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Exciting news, "Awakening" had been awarded Best Floral in the 9th Annual Plein Air Salon Competition ! It also won Honorable Mention in Artist Magazine 's 37th Annual Art Competition, and Award of Merit in the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Online International Spring Exhibition.
"Awakening" is a response to this very difficult time everyone is experiencing -- it was created to express our shared compassion and hope, and our collective desire for clear blue skies and beautiful days ahead. My hope is that whoever sees "Awakening" will pause and enjoy the glowing, sunlit roses - but more importantly, breathe deeply and take in the exquisite freshness and peacefulness of this clear blue sky. "Awakening" is dedicated to everyone who has had some kind of critical moment during this Covi
I'm very grateful to Artist Magazine, the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society, Plein Air Salon and juror Seth Hopkins for these wonderful honors! Thank you!! (*Here's a favorite little detail image from the painting...)