Bruce enjoys the process of painting. When her current painting is complete, she is looking forward to the next one. It may be in another medium or another style. She may paint her subject photo-realistically or the style may be in between or to the extreme, depicting humor in slapstick. It might be a very different subject or it could be part of a series. One thing is certain about her work; it will tell a story. She credits her many years of teaching for enabling the ability to dart back and forth with mediums and styles to tell her story best.

Awards

Maryland school of Art and Design
Numerous workshops with national instructors
Intensive Studies Seminar, New Mexico Awards Cafritz Hospital Wives Auxiliary, Washington D.C.
Miami International Boat Show, Miami Beach, 1st,
 1970 Best of Show, Andrews AFB, MD,
1972 Sumter Gallery of Art, Awards 1974, 1975, and 1976
SC State Fair Purchase Award, 2nd,
 1974 Juried into South Carolina Artist Guild,
 1974 SC State Fair 1st and Sylvan Award,
1975 Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Show,
 1980 Juried into SCWS,
 1990 Octoberfest, Sumter, 2nd,
1994 Colleton County Rice Festival 1st
Juried into Annual Statewide Art Comp. Florence Museum Juried into Haborwalk 5th Annual,
 1997 SC State Fair 2nd and Pioneer Award,
 1975 Waccamaw Spring Show, Honorable Mention,
1976 Cash Award Waccamaw Spring Show,
1977 Sumter Festival of Arts, 1st and 3rd,
1978 Murrells Inlet Arts and Crafts Festival, Best of show,
1978 Atalaya Arts and Crafts Festival, 2nd,
1978 Waccamaw Arts and Craft Show, Honorable Mention, 1978 Exhibitors Gallery Show, Charleston, SC, 2nd
 1979 SC Watercolor Annual Show, Dynagraphics Award, 1979 SC State Fair, Honorable Mention,
1979 Waccamaw Arts and Crafts Guild Show, 2nd,
 1979 Harborwalk Juried Show
 Marlboro Arts Festival, 1986, 2nd
 Fall Fiesta, Sumter, Best of Show,
 1993 Winyah Arts Assn. Show
Charleston Artist Guild/Magnolia Plantation & Garden 8th Annual Juried 4th of July Exhibition, Southport NC 45th Annual Pee Dee Regional Competition
Juried into Waccamaw Arts and Craft Guild Juried Show Winyah Arts Asso. 1999 3rd and peoples choice award Florence Museum Statewide Art Competition, 3rd place
Juried into International Society of Experimental Artists
Juried into SC Watercolor Show,
 Myrtle Beach Best in Show,
 9th Annual Pee Dee Art Competition
Winyah Arts Association, Honorable Mention
Southport Honorable Mention
 Wilmington Arts Association Dales Rowney Award
 Juried into Charleston Artist Guild Signature Exhibition Harborwalk Juried Show, 1st place
 Best in Show 10th annual Old Santee Fine Arts Exhibition- three consecutive years
 Pee Dee Regional Art Competition Exhibition, 5th place Charleston Artist Guild Annual members Exhibition, 2nd pl. Associated Artist of Southport, Spring Show, Best in Show Wilmington Arts Assn. 2nd place
Juried into Charleston Artist Guild Signature Exhibition
Juried into SC Watercolor Show, Hilton Head
Juried into Hilton Head Art Leagues National Exhibition 2001 North Charleston Art Festival, 2-3rd place award
 Best in show, Harborwalk Juried Show
Southern Watercolor Society Cary Saurage Award 2002 Southern Watercolor Society, City Art/Art Xpress Award.