Paula's paintings, now exclusively pastels and abstracts, have been in group and one-man shows at the Depot Gallery and in other Montauk and East Hampton venues at the Eastern end of Long Island, N.Y., and the Salmagundi Art Club and National Arts Club in Manhattan; as well as various public places in Florida. Many are in private collections in New York City and London, and states coast to coast.
Her painting "Will o' the Wisp" was chosen to hang in the Spring Show at the Butler Institue of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio in 2023.
So far, the years of the 2020,'s have been especially good ones for Paula, topped off by her being awarded Signature Membership in the Pastel Society of America in 2021.
SHOWS/AWARDS
- Pastel Society of America's (2020-2023) 48th, 49th + 50th annual international "Enduring Brilliance" with "Poetic Promises", "Finding Serenity" and "Will o' the Wisp."
- International Associations of Pastel Societies (IAPS) (2020-23) 40th, 41st, 42nd + 43rd annual Web show exhibition with "Sonoma Sill", "Out of the Blues," "Evolving Revelations" and "Rage and Retribution."
- Pastel Society of the West Coast's "Pastels USA 2020" international show - winner of the Waif Mullin Award with "Sonoma Sill."
- Pastel Society of New Hampshire's 12th annual national show (2020) "It's Pastel!" with "Indelible Spirit."
- Pastel Society of New Mexico's 28th annual national pastel 2020 show - winner of the Ampersand Award with "Scattered Thoughts."
- Pastel Society of Eastern Canada's 25th international 'Les Pastellistes' 2021 - winner of Fifth Place with "Unchained Melody."
- Left Coast Pastel Painters Society 2021 with "Lost in Mango" and "My Funny Valentine."
- Southeastern Pastel Society's International Open 2023 'Luminosity' - winner of Exceptional Merit Award for abstracts with "Serena's Song."
- Pastel Society of Eastern Canada's 'Pixel Pastel' 2023 with "Restless Moments."
PUBLICATIONS
- Paula was featured in the well-known French art magazine Practique des Art, July 2021, special issue, Pastels, Vol. 56 2022
- She had an 8-page spread featuring her and her abstracts called "Untethered" in the 2023 summer issue of the Pastel Journal
