Kimberly Kelly Santini my first Arte y Pico winner!

"Ivan"... 8 x 8... inches watercolor (this is my youngest son...hehehe)

My first "Arte Y Pico" award winning blog choice is.....

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Kimberly Kelly Santini! (wild screaming...............crowd noise dies down.......reluctantly)

Kim Santini is a very talented painter that I've actually met! :) She lives just a few miles from me, but I was introduced to her "cyberly" through the Robert Genn newsletter. She's just as charming in person as her blog reads...I love the fact that with many of her "dog-a-day" paintings, a portion of the money from the sold paintings, goes to very deserving animal help centers....and not always the same one, Kim spreads the wealth. Anyway, because of Kim's fun writing style, and terrific paintings....I am choosing her as my first award winner. Yay Kim!

Arte Y Pico Award

I was thrilled to find out that I received the “Arte y Pico” award for my blog….Fine artist Peggy Stermer-Cox bestowed it upon me…I’m feeling like Ralphie’s dad in “A Christmas Story”….I’ve won a major award! :) Seriously…I’m tickled pink….Thanks so much Peggy!

“Arte Y Pico” is described by Ana, the award originator, like this: "Basically, ironically, it translates into a wonderful phrase in Mexico, 'lo maximo'. It will never find its counterpart in English, but if it HAD to, it would be something like, Wow. The Best Art. Over the top". Now how can I not be thrilled with that!?

There are some responsibilities that come with this honor and they are:

The award winners must….

1. Pick FIVE blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award winning blog has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

4. The Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award which is here: Arte y Pico.

So, stay tuned to see who I will pass this honor to….It could be you!