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BEST TRADITIONAL LANDSCAPE AWARD — JANUARY 2026
MINIATURE ART SOCIETY OF FLORIDA, TARPON SPRINGS, FL

A new award was added to this year's roster of prizes at MASF, the Peggy and George Shannon Memorial Award for Best Traditional Landscape and it went to Linda’s miniature painting, Along the Mission Range. This piece holds a special place in Linda’s heart as it marks her first trip to the state of Montana to visit Glacier National Park. On the drive from Kalispell to the West Gate entrance of the park, she and her companion friend drove for 45 miles alongside the Mission Range, all while gazing in awe of their size, vibrant blue coloration, and ruggedly peaked beauty. Lucky are those who enjoy this majestic and vast mountain range right in their own backyards.

CPA AVIARY AWARD — NOVEMBER 2025
CIDER PAINTERS OF AMERICA, MAINSTREET GALLERIES, KINGSTON, PA

As eagles soar over the lake in Linda’s backyard, it’s no wonder she paints so many Bald Eagle pieces. But there was a time when these raptors were highly endangered due to DDT as it caused severe eggshell thinning in predatory and fish-eating birds. The thin shells broke during incubation, leading to widespread reproductive failure and population crashes in the 1950s–1960s. In 1972 the Environmental Protection Agency banned this chemical based on its adverse environmental effects on birds, other wildlife and human health. With this ban in effect the Bald Eagle population significantly increased leading to their removal from the Endangered Species List in 2007. So hurray for Bald Eagles, and congratulations to Linda for receiving Cider Painters of America, Aviary Award for Sky Hunter.

BEST OF SHOW - NOVEMBER 2025
MONDAK HERITAGE CENTER, SIDNEY, MT

The Soay is a breed of domestic sheep descended from a population of feral sheep on the island of Soay, located about 40 miles from the Western Isles of Scotland. These little cuties can be found in the US because of their extreme hardiness, overall low-maintenance, and mostly for their conservation grazing abilities. On top of these desirable traits, no shearing is necessary! What art judge couldn’t resist smiling at this adorable little ram, but receiving 1st Place, aka Best of Show Award for Wooly Bully at The MonDak Heritage Center’s 35th Annual Miniature Art Show? This totally bowled Linda over!

SECOND PLACE IN ACRYLIC — NOVEMBER 2025
MINIATURE PAINTERS, SCULPTORS AND GRAVERS SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, DC

Having judged many art shows, Linda knows exactly how difficult it is to select award winners from out of hundreds of miniatures while having only a handful of awards to assign. In this 2025 show, MPSGS had 19 categories for awards. Best of Show, Memorial, and Excellence awards were limited to one prize each. Other categories such as Oils, Watermedia, Drawing, Sculpture, Still Life, Landscape, etc. allowed for up to a maximum of six awards each, which included 2, maybe 3 Honorable Mentions. This year there was a total of 604 accepted artworks into the show, and from those 72 awards were given. Linda’s entry Shore Decor happened to be among the winning works and received Second Place in Acrylic.

TWO AWARDS, ONE SHOW — AGAIN, JULY 2025
PARKLANE GALLERY INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE ART SHOW, KIRKLAND, WA

Nips n' Yips

Today's Harvest

When a large envelope arrived in Linda’s studio mailbox from Parklane Gallery, she was suspect that it included an award certificate from the International Miniature Art Show being held. But when opened, she found that not one, but two of her pieces were selected for awards: Board of Directors Special Recognition Award for outstanding representation of miniature art to Nips n’ Yips; and an Honorable Mention to Today’s Harvest. A check accompanying these award certificates prompted Linda to let out a few “yips” of her own!

ONE SHOW — TWO AWARDS, JUNE 2025
SUSSEX COUNTY ART AND HERITAGE COUNCIL, NEWTON, NJ

Golden Hour

Survivor

Skylands37 is a regional show that has been ongoing annually for 37 years, but this is only the second time Linda entered as most of her paintings are often out at other shows or on tour. This year she had two pieces in house that met the SCAHC entry requirements, and both were accepted. On top of that, each received a prize: a Trustee Award to Survivor, which is the equivalent to Second Best in Show, and a Memorial Award to Golden Hour, akin to an Honorable Mention.

SECOND BEST OF SHOW— MARCH 2025
ALABAMA MINIATURE ART SOCIETY, SPANISH MOSS ART SHOW, MOBILE, AL

When a painting keeps winning awards, it certainly must be making a strong statement to the educated eye of judges. At AMAS’s Spanish Moss Art Show, Odd Man Out was recognized for Second Best of Show. In the words of the judge: This is an evocative painting with strong composition and wonderful contrasts. The rendering of surface textures - especially the gleaming tabletop and the patina of the old colander - is very well done. The use of color is excellent.

HONORABLE MENTION AWARD— MARCH 2025
WATERWORKS ART MUSEUM, MILES CITY, MT

A lot of praises were showered on this little piece by visitors to the biennial miniature art show at WaterWorks Art Museum, including the judge. Not being present for the awards ceremony, Linda received a phone call from the museum’s curator announcing Root Cellar had been selected for an Honorable Mention award. During the conversation, Linda mentioned that the inspiration for this painting actually came from a visit to Montana’s Glacier National Park, which was then happily shared with local and out of town admirers.

A BOUNDLESS WORLD — JANUARY - MAY 2025
SOCIETY OF ANIMAL ARTISTS AT THE PHOENIX ZOO WILD SIDE GALLERY, PHOENIX, AZ

The Society of Animal Artists is an organization comprised of members who produce the best animal art in the world. In addition to its annual members exhibition, the SAA has organized special showings for its members at select venues throughout the years. A Boundless World will take place from January 30th through to May 25th at the Phoenix Zoo’s Wild Side Gallery, Phoenix, AZ. Linda is not only honored to be a distinguished member of this prestigious society, but is excited to have had Evening Silhouettes (24 x 36”) selected to be a part of this special event. View the slide show of images here.

BEST CAT AWARD, WILD OR DOMESTIC — JANUARY 2025
MINIATURE ART SOCIETY OF FLORIDA

“As you may or may not know, I’m a huge fan of cats, both wild and domestic, which brings me to this painting of a neighbor’s kitty, Sunshine, aka Gargamel, or Gargs as I called him. I’ve painted him many times in the past, and this latest piece haunted me for eons. I had a beautiful photo of Gargs that I had taken in my kitchen when he was getting on in years, but wasn’t quite sure of a background befitting enough for this big striking ginger cat. It finally dawned on me that it needed to be regal, and what would be more befitting than a Persian carpet! Fortunately, we have many in our home and I worked frantically to complete this painting in time for the MASF Golden Anniversary event.

I’m over the moon to have learned that Golden Years received The Best Cat, Wild or Domestic, Award! That was my goal when I finally realized the design concept for this miniature, which may have been buried deep in my mind all along.” LR

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