On Display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC

This spring, I recommend that you take in the current shows at The National Portrait Gallery -- featuring a portrait of Kevin Spacey as the President -- and the Impressionism show which features Childe Hassam, John Singer Sargent, and other American luminaries such as Mary Cassatt. The Impressionism show is on display at the Smithsonian's American Museum of Art, which is next door to the Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC's Penn Quarter. 

Teresa Oaxaca: charcoal drawing

Teresa gives a drawing in the midst of her one woman show at the Art League in Alexandria, Virginia today. 

Teresa dresses like one of the Victorian dolls featured in her compositions. 

New Paintings: Miniatures

Here are three of my recent 3" X 3" oil miniatures. They could sit on easels, hang as a group, or become Christmas ornaments with a tied satin ribbon stapled onto their backs. 

Beautiful Charleston

Dear Imaginary Friends,

I was lucky to have visited Charleston, South Carolina, this week, and was met with 70 degree weather, bright sunshine, and gentle breezes. The city was blessed with blooms. It was the perfect stage for the Historic Home and Garden Tour, which raises funds for preservation efforts across the city. 

Charleston is a gracious city enhanced by fresh spring weather and delicious architecture. It is not unlike its sister city New Orleans, in its embrace of southern food, hospitality, and preservation of its storied buildings. 

Fried green tomatoes at Blossom were outstanding!

The Philadelphia Flower Show

Laura Dowling lectures on floral diplomacy at the 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show. 

Harbor Sunset, 9 X 12", Oil, c. Patricia Uchello

Ikebana Show at the Art League

Inside the Torpedo Factory Art Center is a fabulous exhibit: the Art League's Biennial Ilebana Exhibit, where flowers meet art. This is not a flower painting show but rather, an interpretation of  art through Ikebana floral arrangements. The talent evident in both the arrangements and the vessels is exquisite. Run and see it, as flowers don't live forever. This weekend, head on down!