The Nebraska Center For The Book has awarded PORTRAITS OF THE SANDHILLS—IN WORDS AND WATERCOLORS the 2019 Book-of-the-Year for Non-Fiction. PORTRAITS OF THE SANDHILLS also won a second award, Best Cover and Design for 2019.
In 2012 Schilling’s book, PORTRAITS OF THE PRAIRIE—THE LAND THAT INSPIRED WILLA CATHER also won the 2012 Book-of-the-Year for Non-Fiction.
The painting, The Water Carriers, won Best of Show in the exhibit, Art Through the Ages. The painting will be exhibited in the 2nd Congressional office of Representative Jared Polis’ Washington office for one year.
High Road to Chimayo took First Place in the 2014 Colorado Watercolor Society Members Show.
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Welcome friends to my sketchpad. From time to time I will be posting recent paintings, sketches, tips for creating your travel journal, and posting upcoming events.
I often observe scenes while driving around my neck of the woods, thinking they might make good paintings. It may take months or possibly years, before I become motivated to capture a landscape in watercolor.
