1st Place in Pastels - NVAE 2009
Best in Show - Kansas State Fair 2009
Best in Show - Bourbon County Arts Council 2009
1st Place in Pastels - Bourbon County Arts Council 2009
1st Place in Pastels - NVAE 2010
1st Place in Pastels - Kansas State Fair 2010
Best in Show - Harrisonville Fine Arts Competition 2010
1st Place in Pastels - Harrisonville Fine Arts Competition 2010
1st Place in Pastels - Bourbon County, Kansas 2010
Best in Show - Images Art Gallery Juried Art Exhibition 2011
1st Place in Pastels - Images Art Gallery Juried Art Exhibition 2011
Best in Show - Heartland National Artist Exhibition 2012
1st in Portraiture - Punta Gorda, FL Visual Arts Center National Art Exhibition 2012
I love working from life. Seeing the effect of light is exciting. Connecting with the moment and reacting to it is my favorite way to paint. When I am painting in my studio with a photo reference, I try to work quickly and reactively as if I were actually working from life.
Everything is practice.