Wow! I got A Passion for Painting Award!

It's been less than a month and I got tagged with another blog award! Whoo-ha!

This time, the fabulous Susan Beauchemin nominated me for A Passion for Painting Award on her blog last week.

The rules for winning the award:

List 7 things you're passionate about

Link to the person who picked you

Pass the award onto 7 others and notify them of the award

I'm going to cheat a bit and kill two birds with one stone by telling you why I'm passionate about the winners I chose to win this award. (Sneaky, I know!)

My nominees are (in no particular order):

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--Tracey Clarke (Brainworks). Moody, dark, thought-provoking, and just plain cool! That's how I describe this artist's wonderful work. Tracey clearly immerses herself in her subjects, leaving paintings full of depth and hidden meanings.

--Mona Conner (Grander Joy of Spirit in Portraiture). Mona's work is just heavenly *wink wink*. Often dealing with religious themes, Mona's colorful, detailed portraits are awesome!

--Paul Brown (Artworks by Paul Brown). A very talented realist painter. Anyone that can get this photo-realistic with a paintbrush MUST be passionate about what they're doing!

--Kathleen "Kate" Rietz (A Moleskin Journal). I love Kate's style. Her pencil renderings are so technical and precise yet her good eye for composition keeps them from being boring. Her whimsical children's book sketches will bring a smile to your face too!

--Kim Denise (Luminous World). Wow, wow, wow! A fantastic painter who captures light brilliantly. Her paintings appear to glow! Luminous indeed. And her cats are cute as hell!

--Gayle Mason (Fur in the Paint). Gayle's passion for wildlife, specifically cats shines through. Her step-by-step colored pencil drawings are unbelievably detailed and will leave you wondering how she did it.

--Alvin Richard (Acrylic & Light). Another artist whose work is so ridiculously detailed that he has to be passionate about his paintings. Alvin's impossibly realistic paintings are something to behold. Always colorful, fun, and defy all probability! See this modern master's work for yourself.

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So that's my list. I'm aware some of these fellow artists probably already won this award. Even so, they're all worth noting.

Now get going and check them out!