13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition Winner's List 2013



Winners List 2013

Juror Jenine Culligan

 

Complimentary Award (4)
 

 

Hossein Fallahi – Rose of Esfaham – 12A

Ted Daubresse – One More Time from the Top – 30B

Sue Wall – Pure Affection – 31B

Yvonne James – Milady – 10A

 

 

 

Honorable Mention (3)

 

Carol Rockwell – The Stand Off – 27C

Ronnie Cramer – Ice Skater – 28C

Melinda Fabian – Crab on Deck – 54A

 

 

Merit Award (2)

 

Akiko Watanabe – Mr. Hercule – 8A

Lena Leitzke – San Diego – 23A

1^st Place (shared) These two works made it impossible to select one over the other,

thus the shared 1^st Place:

 

 

Janet Palmer – Swirling Waters – 1A

Janet Laird-Lagassee – Matchless - 18A 

 

 

Award of Excellence:

Judith Edgington Bayes – Grandpa’s Apples – 24B

There is one last award, and this one will not be selected until the end of the Exhibition, it is our People's Choice Award.

Each year art lovers who visit the Annual National Miniature Exhibition at the Renaissance Art Gallery cast their votes on what they feel is the most outstanding miniature in the show. This year we have added a space for comments to this ballot. We will be sharing these comments as we review the show daily in our Renaissance Art Gallery Blog.



Miniature Exhibition 2013, Statement from our Juror

 

 

"First I want to thank everyone at the Renaissance Art Gallery for putting their trust in me to select the award winners for the 13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition. This is a fabulous exhibit, with participants from across the U.S. Including the Tri-state region.  I applaud the Renaissance Art gallery for continuing to present this quality show, and for attracting artists from around the country to Huntington.  I am so pleased to be a part of this, and love the fact that all who enter have their works displayed (if they meet the miniature criteria).  It was a difficult decision to select a few award winners out of so many excellent  entries.

 

in a world of Mega-malls and McMansions, where everything is SUPER-sized and phrases like "bigger is better" have become the norm, it is refreshing to view an entire gallery of small-scale artworks that require up-close, intimate inspection. Skill and expertise in a chosen medium is required to work on a small scale such as this, and the talent of the miniature artists is apparent.

 

The range of subject matter tackled in the exhibit was impressive, and much broader than what I imagined would be found in a miniature show. I was expecting more portraits – as is the historical precedent of miniatures.  I also expected everything to feel small, yet many of the works had a BIG feel in a tiny format. I enjoyed this entire process immensely and hope interest in the exhibit will continue to grow."

 

Jenine Culligan

Senior Curator
Huntington Museum of Art

Huntington Museum of Art

13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition

All our walls are packed, we’re ready to go……

 

The 13th Annual National Miniature Exhibition is up and ready to be seen. 

Everyone is invited to the opening reception Sunday November 3, 2013 from 2-4 pm.

 

Each year we have the best in miniature art. This year is no exception with the artwork of 55 different artists. Everything from delicate watercolors to stone sculpture.

 

The Renaissance Art Gallery

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Gallery hours are:

 

Friday & Saturday 12-4 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm

Studio hours Monday 10-Noon, Wednesday 1:00-7:30 pm and Saturday 10-Noon

 

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12th Annual National Miniature Exhibition

 

 

Walls &

The miniature show is hanging, and it's an amazing collection of small works. I have seen many of these artists grow in their creative endeavors through the twelve years we have been privileged to see and enjoy having their work in our care. It's always a thrill to see new work each year and to watch our entrants as they become proficient miniaturists.

Walls of art

 

We want to thank our loyal artists who return each year with their beautiful submissions, and to those of you who are first time entrants, I wish you could be here sometime when a juror first sees the hundreds of tiny painting he will have to jury! Most are awe-struck by the ability of artists to express the depth in landscapes, the delicate skin tones in portraits, the strength and character of the human form, and so forth .You just have to see for yourself, if you are not familiar with the beautiful miniature, do come in and check us out, we would love to show you some small wonders.

 

~ Fern Christian

 

Checking in Artists and their works

 

Receiving Art for the 12th Annual National Miniature Exhibition



From Last Year's show

The receiving dates for the 12th Annual National Miniature Exhibition at the Renaissance Art Gallery are Friday and Saturday, October 19 & 20 2012 from 12-4 pm and Sunday October 21 2012 from 1-4 pm.

 

 

Not Monday October 15, 2012 as some sources have stated. We did ask that shipped worked be postmarked by October 15, but that was to ensure that we received them all in time to hang and for the juror to review them.

 

Gallery doors will be open for Receiving Friday, Saturday and Sunday the weekend of October 19, 20 and 21st.

 

From Last Year's show

After all the work has been received, we can hang, judge and open the show.

12th Annual National Miniature Exhibition

The prospectus is up and on the Website:

Prospectus:

Renaissance Art Gallery

Go to the 12th Annual National Miniature Exhibition page and download the prospectus. This year we have it posted as a word document and a pdf.

Then make sure you enter!

Hopefully everyone can download it, but if you have any trouble, e-mail us at gallerywv@yahoo.com and we can send you a copy.

 

 

Please feel free to share this with your friends!

People’s Choice Award

All during November and December, art enthusiasts walked through The Renaissance Art Gallery admiring the international miniature art show of 55 artists and 161 works of art, from 17 states and 2 countries. Each person was given the chance to select his or her own personal favorite. At the end of the month, all the votes were counted.

“Morning has Broken” by James Andrews (Bellevue, OH) was the overall winner. James’ other works, “Tobacco Barns” and “Water Lily” also received many votes. Clearly, James was a favorite among Huntington’s art lovers.

There was a tie for second place. John Beach’s (Staines, Middlesex, England)

“First Born” and Karen Chamblin’s (Belmont, WV) “Bathing Sparrow” received the identical number of votes.

This popular international exhibit is held each year at The Renaissance Art Gallery

Thank You

Thank You,

 

 

 

Thanks to all who participated in our 11th Annual National Miniature Exhibition. We have been privileged to show and admire the work of fifty-five talented artists during the last few weeks. Many of whom we have seen grow in their ability to present a mood or a strong emotional statement through their work, we thank you, and look forward to many more annual exhibits with you.

 

 

 

Thanks also to our juror, Robert P. Hutton, for his sensitivity, knowledge and appreciation, for all forms of artistic expression.

 

 

 

To the members of the gallery, who volunteer many hours in preparation for the opening, you are the best!

 

 

 

 

 

Lil and Bruce Bowersock: hanging work

 

• Laura Moul: host to juror

• Linda Helgason: refreshments

•  Susan Tschantz: publicity and publications

• Laurie Shanholtzer: posters

• Gary Lapelle: ID cards

 

 

 

Purchase Awards: Villers/ Villers/ Whitley, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Huntington ,WV

 

Ryan L. Carlton, Davis Chiropractic, Barboursville , WV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Renaissance Gallery members wish all of you a wonderful Holiday Season!

 

 

 

Yvonne Wilson Boone

Poquoson, VA

“Poolside Setting” watercolor/ink



The hazy in the background, bright flowers on the table, such an inviting scene. You want to pull out one of those wrought iron chairs and sit down.

Ted Daubresse

Sun City Center, FL

What a sense of humor! Ideas exploding from a light bulb, a TV showing an aquarium and is that a skewed view of the Vegas strip? Each of Ted’s pieces while showing great skill and talent, challenges us to make something of it. Question our outlook on life and the things that consume us.

Charlynn Hulse

Lebanon, IN

What a lovely portrait, “Work Horse”. Each detail tells us this is an active, fit animal that enjoys what he was breed for. A really first class watercolor.

Then Charlynn switches things on us and presents a traditional support or form with a non-traditional subject. Porcelain is very much a traditional support for miniatures, but this portrait of a Leopard is not. Nor is this he portrayed as a fierce rampaging beast but a serene king.

Nancy Garcia

Falls Church, VA



Miniature art is all about the details, in the added little bits that tell the story. All three of Nancy’s pieces have that little something extra that adds just enough to draw you in.

But of course I focused on the drawing. “Mule Deer”, done in graphite pencil is finely drawn. The background, while there, is more implied in lighter values and vague suggestions. You “read” the shading as grasses and trees. While the mule deer appears to be in a natural setting, nothing takes away from the star.

Lillianne Bowersock

Ona, West Virginia


Lillianne is known for her large florals and stately old homes.
Cats In the Window

“The Red Umbrella” is a total departure from what is expected of her. Even though it is a painting of a couple huddled under and umbrella walking in the rain, it has a light, airy feel. Lillianne’s use of negative space denotes a new maturity in her work.

With a few basic shapes and implied lines she draws us into the scene. The waves lap at the walkers’ feet, and the viewer gets a sense of the scene.

Debbie Shirley

Boxford, MA

Debbie is an accomplished miniaturist. The detail shown in “Bountiful” certainly shows mastery of her medium. The fruit of the still life fills the small canvas, making it appear larger, and more dominating.

I find the contrasts in “Lumberman’s Lantern” far more compelling and interesting. We see a contrast in texture between the worn wood and the rusting lantern. This is only accentuated by the strong horizontal lines, which bring the eye back to the vertical elements in this composition. Even the color contrasts work to make this an interesting painting and move our eye through the painting. The warm reds of the rust draw the eye, and then contrast with the cool grays of the weathered siding.

Bathing Sparrow

Bathing Sparrow

For some reason my attention has been drawn to this little speck of life by Karen Chamblin --, Bathing Sparrow. I believe it's the momentary abandonment of self -- a complete surrender to a brief interlude, which gives me a wonderful feeling of life's source.

 

A young woman from NC, a writer, and her mother were in the gallery at the time, and she gave me the word I needed to describe the moment. Thank you, Michele.

~Fern Christian, Director The Renaissance Art Gallery

Behzad Fallahi

Esfahan, Iran



Perhaps the most unusual works in this year’s miniature show are the works of Behzah Fallahi. He works with watercolor in the Persian tradition. One can imagine these delicate paintings adorning an ancient Persian manuscript, perhaps tales of Arabian knights?

John Beach

Staines, Middlesex, England



Charming.

That one word is perhaps the best to use when describing the work of John Beach. His highly illustrative works remind me of the best of English illustrations. They bring back memories of classic children’s book, treasured as much for their pictures as for their stories.

These pieces tell their own stories. Stories of squirrels and baby birds. Stories of a fox and owl. Just what are they up to? Each animal a character with things to say. You look at these wonderful paintings and have to speculate on the stories to be told.

Judy Ferguson

Huntington, WV

Judy entered three pieces in a series, entitled “America I, II, and III”. “America III particularly caught my eye. The use of complementary colors and opposing vertical/horizontal lines makes this a particularly interesting composition.

Judith E Bayes and Pears

Judith E Bayes

Treasure Island, FL

What is it about a pear that intrigues artists? We all seem to be drawn to them. They are the fundamental shape in so many still life paintings. Here they are the total of the still life. “Scarlet Harvest” is the contrast between the soft red-ripe luscious texture of the fruit and the hard grain of the floor. The underlying harmony of the colors, both rich warm colors and the striking differences in texture make this small painting worth a second look.

Mary Effie Ford

Mary Effie Ford, Ironton, OH

Mary Effie Ford is an artist in a class by herself. Her work is so poetic and tender, it is almost a song! She combines very subtle hues in a composition that leaves a world of interpretation to the viewer. She handles atmosphere as if she invented it! If you could meet her, you would get to know her personality and it is as tender as her work! You must see this miniature show before all these little jewels are either delivered to their new owners or sent home to the artists who created them. What great Christmas gifts and they start at very reasonable prices!

~LILLIANNE BOWERSOCK

Mary Effie Ford paints small paintings with feeling. She captures the impression of places with emotion.

~Pati Payne