June 10, 2021

When I first started painting during the coronavirus pandemic, I never thought I’d be good at it, let alone win any awards for what I created. So, you can imagine my utter shock when I won an Honorable Mention Award in an international juried competition! 😮

Of course, I’m not painting simply to win recognition, but because I love it. It gives me a creative outlet much like music did when I was a younger singer-songwriter. I can easily get lost in the details of color, dimension, and interpretation.

Much like winning the Montreal Folk Festival’s Best Original Composition Award when I was 12, I feel encouraged. I want to broaden my artistic horizons and try new things. I’m not in it to make oodles of money, just to sell and donate some to clear out the canvases piling up in my studio – and to restock my supplies.

And, much like Sally Field when she won an Oscar for “Places in the Heart” in 1985, the award sends me a message that people like my art! I think I’ll keep creating.

Here’s the award-winning painting.

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