I'm a FINALIST in the Blossom II Competition

I got a call today stating that I was a finalist in the Blossom II Competition, sponsored by the Susan Kathleen Black Foundation. I'm thrilled. I normally don't enter large national competitions because I think the odds are against you. The painting they selected was "Carnations," shown here. So this means that I will be featured at the Naples Museum of Art and the show will travel around the south and southwest hitting Museums in Arizona, Louisiana and Texas. As if that wasn't enough, there will be a catalog created of the exhibit. I also have a chance to win various prizes. With all the great talent that enters, I won't get my hopes up. I feel like a winner already. It's an honor to be selected as one of the finalists out of 2,300 entries!