Since my return home from Indonesia I've been gearing up for the lobster season and feeling eager to get my paintings back in tune. I submitted a couple into a juried show at Gallery 113 entitled "Los Padres Forest Watch ​Benefit Art Exhibition: "Beauty At Its Best". I was elated just to have both paintings accepted but truly humbled when I found that "Ode to Hokusai" was given best in show. Big thanks to Gallery 113 and the Santa Barbara Art Association. Zemi Zemi Ode to Hok