Sunday night was the reception for the Thousand Oaks Art Association 2009 Open Juried Show. I have friends who live in the area and this art show is a great excuse for everyone to get together. The judge, Michael Zakian, is the Director of the Fredrick Weisman Museum of Art at Pepperdine University, so I was very pleased to have two paintings juried into the show.

      Most exhibitions announce the prizes as soon as the judging is completed, but for this show the TOAA builds the suspense by waiting until the night of the reception. Also each category only has two prizes, First Place and Honorable Mention. With so many great paintings in the oil, acrylic category, I was very pleased to receive the Honorable Mention Award for my painting, Morning on the Rocks.

      The show continues at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery through February 27, 2009.