I was thrilled to learn that my painting, "Hill Country Morning," above, has been awarded First Place for signature members in the Plein Air Artists Colorado Juried Exhibition at Abend Gallery in Denver. A total of five of my paintings are included in this exhibit.The exhibition runs through July 25th. For more information, please visit either www.abendgallery.com or www.pleinairartistscolorado.com. "Hill Country Morning" was painted on location near Fredericksburg, Texas, in April, during a paintout with members of Plein Air Artists Colorado and a local painting group. This farmstead had so many interesting things to paint...there has to be at least a thousand paintings here! Many thanks to the owners for allowing us to spend a day there.