Sunday, April 24, 2011

HM Award at the Ottawa Orchid Show

I received a very nice birthday present this weekend : my "Golden Arch" watercolor received an Honorable Mention at the Annual Ottawa Orchid Show. There were 170 works of art on display...and of course, thousands of orchids.

I took about 200 pictures at the show today - what great references for future paintings:-)

I hope that you are all having a great long weekend.
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15 comments:

  1. PatApril 25, 2011 at 3:06 AM

    Congrats, Christiane! What a lovely birthday present :) xx

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  2. Jeanette JobsonApril 25, 2011 at 5:33 AM

    Congratulations and well deserved as it is a lovely piece. Orchids seem to be a crowd pleaser.

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  3. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 5:56 AM

    Congratulations! That sounds like a beautiful show. And your painting is beautiful too!

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  4. Vicki GreeneApril 25, 2011 at 7:08 AM

    Beautiful painting! Congratulations and Happy Birthday!

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  5. Ann BucknerApril 25, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    Bravo, Christiane. I am thrilled for you. It is a lovely painting and well deserved.

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  6. mollie jonesApril 25, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Congratulations, Christiane. I remember when you were painting this beauty and that you had some reservations here and there...don't really remember. But, looks like you were so wrong to worry...it turned out beautifully...and it's even better that it is "orchid people" that enjoyed your work.

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  7. Christiane KingsleyApril 25, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Pat, Jeanette, Katherine, Vicki, Ann and Mollie: thank you so much! You were all so supportive while I was working on this painting. I was even more pleased by the HM ribbon when I heard that the jurors were both well-known watercolorists: the president of the Ottawa Art Association ( an excellent watercolorist) and the president of the Ottawa Watercolor Society.

    I was really awe by the variety and the beauty of the orchids on display at the show. Nature really is incredible!

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  8. RH CarpenterApril 25, 2011 at 12:04 PM

    Congratulations!!! And Happy Birthday :)

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  9. Christiane KingsleyApril 25, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    Thank you, Rhonda! The ribbon was a nice birthday treat:-)

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  10. Kathy CousartApril 25, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    Awh, what a wonderful birthday!! Congratulations!!

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  11. Christiane KingsleyApril 25, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Indeed, it was a nice surprise, Kathy. Thank you!

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  12. Ricardo MiñanaApril 26, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    A pleasure going through your beautiful blog
    if you like poetry, I invite you to my blog.
    you have a nice week.

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  13. Christiane KingsleyApril 26, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Thank you for stopping by, Ricardo. I will certainly visit your poetry site.

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  14. JANE MINTERApril 28, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    congratulation christiane beautiful shades ... must have been an inspiring show

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  15. Christiane KingsleyApril 28, 2011 at 8:15 PM

    Thank you, Jane. The Orchid Show was indeed spectacular - I took about 200 photos and some of these will probably provide me with good inspiration for future floral paintings. I really did not realize that there were so many different ( and beautiful) varieties of orchids!

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