A native Texan, Tina Bohlman has used the state in which she was raised as both the inspiration and the canvas for her art. Mostly a self-taught artist, Bohlman works in both watercolor and oil medium to create her breathtaking plein air paintings and brilliant rural landscapes. She cultivated her natural artistic talent and her eye for beauty with great dedication and an insatiable desire to learn the techniques and history of the art. Bohlman has supplemented her independent study with workshops conducted by some of the best artists in the field, including Jan Kuntz, Tom Lynch, Jill Carver and the late Irving Shapiro (d.1994). She prefers plein air rather than working in the studio and is a veteran of numerous competition plein air and “quick draw” events including, Plein Air Southwest–Outdoor Painters Society, Sedona Plein Air Festival-Sedona, Arizona, Paint The Parks-Estes Park, Colorado, En Plein Air Texas-San Angelo, TX and Plein Air Easton MD.
Her dedication combined with a lifetime of experience, Bohlman has made quite an impact in her field. After receiving her first award at the beginning of her career in 1972, she has since earned more than 60 awards, including more than a dozen First Place and 6 Best in Show titles. Her work is collected worldwide; Bohlman originals hang in private and corporate collections in 34 States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and Republic of Benin, West Africa.
Most Recent Recognition:
Award of Merit – 2016 Women Artists of the West – Fredricksburg, TX
Best in Show – 2016 Ellis County Art Association – Membership Exhibition
1st Place – 2016 Paint Historic Terrell (TX)
1st Place – 2016 Paint Historic Waxahachie
Award of Excellence – 2015 Women Artists of the West – Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention – 2015 Plein Air Southwest Salon - Dallas TX
1st Place – 2015 Paint Historic Waxahachie
Best in Show – 2014 Paint Historic Waxahachie
1st Place - 2014 Paint Historic Terrell - TX
Award of Merit - 2014 Plein Air Salon-Dallas, TX
Award of Merit - 2014 Women Artists of the West
Plein Air Magazine – Feature article Apr/May 2012
2nd Place – 2012 Paint Historic Terrell, TX
Waxahachie NOW - Feature article December 2011
Award of Excellence – 2011 Women Artists of the West
3nd Place – Watercolor – 2010 Grand Prairie Art Council
2nd Place – Oil – 2010 Desoto Open Competition
1st Place – Watercolor – 2009 Grand Prairie Art Council
1st Place – Watercolor – 2009 VACH Cedar Hill Open
1st Place – 2009 Paint Historic Waxahachie
Award of Merit – 2009 National Juried Show –Corsicana, TX
People’s Choice – 2008 Plein Air Estes Park, Colorado
People’s Choice – 2008 Paint Historic Waxahachie
1st Place – 2008 DeSoto Art League December Show
2nd Place – 2008 Plein Air Festival – Marble Falls, TX
2nd Place – Watercolor – 2008 VACH Open - Cedar Hill, TX
2nd Place – 2008 Paint Historic Waxahachie
1st Place – 2008 Paint Corsicana – Plein Air Corsicana, TX
Best in Show – 2007 ECAA Fall Show – Waxahachie, TX
People’s Choice – 2006 Paint Historic
Gallery Affiliations:
ART on the Square - Waxahachie, Texas
Dutch Art Gallery, Dallas, TX
Visual Expressions Gallery – US 67 and Wintergreen, Cedar Hill, Texas
Port A Museum Gallery, Port Aransas, TX
Sandcastle Winery-Upstairs Gallery - Bucks County, PA.
Memberships:
Signature Member/Advisory Panel International Plein Air Painters
Master Signature Member Outdoor Painters Society
Signature Member Women Artists of the West
Signature Member Contemporary Fine Art International
Master Signature Artists Of Texas
Landscape Artists International
Southwest Watercolor Society
Associate Distinction, American Women Artists
Associate Oil Painters of America
Tina Bohlman
P.O. Box 2676
Waxahachie, TX 75168
972-741-6154
Signature Member:
International Plein Air Painters
Outdoor Painters Society
Women Artists Of The West
Contemporary Fine Art International
Artists Of Texas
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