Guess I haven't been here in a while....  lots of good things happened! The painting show above "She Wants to Play" was awarded first place in Northwest Watercolor Society's 72nd Annual Open Exhibition, juror Thomas Schaller, AND Charlene  Collins Freeman interviewed me for an article in their newsletter:
http://www.nwws.org/dnn/Portals/0/newsletters/JulyAugust2012HotPress.pdf

"Progressions" was awarded the Silver Medal in the Red River Watercolor Society's 19th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition, juried by Donna Zagotta.

 "Gold Coast Shoppers" was accepted into San Diego Watercolor Society's 32nd International Exhibition, juried by Nicholas Simmons.

Needless to say, it's time to get painting again -- feeling pumped!!