Awards

I have been honored to have received many awards from my peers, respected periodicals, and renowned art festivals for my artwork. Additionally, my work has been featured prominently in distinguished publications such as The Pastel Journal, American Artist Magazine, and The Artist’s Magazine, amongst many others.

Award-winning artwork

Canola Fields, England 2

Award of Merit – Pastels and Drawing

Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival

Winter Park, FL

March 2022

Tuscan Countryside 2

Second Prize – Pastels

Annual Bruce Museum Art Festival

Greenwich, CT

October 2018

Orange Glow XIII

Best in Category – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2018

Skyline, New York City 4

Third Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2017

Blue Series 19

Third Prize – Art Media

Annual “On the Green” Art Show

Glastonbury, CT

September 2016

Skyline, New York City 1

Third Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2016

Flow Blue with Gold Leaf 6

Finalist – Abstract/Experimental Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2015

Midtown Manhattan VII

Second Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2015

Chrysler 3

Third Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2014

Empire State, Afternoon Light

Second Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2013

Midtown Manhattan IV

Award of Excellence – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Winter Park, FL

March 2013

Copper and Red Series 4

Third Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2012

Manhattan II

Third Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2011

Gold Series 6

First Place – Abstract Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2010

Available for purchase
Midtown Manhattan II

First Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2010

Finalist – Abstract/Experimental Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2009

From Above 2

The Art Spirit Foundation/Dianne B. Bernhard Gold Award for Excellence

The Pastel Journal

April 2010

Early Morning Blues II

Honorable Mention – Abstract/Experimental Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2009

City Color II

Honorable Mention – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2009

Rolling Hills IV

Finalist – Abstract/Experimental Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

August 2008

City Sunrise

First Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2008

Award of Excellence – Painting Category

Annual Mount Dora Art Festival

Mount Dora, FL

January 2008

Sun in the City

Finalist – Landscape Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2007

Bay Bridge Morning

First Prize – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2007

Award of Merit – 2D

Winter Park Art Festival

Florida

March 2007

Orange Grove II

Second Prize – Abstract Category

Annual International Pastel Journal Competition

April 2007

Citrus Grove

Finalist – Landscape Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2006

From a Hill

Honorable Mention – Experimental Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2006

Avenue of Trees, Champagne, France IV

Honorable Mention – Pastels

Annual Art Festival

Mystic, CT

August 2006

Finalist – Landscape Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2005

City Sunset

Mabon J. Childs Memorial Award

The Arts Guild of Old Forge

New York

June 2006

Blue Mountain Sunset

Finalist – Experimental Category

Annual Artist's Magazine Art Competition

December 2005

Indiana Late Afternoon Shadows

Art Hahn Memorial Purchase Prize Award

WCSH6 Sidewalk Art Festival

Portland, ME

August 2005

Late Summer Color

First in Show

Ogunquit Chamber Art Show

Ogunquit, ME

August 2005

Third Prize

Greeley Park Art Show

Nashua, NH

August 2005

The Oak

First Runner-Up Prize

Annual Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Exhibition

Chatham, MA

August 2005

The Shadows, Hollis, NH

Second Prize

Annual Art in the Park

Andover, MA

September 2004

The Shadows, Lake George, NY

First Prize

Annual Art in the Park

Nashua, NH

August 2004

Second Prize

Annual Art in the Park Festival

Manchester, NH

September 2003

First Light, Chateau de Vitry la Ville, France

Merit Award

Pastel Society of America 2004 Invitational Exhibition

Dunedin, FL

April 2004

Buttercup Hill, Normandy

Purchase Prize Award

Annual Art in the Park Festival

South Portland, ME

August 2003

Summer Color

Second Prize

Carlyle Place Art Show

Bedford, NH

June 2003

Avenue of Trees, Champagne, France III

Merit Award

Pastel Painters of Maine National Juried Art Exhibition

May/June 2003

Avenue of Trees, Champagne, France II

Second Prize

Cedar Key Arts Center National Juried Art Exhibition

Florida

March 2003

Normandy Pasture

Honorable Mention

Art in the Park

Andover, MA

September 2002

The Path

Purchase Prize Award

Annual Saco Sidewalk Art Festival

Maine

June 2002

The Copse

Honorary Mention

Peabody Mill Environmental Center

Amherst, NH

April 2002

Woodland Walk Beech Mountain, Acadia National Park

First Prize

Peabody Mill Environmental Center

Amherst, NH

April 2002

An Evening In Summer

Third Prize

Manchester Art in the Park

Manchester, NH

September 2001

Other awards

Best in Category – Pastels and Drawing

Annual Bethesda Row Arts Festival

Bethesda Row, MD

October 2015

Award of Merit – Pastels

Annual Under the Oaks Fine Art Show

Vero Beach, FL

March 2014

Honorable Mention – Pastels

Annual Outdoor Art Show

Armonk, NY

September 2011

Best in Show

Annual Fine Art Festival

Hollis, NH

October 2010

Merit Award – 2D

Boca Raton Museum of Art Outdoor Juried Art Festival

Boca Raton, FL

February 2009

Award of Distinction – 2D

Bonita Springs National Art Festival

Bonita Springs, FL

January 2009

First Place – Painting Category

Cape Coral Festival of the Arts

Cape Coral, FL

January 2008

Purchase Prize Award

Fall Festival of the Arts

DeLand, FL

November 2006

Patron Choice Award

Fall Festival of the Arts

DeLand, FL

November 2006