He won 1st place in his first competition in 1973 for his pencil drawing of a Swiss Church. Since then he has won hundreds of awards, including "Best of Show" in five states. Disneyworld purchased his drawing "Nets N' Riggin'" for their corporate collection in 1978 and recognized him for "Best Demonstration" in the 1981"Festival of the Masters". Stan's drawings and paintings have been in over 500 juried art events and numerous one man shows. He has developed a collection of over 2500 landmark sketch prints of subjects all over Louisiana and surrounding states, which he calls, “Places People Remember”.