This painting was awarded Third Place in the Oil Category for the Daughters of the American Revolution — American Heritage Competition. The award will be given at their 128th Continental Congress in Washington, DC In June, 2019 The theme of the competition was ‘Honoring our Patriots with Family Stories’. The painting, ‘Patriot Prisoner John Reaches the Woman at the Stream’ was accompanied by a required one-page essay describing my family’s story and my painting technique.