I’m so delighted to share that my watercolor mixed media illustration, The Forest Raised Me was selected for a Convention Chair Honorable Mention award at the Arisia Inc. Convention Art Show in January, 2026! Arisia has been a wonderful show for me each year and I’m always so happy to have my work hung among that of so many amazing artists. I feel so happy to have been honored with this award this year. Thank you to the Arisia Convention Chair who picked my piece, the Arisia convention staff and volunteers, and all of the attendees who made the art show so special.
The Forest Raised Me was also part of the “Impressions” art show at the Worcester State University Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery last year. Here is what I had said about the piece for that show:
Victoria grew up next to a large stand of woods and near other wild spaces that she enjoyed visiting. She often looked at the trees near her house as other people she could talk to and spend time with when human people were too much to be around. Being among the trees and the wildlife of the forest felt magical to her—and still does. It left an impression of wonder, reverence, and deep connection to the trees that she has taken into adulthood.
You can now get this piece as a print, available on my online Art Shop!
Interested in purchasing the original framed piece? Please contact me for details!
The Forest Raised Me
Victoria K. Chapman, ©2025
Watercolors, Ink, Metallic Watercolors, Chalk Pastel Pencil