Peggy Morgan Stenmark
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About the Artist
About the Artist

I'm always looking for the next challenge in my painting. For me, working on a painting is like working on a compelling puzzle. Fitting the pieces together and solving the issues that come up during the creative process is part of what makes painting fun for me.

I strive to balance the elements to create a sound design and pay special attention to how the colors work together. And creating a sense of depth brings the painting to life. I am drawn to ink resist because the finished paintings have the softened look of a wood block print combined with the luminosity of watercolors.

Galleries

  • frame shop:creede, Creede, Colorado

Memberships

  • National Watercolor Society – Signature Member
  • Colorado Watercolor Society – Signature Member
  • Rocky Mountain Watermedia Society – Signature Member
  • Western Federation of Watercolor Societies – Signature Member
  • Foothills Art Center
  • Plein Air Artists of Colorado

Magazine Articles

  • Watercolor Magazine - Spring 2003
  • Watercolor Magic - December 2007

Awards

  • First Place Award - Lone Tree Art Exhibition 2008
  • Finalist - Landscape Category -The Artist's Magazine Annual Competion 2008
  • Bill Peregrin Memorial Award - Watercolor West 2007
  • Honorable Mention - Lone Tree Art Exhibition 2006
  • Honorable Mention - Colorado Visions 2006
  • Excellence Award - Colorado Watercolor Society State Show 2006
  • Third Place Award - Glenwood Springs Art Exhibit 2005
  • Honorable Mention - Colorado Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition 2004
  • Best of Show - Lone Tree Art Exhibition 2003
  • First Place Award - Lone Tree Art Exhibition 2002
  • Patron's Award - Santa Fe Trail International Art Exhibition 2002
  • Watercolor Magic - December 2007
  • Honorable Mention - Louisville Art Festival 2009
  • Honorable Mention - Colorado Watercolor Society New Trends Exhibit 2009

Judging

  • Lakewood Arts Council Members Show 2009
  • Show on Loan Members Show 2006
  • Paletteers Members Show 2006
  • Lakewood Arts Council Member Show 2005
  • Glenwood Springs Art Guild 42nd Annual Fall Arts Festival 2004
  • Lakewood Arts Council Member Show 2004
  • Evergreen Art Association Members Show 2003

One Person Shows

  • Aar River Gallery, Westminster, Colorado 2009
  • Repertory Theater Gallery, Creede, Colorado, 2009
  • Repertory Theatre Gallery, Creede, Colorado, 2006
  • Rotary Gallery, Evergreen, Colorado, 2006

List of Juried Shows

2009

  • American Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition
  • Colorado Watercolor Society 18th Annual Exhibition
  • Colorado Art Open 2009
  • National Small Print Exhibition - Creede, Colorado
  • Watercolor West 41st Annual Juried Exhibition
  • New Trends Exhibit - Colorado Watercolor Society
  • Louisville Art Festival

2008

  • American Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition
  • Lone Tree Art Exhibition
  • Colorado Watercolor Society 17th Annual Exhibition

2007

  • Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Juried Exhibition
  • Colorado Watercolor Society 16th Annual Exhibition
  • Multi-media Art Exhibition and Sale, Garden of the Gods, Colorado
  • Colorado Watercolor Society—Botanic Gardens Show
  • Watercolor West 39th Annual Juried Exhibition
  • The Artist’s Magazine All Media Art Competition – Finalist
  • National Small Print Exhibition and Sale – Creede, Colorado

2006

  • Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Juried Exhibition
  • 15th National Art Exhibition and Sale-Northern Colorado Artist Association
  • Colorado Watercolor Society 15th Annual Exhibit
  • Colorado Visions
  • Colorado Watercolor Society Botanic Show
  • Lone Tree Art Exhibition

2005

  • Colorado Watercolor Society 14th Annual State Watermedia Exhibit
  • Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors
  • Colorado Watercolor Society Members Show
  • National Watercolor Society 85th Annual Exhibition
  • San Diego Watercolor Society 25th Annual International Exhibition

2004

  • Western Colorado Watercolor Society National Exhibition
  • Colorado Watercolor Society’s 13th Annual State Watermedia Exhibit
  • Evergreen Poster and Card Contest – Second place winner
  • Kansas Watercolor Society Great 8 Exhibition
  • Louisville Art Festival
  • Gilpin County Arts Association Annual Exhibit
  • Colorado Watercolor Society’s Botanic Gardens Show

2003

  • Englewood Arts National Juried Art Show
  • Colorado Watercolor Society’s 12th Annual State Watermedia Exhibit
  • 30th Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition
  • Montana Watercolor Society’s Watermedia 2003
  • Louisville Art Festival
  • Colorado Watercolor Society’s Botanic Gardens Show
  • Lone Tree Art Exhibition—Best of Show winner

2002

  • Lakewood Arts Council 'Into the Garden' Show
  • Parkview Fine Arts Festival
  • Boulder Art Association National Juried Show
  • Colorado Watercolor Society's 11th Annual State Watermedia Exhibit
  • Heritage Fine Arts Guild 10th 'This is Colorado' Show
  • Greeley Art Association 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition
  • Lone Tree Art Exhibition – First Place Winner
  • 15th Annual Santa Fe Trail International Art Show – Patron’s Award
  • 29th Annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition
  • Lakewood Arts Council’s 24th Annual Views of the West Show
  • Louisville Art Festival
  • Art Center of Estes Park “Lines into Shapes” Art Exhibition
  • Evergreen Poster and Card Contest – First place winner

2001

  • Colorado Art Open Exhibition
  • Colorado Watercolor Society's 10th Annual State Watermedia Exhibit
  • Louisville Art Festival
  • Evergreen Poster and Card Contest

Pre-2001

  • International Watermedia 2000 - Pikes Peak
  • Colorado Watercolor Society's 9th Annual State Watermedia Exhibit
  • Colorado Artists Guild 5th Annual Artists of Colorado Show
  • Louisville Art Festival
  • National Watercolor Society 80th Annual Exhibition
  • Colorado Springs Art Guild 45th National Juried Fine Art Show 1989
  • Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition 1990, 1993
  • Poudre Valley Art League 30th Regional Art Exhibition 1991
  • The Evergreen Naturalists Audubon Society 14th Annual Art Show 1992
  • Colorado Art Open Exhibition 1992
  • Colorado Watercolor Society 1992 State Watermedia Exhibition
  • The Evergreen Naturalists Audubon Society 15th Annual Art Show 1993
  • Colorado Art Open Exhibition 1993
  • Finalist - The Artist's Magazine All-Media Art Competition 1994
  • Western Colorado Watercolor Society National Exhibition 1995
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