HOSTED BY:
The NEWS Gallery at the
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street
Plymouth, MA 02360 (gallery location)
HOSTED BY:
The NEWS Gallery at the
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street
Plymouth, MA 02360 (gallery location)
HOSTED BY:
The NEWS Gallery at the
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street
Plymouth, MA 02360 (gallery location)
HOSTED BY:
The Guild of Boston Artists
162 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
guildofbostonartists.org
Juror of Selection - Eudes Correia
Eudes Correia is a Brazilian watercolorist. He transforms ordinary people who travel in the city, almost invisible, into the protagonists of his work. Always counting a history with sensibility and personality. His work is unique, of unequaled beauty. Eudes excelled on the international stage, participated in exhibitions, and gave workshops in various countries around the world. He is sponsored by Winsor & Newton Global.
SLIDESHOW of Accepted Works
THREE AWARDS OF MERIT:
"Twin Owls" by Jack Foley
"The Fish Shack, Mystic Seaport" by Lisa Miceli
"Blue Sail" by Wendy Berube
Brushes with Nature is exclusively open to artists who participated in this year's Brushes With Nature events. The submitted artwork must have been completed during one of the scheduled Plein air outings, or started in the field and completed in the studio.
LIST of Award Winners with Juror's Comments
VIDEO of Soon Y Warren Demonstration
Juror of Selection and Awards – Soon Y. Warren, NWS, AWS, TWS.
Soon Y. Warren is a full-time artist, teacher, and highly sought-after workshop instructor, nationally and internationally. Soon is well known for her vibrant watercolors. Whether the subject is a cut crystal bowl with flowers, koi pond water, an antique silver pitcher, or our feathered friends, Soon’s paintings stand out. She says, “I treasure my life of painting every moment. When I paint, my life becomes full, time flies, my mind is in Zen. Most of all, I am happy”
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Plymouth Center for the Arts
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Plymouth, MA 02360
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THREE AWARDS OF MERIT:
“Emily Dickinson in Her Garden” by Victoria Dickson
“Moose Pond, Bridgton, Maine” by JoAnna Dole
“Surf’s Up II” by P. Anthony Visco
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New England Watercolor Society
Plymouth Center for the Arts
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Plymouth, MA 02360
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THREE AWARDS OF MERIT:
"Library Catalpa - Lincoln" by Jack Foley
"September Afternoon" by Mary Chandler
"Another Grateful Day" by Ann Trainor Domingue
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New England Watercolor Society
Plymouth Center for the Arts
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THREE AWARDS OF MERIT:
"Inner Glow" by Ann Hart
"Forest Stream" by Larry Folding
"Dawn at Commonwealth and Clarendon" by Kate Sullivan
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Arts Center East
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Vernon, CT
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FIRST PLACE AWARD:
"The Old Pine Tree" by Evelyn Dunphy
“When I first saw this painting, it grabbed my eye. I felt the scene—the blue snow on the tree with the light shining through. The cool blues, contrasting with the warm lights, combined with the daring size, make this a first place award winner.”
SECOND PLACE AWARD:
"Low Tide" by Patricia Stimpson
“This work is beautiful in all aspects of the criteria I use to judge a painting. Great composition, light and darks, and pleasing color selection. The use of shadows under the pier and the lightness of the water makes this a strong painting.”
THIRD PLACE AWARD:
"Wayne" by Irena Roman
“This is a beautifully painted work., so realistically rendered. It looks like he is going to jump out of the frame.”
The Marilyn Sabin Memorial Award for Excellence in Transparent Media:
"Race Day" by Christine Coombs
“The artist captured the moment beautifully. Wonderful composition with the use of shapes and angles to make us look at more. Very impressive use of white. Very well-executed painting.”
The Vermont Community Foundation Alden and Mary Bryan Award for Traditional Landscape, Seascape or Cityscape:
"Stormy Seas" by Wendy Hale
“This kind of seascape is not easy to portray. There is so much movement and great use of light and darks. Close up, it is almost abstract, but standing back, it is a stormy sea. Beautifully rendered painting!”
The Loring Coleman Memorial Award:
"Wild Kingdom" by Ann Hart
“This just grabbed my eye. In looking at this painting, my first thought was ”the color!”, and “this frog is so cute”; but the garden is every bit as impressive as the frog. This artist combined the landscape with the big frog sitting right in front and with the skillful use of color leads us around and around. Long live the frog!”
The Mary Jo Rines Memorial Award for Innovation in Art:
"Blind But Seeing, or Seeing but Blind" by Peggi Habets
“This stands out from all the others as an innovative work. It is almost surreal. It gives you a lot to think about. The artist put things together to make this painting work beautifully. Innovative and creative!”
The Anne D. Sullivan Memorial Award for Excellence in Abstract Painting in Watercolor:
"Waves" by Judy Metcalfe
“The painting has a lot of movement and color movement and interesting shapes. I love to look at the aspects of color in this painting to see what is going on.”
The Bernice and Albert B. Cohen Memorial Award for Excellence in Light and Shadow:
"End of shift, Bethlehem Steel" by Carolyn Latanision
“When I looked at this painting, I thought immediately that the shovels were retired. It is a very quiet painting, with lights and darks working to highlight the center of interest. This painting makes the mundane shovel look very important. “
The Virginia Avery Memorial Award:
"Road to Taos" by Helen Hopkins Fountain
“I love the softness and simplicity of this painting. I have never been to Taos, but when I look at this painting and the title, I want to go to Taos.”
The Dynasty Premium Watercolor Brush Award:
"Arbiter’s Moon" by Jeff Iacovelli
“The detail in the painting is impressive. Every square inch, this person’s brush has touched.. I love the effort and patience it took to produce it. My heart warms to this painting when I look at it.”
The M. Graham Artists Watercolors Award:
"Out Where It’s Hot" by Peter Hussey
“This is such a wonderfully whimsical painting. The artist was having fun putting all of the colors together. A lot to look at! Such a fun painting!”
The Image Resolutions Award:
"PorCor Rail" by Robert O’Brien
“Strong composition. The artist had a great eye to balance the white “C” with the rest of the composition. Technically a superb painting.”
The Dick Blick Art Materials Award:
"Riverside in Fall" by Z.L. Feng
“A beautiful feeling of fall in this painting. Wonderful use of color”
The Utrecht Art Materials Award:
"Mangled and Tangled" by Joanne Donovan
“I love the warmth of the overall color scheme of this painting. Very well executed”
