Artist Spotlight: Ned Mueller

If you've attended any PAWA exhibitions you've no doubt marveled at the award winning work of Ned Mueller. He's no stranger to titles like "Best of Show" and "First Place," and that's not just here in the Northwest.

Ned received the Masters Award of Excellence in the 2016 American Impressionist Society Exhibition, and has been chosen as an Oil Painters of America Distinguished Master Guest at the National Exhibition.

Ned is a very accomplished and highly respected artist, having been drawing and painting for over 65 years. He is a graduate of the prestigious Art Center School of Design in Los Angeles where as still a student he also taught drawing classes.

He has participated in many of the major invitational shows in the country, including the "Artist's of America Show","Great American Artist's Show", "Prix de West Show", "Oil Painters of America", "Laguna Plein Air Show", "Pastel Society of America", "The Autry Western Masters Show", "The Northwest Rendezvous Show" and the annual "Plein Air Painters of America Exhibition.

He shows in some of the Finest Galleries in the country, has won numerous awards and is included in many private fine art collections. He is a Signature member of the Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Painters of America. California Art Club, Northwest Pastel Society, Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists, Northwest Rendezvous Group, and the American Society of Marine Artists. 

Ned is the only Artist in the Northwest that has been designated as "Master Artist" status with both the Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society. He continues to challenge himself to grow artistically. 

Ned is asked to jury Regional and National Art Shows and he loves to teach and share his many years of knowledge and experience by teaching classes and workshops, regionally, nationally and internationally.

If you're interested in studying with Ned, he's teaching workshops everywhere from Seattle to Sedona to North Carolina! There are simply too many opportunities to list, but you can find them all on his website here.

If you'd like to learn from Ned from home he offers lessons through the Tucson Art Academy. One covers painting expressive portraits in oil and the other painting harbor scenes, a subject that Ned has certainly mastered.

RoozenGaarde Recap, Upcoming Paintouts & A Deadline

Photo by Karen Bakke

Click here to see the Skagit Valley Herald article about this paint out!

Despite overcast skies a group of PAWA and Salish Sea Painters met up to paint the RoozenGaarde tulip fields on April 8. If the pictures shared on Facebook are any indication, spirits were high even in the grey light.

Photo by Sharon Curran

Photo by Sharon Curran

Photo by Sharon Curran

If you would like to paint with us this spring check out the upcoming paintout at the Seattle Arboretum. It's a 230 acre home to plants found nowhere else in the area and is not to be missed! Click here to learn more about the event.

**Don't Forget**

The deadline for PAWA's Miniature Show at the Scott Milo in Anacortes is Thursday the 20th, NEXT WEEK! Don't forget to get your application in with your best works 11x14 and smaller! Apply Here