Honorable Mention award at Whidbey Plein Air Paint Out

I was flabbergasted and delighted to be awarded an Honorable Mention for one of my paintings at the Whidbey Plein Air Paint Out on August 18. More than 50 painters gathered on Whidbey Island for a four-day festival of outdoor paintings. I camped at Fort Ebey State Park and painted as much as I could for two days. It was wonderful painting alongside other artists and sharing our work. On Friday we hung our paintings in a show which was juried by Kyle Ma. I entered three paintings. Out of 145 paintings in the show, only a handful were watercolors (most people paint in oil). Mine were definitely the loosest of the watercolors, which probably made them stand out. Anyway, I was thrilled to get the award. It’s the first time I’ve been in a juried show, and my first award.