Art Exhibits

Vellinger works primarily in pastels, but also likes to play around with oils and acrylics from time to time. She was first introduced to pastels through a chalk art festival in Pleasanton, California where she met Debbie Wardrope, a talented pastel artist and teacher. Subsequently, Vellinger began taking lessons with Wardrope at the Firehouse Arts Center and loved the immediacy and mess of pastels—that one can pick up a pure piece of color and begin to play with it right away. With each painting, she tries to capture the color, light and feeling of a moment. By pushing the colors and creating multiple layers to make the colors have depth, she strives to create a painting that invites you in. She believes the act of creating, and art itself, help us to see the extraordinary in the every-day moments. Her artwork has won several awards, including best in category.