“Above and Below” took another First Place at the 2010 Pencil Painting Exhibition presented by the Los Angeles District Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America. The Cypress Community Gallery, located at 5700 Orange Avenue in Cypress, is hosting the show until April 16 (Mon-Fri, 9-5). I was told the as soon as the judge, Michael Daniel, entered the gallery, he immediately asked to be reassured that my artwork was indeed made with colored pencil.

Below are the pictures of my winning artwork and of the award recipients. From left: Ester Roi (1st Place), Barbara Roger (Honorable Mention), Ruth Anisman (2nd Place) and Ruth Arthur (3rd Place). Other Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Jeff George and Margaret Lindsey. Congratulations to all!

Award Recipients

Above and Below

I’m happy to announce that “The Butterfly Effect” received First Place in the San Clemente Art Gallery Spring Judged Show, Other Media Category (Colored Pencil on the Icarus Drawing Board). If you’d like to find out how I did the background, you can click on this blog link.

The Butterfly Effect

Flying High From Happiness

My artwork “Above and Below” (colored pencil and oil pastel on the Icarus Drawing Board) has been awarded the Expy Best of Show and Prismacolor Award in “Explore This! 6″, the Colored Pencil Society of America’s online exhibition. The juror, Dr. Barbara Grazul Hubbard, has selected the work of 55 artists for this annual prestigious exhibition which will run until January 31, 2011.

Edit (2/4/10): Katherine Tyrrell  wrote a post about “Explore This! 6″ on her blog Making a Mark. You can read her wonderful comments on my artwork by clicking here.

“Popping Out” receives an Honorable Mention in the San Clemente Art Gallery Winter Judged Show, Master Category. In the Master Category all previous winners in their medium compete against each other.

SC Winter Judged Show 2009

“Above and Below” receives First Place in the San Clemente Art Gallery Fall Judged Show, Other Media Category.

Above and Below

“Across My Universe” and “Daisy in E Flat” received each an Honorable Mention in the San Clemente Art Gallery Summer Judged Exhibit.

Across My Universe

Daisy in E Flat

“Popping Out” receives an Honorable Mention in the juried exhibit “The Red Space…In Between” of the San Diego Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society.

My "Daffodil" on the "Gallery 21" Poster

"Popping Out"

“Into the Light” and “The Fire Within” have been selected as finalists in the 25th Annual Art Competition of The Artist’s Magazine, experimental category.

Into the Light

The Fire Within

“Into the Light” receives First Place in the San Clemente Art Gallery Winter Judged Show, Other Media category.

Winter Judged Show Awards 2008

Into the Light

“Into the Light” received the “Award for Excellence” at the 16th Annual International CPSA Exhibition in Seattle, WA.

Into the Light

San Diego Chapter Friends