SCVWS Award

"Thundering Waters"
12" x 15" Watercolor
$400

I changed out my old Windows machine for a Macbook Air which I love, but I had problems working on my blog. Bob solved the problem by installing Chrome. However, if anyone else has suggestions for a good blogger app, I would appreciate hearing from you. 

Now for the happy news: Recently I received an award at the 49th Annual Members Show of the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society. You can see the winners from the show and the juror's comments.

We were heading for a multi-week vacation and I almost did not enter the show. Usually I create a painting specifically for the show, but this time I entered a recent painting inspired by our winter storms. California has suffered a prolonged drought. After four years with two of water rationing, we have had more than the normal rainfall. In January the Anderson Dam spillway was in high gear and I loved a photo my sister-in-law, Jackie, took of the water. She gave me permission to use the photo as inspiration for my work. I was very honored to receive the award as the show was of a very high quality.

Check out the winners on the SCVWS website.http://www.scvws.org/gallery.php?cat=60

For those who are local, the show will be open until the end of April at the beautiful Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos. The show is hung on the second floor of the main building.

"Over the Top" Award

I was honored and excited to receive the Over the Top Award from Peggy Stermer-Cox, a superb artist. Check out her blogsite. I have chosen to pass the award along to the following people who have terrific and different blogs and show a passion for art:

1. Claire's Sketchbook
2. Charlene Brown's 1150 Word
3. Megha Chhatbar's Art on Sketchbook
4. Sheila's From Forensic to Fine Art
5. Jean's Watercolorist

Have a blast checking out their blogs by taking the live links on their blog names. I have so many wonderful blog friends with unique blogs, choosing just five is very difficult.

The guidelines follow.

As awardee, you have the opportunity to:

• pass this award on to five people,
• post on their blog to let them know I left this award
• answer a list of questions in ONE word.
• feel free to post award image on sidebar

Here are the questions with my responses; they require one-word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? ...Purse

2. Your hair?… Short

3. Your mother?… Fun

4. Your father?… Trustworthy

5. Your favorite food?… Pasta

6. Your dream last night?… Weird

7. Your favorite drink?…Tea

8. Your dream/goal?… Painting

9. What room are you in?… Office

10. Your hobby?… Cycling

11. Your fear?… Loss

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years?…Here

13. Where were you last night?… Home

14. Something that you aren’t?… Boring

15. Muffins?… Bran

16. Wish list item?… Books

17. Where did you grow up?… Vermont

18. Last thing you did?… Sleep

19. What are you wearing?… Sweats

20. Your TV?… Old

21. Your Pets?… None

22. Friends?… Special

23. Your life?… Wonderful

24. Your mood?… Happy

25. Missing Someone?… Yes

26. Vehicle?… Tandem

27. Something you're not wearing?… Earrings

28. Your favorite store?… Art

29. Your favorite colour?… Many

30. When was the last time you laughed?… Today

31. Last time you cried?… ugh????

32. Your best friend?… Bob

33. One place that I go to over and over?… Europe

34. Facebook?… Little

35. Favorite place to eat?… Home

With many holiday parties, shopping, and general mayhem, I haven't had much time for art. In drawing class yesterday we watched two videos by Burt Silverman and Richard Schmid and then went to lunch to celebrate the holidays. So I didn't produce anything. I am promising myself today that I will make time for art.