Lena Leitzke - San Diego - Merit Award

Lena Leitzke – San Diego –

Nice use of wet on wet watercolor – wonderful reflections of the boats and lights in the water and vice-a-versa.  Just enough detail suggested to pull it all together beautifully. Love the twinkling lights of the twilight hour. Beautiful work. ~ Jenine Culligan, Juror

 

Beautiful ~ Guest Comment

Carol Rockwell – The Stand Off - Honorable Mention

 

The Stand Off

 

Carol Rockwell – The Stand Off –

 

This work caught my attention because of its unusual cropped composition, and then the more I explored it the more I liked it. I like the unusual subject matter, the elevated perspective (as if you are seated in the stands at a rodeo). I really like the hats in the bottom left, and the shadow of the bull in the dirt, the details in the rodeo clown’s face and gestures. The viewer can feel the stop in the action with both the rodeo clown and the bull anticipating each other’s next move. Really lovely little watercolor - a 21^st century take on a “western” subject matter.  Artist has a very distinct personal style.

 

Ronnie Cramer - Ice Skater - Honorable Mention

Ronnie Cramer – Ice Skater
 

Again, a nice cropped composition. I like that, and I like the banality of the subject matter. All the works entered by this artist had a distinct look, nice soft use of broad areas of color with subtle shading, and the artist incorporated the white of the paper in the composition. Nice facile approach with the wet on wet watercolor.

~ Jenine Culligan, Juror

 

Melinda Fabian - Crab on Deck - Honorable Mention

Melinda Fabian – Crab on Deck –

 

 

An unusual,  clever and well- crafted 3-dimensional watercolor. So well done, that one expects the little crab to go scurrying on his way. I enjoyed all the works submitted by this artist, and liked the combination of the 2-D and 3-D aspects in each work.
~ Jenine Culligan, Juror

This has proved to be a very popular work piece. It draws the eyes, and brings a smile to everyone who sees it. Melinda Fabian's work is so detailed and completely fun! ~ The Renaissance Art Gallery.

 

 

 

Hossein Fallahi - "Rose of Esfaham" - Complimentary Award

 

Hossein Fallahi - Rose of Esfaham 12 A

 

"Beautifully rendered work in a very traditional style. The lush rounded forms and the soft but vibrant colors really pop out on the white ground, much like porcelain painting.  Very nice details."

 

~ Jenine Culligan

Juror

 

Ted Daubresse - One more Time From the Top - Complimentary Award

 

 

 

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

 

This stage-like composition caught my eye due to its linear style, simplified color scheme, and charming subject matter. I like the artist’s unique drawing style. ~ Jenine Culligan, Juror

 

 

Yvonne James - "Milady" - Complimentary Award

 

Yvonne James – Milady – 10A

"I find this a very interesting subject for a miniature. The painting is a complicated exercise, portraying many layers and lots of depth. I was impressed with the treatment of the glass shop window, the brick wall, the arched window frame and the complicated angles of the hats. A very ambitious work with lots packed into a small-scale format."

~Jenine Culligan,
 Juror’s comments.

 

"This is definitely one painting that photography just does not do justice to. It must be seen to be fully appreciated. The camera lens just is not sensitive enough to reveal the real depth this painting has. "

~ The Renaissance Art Gallery