Dolores Puterbaugh Art

I don’t remember this, but before I was two years old, I had already gotten in trouble for coloring all over the walls of my parents’ apartment with a purple crayon. I wish I could say that was the only time my artistic urges went astray (there was that German Shepherd in pencil on the spare bedroom wall when I was four …).

In the 1990s I focused on colored pencil but since the mid-2010’s have primarily worked in pastel. This page is under construction, as a number of pieces are in a gallery at present. For now, here are a few recent works:

Enchanted Forest 2: this 12×12 pastel is based on my photo reference from our hike on the southern tip of the Appalachian Trail. It is Nimblewood Gap, where steps mysteriously vanish into the forest. This painting has sold.
Alafia Sunrise: this approx. 11 x 15 pastel painting was the morning view from our campsite in Alafia River State Park, Florida. Some of those silvery ripples out there are gators! This painting has sold!
Hot Afternoon Walk, 9 x 12 pastel, really was a hot afternoon – well into the nineties in west Central Florida as I painted outdoors. This piece won an award at Tarpon Art Guild, 2024. This painting has sold!
Not a painting … this midsize gator was my plein air art critic in May!

“Glory” This 9 x 12 pastel painting depicts waterlilies on a Florida marsh and is available for purchase.

“Dignity” This original 8×10 pastel depicts an owl, injured and unable to survive in the wild, in residence (at the time of my reference snapshot) at the Gulfbreeze Zoo in the Pensacola, FL area. This painting is available for purchase.

“Sunday Drive #3” comes from a snapshot during a visit to Vermont. This original 12 x 12 pastel won an award in the Pastel Society of Tampa Bay’s annual signature show. It is available for purchase.

To inquire about paintings, including commissions, please email me at puterbaughdolores@gmail.com

To view and purchase small paintings and note cards, please visit my Etsy shop at LoriPuterbaughArt – Etsy

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