Published materials

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Item:

Textbook published, "Discovering Art and Music: A Contemporary Approach," Pearson Publisher, December 2008. (Co-authored with Neal McMullian.)

Artwork is discussed in a new book, (Marks of the Matrix) N.E.W. Collaborative Limited Edition Prints 1976-2006, ISBN:0-9795884-1-3

Published a print from a watercolor painting with Provena Heritage Village.

Published a print from a watercolor painting with Provena Heritage Village.

Three teaching manuals illustrated for Respect, Inc. in 1990 were published, Spring 1991 and sent to fifty states and three countries.

Outside teaching activities

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Item:

Conducted a one-day workshop for Kankakee Art League on painting flowers in watercolor.

Presented a workshop for Kankakee Art League on splattering/pouring watercolor.

Delivered speech to Kankakee, Bourbonnais and Bradley administrators on "A Parallel of Paradoxes in the Arts."

Conducted four workshops for Bradley/Bourbonnais school district on art appreciation and how to teach art to children.

Workshop in Watercolor Technique for Glen Ellen Art Association.

Regional workshop given in Watercolor for Kankakee Art League.

Lecture, "American Loves the Figure," Midwest Art Coalition.

Gave three one-day painting workshops.

Professional activities

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Item:

Two-day workshop at the Beverly Art Center Artist Workshop, Chicago, on in-direct watercolor techniques.

Judged Larson-Juhl's annual "Best Design" competition.

Conducted and consulted at a two-day workshop with Bourbonnais School District and the State of Illinois on Arts in the Elementary Schools.

Technical editor on book, 'DaVinci for Dummies,' by Jessica Teisch and published by Wiley.

Reviewed and critiqued the entire text and digital media of Prentice Hall's History of Art.

Created a multimedia presentation for Marci Whitney-Schenck on "Christian Art and Music in Today's Culture" for three group exhibitions.

Board member, Christianity and the Arts and National Council of Art Administrators.

Voted assistant chair of the Gretchen Charlton Gallery Board of Directors; the gallery is in association with Provena medical facilities.

Board member, Christianity and the Arts and National Council of Art Administrators.

Created a multimedia presentation for Marci Whitney-Schenck on "Christian Art and Music in Today's Culture," presented at national forum along with three group exhibitions, Dallas.

Presentation: multi-media presentation with Marci Whitney Schenck, editor of 'Christianity and the Arts.'

Judged three art exhibitions.

Consultant board member to Marci Whitney Schenck, editor of 'Christianity and the Arts.'

Presentation: "Image and Music: A Holy Alliance," Chicago Sunday Evening Club, February 2000.

Commissioned to do a mural painting for Grace Church of the Nazarene in Portage, IN for its next three-year program entitled, "Give Us This Mountain."

Judged the Veterans of Foreign War National Art Scholarship Awards.

Speech, "Approach of the 21st Century and the Arts," at regional conference in Carbondale, IL.

Adviser and consultant for State of Illinois Arts and Grants programs.

Recitals, fine art exhibits

Year:

Item:

Exhibited at Governors State University in the Regional Art Faculty exhibit

Group exhibit, Illinois State University, "Normal Editions Workshop exhibit."

Exhibited art work at Governors State University in the Regional Art Faculty exhibit.

Participated in a group exhibition at Governors State University.

Participated in an art exhibition in Peoria, Ill.

Participated in an art exhibition in Peoria, Ill., fall 2005.

Participated in a group exhibition at Raintree Gallery, New Buffalo, Mich., December 2005.

Exhibiting original watercolors at Riverview Gallery and Peoria Art Guild, and on the Web for the first time.

Participated in an invitational art exhibition in South Dakota, fall 2004.

Created a second mural for Riverside Medical Center, summer 2003.

Co-chair, Gretchen Charlton Art Gallery, Provena Heritage Village.

Created and developed the first-ever Gretchen Charlton art exhibition.

Participated in four art exhibitions.

One-man show of new work in Iroquois County Historical Art Gallery, July/August 1997.

Invited to group exhibition at Peoria Art Guild, November/December 1995.

Exhibited two solo exhibitions in galleries in Indiana and Michigan.

Awarded top ten artists of the year for the second year at Peoria Art Guild.

Community service

Year:

Item:

Consultant for Bourbonnais Elementary School District writing and reworking the art program utilizing state standards.

Art consultant for Provena St. Mary's Health Care System of Kankakee.

Art consultant for Provena St. Mary's health care system in Kankakee.

Founding member, Gretchen Charleton Gallery at Heritage Village.

Board member, Provena's Heritage Village.

Personal recognitions

Year:

Item:

Group exhibition at the Peoria Art Guild

Exhibited at Governors State University in the Regional Art Faculty exhibit

Artwork discussed in new book, (Marks of the Matrix) N.E.W. Collaborative Limited Editions Prints 1976-2006 ISBN: 0-9795884-1-3

Art consultant for Provena St. Mary's new cancer center in Bourbonnais and has been commissioned to do a painting.

Awarded the BIXBY "Bourbonnais is exceptional because of you" from the Chamber of Commerce for donating time and material to the community.

Awarded as one of the top ten artists at Peoria Art Guild.