The New Gallery

Current News:

Restoration of old painting: I am currently (July, 2007) restoring a painting for a student. I am NOT a professional restorer. You can see work in progress here.

March, 2007: "Spring House, Nancy's Place" is accepted in the judied Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory and will be on display during the whole of March.

February, 2007: I am participating in a show with Max_21 group at ArtWorks in Reston: 21 views of "how we see ourselves" done on uniform panels 2.5' wide by 5' high. Click here to see my painting.

January, 2007: I participated in a community show sponsored by the Arts Council of Fairfax County at Washington Trade Center and a triptich (Winter I, II, III) sold. The show remains on view through March.

Dec, 2006: The Painting "Early Spring, River Bend" was accepted in Art League of Alexandria's monthly show and was sold. I also have several paintings in the MAX_21 show at Artworks in Reston.

Nov, 2006: The painting "Pandora's Box" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria's "Political" theme show, the painting "Hot Jazz" was accepted into the Small works show, and the painting "Tilt" is showing in the bin gallery at the same venue through Dec 4, 2006. Sorry, I forgot to take pictures.

Sept, 2006: The painting "Beauty Spot, Potomac" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria monthly show and was sold within the first week of the show! It remains on view until end Sept. The painting Cloudy Day, Riverbend is also accepted in the "bin gallery".

July 2006: The painting "Stream with Rapids, Autumn" was accepted in the Art League of Alexandria show.

June, 2006: The painting "Small Boat Dock Alexandria (study)" Painted in Plein Air during May in Alexandria, was accepted in the June Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory.

The painting "Early Morning After Rain, River Bend Park" (shown above) was painted 6/3/06 and sold that day at a "wet canvas" auction.

Beauty Spot, Potomac was accepted in the 13th Annual Juried Exhibition of the League of Reston Artists, June 2006, judged by Jack Rasmussen, Director of the Art Gallery at the Katzen Arts Center at American University and won a Third Place Award.

Mirra, All Dressed Up was accepted in the April Art League of Alexandria Art Show.

Leafy Tunnel, Little Falls Creek SOLD (ebay auction item # 7373602514 December 18, 2005)

"Barn in field" SOLD (item # 7365739507 ebay auction November 21) .

Mirra, All Dressed Up won Honorable Mention in the annual League of Reston Artists Show at the US Geological Survey gallery, August 2-31, 2005.

Washington Cathedral Facade was accepted for display in the Art League of Alexandria Gallery, The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria VA during August 2005.

June 2005: The painting "St. Barth's Bay" was accepted for exhibit in The Art League Gallery for the June show.

Mirra, All Dressed Up won Honorable Mention in the annual League of Reston Artists Show at the US Geological Survey gallery, August 2-31, 2005.

Washington Cathedral Facade was accepted for display in the Art League of Alexandria Gallery, The Torpedo Factory, Alexandria VA during August 2005.

June 2005: The painting "St. Barth's Bay" was accepted for exhibit in The Art League Gallery for the June show.

December, 2004: Pam sold the painting: Cherry Blossoms at Hains Point II, 30 x 40 inches.

Open Exhibition, 2004: facilitated by the Arts Council of Fairfax County at the Verizon Gallery on the Nova Annadale campus, takes place from November 4, 2004 to December 3, 2004 with reception on November 11th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. My painting: Temple Farm Creek, was selected for inclusion. Juror: Paul B. Salmon.

October, 2004 — "Erin" (a protrait study) is accepted in the monthly juried Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory.

July - Sept 2004 — Coulter show in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

June, 2004 — "Monroe", painted some years ago, was accepted into the "Portrait" show at the Torpedo Factory. The show ran until July 6, 2004. Monroe is a poet friend who also taught motorcycle safety at NOVA on weekends. If you click to the larger picture, you can see his Harley-Davidson belt buckle.

May, 2004 — My newest painting, "Fast Food" has been juried into a show on "Food and the Still Life" at the Art League of Alexandria gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. It's a small painting, and I did it partly as satire. Fortunately, not only do I like it, but apparently others do too! Click on the small picture to see a larger one.

April, 2004 - A show of Coulter oil paintings at Gallery 141, Lancaster PA throughout April. Gallery reception, Friday, April 2, 2004, 4-7 pm.

Recent Sales

Tamara & Skye, Oil on canvas — May 2007
Green Pears, oil on canvas — Apr 2007
Wolf, oil on canvas, unstretched — Apr 2007
Workboots, oil, — Mar 2007
Winter River I, II and III, Acryl, (triptic) — Feb 2007
Early Spring River Bend Park, oil, — Dec 2006
Temple Farm Creek, 2 giclee prints, 16 x 20 — Oct, 2006
The Beauty Spot, Potomac — Sept, 2006
Gazebo at Nancy's Place — June 2006
Early Morning After Rain — June 2006
Santa Baby, oil — Dec, 2005
Cows in Field, watercolor — Dec 2005
Leafy Tunnel Little Falls Creek, oil -- Dec 2005
Arizona I, watercolor -- Dec 2005
Arizona II, watercolor -- Dec 2005
Barn in Field, oil (11 x 14)-- November, 2005
Temple Farm Creek (16 x 20 giclee) -- Nov 2005
Snowy Mountain, oil -- October, 2005
Ancient Door New Cat, oil -- July 2005
Mute Swan, oil -- July 2005
Storm over Guadaloup Mts, oil -- July 2005
Cherry Blossoms, Hains Point II -- 2005
Prints of oils, assorted, 2004
Jack Warden (portrait), July, 2004
Peter Ludwin (portrait), Feb, 2004
'Otel, Midwest -- October, 2003
Drummer (monoprint) -- October, 2003
Harpers Ferry Autumn (monoprint) -- Oct, 2003
Great Falls, VA (watercolor) -- June 2003
Les Saintes - Small Boats II -- January, 2003
Great Falls Rapids -- November, 2002 (auction donation)
Mother & son, portrait -- November, 2002
Backyards, Front Royal-- November, 2002
Autumn Apples -- October, 2002
MacIntosh Apples -- October, 2002
Caribbean, Island View -- October, 2002
Flowered Pitcher, Two Mangoes (from ALA Gallery) -- July, 2002
Reader - a figure study (commission), July, 2002
Three Daughters -- March, 2002
Laundry Room -- November 2001
Two Children (portrait) -- August 2001
Shelby (Portrait) -- June 2001
Summer in Rock Creek II -- Feb 2001
View of Fairy Stone Lake -- Feb 2001
High Water -- Chain Bridge -- Feb 2001
Wine & 2 onions -- Dec 2000
3 Boats, Manchester Harbor (study) -- Nov, 2000
5 paintings: "Harper's Ferry", "Molly","Study of Yogurt Patch", "Yogurt Patch" (the painting), "Winter Stream, Purple Mist"- BRAF, Oct 2000
"O Nikos" - Private collector, Sept 2000
Penn. Farm - RCC, Aug 2000
Guitar & 2 Bottles -- Jun 2000
Adams Morgan Muraled Building -- Mar 2000
Corinne Drawing -- Aug 1999
21st & P Sts NW, study -- July 1999
Lemons -- May 1999
Brass Pot and Oranges -- May 1999
Record of past sales

March, 2004 -- Coulter painting: Farmyard in Winter has been accepted in the prestigious Art League of Alexandria monthly juried show and is on display at the Torpedo Factory, Art League Gallery, during the month of March.

November 2003 -- My Painting "Otel, Midwest" was accepted in the annual "Open Exhibition 2003" to be held in the Verizon Gallery, Annandale campus of the Northern Virginia Community College. The Judge for the show was thecurator ofthe Phillips Collection of Washington DC. (The painting is privately owned and is loaned back for the show.)

October 18-19, 2003 -- Pam Coulter participated in the Bethesda Row Arts Festival in Bethesda MD.

September 2003 — Pam Blehert won "Best of Show at the monthly Art League of Alexandria show at the Torpedo Factory, Judge Duncan Tebow, for "Drummer." The third Annual Shayna Heisman Simkin Award was presented.

August 2003 -- Temple Farm Creek has been accepted for inclusion in the August 2003 Art League of Alexandria Show at the Torpedo Factory. You can also see five of my shrink-wrapped works in the bins.

August 2003 — The painting Universal Liquor won an Equal Merit award in the August 2003 League of Reston Artists annual show at the US Geological Survey, National Center. Judge: Duncan Tebow. (By the way, the "Equal Merit" award is "equal" to the old First, Second and Third place awards. Judge: Kathleen Callery.)

June, 2003, Farmyard is accepted in judged show (David Tannous) at the Reston Community Center. And Pam is again a member of the "Bin Gallery" at the Torpedo Factory.

June 2003, a show of recent work by Coulter at the Reston Barnes & Noble.

January 4-31, 2003, One person show at US Geological Survey National Center Virtual Tour

December 2002 Show at the Torpedo Factory: The painting "Universal Liquor" was accepted for inclusion in the December show of the Art League of Alexandria.

Vienna Art Society Treasury of Art Show: Four paintings were accepted for inclusion in the Vienna Art Society's annual "Treasury of Art" (TART) show, November, 2002:Georgetown Market, Universal Liquor, Raining: Street in Herndon, and Otel, Midwest.

The "Contemplative Nude" pictured at the left, was a matted piece I submitted that was not accepted (I hadn't read the rules carefully. The Vienna Community Center rules forbid any display of nudes.) So I am putting it here, on the Internet, because it is a nice painting, for all the world to see. Click on the image to see a larger picture.

Backyards, Front Royal was accepted in the August, 2002 juried show at the Torpedo Factory.

Flowered Pitcher, Two Mangoes was accepted in the juried show at the Torpedo Factory ALA gallery for July, 2002 and sold to a New Jersey client.

Georgetown Marketplace won an "Honorable Mention" at the League of Reston Artists Judged show, April, 2002 at the Rose Gallery.

"Temple Farm Creek" won an "Equal Merit Award" in the League of Reston Artist sponsored show judged by Deborah Ellis and running April 2-30,2001 at the Jo Ann Rose Gallery, Reston Community Center at Lake Anne.

Recent Juried Shows:

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Annual Open Exhibition 2003 at Verizon Gallery, NOVA Annandale Campus, November 2003. Judge: Mr. Phillips, curator of Phillips Gallery. "Otel, Midwest" accepted.

Art League of Alexandria at the Torpedo Factory:
May, 99; July, '99; Aug, '99; Oct, '99; Jan, '00; May, '00; Oct,'00; Apr, '01; Sep '01: long dry spell . . . ; July, '02; Aug '02; Dec '02; Aug '03; Sep '03 BEST OF SHOW; March '04

Annual League of Reston Artists' show at US Geological Survey, Judge Duncan Tebow, "Universal Liquor" Equal Merit award.

Juried show at Reston Community Center, Judge, David Tannous, Farmyard in Winter accepted

Treasury of Art Show, Vienna Arts Society, November, 2002-- 4 paintings accepted

League of Reston Artist's annual Juried Show (as opposed to "judged", June, 2002. Accepted in show: Winter Farm, VA, II

League of Reston Artist's annual Judged Show, April, 2002. Honorable mention for "Georgetown Marketplace."

TRW, Inc. July - Oct, 2001, sponsored by the Arts Council of Fairfax County

League of Reston Artists' Show, April 2001. "Equal Merit award" for Temple Farm Creek. Juror: Deborah Ellis

Small Works Show, Walker & Co., January 2001

BTG, Inc. Oct, 98 - Jan 99

Annual Bethesda Row Arts Festival, Oct 14-15, 2000. Oct 18-19, 2003

Other Recent Events:

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Nov, 2002 -- Treasury of Art Show, Vienna Arts Society

June - Aug, 2002 -- "Art in Public Places" display at Long and Foster Realtors in the Home Depot center, in Reston.

Feb, 2002-June, 2002 -- "Art in Public Places" display at Openet Telecom, Reston (23 paintings from Feb - end March; 11 from March - end May)

Feb, 2002 - June 2002 -- "Council of the Arts of Farifax County" sponsored display at Dyncorp in Reston (21 paintings).

December, 2001 - Feb 2002 -- 8 paintings on display at Herndon Old Town Hall

Sept, 2001 - Feb 2002 -- 12 paintings on display at Sylvana's Restaurant in Herndon.

September, 2001 -- "Motel, Midwest" on display at the Art League of Alexandria.

Aug - Sept, 2001 --30 painting show at Long & Foster's, 130 Elden Street, Herndon

July - Oct 2001 -- 10 painting show at TRW Reston

April-June, 2001 --30 painting show at Dyncorp in Reston, sponsored by the Council of the Arts of Fairfax County.

April, 2001 -- "Equal Merit Award" (one of three top awards) at the Art League show at Reston Community Center.

February, 2001 at the Rose Gallery, Lake Anne Plaza in Reston. -- One artist show.

Resident artist on display at the Reston Community Center, 2310 Colts Neck Road, Reston VA 20191 (703) 476-4500 during the month of August, 2000

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The "old" gallery pages are accessed by clicking here. Here I have stored illustration work, cartooning and alternative paintings as well as a selection of oils.

Lessons:

Sample my on-line lessons or join me at the Reston Community Center at Lake Anne for small group workshop lessons in oil and Acrylic.

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