Painting ‘en plein air’ is very active and challenging. This type of painting, involves taking a travel easel outdoors and painting from life.
“I love the feeling of waking up in the morning and going out to paint. I grab my coffee, pack my car, and have my destination in mind. Nothing is as exhilarating as thinking of all the possibilities of painting that day.” - Amanda
Juried into the American Impressionist Society 10th Annual Small Works Show at J. Peter Galleries in Douglas, Michigan. May 1-May 31, 2026. Contact Gallery directly for sales.
Accepted into the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition 2023. Reinert Fine Art Gallery in Charlston, SC. March 31-April 30, 2023.
Amanda often paints landscapes on location ‘en plein air’.
2024 Plein Air Easton Quick Draw.
Currently at Artists’ Gallery Ellicott City - Beauty of Maryland Exhibition. April 27-May 31, 2026.
Painted en plein air
Painted in St. Simon's, GA for the American Impressionist Society wet-paint competition 2024.
Completed for Paint Annapolis Quick Draw June 2, 2024. *Awarded Annapolis Gallery Association Award, public artist 2024.
Awarded Honorable Mention at the American Impressionist Society, wet-paint competition, Brandywine, DE. Aug. 2023.
When she needs to gain momentum to start a big project, Amanda will often do small studies to get her ideas moving. Small designs or palette knife studies help her to investigate what she wants to achieve from a bigger painting.
“Paint something that isn’t anything until it is painted well.”
- Charles Hawthorne
2024 American Impressionist Society Small Works Show at Anderson Fine Art Gallery, St. Simons Island, GA.
2025 American Impressionist Society Small Works show, Fallbrooke, CA
Selected for The American Impressionist Society, 7th annual Small Works Showcase. District Gallery | Knoxville, Tennessee
April 14 - May 20, 2023
Amanda tries to include figure drawing and painting into her studio practice regularly. She paints and sketches from live models to help see shape and form and always enjoys the challenge of trying to get a likeness.
On display at BWI Airport, Maryland from March 18-July 18, 2022. located in Gallery, pre-security, between concourse C & D.
Painted from live model.
Private Collection
8x8” Prints Available on ETSY, $40.
8x8” Prints available on ETSY, $40.
Amanda also occasionally works with paper collage and fabric to make colorful designs.
Over the past few years Amanda has become increasingly interested in 2-D design and is self-taught on Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.
Amanda was head of Marketing & Publicity for Artists’ Gallery in Ellicott City from 2022-2024. She designed the artist collective logo and was apart of the team to launch the rebranding of the gallery 2022. Amanda was also in charge of the social media for the gallery from Sept. 2021-Nov. 2023.
Located on Main Street in Historic Ellicott City. Custom designed for Artists’ Gallery Ellicott City in 2022.
