04 April, 2025 0 comments Leave a comment

Spring is busting out all over here in Ontario and brought with it sunny tidings on the artistic front. I have two pieces of happy news to share with you.

My recent painting of Georgian Bay titled The Windy Shore (watercolour on 20 x 16 inch panel, private collection) has been accepted into the Society of Canadian Artists 2025 Open International Online Juried Exhibition this week!

The Society of Canadian Artists (SCA) is a national, non-profit artists’ organization founded in 1972 and dedicated to fostering and celebrating the visual arts in Canada. 

The SCA reports that 425 artists from 12 countries submitted 1,180 paintings and sculptures to this year's international competition. 

This is the first time I have applied to an SCA event and, to my amazement, The Windy Shore was one of 167 artworks accepted into the online exhibition.

I am thrilled to have this honour and send my humble appreciation to the SCA and their panel of judges. I also send hearty congratulations to all the artists whose work was accepted.

Click here to view the show which runs until June 15.

The other exciting news is about my painting Moonglow (watercolour on 20 x 16 inch panel, private collection). 

Last month, I was thrilled to hear it won a Viewer's Choice Award in the Women in Watercolor Members Only Online International Exhibition 2025. 

There were over 300 entries and the winners are shown below: 2 from Canada, 1 from Iran, and 3 from USA.

Congratulations to all the award winners, and thank you to all my fans and followers who voted! 

I am grateful to the Women in Watercolor organization, which was formed in 2020 to "help encourage, support, and promote the outstanding women that are working in this medium on an international level, through online competitions, and in-person events". 

Click here to view the online exhibition of watercolour paintings from all over the world.

After many decades spent navigating through this roller coaster artist's life of mine, I still feel as thrilled as a little kid when good things like this happen. I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to visit and paint the places I adore, and then share my paintings with people all over the world. I often think to myself "Pinch me, somebody!".

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