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About The Artist
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"Art is not what you see, but what you make other's see." -Degas
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​As American landscape painter, Erin works in both her studio and en plein air (in the open air). She has found that painting on location brings a unique vibrancy and life to her work that can not be duplicated from photographs. Inspired by the ever changing seasons and exploration of the world around her, many of her pieces come from on-location sessions from her travels. Erin loves the challenge of capturing on canvas the uniqueness of each place and capturing a snapshot from a moment in time.
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"Each piece is a little moment- I remember the weather, the smells, the sights, the sounds. I try to bring my viewer into that moment with me. I love the contrast of textures in the landscape and the change in seasons and light with each new day. I hope I can bring that moment into each collector's home so they can remind themselves of their own moment."
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When not painting on location, Erin enjoys hiking, photography, and finding that perfect cup of coffee.
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EXHIBITIONS:
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2023 Group exhibition- NoVa Plein Air Artists, Plein Air at the Arboretum
2022 Group exhibition- Montgomery Arts Association, Plein Air in Great Falls
2021 Group exhibition- Howard County Arts Council, Paint It! Ellicott City
2020 Group exhibition- Howard County Arts Council, Paint It! Ellicott City
2018 Group exhibition/auction- “Not Forgotten” Operation Fundstorm: Hurricane Relief for Florida’s Forgotten Coast
2018 Group exhibition- Fairfax Art League, Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts Festival
2018 Group exhibition- Sherwood Gallery
2016 Group exhibition- Clifton Plein Air Festival
2015 Group exhibition- Jo Ann Rose Gallery
Collections:
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Private Collection, Woodbridge. VA
Private Collection, Nags Head, NC
Private Collection, Great Falls, VA
Private Collection, Arlington, VA
Private Collection, Bethany, DE
Private Collection, Isle of Palms, SC
Private Collection, Hamilton, AL
Private Collection, Richmond, VA
Private Collection, Dusseldorf, GR
Private Collection, Hamburg, GR
Private Collection, London, UK
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Graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts and a member of the Fairfax Art League and The Northern Virginia Plein Air Artists. Erin has studied under such awarded artists as Pamela Coulter Blehert, Kathleen Dunphy, Mike Hernandez, and Michael Chesley Johnson.