"While the grandeur of nature is often portrayed in bold vistas, it can also be conveyed in a more intimate presentation. Brecksville Ridge draws us into the scene with intriguing texture and fleeting light and shadow. Rather than experiencing this scene from afar, we are immersed in it. We are transported from impartial observation to being present in the moment."
-JOHN SALMINEN, JUROR
Artists Magazine, 40th Annual
Current News and Events (in no particular order)
• Grand Prize Winner. International Artist Magazine "Landscape Challenge #149" - *second year in a row!
• American Art Collector Feature. "Textural Acrylics" (To view online you can register and then view 3 free articles a month) Issue #244.
• International Artist Magazine Feature. "On Location: Jennifer Sowders" (To view online you can register and then view 3 free articles a month) April/May 2026 Edition.
• Engage Art Contest 2026 Currently a FINALIST (Online)
• Ohio Watercolor Society "48th Annual Watercolor Ohio 2025", April (Piqua, OH)
• Ohio Art League, Mindful: The Art of Compassion through May (Columbus, Ohio)
• Andersen Arts Center, “Watercolor Now 2026” - April 5 through May 24, 2026 (Kenosha, WI)
• *NOTE* there will be no open studio on 4/13 or 4/27 because of travels.
...Upcoming...
• Live Paint. CARILEC Lineworker Rodeo and Symposium April 21-28 (Dominica)
• Solo show at Innis House, Inniswood Metro Gardens June 2026 (Westerville, OH)
• Spiva Center for the Arts, "Watercolor USA 2026" 5/30/26 - 7/25/26 (Joplin, MO)
• "DiverSCAPE" Woman's group show August - September 2026 @ MCPA (Findlay, OH)