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Artist // Traditional Art
  • Sep 24
  • United Kingdom
  • Deviant for 16 years
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My Bio
My name is Pnina Osguthorpe and I'm known in several web communities as ArtPearl.

ABOUT MY ART

I am focusing on painting with transparent watercolors on paper, yupo or silk.
Many of my paintings depict hypothetical situations and imaginary scenes, striving to capture ideas and moods rather then a resemblance to specific places or people.
My favourite genre is surrealism, juxtaposing familiar elements with imaginary or abstract ones, in a dream like manner.
On occasion more than one way forward to express an idea or feeling suggest themselves. I like to explore these possibilities in different paintings and thus I have several ongoing themes.

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Grew up in Israel, and lived in Ca USA, Wiltshire UK, Aurora Colorado and now in Penzance, Cornwall, UK
Ph. D in Chemistry, employed in academic institutions as researcher in Chemistry/Biochemistry.
Art Classes and workshops: UCSD USA; University of Bath UK

ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

Membership in Art Societies:
Colorado Watercolor Society, signature membership
San Diego Watercolor Society.

Recent awards:

*** Daily deviation for "Painting her ride of hope" artpearl.deviantart.com/art/Pa… Jan 22 2012
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Juror's commendation, San Diego Watercolor Society,Januar 2012
Best Miniature, San Diego Watercolor Society, Dec 2011
1st place traditional art, Redbubble Sojie, Sep. 2011
1st place originality, Redbubble Sojie, July 2011


Juried exhibitions:

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“Painting Her Ride of Hope”, Western Federation Watercolor Society", Las Vegas 2012 (accepted)
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"In the Beginning", San Diego Watercolor Society January 2012 - Juror's commendation
"Celestial Origin", San Diego Watercolor Society January 2012
"Altered Reality" San Diego Watercolor Society, December 2011 - BEST MINIATURE AWARD!!!
"Guarding the Realms",San Diego Watercolor Society, December 2011
“Painting Her Ride of Hope”,
“Rebirth of the Phoenix”, San Diego Watercolor Society, September 2011
“Tutoring My Trout”, “RockStreams”, San Diego Watercolor Society, August 2011
“On the Edge of Light”, " Leap of Hope" San Diego Watercolor Society, July 2011
“Jacob’s Dream” Colorado State Watercolor, Foothills Art Center, Golden, 2011
“Triumph at Twilight” & “Confluence” CWS New Trends, Denver 2009
“Nora’s Howls” Colorado State Watercolor,History Museum, Denver 2009
“CarmenSoftShield”- Western Co Watercolor Society,Grand Junction 2007
“Lost in Reflection”-alternative painting, Colorado State Watercolor 2007

Group Exhibition:
Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, Denver, 2010
Jury room, Denver city and county Building, 2010
October exhibition, Co-Art Gallery, Denver,2010
“Expose Your Body(of art)”, Co-Art Gallery, 2010
The Old Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, 2009
First Plymouth Congregational Art Show, Denver 2009
Lapis Gallery, Denver, 2007

Current Residence: San DIego, Ca, USA
Favourite style of art: Surrealism
Operating System: Mac OS

Favourite Writers
Amos Oz
Tools of the Trade
Arches paper, W&N paints
I've been informed that my painting "Finding the Way Forward " [http://artpearl.deviantart.com/gallery/33795709#/d4wx5hx] was accepted to the 2013 juried exhibition of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies! It will  be held in Irving Texas  1 June -7 July 2013. This is my second year in a row that a painting of mine was accepted! The federation includes watercolor societies from all over the Western United states west of the Mississippi. They  usually get a couple of thousands paintings competing for about 100 places in the exhibition.
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I've been informed that my painting "Painting her ride of hope" http://fav.me/d4ghm5z was accepted to the 2012 juried exhibition of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies! It will  be held in Las Vegas 13 April -19 May 2012. The federation includes watercolor societies from all over the Western United states west of the Mississippi. They  usually get a coupe of thousands paintings competing for about 100 places in the exhibition. I feel so honored to be included !
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My paintings "guarding the Realms" and  "Altered Reality" were accepted to the standard and miniature sized categories of the December  juried exhibition of the San Diego watercolor exhibition. "Altered Reality" was given the "BEST MINIATURE" award!
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Nice gallery ♥
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Amazing gallery! Heart 
You're very welcome.