COLOR OUTSIDE THE LINES

A pastel painting by Pam Markham titled "Caddo Running," which is currently on view at the Wynne Home Arts Center in Huntsville.

An oil painting by Pam Markham titled "A-Team in Training," which is currently on view at the Wynne Home Arts Center in Huntsville.

The impressionistic oil, acrylic and pastel paintings of well-known Huntsville artist Pam Markham, went on display last week in a solo exhibit titled "Color…Outside the Lines" at The Wynne Home Arts Center, 1428 Eleventh Street Huntsville, Texas. Continuing through January 19, 2018, Pam's show contains her engaging colorful impressions of a broad range of subjects including Texas landscapes, seascapes, ranches, people and pets. Using an impressionistic approach to painting helps Pam capture the essence of her subjects, as does the "freedom" of painting out of doors (en plein air). For Pam, the rapidly changing light and sounds of nature she experiences out of doors "force her to work fast" and "stay loose" with her brush strokes, and that "freedom" helps achieve her goal of coloring "outside the lines."

 

Pam has spent many years honing her art skills, earning undergraduate and graduate degrees in fine arts, as well as studying with such accomplished artist/teachers as Lori Putnam, Maggie Price, Desmond O'Hagen and Tony Allian. Pam has earned numerous awards for her artwork from the Lone Star Art Guild, the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas, the Conroe Art League, the Tomball Art League, The Woodlands Art League and the Huntsville Cooperative of Working Artists. Her work has been published in such visual art publications as "International Artist Magazine." Following her solo show at the Wynne Home Center, Pam is planning to lead a workshop in "plein air" painting. For more about Pam's artwork and upcoming events, visit her website at www.pammarkham.com.