Barbara Benda

Chief by Beverly Benda, Acrylic Mixed Media Collage on canvas

Saturday, December 9th,2023 is the  Art for the Holidays Sales event which will be held at the Fargo Civic Center, 207 4th Street North, Fargo, ND from 10 am -5pm. Beverly and I will be there to sell our original watercolors, acrylics, and mixed media collages and Christmas cards.

At the Arts for the Holidays event, I will be sharing my plein-air watercolors that were created this past summer and fall, thanks to the Lake Region Arts Council and McKnight Foundation.

This winter Double Trouble Gallery and Mourning Dove Studio in Moorhead, MN will be open by appointment only if you are interested in purchasing larger works of original art for your home or business. Please call Barbara at 218-443-1126 to set up an appointment.

Beverly and I look forward to seeing you on December 9th!

In June, I received a Lake Region Arts Council grant for the purpose of bettering my skills as a plein-air artist with watercolor as my medium. Thanks to LRAC and the McKnight Foundation, I was able to travel around Minnesota and paint water reflections on ponds and lakes. I appreciate receiving this opportunity as I’ve been desiring more time to paint outdoors for several years. The grant lit a match under me to continue to do this often in all seasons. Here is a sampling of some of my works from Lake Sissebakwet in Cohasset, MN and Lake Victoria in Alexandria, MN. Thank you, Lake Region Arts Council and McKnight Foundation!

Cooper’s Hawk by Barbara Benda, Watercolor, 2023.

 It’s not too early to look ahead…or to sign up to take a class to tap into your own creative abilities.

October 7-8th FMVA Studio Crawl 12-6pm

40 Artists open their studios to the public /I am #1 on the map. Download a brochure at fmva.org

809 20th Street North, Moorhead, MN

I will be showcasing my plein-air studies of lakes, wetlands, and landscapes of Minnesota. Thanks to the Lake Region Arts Council with funding from the Knight Foundation, I have received a grant to accomplish this project.

October 25th Seeing Things Differently: the Short Course in Sketching

Nov. 1 Seeing Things Differently Part II: Expanding Your Sketching Skills

Nov. 8 Let’s Sketch Birds!

Register through Moorhead Community Education or call  218-284-3400.

  Spring Open House Art Show and Sale 10-6pm  May 10th-11th