An Award Winning Weekend!

One weekend Three exhibitions and Three awards ! 

I just received 1st Place Award in Pastel Category at the prestigious Bosque Art Classic 

There were 790 entrants and 163 finalist and 12 awards granted this year!   

Below is the first place - pastel category- glass trophy that I received and the list of other

award  recipients of the 2012 Bosque Art Classic!

1st place Bosque Art Classic -

27th Annual Juried Art Show

Bosque Art Classic Exhibit dates are:  September 8th through September 29th 2012 

If you get the chance please visit this exhibit the caliber of artist is outstanding and

I was fortunate to sell my award winning artwork at the reception

 and "The Light of Day"pastel painting will not be returning home to Frisco, Tx.  

My sincere thanks to the citizens of Clifton, TX. and the board and staff associated with

the 2012 Bosque Art Classic for putting together an exquisite art event! 

For more information please visit:

http://www.bosqueartscenter.org/newgalleries.aspx?folder=ArtCompetition2012&parentname=Preview+2012

 

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I also received  Best In Show 

at Unconditional Love 4th National Juried 

Fine Art Pet Competition

Award winning painting "Purr-fect Perch" 17x23" watercolor painting

exhibit dates: August 27th through September 27th 

@ Jaycee Park center for the Arts

2012 Irving Art Association Pet Show Winners

2012 Best of Show  Barbara Mason, TX- Purr-fect Perch
IAA President’s Award Helen Bailey, TX -Stalking His First Fish
Gamblin Award
Ann Dysinger, OH- What Do You Mean YOUR CHAIR?
IACC Award
Linda Walker, MN -Doggone

OIL / ACRYLIC ON CANVAS
First Place Linda Lucas Hardy, TX- Surreptitious Gaze
Second Place Sabine Higgins, TX -Are We There Yet?
Third Place Josephine Hodos, OH- A Bit Shy
Honorable Mention Debbie Mattison, TX -Happiness
WATER & MIXED MEDIA
First Place Sharon Giles, TX- Guard Duty
Second Place Stephanie Grimes, SC - Ready to Go
Third Place Jane Strong, TX- Best Friends
Honorable Mention Jude Delaney, OK- Camo Doxies
DRAWING
First Place Geri Dunn, TX- Morning Shadows (On Spook)
Second Place Stephen Bolen, TX- Bandito
Third Place Beth Lowell, NJ- Contented
Honorable Mention Tracy Teeter, KS- Leg Warmer
PHOTOGRAPHY/SCULPTURE
First Place Betsy Perkins, TX -Dawn
Second Place Jeffrey Driver, TX - Majestic
Third Place Carol Lyon, TX- Self Image
Honorable Mention Ellen Whitten, TX- Maximus

for additional show information visit:
 www.irvingart.org.

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And I received Honorable Mention at the- Southern Watercolor Artist Exhibit at UNT- Fort Worth

Award winning painting " Poodle Face" 17x23" watercolor

Congratulations  to all of the award recipients of the

Society of Watercolor Artist 

2012 Juried Members Exhibition

August 6th - September 29th,  2012
University of North TX Health Science Center,Fort Worth


Best of Show: Randy Meador
First Place: David Maxwell
Second Place: Barbara Millican
Third Place: Soon Warren
Juror's Choice Awards:
Karin Michele Anderson, Robert Cook, Michael Holter, Connie Logan Levsen and Muriel Mimura
Honorable Mention:

 Charlene Baker, P Jean Cole, Sarah Graham, Norma Lively, Barbara J. Mason

for additional information contact:

http://swa-watercolor.com