Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize Finalist

For the 3rd time my work was chosen to be one of the finalists for the 50 RAYMAR Traditional Art Award Finalists of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize! I feel so honored and humbled to be included in this group of crazy talented artists. The quality of the submitted art works has been consistently getting higher and the competition getting stiffer every year. That makes being selected even more special.

365 Art Plus Magazine

365 Art Plus Magazine which is produced in Japan contacted me a while back and asked me if I was interested in showcasing my work in a 2-page spread. It just came out and here is what it looks like. I am anxious to get my physical copies.

MANIFEST DRAWN advertisement

I have been seeing this call for entry advertisement for DRAWN show at MANIFEST Creative Research and Drawing Center. They are using the image of my Vanitas 16 with it, which was included in last year's DRAWN show. I was thinking about not entering this year just because most of my good drawings are currently in a show or going to be in another show soon. But seeing this ad a few times, made me change my mind. I will see what I can find to submit this year...

INDA 13

International Drawing Annual 13 published by Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center just came out and I received my copies in the mail. 2 of my drawings are featured and I was awarded 1st place. I am extremely honored and humbled. This is the 3rd time my work was included in this INDA publication since 2017 and the next year 2020's edition will also include my work. I am happy that I have been blessed and well-received by this very prestigious and highly respected organization Manifest.

"Strokes of Genius" Volume 11

My drawing Vanitas 11 got accepted into the next edition of Strokes of Genius publication (number 11) as one of the winners. It is going to hit the book stores around the end of this year. This is a beautifully designed annual publication by North Light Books (the publisher of the Artists Magazine) that is dedicated to the art of drawing. This volume's subtitle is "Finding beauty". The juror was one of the artists I admire Steven Assael and I am in a good company of many artists I highly respect in this book. I am extremely honored.