September Highlights

In September I took part in two local open shows. The first was the Oak Ridge Fortieth Annual Open Show. The juror was Victoria Boone, of Boone Arts and Consulting and Belmont Univesity in Nashville, Tennessee. The artwork she selected created a beautiful show. I was honored to receive the "Golden Fig Leaf Award", sponsored by Kathy Holland, for the best figurative work.
The painting that won that award is "The Wonder of a Balloon", shown in my May Blog and shown below.

The second show I entered in September was the Tennessee Artists Association Open Fall Show, juried by Clark Stewart, Professor Emeritus, School of Art, The University of Tennessee. When I attended the reception, I was delighted to find a big First Place ribbon on my painting, "Pre-Teen Cool". This paining was introduced on my July Blog and is shown below.

The new painting shown below is of a grand-daughter-in-law, Elizabeth, and her toddler daughter. Laila is my first great grand-daughter. At my request I was sent many photos of family members who gathered at Salt Point, California, for a reunion. Among the photos was one of Elizabeth and Laila. I like the tender relationship of mother and daughter shown in the unposed snapshot. I painted it as a gift for the family.