Second Place

This is a photo of me standing next to my acrylic on Yupo paper entitled Fugue. This was one of my early attempts in working on this interesting artificial paper called Yupo. I recently had it shown in a church lobby and it is currently on exhibit at the National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois. It used be called the Chiropractic College. Well the good news is that this show was judged last week and I received 2nd place award. That is always exciting. This piece will then be eligible for another show entitled Best of the Best and will be on exhibit in April. I hope to have 3 entries at that show. Only art that has won an award in the last year can be shown.

Happy and Sad

I am both happy and sad today. I am visiting my daughter Victoria in Minneapolis this weekend which makes me very happy for the one on one time we are sharing. We talked about so many things yesterday and watched a movie and reviewed wedding plans and shared an excellent Chinese meal. Today there will be more fun things to do. She and Andres live in a sweet little apartment overlooking a quiet snow covered street. The view is very calm and peaceful on this sunny winter morning.
And now for the sad part. I will miss being at the Midwest Collage Society exhibit reception tonight for which we have been preparing for so long. There are 90 pieces hung. I have 4 on exhibit in this show. The title of the exhibit is: Memory and it is hanging in a beautiful mansion called Peabody Mansion in the Mayslake Estate in Oakbrook, Il.
Sometimes our lives get so busy and so many difficult choices to make. This is one I had to struggle with. I wish all of my fellow artists in the show a great time at the reception.