Awards and Mentions
Galleries
St. Simons Island, GA
www.andersonfineartgallery.com
Easton, MD
www.southstreetgalleryart.com
Orlando, fl
www.grandbohemiangallery.com
Walls Gallery, Wilmington, NC
www.wallsgallery.com
Horton Hayes, Charleston, SC
www.hortonhayes.com
Beachside Art, Cocoa Beach, Fl
Awards
Carmel Art festival 07
Honorable Mention to Communication Arts Annual 07
Carmel Art Festival 06, Artist Choice Award
Painting the Golden Isles, the Award of Excellence
Carmel Art festival 2005, Best of show
Society of Illustrators 2004 Gold
Carmel Plein Air Festival 2004 Honorable mention
Carmel Plein Air Festival 2003, Honorable mention
Communication Arts Annuals 1999, 00, 01, 03, 04, 05, 06
Society of Illustrators, New York Annual and exhibit 1995, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05
Print Regional Design Annual 1988, 89, 91, 93, 01, 02, 03
Step-by-Step Graphics Annual 2000
Society of Illustrators of LA 1995, 96, 97
Creative Club Orlando 1991 Best of show
Workshops
Plein air oil workshop Oct. 1-5, 2008
Maui, Hi
contact: janbushart@gmail.com
Plein air oil workshop Oct. 20-22, 2008
Daytona, FL
Daytona Art League
contact: bknoll@cfl.rr.com
Plein air oil workshop Feb 28-March 7, 2009
Grand Canyon, AZ
contact: Patrick at Infotuscany@aol.com
Plein air oil workshop April 8-10 , 2009
Avon Park, FL
SFCC MOFAC
contact: Mollie Doctrow at Mollie.Doctrow@southflorida.edu
TEL (863) 784-7240
Pastel workshop November 11-15 2007
Hot Springs Gallery
Hot Springs Arkansas
Contact: Vanessa Seagraves
239-250-8339
www.hotspringsgallery.com
Plein Air Painters of the southeast, 3.5 days, 6 instructors
April 18-21
St. Simons Island, GA
www.pap-se.com/workshop.htm
7 day workshop. plein air in Spain
June 15-21, 2008
Arcos, Spain
Southern Spain! Who could say no? Price includes, lodging, food, art supplies and instruction.
www.bravuraacademy.com/instructor_4.html
Oil and Pastel workshop
October 27,31 2008
Hot Springs Gallery, Hot Springs Arkansas
Contact: Vanessa Seagraves 239-250-8339
www.hotspringsgallery.com
If you want o be contacted about future workshops: elmodraws@cfl.rr.com
Events and Exhibitions
Recent Events
Laguan Plein Air Invitational
2 man show with Perry Austin, Anderson Fine Art Gallery
Surfology: 2 person show at Harris House, New Smyrna
Upcoming
Maui Plein Air Invitational
Feb 19-26, 2008
Published by
American Artist Workshop mag Fall 2007
American Art Collector October 2007
The Pastel Journal February 2008
Bentley Fine Art Publishers, Harcourt, Hyperion, HarperCollins, Scott
Foresman, St. Martins Press, Penguin, Putnam-Berkeley, Rand-McNally,
Scholastic, Tor Books
Articles / publications
Create Magazine, "Seeking Moore"
Painting the town Orlando magazine
Communication Arts Design and Illustration annuals
Print Regional Design Annual
Step-by-step magazine
American Illustrators 22
Large scale commissions
Central-Florida Historical Museum
16 paintings / murals depicting early Florida landscapes
Adega 5 star Denver restaurant
Mural depicting Denver, 40' x 10'
Affiliations
National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters, signature member
Plein Air Florida, signature member
Society of Illustrators of New York,member
The Artist at Work in the Field
Cover and feature article, Workshop Magazine Fall 07