Painting Milkweed No.1 was chosen for the Judith Benham Award at the NorthStar Watermedia Society 6th Annual Juried Exhbition by juror Nicole Watson. Comments from the juror are below:

I appreciate the graphic quality of this composition, and the way the artist set the leaf forms against a dark background to push them forward in the picture plane. My impression is that the artist has great control of the medium, which is evident in the finely rendered veins of the leaves, stems and small details, such as the textured exteriors of the seed pods. The palette of the milkweed is limited yet nuanced, with blues and greens melting together to create areas of light and dark. Overall, I think this work reveals an artist who approaches the subject with deep care