Right after the Draper International Arts & Crafts Festival, my husband sent me a link from the Sandy Arts Guild about their annual Visual Art Show. It’s a 2-week long art exhibition at the Sandy Senior Center where they award prizes to artists in different categories.
I was still riding high from the two booths I had this summer, so I went ahead and submitted two of my original paintings: Corona Arch & Milky Way and Buckskin Gulch. This was yet another moment where I was grateful for my experience working as a picture framer years ago. I was able to cut custom mats for my paintings and make them look professionally framed. I was able to list both paintings for sale, and it gave me peace of mind to know that, on the HIGHLY UNLIKELY chance that someone buys one, they are framed beautifully.
My kids were more than thrilled to help me bring my two paintings to the show and help me get the paperwork together.
Click on the image to watch the Reel.
The opening of the show was last week and friends and family members of the artists were invited to attend where they announced the winners in each category. Categories were: oil & acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, 3D art, photography. They also gave awards to artists with disabilities who submitted artwork.
We went to the opening gala as a family and my oldest wanted to bet me $100 that I’d win 1st place in my category. I ended up winning 2nd place!
My painting of Buckskin Gulch took 2nd place in the watercolor category; which was a really awesome surprise. There were some really amazing paintings, in all of the categories.
It was really fun to walk around and look at all of the different art with my family. My kids scrutinized the watercolor painting that took 1st place (“Yours is way better, Mom!”). I spent a long time analyzing the intricate details of the painting that took 3rd place in watercolor.
Our mayor Monica Zoltanski (Sandy’s FIRST woman mayor!) and councilwoman Alison Stroud were there and I got to spend a few minutes with them talking about my artwork. Mayor Zoltanski told me about when she rode through Buckskin Gulch on horseback and it made ME want to do it too!
The evening was such a treat! I adored walking around and looking at all of the different artwork and I am planning to go back this week to look again.
Click on the image to watch the Reel.
If you’re local to the Salt Lake City area, stop by the Sandy Senior Center before October 7th and check out the exhibition. It’s open to the public and free.
While you’re there, fill out a paper listing your votes for People’s Choice Awards. Those winners will be announced at the end of this week. I wonder if there’s a cash award…
…ahem… my work is in the watercolor category.