A couple of months ago I got a call from the Nevada Arts Council asking me to submit a proposal for the portrait of the Governor of Nevada. They received 38 proposals from various artists and I found out today that I'm one of three finalists.
I'll be going to Nevada in a few weeks to meet the Governor and the First Lady and they'll make a decision sometime after that as to which artist they'd like to commission to create his official portrait.
Here's an article that appeared today in the Nevada Sun:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/st...061910872.html