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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Honorable Mention @ Salon International 2011!!!

Hillside Wonder, L. Daniel, 18 x 18
Honorable Mention at Salon International 2011

I've just returned from the festivities of the annual Greenhouse Gallery Salon Show in San Antonio, where my painting won an honorable mention. WOO HOO!!! I am so honored and thrilled to receive this recognition!!! You will see my smiling face in the pictures below. It was a great time of seeing great art and meeting up with wonderful painters. Yes, I am still grinning! :)


Smiling with my ribbon! 


...with the competition judge Daniel Greene...

...with new and old artist friends at lunch - so much fun!

Left to right: Cynthia McBride, Jeannie Breeding, Jeanne MacKenzie, Michelle Borgwardt, Paula Holtzclaw, Christine Drewyer, Peggy Immel, Joan Breckwoldt, me

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31 comments:

  1. Mark BridgesApril 3, 2011 at 12:10 AM

    Congratulations, it is a nice painting!

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  2. V. DeshmukhApril 3, 2011 at 1:30 AM

    Heartiest Congratulations! An honour so well deserved!

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  3. Denise RoseApril 3, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    I am so excited for you and so proud of your award for you! It is of course well deserved and you SHOULD still be grinning! Congrats and thanks for sharing the photos for us that could not be there!

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  4. B LanctonApril 3, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Well done! Congratulations!

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  5. Kathy CousartApril 3, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    Laurel,
    This is what it is all about. Hillside Wonder is stunningly beautiful and the award is well deserved. So proud and happy for you.
    Heartfelt congratulations- keep smiling:)

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  6. Linda NicklesApril 3, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    This is a beautiful painting . . . congratulations on your award!

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  7. Kelley Carey MacDonaldApril 3, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    OMG Congratulations, Laurel! SO well deserved. I know people sometimes make light of awards, but I never do. It really is a validation. You look so pretty, too!

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  8. graziano tessaroloApril 3, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    congratulazioni!!! premio meritato!!!

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  9. Mary RochelleApril 3, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    Excellent! Your piece is exquisite! Congratulation!

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  10. Casey KlahnApril 3, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    A wonderful honor - congratulations.

    I just had an event with artists at meal like that, and the energy is much fun.

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  11. JohanneMorinFineArtApril 3, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Congratulations Laurel! This is well deserved.

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  12. Nancy Van BlaricomApril 3, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    This is a beautiful painting. Congratulations on your much deserved award.

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  13. Sonya JohnsonApril 3, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Congratulations on a well-deserved award!

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  14. Debbi Smith RourkeApril 3, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    I am not surprised!! It is a fabulous painting and an honorable work!!! Sincere congratulations. Go Laurel!

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  15. Pam HolnbackApril 3, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    Congratulations! What a well deserved honor! You should be smiling for a long time!

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  16. UnknownApril 3, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    A huge deal Laurel, yeah and congrats to you.

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  17. Mary Sheehan WinnApril 3, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    It's fabulous as all of your work is Laurel and you look MAHVELOUS!!
    Congrats.

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  18. David WesterfieldApril 3, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Congratulations! It's a beautiful painting.

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  19. Barbara MuirApril 3, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Congratulations. What a beautiful painting. I love the pictures of you beaming with pride too. Woo Hoo!

    XOXOXOXOXOXOXOBarbara

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  20. julie davisApril 3, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    You SO deserve this, Laurel. I'm thrilled for you and wish I could've been there to see you beaming in person. :) This is one of my all-time favorites of yours!

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  21. Brad MiedemaApril 3, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Congratulations! Well deserved!

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  22. Mark LandesApril 3, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Colors and mood are excellent
    Congrats

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  23. Penelope LentzApril 4, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Congratulations, Laurel! A well-deserved honor! Yeah!

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  24. SKIZOApril 4, 2011 at 2:07 PM

    FabulousWorkThankYouForSharing

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  25. UnknownApril 4, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    Congratulation, Laurel! What an honor too, coming from the master, Daniel Greene! You must be ecstatic!

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  26. Jo Anne Neely GomezApril 4, 2011 at 7:29 PM

    Great to receive such a deserving award, beautiful work and I can see why you'd get an award. Congratulations!

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  27. Amy HillenbrandApril 4, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    I love to see good things happen to good people. Congratulations the painting is gorgeous.

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  28. RandallApril 4, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    Ah, so cool. Congrats on the honor. I had a friend who was at the show Tim Schnieder did you see him? He paints down here near Houston. Must have been a blast to see all the paintngs and artists.

    ~Kirby

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  29. Ann RogersApril 5, 2011 at 4:45 PM

    Hooray! Well deserved! That's quite an honor for such a beautiful painting!

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  30. njart73April 6, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    I just wanted to add my congratulations on winning an Honorable Mention. To win an award at an exhibition in which Daniel Greene is the judge is quite an honor.

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  31. Marilyn FlaneganApril 6, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Thank you for sharing the joy, a heartfelt congratulations Laurel!

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