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2024 WWest, Ken Call
2024 AWS Krupinski, Li, Haddad, Jozwiak Not accepted
2023 FSWS Online Roberta Romero juror 2nd place $300
2023 Richeson 75 online not accepted
2022 International Artist Mag Landscape not selected
2021-May 2023 Birds in Art Travel Exhibition
2021 Birds in Art International Exhibition, Woodson Art Museum
In a canyon near Joshua Tree National Park, there is almost no vegetation due to the extreme dryness of the desert area. The space has a sacred quality that inspires respect and stillness. Apparently in the past, indigenous people and raptors had managed to eke out a life among the barren cliffs, evidenced by the abandoned eagle’s nest and the ancient petroglyphs nearby. I chose to paint it in an extreme vertical format to illustrate the height of the walls and the sensation of smallness in comparison to the surroundings.