Awards:

• Paradise Springs Art Festival, June 2008
  • Best of Show - "Trees at Dusk" (Pastel)
• Heartland Artists Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibit
  • 2007 Judge's Merit Award, "Show and Tell TIme in N. Manchester"
  • 2006 Judges' Special Award ("Jo" Laidig Award"), "Seven More Steps"
  • 2006 Purchase Award, "Under the Redbud"
• Fort Wayne Art Guild - Ventures in Creativity
  
  • 2007 Best Animal - (Oil) "All Honked Off"
  • 2007 Second Place - Watercolors  "Show and Tell Time in N. Manchester"
• Wabash Art Guild Show
  • 2007 Best of Show (Oil) "Through Rain or Shine"
  • 2007 First Place, Watercolors "Still a Beaut"
  • 2007 Second Place, Watercolors "Where's the Beef?"
  • 2007 Second Place, Oils "Seven More Steps"
  • 2006 Best of Show (Oil) “If Fenders Could Talk”
  • 2006 First Place, Workshop Category ldquo;Peacemaker”
  • 2006 Third Place, Watercolors “Sneaky Sniffer”
  • 2005 Third Place, Watercolors “Perfect Landing”
• Honeywell Center's Nine County Art Show, Wabash, Indiana
  
  • 2007 Third Place, Painting (Oil) "All Honked Off"
  • 2007 Second Place, Watercolor "Show and Tell Time"
  • 2006 Third Place, Painting (Oil) ”Waterlily Study #4”
  • 2005 Honorable Mention, Watercolors “The Rendezvous”
  • 2004 Third Place, Watercolors “Patriotic Summer”
• The Brass Latch 2005 Montpelier Fall Art Show
  • First Place, Portrait category “Granny's Hat”
  • Second Place, Animal category “My Turn”
  • Honorable Mention, Landscape category “Patriotic Summer”
• Lakeland Art Association Spring Art Show
  • 2008 Third Place Merit Award, Drawing "Self Portrait in Hubcap"
  • 2008 Third Place Merit Award, Watercolor "Backlit Sunflower"
  • 2007 Fourth Place Merit Award, Oil Painting  "First Impression of New York City"
  • 2005 Second Place, Watercolors “Josi's Favorite Color”
  • 2004 Honorable Mention, Watercolors “Milwaukee-scape”
• Lakeland Art Association 2003 Fall Show
  • First Place, Watercolors “Granny's Hat”
  • Third Place, Watercolors “Patriotic Summer”

Accomplishments:

• Hoosier Salon Exhibit
  
  • 2008 August through January - "Sunken Treasure"
  • 2007 August through January - "Kodachrome Sunset in New York City"
  • 2006 August through January – “Show and Tell Time” and “Shadow Dance”
• Ford Meter Box Calendar :
  
  • 2009 Calendar - "Deserted Beach" (Oil)
  • 2008 Calendar - August  "Still a Beaut" (Watercolor)
  • 2007 Calendar - June “Dad's Boys with Dad's Toy” (Watercolor)
    
• Heartland Art Guild, Plymouth, July 2006 – featured artist
• Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, February 2006 – featured artist