The painting 'No.3 Safety Matches' was recently chosen by Sandra Fraser, Curator at the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon for a Jurors Choice Award at the 2012 Sidney Fine Art Show. The Sidney Fine Art show is one of the largest juried exhibitions in Western Canada and this year received over 1,100 submissions from which the 377 pieces in the show were selected. During the four day event, the painting 'No.3 Safety Matches' sold, and will be going to a private residence on Salt Spring Island.