About the Artist
“Love is painted into each work I create. An outpouring of my heart, soul, physical experiences and inspiration are mixed with harmonious colors to be shared and enjoyed.”
Pamela J. Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Pam is an oil and acrylic painter who paints en plein air as well as in the studio, mostly from life. She travels and paints both in the US and abroad, applying fresh color and energetic strokes to her work. Inspired by the qualities of light, values and color relationships, Pam is continuously discovering new ways of interpreting nature's beauty onto canvas.
Pam's work is collected nationally and internationally and has recently caught the eye of judges and curators. She has been juried into and has participated in many plein air competitions in Florida and across the United States. Pam has also painted in numerous quick paint events and recently won Third Place, Professional Division at the Lighthouse ArtCenter's 2021 Quick Paint at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Living in southeastern Florida, Pam is surrounded by the scenic abundance of the Atlantic Ocean and the coastal waterways leading to it. When not painting outdoors, Pam paints at The Village Art Studios in Tequesta, Florida, which is a juried, co-op studio and gallery.
Recent Accomplishments
Currently exhibiting in person and/or online:
“Endless Summer by Pam Ayres”, a Solo Exhibition of paintings from outdoors (en plein air) and in my studio. July 14 - October 5, 2023 at the Juno Beach Town Center in Juno Beach, Florida
My painting, “Afterglow” was accepted into the National Oil And Acrylic Painters Society 2023 Spring Associate Member Online Exhibition.
Lighthouse Art Center “Art From Isolation”, the 43rd Annual Member & Faculty Exhibition March 25 - April 23, 2021
Lighthouse ArtCenter Faculty Exhibition 2020-2021, online and in Tequesta, Florida
8-11th Annual Lighthouse ArtCenter Invitational Plein Air Festivals March 2021-2024
Selected as a Semi-finalist in the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association “Best of Plein Air” 17th Annual Art Show & Auction, March 8-14, 2021
2020-2023 Harbourside Place, Jupiter, Florida
Selected as one of four “Florida's Finest en Plein Air” artists honored as Plein Air Ambassadors to participate in the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, America's Great Paint-out event in March 2022, in Apalachicola, Florida.
March-June 2020: Pamela created a Two-Woman Exhibit, “AYRES + SANDER Living Life In Color”, at Oceana Coffee, Tequesta, FL
March 2020: Selected to paint another Free Library for the Village of Tequesta displayed in front of the Recreation Center
“Zinnias Gone Wild” was selected as the December 2019-January 2020 cover art for the Jupiter Inlet and Hobe Sound magazine publications.
Won 2nd Place, April 2019, in Photography at the Lighthouse ArtCenter's 41st Annual Member Show, Tequesta, FL for her Digital Art, “Bleeding Hearts.”
Juried into, became a finalist and exhibited in the Richeson75 International Small Works 2019 Art Competition February 21 - April 13; 2019
June 2018 - Selected to design and paint a “Little Free Library” for the city of Jupiter, Florida and now located at Military Ave. and Indiantown Road, in Jupiter, FL. The Palm Beach Post newspaper published a photo of my little library in their article.
Won Honorable Mention for “Shrimp Ahoy,” in April 2018 at the 40th Annual Members Show, Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Juried into the Randy Higbee 6x6 Show November 2016 - February 2017 in Costa Mesa, CA.
January 2017 - juried into and won Honorable Mention for the painting, "Sunlight At Your Door" at the Delray Beach Plein Air Competition, Plein Fun Fest.
February - April 2017 The Colors Of Florida Solo Show, Juno Beach Town Center. 30 Paintings exhibited. Open House with presentation by Pamela, describing her art and her life as an artist.
June - October 2017: Invited to exhibit 8 more paintings at the Juno Beach Town Center, with three other artists.
May 2017 - Awarded the Finalist title, Emerging Artist division, for the painting, "Same But Different" in the Art Muse Contest. There were 98 entries. The judge, Debra Huse responded, "Original in subject and such a strong design. The colors chosen and the values rendered are terrific."
June 2017 - Juried into and participated in the Cedarburg Plein Air Festival for two weeks in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
November 2017 - Juried into the Paint The Beach Plein Air Competition as a juried, professional artist, Ft. Myers Beach, FL
August 2017 - Invited to paint in the October New Smyrna Beach Paint Out Plein Air Invitational Competition in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.
November 2016 - Juried into & painted in the Paint The Beach Plein Air Competition, Ft. Myers Beach, FL
Pam has been juried into and exhibited in the following group shows:
Harborside Place, Jupiter, FL, 14 paintings on display March 2019 - present, ongoing
Armory Art Museum, Art Deco Exhibit, Summer and Fall 2023
Art Exhibit Town of Jupiter Gallery of Art, “With Love”, February 3-March 13, 2023, 10 paintings on display
Precious Memories Exhibit, Town of Jupiter Gallery of Art, March-April 2019
Art Exhibit Town of Jupiter Gallery of Art (3 Woman Show) November 30, 2018-January 4, 2019
All Florida Juried Art Exhibition, Stuart, FL, 2018.
New Smyrna Beach Plein Air Festival, 2017
Wekiva Island Plein Air Festival, 2017
Cultural Council of Palm Beach
Lighthouse ArtCenter, Tequesta, FL
Juno Beach Town Center, Juno Beach, Florida
6 X 6 Show, Randy Higbee King Of Frame, Costa Mesa, California
Northwood University, West Palm Beach, FL
Plein Palm Beach Exhibit & 6” Squared Exhibit, Cornell Museum, Delray Beach, FL
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Boynton Beach, FL
Eissey Theater, Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Palm Beach International Airport, West Palm Beach, FL
Jupiter Recreation Center, Jupiter, FL
Naples Art Association, Naples, FL
The Village Art Studios, Tequesta, FL 2016-present
Plein Air Festival Quick Draw, Lighthouse ArtCenter, 2015-2019 (present)
Paint The Beach Plein Air Festival & Quick Paint, Fort Myers Beach Art Association
The Multilingual Language & Cultural Society, West Palm Beach, FL
The Corner Cafe, Tequesta, FL
Juried into and/or participates in the following memberships:
Oil Painters of America
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society
American Impressionist Society
American Women Artists
Plein Air Palm Beach, Contrubuting Artist Member
North County Art Association
Lighthouse ArtCenter
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)
Artist Statement:
Love is painted into each work I create. All living creatures, plants and nature, still life, landscapes and seascapes come to life on my canvas as an expressive, visual form of documentation, a translation of what I see and feel. An outpouring of my heart, soul, physical experiences and inspiration are mixed with harmonious colors to be shared and enjoyed.
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