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Linda was truly moved when she learned Home on the Range was recognized for Third Place for Animals. This painting was inspired after she visited the National Bison Range in Montana where the buffalo roam its 18,000 plus acres. As you read the painting's title, if you’re old enough, you may have started humming the famous tune by Gene Autry “Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam…” and then hummed the chorus “Home, home on the Range…” For all we know, the judge may have done just that!

Some exhibitions don’t provide awards while others do. These awards can range from Best of Show, sometimes known as First Place, followed by Second Place, Third Place as well as Honorable Mentions. In some instances an addition award, such as Board of Directors, or a Chairman’s Choice Award is offered. Linda was very pleased to learn that out of 200+ miniatures exhibited in this year’s Mountainside Miniatures show, Odd Man Out was selected for the Chairman’s Choice Award. As stated by the show chairperson: “Odd Man Out is truly eye-catching and rich with detail. The painting is very pleasing and the title quite entertaining.”

It is not often that a work of art evokes a feeling of childhood innocence and nostalgia. Butterfly Kisses, which depicts a graceful Monarch visiting a similarly adorned flower, accomplishes this feat with simplicity and viridity. Linda is delighted to announce that the tiny treasure has won yet another award, but this time from the Miniature Art Society of Florida’s International Miniature Fine Arts Exhibit, that was held at the Dunedin Fine Art Center, where it received Second in the Floral & Botanical category.

The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art will again host a popular, favorite art exhibition and creative fundraiser: 5x5 — the auction of approximately 600 5” square artworks by national, international and regional artists. All works will be exhibited in the gallery and posted online beginning November 30th; electronic bidding will be done with minimum suggested bids. The auction will end promptly at 5pm PST, Friday, December 30th.

Artworks are made up of simple sketches, paintings, prints, collages, photos, or what ever medium participating artists chose, which made for endless possibilities! Linda elected to have some fun with her submission and created the above imaginative image for an “African Barcode.” What have other artists come up with? CLICK THIS WEB LINK to be there and be square!

Westmont College is a small liberal arts college that is celebrating 85 years in the foothills of Santa Barbara. The local media has dubbed the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art “intrepid” — a “must see” art gallery whose mission is to enrich lives through art.

Linda was extremely honored when she learned that her painting Home Inspector was selected for the Miniature Artists of America Award of Excellence at the Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society’s 90th Anniversary Exhibition, where 700 pieces will be on display and for sale at the Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda, Maryland, November 18, 2023 - January 13, 2024. This distinctive award is only appointed twice a year in the USA at two of today’s most prominent miniature art society exhibitions: Miniature Painters, Sculptors & Gravers Society and Miniature Art Society of Florida.

Miniature Artists of America (MAA) was founded in 1985 in Clearwater, FL, USA to recognize outstanding professional miniature artists exhibiting within the United States. Today the Society's Signature Membership has expanded to represent a broad international constituency and a variety of artistic mediums and styles of 'Fine Art in little’. Ms. Rossin was elected as a Signature Member in 2005.

This was Heartland Art Guild’s 18th Annual International Exhibition of Fine Art in Miniature, where 237 artworks by 77 artists from the United States, Wales, Australia and Belgium had their pieces on display and for sale. The exhibition was held at the Miami County Historical Museum in downtown Paola, where residents and visitors alike could enjoy the world of miniature art at its finest.

Linda was very pleased to learn that she had won one of two Merit Awards given by judge Steven Greenwall, whose work appears in public and private collections world-wide. This is what he had to say about I Love You Man!: Everything important in a composition is contained in this acrylic painting. The texture is so finely represented. And the theme, how love is universal, is "so there.”

The winners of the First, Second and Third Place awards for the Biennial Miniature Art Show that is currently taking place at the WaterWorks Art Museum in Miles City, Montana, were just announced. Linda is over the moon to have learned that her painting, Bull Dozer was not only sold at the opening reception, but was honored with the First Place Award.

The WaterWorks Art Museum is a non-profit, cultural leader in southeastern Montana that is dedicated to providing exhibits that are deemed to be of significance to the visual arts and humanities on a local, regional, national and international scale. The Miniature Art Show will be on exhibit until April 13, 2023. To learn more, visit their website by clicking HERE.

There were 479 works of art juried into this years Miniature Art Society of Florida’s 48th Annual Show, held at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art for the months of January and February. Out of this total, 46 awards were given in various categories. Linda was delighted to learn that her painting Over the Moon received Third Place for Birds.

The judge, Carol Rockwell stated that selecting the pieces deserving of awards was daunting, especially with so many exquisite artworks in the show. While she closely examined each painting or sculpture, the awards she presented went to the ones where the artist exceeded their capability by taking their art to a higher level.