DOREEN IRWIN Artist 916.991.5232 Check back for exhibit dates and locations Doreen Irwin has been painting horses for many years. She has exhibited several of these pieces and other works at her own Shandoni Ranch, where she raises and trains horses. Ms. Irwin has had solo shows at Mum’s Restaurant, the Greg Condos Gallery at Sacramento City College, and two at Utrecht’s Gallery. She has also had many pieces in the Western State Horse Expo, the Grass Valley Equine Art Show, the Sacramento State Fair and the Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, NM. She has sold many pieces and does several commissions.   To access Shandoni Ranch website, click on photo Doreen Irwin worked her way through college doing illustrations for newspaper ads.  Her professional art background and her love of horses has been combined to produce several pieces of Equine Art.  Her subjects are often her own horses or horses showing at Shandoni Ranch where Doreen has been putting on horse shows for several years. She is also interested in painting other animals and portraits of people. Doreen has had her works exhibited several times at the California State Fair,  The Horse Expo in Sacramento,CA, the Draft Horse Classic in Grass Valley,CA, the Hubbard Museum of the Horse in Ruidoso Downs, NM, and at art galleries in California.  She has had seven solo shows in Sacramento, CA.     As time allows, commissions will be accepted.     Second Saturday Show August 8, 2009 Reception, Aug. 8, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Exhibit continues through September 11 Doreen will be exhibiting her paintings in the Union Hall Gallery, 2126 K Street, Sacramento Also, view Doreen's current exhibit (June 7th, 2009 through July 19) at Danielle's Creperie, 3535 Fair Oaks Blvd # B, Sacramento Doreen Irwin Choral Conductor Composer CHORAL CONDUCTOR Doreen Irwin has been a choral director in the Sacramento area for several years...teaching at Oakmont High School and presently at Sacramento City College. At the college, she also teaches voice classes and piano.  Since 1995, Ms. Irwin has been touring every other summer with the SCC Evening Chorale to different countries. The choir toured Greece in the summer of 2008. We welcome new singers and guests. Contact Doreen for info/availability.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the SCC Choir which meets every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 10: 00 p.m. at Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, please contact Doreen at : dirwin6839@aol.com    The Fall 2009 Semester commences on Tuesday, August 25th.  Choir Class meets in the Auditorium Building, Room  A-27. For our Christmas concert in December we will be performing Handel's "Messiah". CHORAL COMPOSITIONS Ms. Irwin has 43 published choral compositions for SSA, SSAA, and SATB Voicings. There are several Christmas pieces, one arranged for band as well as SA and SATB choir. There are also all original jazz ballads, folk songs, arrangements of folk songs, and some gospel style pieces.  Publishers are Elkan Vogel, National Music and Shawnee Press and Plymouth Music.  For more information, please contact the publishers or Doreen at: dirwin6839@aol.com Address: Shandoni Ranch 8846 Sorento Road Elverta, CA   95626 Home Phone:  916.991-5232           Fax:  916.991-6697          Cell Phone:  916.206-6415 e-mail me at     dirwin6839@aol.com