Paula's paintings, now exclusively pastels and abstracts, have been in group and one-man shows at the Depot Gallery in Montauk and in East Hampton and other venues at the Eastern End of Long Island; as well as the National Arts Club and Salmagundi Art Club in Manhattan; and various public places in Florida. Many are in private collections in New York City and London, and states coast to coast. She has won dozens of awards nationally and internationally.
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 earning Signature Status in the Pastel Society of America in 2021 and being elevated to the IAPS Master Circle
in 2024.
SHOWS/AWARDS
- Pastel Society of America (PSA) (2020 - 2022, 2024) 48th, 49th, 50th + 52nd annual international "Enduring Brilliance" with "Poetic Promises", "Finding Serenity", "Will o' the Wisp" and "Ruffled Feathers", winner of the Marge Levine Memorial Award for innovative creativity.
- International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) (2020-24) 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd + 44th annual Web show exhibition with "Sonoma Sill", "Out of the Blues," "Evolving Revelations, "Rage and Retribution," and "Back to the Future."
- 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 the Exceptional Merit Award for abstracts with "Serena's Song", and 2024 with "A Spot Called Serenity" and "Dancing with the Angels."
- Pastel Society of Eastern Canada's 'Pixel Pastel' 2023 with "Restless Moments" and 2024 with "Summer's Sweeping Spray" and "Beyond the Bounds."
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
