Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Pamela J. Ayres is an oil and acrylic painter who works both en plein air and in the studio, painting primarily from life. Inspired by Florida’s coastline, wildlife, and culture, as well as travels across the U.S. and abroad, Pam captures the beauty of the natural world with expressive color, light, and brushwork.

 

Her work is collected nationally and internationally and has been recognized in numerous juried competitions. She has been juried into 17 plein air festivals across the United States, earning multiple awards. Recent honors include First Place at the 2025 Plein Air Palm Beach “Plein Fun Festival” at the Boca Museum Art School, Second Place in both the 2024 and 2025 Deerfield Beach Plein Air Festivals, and Third Place in the Professional Division Quick Paint at the 2021 Lighthouse ArtCenter Festival. She was also named a “Florida’s Finest en Plein Air” Ambassador at the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air in 2022 and has twice been a Top 100 Finalist in the Plein Air Salon International Painting Competition.

 

Pam has exhibited widely, including two solo shows at the Juno Beach Town Center (2017, 2023). As an instructor at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, she teaches oil painting to new and returning students and often demonstrates live for both public and private events.

 

A dedicated member of several national art organizations—including Oil Painters of America, the American Impressionist Society, and National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society—Pam continues to explore the language of light, atmosphere, and movement in her work.

 

“Love is painted into each work I create… mood, inspiration, and light are mixed with harmonious colors and energetic brushwork in each of my paintings.” — Pamela J. Ayresm wherever it needs to go.

 

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