Each year, I have donated a work of art to the Washington Pavilion for their Gala, a dinner and auction to raise funds for Pavilion programs. Before the Pavilion was established in 1999, and starting in about 1982, I annually donated a work of art to the Sioux Falls Civic Fine Arts Center for auction at its “Arts Night” fundraiser. In 2017, the Pavilion called on artists to submit an unsigned, 8- by 8-inch work for its silent auction. People would bid not knowing the artists. This painting of a fisherman on Lake Alvin was my submission. The peaceful scene – no wind!! – captured my attention.