Time to Catch Up!

It's been a whirlwind around here lately!  So much happening....life!
Our local art center hosted "Art in Bloom" juried exhibit in April where I entered four paintings.  I thought the fourth was a little "iffy" since I wasn't 100% happy with it.  All four were accepted into the exhibit.  At the opening reception, juror Cindy Thau selected my painting "Rick's Plumerias" as the Best in Show.  I was shocked and so happy!  My mother was in attendance with me so that was an added bonus that she got to witness me receiving the award.  My husband, Rick, actually grows plumerias and our backyard has been turned into a plumeria plantation!  So it was doubly exciting that a painting of his plumerias won the award!

In May, I traveled to Cherokee, NC to attend the Plein Air Convention and Expo (PACE) 2024.  Approximately 1000 people descended on the Harrah's Cherokee Convention Center where we were able to watch demos by our favorite artists, visit our favorite vendors in the expo hall, and head out to painting locations in the afternoons.  We visited the Great Smokey Mountain Visitor's Center and met some wild elk, Darnell Farms in Bryson City which was a beautiful active farm, and finally we spent the day at the Biltmore Estate painting various locations.  It was a fun but exhausting week.  
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