Just back from the spring board meeting of the Society of Animal Artists and the jury for this year's annual members' exhibition that will open this summer at the newly debuting James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Petersburg, Florida. I've been on the board for the last five years and participated in the jury selection for this year's annual, which was a very daunting task as there were hundreds of fine entries that had to be winnowed down to just 124 final picks. I was pleased that my work, "To Get To The Other Side, Of Course" was one of those that made the final cut. The Society's annual, Art and the Animal, will open this July and run through the end of October at the James.

Opening tomorrow evening, this year's edition of the annual gallery spring group show at Troika Gallery on the eastern shore of Maryland. Marking the beginning of my 16th year of connection with the gallery, these three works will be among the new arrivals from all gallery artists. If you are near or on the eastern shore of Maryland tomorrow, plan to stop into the gallery and enjoy the reception.