- People's Choice Award, Best of Plein Air 2022, Laguna Plein Air Painters
- Long Beach Citizen Artist Award, LB Aquatic Capital of America 2020
- Telluride Plein Air "Quick Draw" 1st Place, OC Parks Award 2019; Newport Bay Conservancy Award 2019; First Place "Just Plein Fun" 2018
Interesting fact: I was a nationally ranked swimmer and still race outrigger canoes up and down the coast chasing dolphins.