{"id":410,"date":"2023-06-10T09:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-10T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/?p=410"},"modified":"2023-06-10T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-10T15:45:23","slug":"award-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/?p=410","title":{"rendered":"Award of Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday night, June 9th 2023, we went to the Bower Center in Bedford, VA for their awards reception for the 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, and I won an Award of Merit for \u201cPalomino\u201d.  I got a great ribbon as well as a check! There were so many amazing pieces at this exhibit, I feel truly honored to have my work recognized.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino-696x1024.jpg 696w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino-204x300.jpg 204w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino-768x1129.jpg 768w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino-1044x1536.jpg 1044w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino-1393x2048.jpg 1393w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Award-of-Merit-Palomino.jpg 1428w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSoulful St Bernard\u201d was also featured on the cover of the program, and the judge, Ray Kass, had several positive comments about my work both in his introductory remarks and his comments when I went up to receive my award. I\u2019m so grateful to be able to exhibit at the Bower Center and attend these receptions. They are such fun and I really enjoy seeing so many different kinds of art in one place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Program-Cover-Soulful-St-Bernard2-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412\" srcset=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Program-Cover-Soulful-St-Bernard2-1024x616.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Program-Cover-Soulful-St-Bernard2-300x181.jpg 300w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Program-Cover-Soulful-St-Bernard2-768x462.jpg 768w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Program-Cover-Soulful-St-Bernard2-1536x925.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Program-Cover-Soulful-St-Bernard2-2048x1233.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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src=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kim-Ribbon-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-414\" srcset=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kim-Ribbon-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kim-Ribbon-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kim-Ribbon-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kim-Ribbon-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Kim-Ribbon.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-listing-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-listing-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-listing-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-listing-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-listing-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Bower-Center-Juried-2023-Program-listing.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"963\" src=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KO-Art-Reception-1024x963.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KO-Art-Reception-1024x963.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KO-Art-Reception-300x282.jpg 300w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KO-Art-Reception-768x723.jpg 768w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KO-Art-Reception-1536x1445.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/braindamagedrawings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/KO-Art-Reception.jpg 1674w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To hear the judge&#8217;s remarks about my work go to the video on youtube!  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MM8YjGL1HAE\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/MM8YjGL1HAE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday night, June 9th 2023, we went to the Bower Center in Bedford, VA for their awards reception for the 11th Annual National Juried 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