The artist offers a collection of over 80 fine art paintings that highlight the San Joaquin Valley and Stockton, California region. Despite decades of being overlooked as a distant, if not invisible or unworthy periphery community: to California's government seat (Sacramento), to the heart of high-tech innovation from the San Francisco Silicon Valley peninsula region, or to media entertainment centers in the Los Angeles basin, the people of Stockton courageously live, work, endure and celebrate the arts. Each year the National Civic League, an American non-profit organization, awards an All-American City Award to ten cities after reviewing several criteria including: maximum civic engagement and collaboration of sectors and constituencies across boundaries; community decision-making recognition and involvement of diverse segments and perspectives; creative use and leveraging of community resources; and, demonstrated significant and specific community achievement impacts. Through their rigorous analysis and review, the National Civic League awards cities which evidence successful model charters. Stockton, California has been granted the All-American City Award four (4) times.