Eileen M. Wilhem
www.pinnaclepastels.com
Living on a horse farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I am never at a loss for images and inspiration. Watching how the light changes with the seasons and trying to capture its beauty. My paintings attempt to recreate the mood, whether a drizzly day in France, foggy sunrise on the mountain, the cocky strutting of a rooster or the curiosity of a pig. The grace of people and animals enchants me so that I must pick up my pastels and paint. I mostly paint everyday scenes, which keep me grounded.

I have been juried into exhibitions at:
• The Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts, Winston Salem
• 311 Gallery, Raleigh
• Red Dog Gallery, Winston Salem
• Hanging Rock Gallery (Solo exhibit)
• Apple Gallery (Solo exhibits)
• Red Dog Gallery Featured Artist exhibit
• The Art Gallery, Greensboro
• Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro
• Welborn Gallery (Yadkinville Cultural Arts Center)
• Captain White’s Gallery (Alamance Arts)
• Left Coast Pastel Society 2022 International Show
• North Carolina Statewide Exhibition multiple times

I am a featured local artist at The Arts Place of Stokes and the Red Dog Gallery. I am an Associate Member of Pastel Society of America, a member of Art for Arts Sake, Piedmont Pastel Society (Past President, Member Chair and Treasurer), Pastel Society of NC , Appalachian Pastel Society, Pastel Guild of Europe, and Stokes County Arts Council. I previously served on the boards of Associated Artists and Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA)

Some of her works:

Laurie Basham
Laurie Basham is an award-winning pastel artist who enjoys capturing the beauty of color found in light and shadow, whether it’s a landscape, figure, or still life. Laurie is always searching for new ways to view the world, constantly seeking interesting angles and patterns of shape and value. She is captivated by objects lit from behind, where the light creates a glowing halo effect. Her goal is to illuminate the beauty of everyday life through the medium of pastel.

A native of Rockville Maryland, Laurie received her Degree in Art Education from the University of Maryland in 1985. After an award winning career as an Art Educator in Howard County Maryland, she retired in 2019.

Since retirement, Laurie has been enjoying being a full-time artist. She has received awards in many local, national, and international shows. She is very active in the art community in North Carolina and has taught many pastel workshops both in person and online. She also offers private instruction in the medium of pastel.

Laurie is a signature member of the Piedmont Pastel Society where she previously served as President. She is also a signature member of the Maryland Pastel Society and the Degas Pastel Society. She is also an Associate Member of the Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society and the Pastel Society of America and local groups like the Carolina Painter's Guild and the Associated Artists of Winston Salem.

Solo Exhibits
“The Color Of Light”, September-October, 1998, Ten Oaks Gallery, Clarksville, MD
One Woman Show, November-December, 1999, Weinberg Center for the Arts, Frederick MD
Pastels by Laurie Basham, May-June, 2019, Links Bridge Vineyards, Thurmond, MD

Awards/Nominations
• Outstanding Elementary Arts Educator, Maryland State Arts Council, 1998
• Agnes Myer Teacher of the Year Nomination, 2001
• Outstanding Middle School Arts Educator, Maryland State Arts Council, 2006
• Outstanding Art Educator of the Year, “Howie Award” Howard County Arts Council, 2017
• Open Paint Honorable Mention, Howard County Arts Council, “Paint It, Ellicott City 2019” Ellicott City, MD
• Third Place, Plein Air Competition, Montgomery Art Association, “Paint the Town, 2019” Kensington, MD
• Noteworthy, Botanicals Show 2020, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery
• Portrait/Figure Award, Pastel Society of the Southwest 39th Nation Juried Show, 2020. Judge of Awards: Barbara Jaenicke
• Member’s Choice Award, Piedmont Pastel Society Member Show 2020
• Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award, Maryland Pastel Society, 2021. Judge ofAwards Maria Marino
• Juror’s Exceptional Merit Award, Left Coast Pastel Painters Society, Pastels in Paradise, March 2021. Judge of Awards:Tony Allain
• Cape Cod Painter’s Award, Piedmont Pastel Society, PPS 2022 Member Show, October 2022, Judge of Awards: Mark Ivan Cole
• Honorable Mention, Pastel Guild of Europe’s Monthly Dust Off Competition, January, 2023, Juror: Gail Sibley
• Scintillating Shapes Award, Left Coast Pastel Painters Society, Pastels in Paradise International Show, 2023, Judge of Awards: Lorenzo Chavez
• Exceptional Merit Award, North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition, The Art Shop, Greensboro, NC. June 2023, Judge of Awards: Tony Allain
• Richeson Award of Merit, Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society Member Show, 2023. Judge of Awards: Jacob Aguiar
• Pastel Society of North Carolina Award, Piedmont Pastel Society Member, 2023. Judge of Awards: Terrilynn Dubrueil

Memberships and Associations
Piedmont Pastel Society, President, 2020-Present
Maryland Pastel Society, Signature Member, Board Member 2017- Present
Southeastern Pastel Society, 2020- 2021
Pastel Society of America, Juried Associate Member 2021-Present
Degas Pastel Society, Signature Member, 2022
Pastel Society of North Carolina, Member 2022
Pastel Guild of Europe, Member 2022
Appalachian Pastel Society, Member 2023
Mid-Atlantic Pastel Society, Member 2023
Associated Artists of Winston Salem, Member since 2022
Carolina Painter Guild, Member since 2023
Muddy River Arts Association, Member since 2022
The AFAS Group, Winston-Salem, Member since 2021
Mooresville Arts, Member since 2022

Representation
The AFAS Group at Red Dog Gallery in Winston-Salem
Artfolios Online Gallery -- https://www.artfolios.shop/
Four Corners Framing and Art Gallery, Mooresville, North Carolina

Some of her works:

Judy Wilson
Art—design—creativity, what else is there in life? At least in Judy’s life everything seems to fall under this headline. She started college studying architecture. After two and a half years family responsibilities took her out of the classroom but it couldn’t take the design out of her. Through the years she has worked as a graphic designer, illustrator, and even owned her own interior design and staging business. Yet, her favorite time of the day came when she could pick up her brushes and create.

Over the years some things have changed. Persistence has earned her a B.S. in Management with a minor in Art and then a M.A. in Creative Writing; all this was despite complications of living in Europe and stateside military bases as an army pilot’s wife. Occasionally she has displayed and sold what she calls “Idenity Art” which are precise pen and ink drawings customized according to the client’s demands.

Judy’s mediums of choice are acrylic, pastels and stained glass and although she will paint just about anything landscapes seem to be her biggest focus. Whenever possible she has entered some of these more serious pieces of art into local and national art shows particularly in Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and now North Carolina. Occasionally, she has won awards: an Honorable Mention at the “Prayerful Art Show” in Solon Ohio, April 2005, followed by a 2nd Place in the same show in 2006. In 2016 she won a second place in the “Art Alliance Juried Show,” in State College, Pennsylvania. She is represented by “Mac Worthington’s” in Columbus, Ohio and The Red Dog
Gallery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Some of her works: