The Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts in Joesph, Oregon, awarded the image, "Skinny Dipping On Park Avenue" a 1st Place Prize in the 32nd annual Wallowa Valley of Festival of Arts.  Eighty-six artists were accepted into the festival, and each piece was judged against all other art, giving the awards more critical weight than a single category ribbon.  See earlier post dated May 21, 2014 for further details about this festival.  For more information on the festival, please see their Web site at http://www.wallowavalleyarts.org .  A copy of the award letter may be viewed in the 2014 Exhibitions folder.