Willo Balfrey

Willo Balfrey

Willo has been involved with pastels for a number of years as well as teaching.  She received Eminent Pastelist status in the International Association of Pastel Societies as well as Master Circle in the Pastel Society of America. Willo also has had paintings accepted into the Pastel 100, Pastel Journal Magazine and paintings accepted into the Pastel Society of America’s shows held in New York City.  She is actively involved in the International Association of Pastel Societies by being a Juror of Selection and had paintings accepted into their shows to earn the Master Circle award as well as earning Distinguished Pastelist in the Pastel Society of the West Coast.  She is included in a book entitle “Pure Pastel” Contemporary Works by Today’s Top Artists; featured in the Pastel Journal’s issue of “Pastel Landscapes Coast to Coast”; and included in the International Artists publication, “100 Ways to paint Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes.    Willo is now working mainly in large oils and during the summer months she will be found working “en plein air” in oil and pastel – when the weather allows, bringing those field sketches back to the studio for interpretation and future paintings.  New locations create inspiration and an appreciation of what surrounds her.

Visit the artist’s website: willobalfrey.com