Sunday, November 27, 2011

Colourist Mareen McProud Wheeler Exhibit and Reception at Uniontown, December 4, 2011

        
Maureen McProud Wheeler's watercolor paintings will be exhibited at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn, Uniontown, Wash., in December.

The opening reception is schedule for Sunday, December 4 from 1 to 3 pm.  The exhibit runs through December 31.  Maureen McProud Wheeler received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho, College of Art and Architecture in 1977, where she was an Alpha Phi. She has been a licensed architect for over twenty-six years and served as president of the Inland California Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. She has been watercolor painting for about the last ten years.

Maureen was honored to be juried into the National Watercolor Society’s Member Show, the San Diego Watercolor Society’s Exhibition, Watercolor West, California Watercolor Association and has been presented with several “Best of Show” awards in her regional area. In addition to watercolor, she enjoys printmaking and collage and was juried into the National Collage Society’s 2010 Exhibition. Additionally, she is currently serving on the National Watercolor Society’s Board of Directors.

One of her endeavors for watercolor is to capture the spirit of older buildings and often takes commissions for client’s homes. She also enjoys landscapes and the figure. She has studied with several talented and well-known painters but her main influences have been Don O’Neil, Chris Van Winkle, Milford Zornes, Sylvia Megerdician and Don Andrews.

Maureen was the founding principal of Wheeler and Wheeler AIA Architects, Inc. in 1985. She has designed many notable structures in the Pomona Valley, including, Claremont McKenna College Children’s School, CMC Aquatic Center, CMC Student Apartments, Claremont University Center’s Physical Plant, renovations for the Claremont Presbyterian Church and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. Many prestigious residences also bear her sense of design. She has been honored with numerous architectural design awards including, California’s “Golden Nugget Award”.


Contact Julie Hartwig, Exhibit coordinator:  (208) 790-1716  cell.

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