A year ago today a great artist, and our dear friend, Sheila Rieman was killed in a tragic car accident. Tom and I celebrated her today, under the big old cottonwoods SW of our house, a place where Sheila had painted with us. The deer watched us from the hillside, just as the cool yellow sky faded into dusk.
I thought I would post some of Sheila’s work here in remembrance. We miss you and love you Sheila, and know you were there with us today.
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National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society “Best of America Small Painting National Exhibition” at the Kirkland Gallery, Nashville, TN., April 30 – May26, 2018
Out West Art Show & Sale, March 14-17, 2018 at the Heritage Inn, Great Falls, Mt. I’m in Room 176!
Portrait Society of America 6×9:Limited Size, Unlimited Talent Mystery Art Sale, April 20, 2018 at the Art of the Portrait Conference in Washington, DC.
National Oil & Acrylic Painters Society Holiday Small Works Show, Nov. 13 – Dec. 30, 2017
Under a Vast Sky, the 2017 AWA Annual Master and Signature Members Show & National Juried Exhibition, at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, Oct 13 – Dec. 3, 2017
“Dissent” Show at Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA. July 1 – August, 2017
“Gallery Night” at Frame of Reference Fine Art in Whitefish, MT.,July 6, 2017
Iron Horse Summer Art Social, Whitefish, MT. June 25, 2017
“First Strike Auction” March 17, 2017 C.M. Russell Museum https://cmrussell.org/the-russell-event/
2016 – Portrait Society of American Members Only Competition Winner – Landscape Division https://portraitsociety.org/
“Back to Basics” Painting Workshop in Big Sky, MT. – October 28-30, 2016
“2016 Annual AWA Member Show & National Juried Exhibition” – Sept. 23 to Nov. 14, 2016 https://americanwomenartists.org/news//
“Summer Art Social” at Iron Horse, Whitefish, MT. – June 25, 2016 www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/summer-art-social/
“Montana Painters Alliance Show” at the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, MT. June 30, 2016 – August 31, 2016. http://www.hockadaymuseum.org/
I’m teaching a workshop called “Back to Basics: Considerations for Every Painter” at the C. M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, MT., April 29 – May 1, 2016 https://www.cmrussell.org/content/back-basics-considerations-every-painter-laurie-stevens/
“Auction for the Arts” at Lone Mountain Ranch in Big Sky, MT. March 24, 2016 http://www.bigskyarts.org/
“Out West Art Show & Sale” at the Heritage Inn, Great Falls, MT. March 16-19, 2016 http://outwestartshow.com/
Guest Artist at Altamira Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ., 2015 http://www.altamiraart.com
“Traveling the West Art Show & Sale” at Southwest Gallery, Dallas, TX. – October 23-24, 2015 http://www.travelingthewestshow.com
“Boots Required!” at Bella Muse Gallery, Ogden, UT. – July 3 – August 31, 2015 http://www.bellamusegallery.com
“Summer Art Social” at Iron Horse, Whitefish, MT. – June 30, 2015 www.whitefishcommunityfoundation.org/summer-art-social/
The Dana Gallery “Icons of the West” Show, May 15 – June 30,, 2015 http://www.danagallery.com
The Russell Live Auction, Mansfield Convention Center, Great Falls, MT., Saturday, Mar. 21, 2015 http://www.cmrussell.org/the-russell
Booth Western Art Museum “For the Love of Art Gala & Art Auction” – February 21, 2015 www.boothmuseum.org
Altamira Fine Art “Art 2 Art Show”, Jackson, WY. – mid December, 2014 – January 1, 2015 www.altamiraart.com
Tom Gilleon & Laurie Stevens – 2 person show hosted by Altamira Gallery of Jackson, WY. and Creighton Block Gallery of Big Sky, MT., July1 – 18, 2014 http://www.creightonblockgallery.com
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum “Small Works, Great Wonders” Show, Oklahoma City, OK. – Nov. 15 – Dec. 1, 2013 http://nationalcowboymuseum.org/events/swgw/default.aspx
2016 - Portrait Society of America "Members Only Show" - I placed in the Landscape Division with my painting "Milk and Honey"! See the images on the slider.
2012 - Top 100 Paint the Parks National Competition (2 pieces) www.paintamerica.org
2011 People's Choice Award at the Clymer Museum of Art Exhibit & Auction www.clymermuseum.com
2008 C.M. Russell Museum CEO Award - given to one Russell Auction participant www.cmrussell.org
What a great reminder ! Thanks Laurie !
Oh, Laurie, thanks for this. It sounds like such a fitting homage to Sheila that she would have loved. So missed.
Hugs,
Sara
Beautiful remembrance. Am still so sad for those who knew her personally. I only met her briefly but what I saw I truly liked. And her artwork…such energy and vibrance. I’ve no doubt she visited you both under the cottonwoods. She could even have been reaching you through the eyes of those Deer…
Thanks for your tribute to Sheila. I am constantly being reminded of her energy, advice and support when painting with pastels. What a great person! Her directions for improving my work were, and continue to be, appreciated. Also very needed: no “hiding your light under a bushel” but rather “get out there and do it”! She was an ‘artist’s artist’. Thanks again.
Hi Laurie and Tom,
I thought of you often yesterday, as I thought of Sheila and the tremendous loss we have suffered.Several of us gathered together in her memory and talked about our times with her, and wondered what might still be done in her memory.One of the friends brought us a copy of the Pastel Journal with the lovely and moving article written by Aaron Schuerr.We hope to go up to her studio sometime and visit with Pete. It’s clear to me that Sheila had a huge impact on the art community of this region, and it’s comforting to know that so many other people have cared for her and honored her. I’m glad she achieved what she did, and I’ll always hold her in my highest regard.Thank you for all you have done.
Cris Fulton
What a great tribute Laurie, thank you. Those deer…wow, they look like they’re going to step out..we gathered at Cris’ studio yesterday, talked about Sheila, and enjoyed the recent article about her work in Pastel Journal.