And We Have a Winner

At China Camp
Acrylic, 11x14"
So I've been doing a bit of plein air painting over the summer, both in watercolor and acrylics. When I returned to China Camp on the San Francisco Bay, it was only with the intention to continue learning how to handle acrylics, but after many hours of struggle, the painting above began to take shape. So much so that I decided to frame the resulting small exercise, and then submitted it into a show.

Imagine my shock when I learned it had won first place in the acrylics division at the Napa Town & Country Fair! It looks like there's no turning back now. Onward!

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  1. Kathleen CoySeptember 4, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    Yay, congratulations!!! :-)

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  2. UnknownSeptember 8, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    Congratulations Christine - that would be a very unexpected and oh-so-pleasant surprise! I love this painting, and it looks like you're handling acrylic like a pro :-)
    Keep it up!

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  3. Terry BanderasSeptember 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM

    Congrats Christine. Nice painting and it's always nice to be surprised.

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  4. Noemí GonzálezSeptember 15, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    Enhorabuena! or congratulations!
    Great job!

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