Birdsong Grows the Lily Blooms Mike Moses and received Honourable Mention

and received  Honourable Mention

and the yearning to belong

One that grows out of the clash between humanity—our unique mess of emotions

Akira Beard is an artist living and working in Northern CA

Watercolor on Paper

Birdsong Grows the Lily Blooms Mike Moses and received Honourable MentionArtwork Info Oil on panel 8 x 10 in. 16 x 14 in., framing included 2026 Vanessa Lemen is an artist whose works act as spirit guides, conjured from within the safe space of her Inner World. Known for her dreamlike imagery and expressive brushwork, Lemen's evocative paintings blur the line between abstraction and realism inviting viewers into atmospheric worlds filled with emotion, metaphor, and mystery. Her intuitive process and layered technique