me to focus on the essence of a scene, and I like the sense of immediacy it lends to my work.”  |
| "Autumn Riverbank", Oil on canvas 9" x12", $700.00 Framed |
A passionate plein air painter, Meg Walsh combines technical skills acquired through years of studio work with acute observation of nature. Her landscapes can be found in the permanent collections of the National Institutes of Health, Georgetown University Hospital, Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland.
Meg belongs to the Washington Society of Landscape Painters, the Alexandria Art League, and the Loudoun Sketch Club. She lives with her husband and son in Arlington, Virginia.
Here are a few awards that she has received:
Awards
o Award of Excellence, “Out and About Norfolk Paintout,” juried exhibit, October 2010, Norfolk, VA
o Merit Award, “Out and About Norfolk Paintout,” juried exhibit, October 2010, Norfolk, VA
o First Place, “Local Color, Painters of the Delmarva Peninsula,” July 2010, Easton, MD
o Honorable Mention, “Let There Be Light,” juried exhibit, January 2009, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
o Honorable Mention, “Scapes” international landscape juried exhibit, August 2008, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
o Honorable Mention, Plein Air Easton! July 2007, Easton, MD
o Museum Purchase, Academy Art Museum, Plein Air Easton! July 2007, Easton, MD
o First Place, Mid-Shore Plein Air Competition, June 2007, Easton, MD
o Honorable Mention, juried exhibit, September 2005, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
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