Art News about Lucy Arnold

2011	"Friends of the Eel River" watercolor wins First Place in juried exhibit, "Dance, Music, Flowers" at Marin Society of Artists in Ross, CA.
2011	Juried "Earth, Wind, Fire" at Gallery One, Petaluma, CA.
2011	Gallery One of Petaluma features Lucy's miniature shoes in a special exhibit event.

2011	Article appears in February edition of Petaluma Post

2011	"Beasts and Beauties" exhibit at Gallery One in Petaluma, CA, features Lucy's natural history paintings plus a few abstracts. Landscape artist Bernard Healey is the second artist featured. Exhibition is Feb 28 - April 3, 2011. Artist Reception is Saturday, March 12 from 5-8 pm. Gallery One is located at 209 Western Ave, Petaluma, CA.

2010	Marin Museum of Contemporary Art selects 24 artists to participate in Annual Fundraiser. Art is featured in Museum's 2011 calendar. Marin MOCA is located in Novato, CA.

2010	Spring Forth: Solo art exhibit of paintings and prints, open for the month of April. Royal Sweet Bakery, 625 San Anselmo Ave, San Anselmo, CA.

2010	Karen Sellinger released her first classical guitar CD this April. The artwork and design for the CD, insert and case are all by Lucy. To purchase, contact Karen at liebsell@gmail.com.

2010	SaveNature.org used Beautiful Beetles as the image for their commemorative shirt this year.

2010	Professor Paul DaSilva included some of my insect paintings as part of his Entomology course at the College of Marin this spring semester.

2010	Linpress Printing now carries my cards on their rack at The Treasure Trove at the Bayshore Mall in Eureka, CA.

2010	"Silky Bracelet" article published in Step By Step Beads magazine, Jan-Feb 2010 Vol 8, no. 1

2009	Art Blog launched: http://lucyarnold.blogspot.com

2009	Butterflies, Bugs, & Beyond: Paintings and Prints by Lucy Arnold. Solo exhibit at the Belvedere-Tiburon Library, Oct 6-30. Reception: Oct 6 from 6-8 pm. Article: the Ark Newspaper, September 16, 2009

2009	The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco now carries six of Lucy's greeting cards in their main gift store.

2009	Lucy has 10 pieces in the "Visions Marin" group exhibit (sponsored by the Marin Arts Council) at the Marin Civic Center from June 11 - Sept 10.

2009	Lucy is a Focus Artist at the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) for the month of May. "Found Treasures" is on display in the museum lobby.

2009	Limited edition Silk Scarves featuring Lucy's art are now available here: http://www.lucyarnold.com/silk%20scarves.htm They are also available at www.designerscarvesbymarlena.com

2009	Book cover Illustration: "Galactic Storms" used as cover art for a series of four textbooks by Richard D. Parsons. Published by Corwin Press, a SAGE company.

2009	"Amazon Insects" included in MoreMarin.com's critique of Marin Art Council's Members' Show at the Marin Civic Center.

2008	The Watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color is now available. A Quarto Book, published in 2007 for N. America by Walter Foster Publishing, Inc. A close-up of my watercolor painting, "Paradise", is on page100.

2008	"Fanfare Earrings", my second article for Step By Step Beads magazine, was published in Vol. 6, No.4, the July-August 2008 edition.

2008	"Braided Chokers" a tutorial article, was published in Step By Step Beads, Vol.6, No.1, January-February 2008.

2008	Marin Museum of Contemporary Art opens in Novato, CA. "Beautiful Beetles" is selected for inclusion in its inaugural show, the National Juried Exhibition.

2007	The Watercolor Flower Artist's Bible, An Essential Reference for the Professional Artist, is now available in bookstores. A Quarto Book, edited by Claire Waite Brown, published by Chartwell Books, Inc, NJ, 2007. My paintings are on pages150, 152, &181.

2007	3 clownfish illustrations are published in the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators bulletin, July-August 2007 edition.

2007	"Paradise" is selected for Exceptional Color by Quarto Publishing, London.

2007	"Violet Jade Gems", "Japanese Maple", & "Purple Lisianthus" are selected for inclusion in The Watercolor Flower Artist's Bible, by Quarto Publishing, London

2007	First Place Award: For "Amazon Insects" at Marin Society of Artist's May, 2007 juried show, "Living Land & Sea".

2007	Book cover Illustration: "Other Worlds" published as textbook cover for Qualitative Methods in Social Research, by Deborah K. Padgett, SAGE Publications.

2006	Big Brothers and Sisters of Marin sponsored a fundraising auction featuring bowling pins painted by local artists. My contribution is titled "Striking a Balance".

2006	Amazon Jungle Trip: I went on a fabulous trip on the Rio Negro in the heart of the Amazon jungle with my father and sister in May. The focus was on natural history, so we did lots of bird-watching. I've been working on a new set of cards based on my Amazon watercolor paintings. They can be viewed here: Amazon Collection. I am also working on new paintings of Amazon -inspired insects and butterflies. The preliminary insect watercolors for the first completed new large paintings can be seen here: Tropical Insects. A complete identification guide is included for each of these new pieces.

2006	Book cover Illustration: Dr. Hesse-Biber has also requested the use of "Connections" for the cover of a second textbook, The Handbook of Feminist Research. Published by Sage Publications, Inc.

2006	Book cover Illustration: Dr. Sharlene Hesse-Biber, Director of Women's Studies at Boston College, requested the use of "Galactic Storms" as the cover illustration for her new book, The Practice of Feminist Research: A Primer. It is co-authored with Patricia Leavy. Published by Sage Publications, Inc.

2006	The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) purchased use of 4 illustrations to appear in their journal.

2006	Reader's Digest: Purchased rights for unlimited use of "Violet Jade Gems".

2006	An illustration appears in Chris Strodder's new children's book, Stories Light and Dark, published by Red Hen Press.

2006	"Mussel Shell" watercolor by Lucy illustrates scientific article, "Sticky Business" by Karine Michoud in Protein Spotlight: http://www.expasy.org/spotlight/back_issues/sptlt002.shtml.

2006	Profile and Interview: Lucy is a profiled artist in the online watercolor course at www.learntodo.co.uk. Click here to read text of the interview.

2006	Lucy's floral paintings are featured in the Stella's Yard website: http://stellasyard.com/lucy_arnold_floral_paintings.htm.

2005	First Place Award: for "Bits of Flight" at Marin Society of Artist's June, 2005 juried show, "Flora & Fauna".

2004	Featured Artist at Artisans Gallery, National Watercolor Exhibition, May 2004.

2004	HGTV invited Lucy to be part of its new series, "Crafters Coast to Coast", which was aired in fall '04. Lucy was shown creating one of her miniature shoes of polymer clay, Baby Blue Elephant Stomp.

2004	Mrs. Grossman's Paper Co. produced two versions of Lucy's Letters as stickers. They were introduced at the New York Stationery Show in May, 2004.

2004	"Bits of Flight" awarded Honorable Mention at Marin Society of Artist's June, 2004 juried show, "Inspired by Nature".

2004	"Foundlings" received Merit Award at "Open Art and Craft" Juried show in August, 2004. Marin Society of Artists.

2004	"Tropical Wings" awarded Third Place in Marin Society of Artist's February, 2004 juried show, “Patterns”.