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From hundreds of entries, and for the second year
in a row, Linda received the highest award given at the
MonDak Art & Heritage Center's Annual Miniature
Art Show - FIRST PLACE, for Bear With Me.

"It's always a wonderful feeling to receive an award for
something you've created, and for something you love to
do. Awards are an incentive to help keep creative juices
flowing and to challenge oneself to make each work of
art better than the last." LR

For the past 21 years Seaside Art Gallery's international
miniature art show has taken place on the outer banks of
North Carolina. The show has proven to be such an
outstanding draw that for the past several years the gallery
has expanded its presence by presenting the entire show
on line where purchases can be made from anywhere in the
world. Linda has been participating in this exhibition for
many years and is always thrilled when she receives an
award. In this latest show she received 3rd Place for the
painting you see on the right. Here's what the judge had
to say about it: "A Woman's Touch is a true refinement
with careful attention to details, shading, highlights,
shadows and reflected light."

Kennedy publishing uses a three tier process to select artists for
their book series: open call; recommendations; and artist review,
both on and off line. (This can mean visiting as many as 40,000
art related websites!) Artists selected to submit work are those
who exhibit outstanding creativity, innovation, uniqueness, and
skill. The end results are high quality art books that feature a
wide range of select artwork by artists from around the world.

Linda was invited to submit her work for The Best of Worldwide
Wildlife Art by an anonymous sponsor. Sponsors include Blick
Art Materials, Jerry's Artarama and In2Art. All submitted work
is reviewed by a jury and final artist selections are made. The
publisher and design staff then meet to choose the art that will/
grace the cover. Linda's work was not only chosen to appear
within this book, she is proudly represented, along with three
other outstanding artists, on the cover of The Best of Worldwide
Wildlife Art, Volume 1.

This wildlife edition can be seen in its entirety by visiting
www.bestofartists.com Turn pages at your own pace, search by
artist, use the toolbar to custom view, enjoy the superb art each
page offers. And if you're so inclined, click the buy now button.

This is the first time Linda has entered the Elizabeth Specht
Memorial "Miniatures in Mariposa" art show. She was extremely
excited when she learned that she had won 1st Place for Animals
for her painting Sunbathers. To see the rest of the winners for
2012 visit: www.sierraartistsgallery.com/ExhibitResults.html

MASF's art show is considered the
quintessential event for viewing and
purchasing the finest miniature artwork
by artists from around the world. Linda
was honored with an invitation to judge
the 2012 annual show. As judge her duty
was to select 60 award winners from
among 800 incredible juried international
miniature works of art.

The following is Linda's statement about
her judging experience: "If you've ever wondered
how one goes about judging a show of such magnitude
and quality, let me tell you it's no walk in the park. At
first one feels it's almost futile to select winners from an
array of such unbelievable and skillfully executed pieces.

"Outstanding entries in every class and category made for some very tough calls, and I agonized over my pending decisions, as so many works were deserving of awards. In my analysis I looked for any little disturbing detail concerning perspective, anatomy, design, even matting and framing. Finally after constant comparisons and arduous examinations of the principles that make any good piece of art great, the front-runners slowly emerged.

"This year's exhibit is full of award-deserving mini masterpieces and once again reflects not only strong standards of excellence, but also all the captivating aspects miniature art offers. I wish every person reading this could see the originals in person because only then would they fully appreciate the agony (and ecstasy) each judge experiences.

"My thanks go out to the Miniature Art Society of Florida for their incredible leadership in the world of miniature art as well as the invitation to judge this exceptional show."