Weekend to Remember

As most of you know, a couple of months ago I took up painting. I got jealous of my friend Tony Deluz (see link at right). We went to college together, and his paintings have continued to improve over the years. While I myself, haven't painted at all. I decided that I better start painting... so perhaps when I retired, I could be experienced, if not good. My mom's watercolors had be left to me over 16 years ago. So I'm painting with pigment she squeezed from the tube. (sic)
Well this weekend Paul encouraged me to enter a couple of my litte watercolors in a little art show in Clifton, TX. It is a quaint little town that is reinventing it's self with ART at the heart of it.
Well, low and behold... I won best of show. You could have knocked me over with a feather. The painting titled Lilly and Foxy took the prize. It's kind of washed out in this photo, but I wanted to get that ribbon in there. If at all possible, I think Paul was more excited than I was. Now I know I might not win another one of those in a long time...but still feels good.