Hello and happy spring! Super exciting news to share...
I've been invited to have a solo exhibition at Creighton University's Lied Art Gallery in Omaha...an incredible honor! The show will open in late January 2027. I'll have somewhere between 20 and 25 new large paintings for this show, so stay tuned! Click here for more details.
And...two of my paintings are featured in juried exhibitions opening this week!
This Saturday, May 2nd, the American Impressionist Society's Small Works Showcase opens at J. Petter Galleries in Douglas, Michigan. Opening reception will be from 2 to 5pm. If you're in the area, I'd love to see you there! My painting "Prairie in Bloom" is included in this exhibition. There will also be a "Wet Wall" exhibition featuring paintings created this week.
And this Friday, May 1st, the NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society) Best of America Small Works Exhibition will open at Anderson Fine Art Gallery in St Simon's Island, Georgia. Opening reception will be held at the gallery from 5 to 7pm. My painting, "Painters at Musgrove Retreat" 11x14 oil, is included in this show.
I'll be back at the Door County Plein Air Festival in Wisconsin again this year! Mark your calendar for July 19-25. This is the festival's 20th year and it's been an honor to be invited to participate all but the first year. Hope to see you there! I have a few pieces from previous festivals available at my gallery, including this one, "Quiet Morning, Ephraim" 10x20 oil (below). Click on the image for more information.
"Moonlight Walk in the Park" (12x9 oil on linen panel) was painted from photos and direct observation of the park behind our home during a full moon. We walk our dog several times a day here. It's really beautiful at night and this particular night was especially so. If you look closely you'll see a figure walking a dog along the path. This piece is available through Impact Nebraska Artists.
This new piece (below) sold as soon as I posted it on my social media platforms! "The Long and Winding Road" is a smaller version of a piece I did about 5 years ago. The scene is about 60 miles west of Omaha, Nebraska, in an area known as the "Bohemian Alps." It's a really beautiful area...amazing steep hills and some of the roads are like roller coasters!
If you're looking for a way to explore your creativity and relieve some stress, be sure to check out my workshop and class schedule here.New this year: "Sunday Specials" one day subject specific classes: Color Mixing Charts, Composition, Values, Painting Clouds & Skies.
For the Ralston Community...
The Ralston Hinge Creative District announces our America 250 Community Mosaic Project! Community members of all ages are invited to create a 6x6" work of art with the theme "Celebrating Our Cultural Heritage: Everyone Belongs."
Pick up your 6x6" canvas and complete information at the Ralston Baright Public Library. We will assemble the canvases into two large mosaics which will be unveiled during the 2026 Ralston Independence Day Parade! Click HERE for details!
And...For Artists and the Public!
Heartland Plein Air Festival
Mark your calendars for the Inaugural Heartland Plein Air Festival which will be held here in Ralston and throughout the metro Omaha area September 13th through 19th! 25 nationally acclaimed professional plein air painters will participating. There will also be programming for children. If you would like to volunteer to help, please let me know! More info coming soon at www.ralstonarts.org
There will be a limited number of "open" category slots for local/regional artists who would like to participate as well. We are so excited to host this inaugural national level event - the first of it's kind in the area! Come watch the artists paint, learn and have the opportunity to purchase original works of art created through the week!
Thank you as always for your friendship and support. We invite you to stop by the gallery or attend one of our events if you are in our area...we'd love to see you!
Creatively yours,
Debra Joy and Don Groesser
Debra Joy Groesser Fine Art Gallery
9 Year Winner, Best of Omaha & Omaha Choice Awards!
GALLERY HOURS
Thursdays 11am to 5pm
Fridays 11am to 4pm
Saturdays 10am to 2pm
Other hours by appointment. Always open online.
We will be closed April 28th through May 4th
for out of state art shows.
5615 S. 77th St., Ralston NE 68127
402-592-6552
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