In spring of 2008, I was selected to paint an ornament for the White House Christmas Tree by Congresswoman Virginia Foxx. I was to paint something that represented my state and when I received the ornament in the mail, it was a plastic silver globe. I did not know what to do! That is until I finished the Seascape painting of my grandmother. I felt the round surface of the ornament was perfect for painting the ocean and sky and after a bit of research on NC and rummaging through my grandfather's slides of images of old boats and beach scenes, I created this ornament. It is a combination of my imagination and imagery from the 1950's to the present lighthouse on our NC Coast. To me, it was a perfect combination of my art grant in the execution of the ornament! I was able to go to the White House to view the tree (what an amazing experience I shall never forget) and now the ornament is in the permanent collection of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bush.
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