Dorn, Helen
Lifelong resident of Bellingham, WA
Statement:
I paint primarily with soft pastels either in my studio or plein aire. I am most satisfied with scenes with strong highlights and shadows cast wither by sunlight or by the artificial lighting in a room. Pastel allows me to utilize strong, clear colors and to depict the warmth and coolness that intrigue me. I am influenced by my immediate surroundings, by my foreign travel and by visiting art museums wherever I happen to be.
Group Exhibitions:
2008 Art and All That Jazz, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA
Plein Aire Paint Out, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Reaching for the Light, Blue Horse Gallery, and Bellingham, WA.
International Pastel Society, American Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
NW Pastel Society, Mercer Island Community Center, Seattle, WA
Unclad, Gallery by the Bay, Stanwood, WA
Modern Landscapes, Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Alumni Exhibit, Allied Arts Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2007 Plein Aire Paint Out, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Brushes with the Land, Gallery by the Bay, Stanwood, WA
Reaching for the Light, Bellingham, WA
Alumni Exhibit, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2006 Exploring Venice/ Ireland, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2005 Woodstock Farm, Woodstock Farm, Bellingham, WA
Impressions of Italy, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2004 Whatcom Land Trust, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham WA
2003 Monet’s France, Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, WA
Commission: Portrait of WWII veteran now hung in VFW Hall, Centralia, WA
Honorable Mention for “Reflective Moment” in NW Pastel Show, Mercer Island, 2008
Memberships: Allied Arts of Whatcom County
Northwest Pastel Society
