Month: September 2025

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2025 Grant & Scholarship Exhibition

October 24 – November 23, 2025

Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery

2nd Floor

215 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

Opening Reception: Friday, October 24, 6 – 8 PM

This exhibition showcases 3 of my recent paintings together with works by 40+ artists who won grants and scholarships in 2024.

As the recipient of the Xavier Gonzalez and Ethel Edwards Spanish Travel Grant, I traveled and experienced Spain. This exhibition will include 2 plein air paintings from Spain.

I am also including a portrait of Katie, which is one of my favorite paintings of mine.

Spain – The Sierra Nevada – Pico Veleta – SOLD – This item is available for purchase through The Art Students League of New York –
Spain – Ibiza – Platja des Figueral – SOLD – This item is available for purchase through The Art Students League of New York
Portrait of Katie - The Art Students League of New York

Portrait of Katie – This item is available for purchase through The Art Students League of New York

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Figurative Paintings

The quince in Bonnefont cloister garden

So I had prepared this linen about 2 years ago, thinking I will cut it to make smaller canvases, but ultimately, it was destined for this painting of a rare quince tree in New York City.

September 2025

I had been meaning to paint the Met Cloisters but never got around to it until this September, when I saw it covered behind these massive —and green—quince fruits. According to Deirdre, the fruit color turns golden in late October.

For more information about this magnificent trees, read The Golden Quince by Deirdre Larkin.