1st Place and being an American

This painting received 1st place at The Dalles Art Center. The show is called "Gorge Artists Create" and the show will run the month of August.

Grab some kleenex and then click on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9306gUTzUOc

Sometimes the news and the all of the yammering that goes on creates the illusion that the people in this country are not involved enough, or we are not caring enough. The illusion is one thing, but the reality is our Country is made of people like in this video and they make me proud. I wish I could have been with them.