For the third consecutive year I was included in the list of Top 60 international contemporary artists.  On May 24, 2017 I received an email from Viviana Puello,  Editor-in-Chief of the magazine.  She stated, "...this year we had our judges pick artists independently.  One of our jury, Mr. Paolo del Bianco, President of the Fondazione del Biance has chosen you for an award......  I will receive it in your name."    The list of ATIM Master Award winners was listed on their website as follows:
                                                  ATIM Masters Awards:
       ArtTour International is happy to present the 2017 ATIM Masters Awards recipients:

Alejandro Carrillo – Anna Paola Gorozpe Perezpria – Banjerd Lekkong – Carlos Aranha – Clare Page – Cornelia Steckhan – Donna Bonin – Edward J. Moret – Edgar Francisko Jimenez – Fatima Al Obaidi –Frans Frengen – Hema Thakur – Kate Taylor – 
  Kay Griffith – Jani Jan J – L. Ramachandran –Liana Gor/Goroian – Lisa Levasseur – Liz Brownrigg – Mark Lenn Johnson – Mitch Barrett – Roberta Grewcock –
Rosemarie Armstrong – Seppo Kari – Sho Tsunoda – Sonia Domingues – Sveta Long
–William Downey

     For complete information about the awards ceremony go to the following:
   //www.arttourinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/ATIMMASTERSAWARDS2017PRESSRECORDS.pdf?mc_cid=b587480017&mc_eid=feb54b0fda

  My friends, Lara and Vito, were able to attend the
art exhibition held in conjunction with the ATIM
2017 Awards Ceremony held in Florence, Italy.
This is Lara standing with my painting.   It is good to have friends.

Today I accepted an invitation to participate in a museum show at the Chianciano Art Museum in Tuscany, Italy.  I will give you all the details in a later post.

A question that I hear from time to time is "What inspires you to paint?"  The shortest answer is EVERYTHING !!    Rather than talking about a specific painting, I have decided  to share musings from time to time.

http://www.londonbiennale.co.uk/
I was juried into London Biennale 2017.  The jury selected Abstract U-152 and Abstract U-295 for the show. 

"The London Art Biennale is a celebration of contemporary art showcasing 120 emerging and established artists from 40 nations.  Selected on the basis of skill and talent, the exhibition offers a diverse range of artworks and a stimulating experience for all." (Quote from the digital invitation to the London Biennale.)
   I am honored to have been among the artists selected for this exhibition.