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"It is both a constant challenge and continuing inspiration to successfully create on canvas a portion of God's masterpiece." "Give unto God the glory due to His Name..."

Psalm 65: 11 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness and the little hills rejoice on every side.

A multiple award winning artist, Ramona has a delicate, pretty and joyous style without succumbing to illustrative temptations. She is inspired to present God's natural glory on canvas, painted alla prima.

Ramona has been exhibiting since 1971 and her paintings have been accepted in dozens of juried national and international exhibits across the country including the prestigious Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art and American Impressionist Society exhibits (where she has also won awards) and the Oil Painters of America and Salmagundi Club in NYC.

Since 1998 Ramona has been represented by fine art galleries in New Jersey and New York and is presently represented by Design Domaine Gallery in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

"The year 1993 would be a year I will always remember! I was home on my lunch hour from work and began watching the WorldScape series on PBS, which featured world-renowned marine artist, John Stobart. I was so excited about the series that I decided to write him a letter. John's strongest advice to me was to paint en plein air which was an epiphany to me.

Painting plein air demands my full attention and although it can be quite challenging, it is immensely enjoyable and rewarding.

In 2010 I had a strong desire to make a definitive statement about my paintings. Because I am a plein air artist and believe my paintings are fresh and alive - living paintings that almost breathe - I decided to trademark Paintings with a Heartbeat™.

In my efforts to share my discoveries, I have developed en plein air videos, exhibited on YouTube.com."

AWARDS:
(2009) Jury's Top Fifty Award - Salon Intern. 2009 @ Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art (TX)
(2008) Honorable Mention - American Impressionist Society @ Coda Fine Art Gallery (CA)
(2007) 3rd Place Oils - AAR 40th Annual Members Spring Show (NJ)
(2006) 3rd Place - National Greeley Art Exhibition (CO)
(2006) Honorable Mention 3rd Annual Central Coast Nat. Fine Arts Comp (CA)
(2006) Special Recognition Award-8th Annual All Media International
(2006) Award of Merit - AAR Fall Members Show (NJ)
(1994) Honorable Mention - PFW & Art Gallery - WEAA Exhibit (NJ)

EXHIBITS (Selected)
(TX) 2010          Fiesta de la Paloma Juried Art Show (Coleman, TX)
(NY) 2010          Salmagundi Club "The Noble Nocturne" Theme Exhibition
(NJ) 2010          Design Domaine Gallery's "The Month of May" Paintout
                             and Wet Paint Competition NJPAP
(NJ) 2010          Design Domaine Gallery's "Down by the Sea" & "Summertime" Exhibits (June) & (July)
(NJ) 2010          Design Domaine Gallery's "Spring Flowers" Exhibit (April)
(NJ) 2010          Woodlands Wildlife Refuge Mardi Gras 2010 Event
(NJ) 2010           15th Annual Stanhope Spring Festival (auction)
(TX) 2009          Salon International @ Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio
                             (also 2005 Salon International @ Greenhouse Gallery
                             and 2002 Salon International @ Greenhouse Gallery)
(NY) 2009          Salmagundi Club Summer Potpourri Exhibit
(NJ) 2009          29th Annual Mountain Art Show - juried
(TX) 2009          Navarro Council of the Arts & Corsicana Art League National Juried Show
(WI) 2009          Richeson 75: Still Life & Floral 2009 International Art Competition
(CA) 2008          American Impressionist Society 9th Annual Nat. Juried Exh.
                             @ Coda Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert
(NY) 2008          Salmagundi Club (5 separate exhibits)
(WI) 2008          6th Annual National Juried Exhibit @ Barnsite Gallery
(CO - 2008         National Greeley Art Exhibition
(CA) 2007          MBAA Annual Central Coast Fine Arts Exhibition
(WI) 2007         Annual Barns and Farms Exh. - Barnsite Art Studio & Gallery
(TX) 2007         BAL National 45th Annual Exhibit
(CO) 2006          Northern Colorado Artists Association–15th National Exh.
(NM) 2005          PANM International Juried Exhibition
(CO) 2005          45th Annual Artists’ Alpine Holiday Exhibit  (Juried)
(WY) 2005          Wind River Valley Artists' Guild National Exhibit
(NJ) 2005          Wilson Gallery Annual Art Show (Juried)
(NY) 2004           Main Street Gallery - Regional Small Works (Juried)
(NY) 2004           International Classical Art Gallery (Juried)
(NJ) 2004           NJ-AAPL Small Works -Renee Foosaner Art Gallery (Juried)
(CA) 2003           19th Annual National North Valley Art League Show
(NB) 2002           Painting II International Juried Exhibition
(CA) 2001           Oil Painters of America 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition
(NJ) 2001            Cascata - Two Person Exhibit

MEMBERSHIPS:
Salmagundi Club (juried Artist member) www.salmagundi.org
Oil Painters of America (juried associate) http://www.oilpaintersofamerica.com/
American Impressionist Society, Inc. http://www.americanimpressionistsociety.org
New Jersey Society of En Plein Air Painters http://www.njspap.com/index.html

WORKSHOPS/OTHER:
2009 - Highlands Art Gallery (Chester, NJ) Paintout at Leonard J. Buck Garden with Howard Friedland and Susan Blackwood
2008 - Landscape Oil Painting Workshop (Morris Museum) - George Cochrane, professor of fine art (Fairleigh Dickinson Univ.) and exhibiting artist - exploring the tradition and practice of plein-air oil painting using a non toxic, oil painting technique.
2006 - Organizer for Oil Painters of America's New Jersey's Paintout Day (Ringwood, NJ)
2005 - Indoor Watercolor Workshop Week - Skip Lawrence (Mt. Freedom)

PUBLICATIONS:
2009 - American Art Collector Magazine - November Issue (Collector Comments)
2006 - Plein Air New Mexico (Jack Richeson Fine Art Series, Vol. I - "Green Chair & Hibiscus" included.
1999 - Illustrations for "Sarah and Her Grandpa" - Christadelphian Frontlets (Ellicott City, Maryland)