Pamela Wachtler

Education & Formation

1972

BFA — Moore College of Art and Design

Philadelphia, PA

1977

Relocated to the Pacific Northwest

Bainbridge Island, WA

25 years

Commercial design and illustration

Before turning full-time to fine art

Influence

The Philadelphia Ten

Women artists — Moore College + PAFA — exhibited 1917–1945

Selected Exhibitions

Fall 2018

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Featured Artist — "Impressions of Place"

Ongoing

JG Art Gallery + Events

Bainbridge Island, WA

Ongoing

BIMA Museum Store

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art

Past

Smith and Vallee Gallery

Press & Publications

Featured

Bainbridge Currents Art Magazine

Book

A Time of Light and Hazy Color

Poetry by son Alex Fermanis · Illustrations by Wachtler

Critical

Described as

“Magical and mysterious within a strong compositional framework and rich palette”

Collections

Bainbridge

BIMA Museum Store

Bainbridge Island Museum of Art — ongoing

Private

Collections on Bainbridge Island and Pacific Northwest

40+ years of work

Practice

Medium

Oil · Watercolor · Monotype · Hand-colored photography

Multi-medium practice

Subject

Birds · Marshes · Harbors · Majestic trees · Night scenes

Bainbridge Island natural world

Style

American Impressionism tradition

Silvery grey skies, rich palette, magical realism

Additional Record

JG Works

Island Evening · Moon On The Rise · Forest Garden

Plus Heron Looking · Wren series · Upstream · 25 MPH · more

Statement

“I wish to leave a legacy of the magical places here”

Depicting wonders of nature: trees, harbors, creatures seldom seen