shown her art before, but the Gallery of the Arts at the Gardiner Community Center in Sequim has selected her as their featured artist for September.

“I just love finding all these wonderful, talented artists living in our little community,” exhibit coordinator Janet Johnson said.

The gallery is showcasing Moses’ output of art over the course of several years when she was working full-time, but she still had time and energy to spare on her art.

Moses thanked whom she described as “the coffee ladies” of the Gardiner Community Center — Fran Reynolds, Ann Waldron and Janet Johnson — for helping to make this show happen, as well as photographer and previously featured artist Richard Quinnell, for the demonstration and loan of his matte cutter.

“My wonderful husband Skip and I moved from Eugene, Oregon, to this fabulous community in October of 2021, right after I retired from 40 years in the health field,” Moses said. “My mom Darlene followed soon after, to remodel and eventually move into the place next door. We immediately felt welcomed here by everyone.”

Moses said her art training began with another artist, her dad Darrell, “as soon as I could hold a crayon,” as he taught her perspective, shading, color theory and other aspects of both understanding and creating art.

“He himself was an established artist, mostly in oils, but also in wood sculptures, illustrating for various publications,” Moses said. “Over the years, I took various classes at local community colleges, such as watercolor and life drawing.”

Moses elaborated that her interest in creating art was recently “reignited” after she took a couple of classes in acrylic pour painting from local artist Stephanie Kunz.

“So many colors and freeing, uncontrolled patterns, and beautiful ‘mistakes,’” Moses said. “It was just what I needed.”

Moses opened the door to exploring realism in her future art, “mixed with some abstract Impressionism, all with larger canvases and more color.”