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| Rainforest 10 x 8 inches oil, CWM, copper pigment, pastel dust on Raymar Arches oil prepared panel |
The following was a Press Release about the recent art show
when I was very honored to be a participant.
2019 JAHC Juried Art Show
The JAHC is proud to present the 2019 Juried Art Show! The JAHC Juried Art Show runs every other year for one month in the JACC gallery. Our 2019 Juror is Alaskan Artist, Dan DeRoux, who is well known for his sculpture, painting, public art, and writing. Dan selected artwork from artists all over Southeast Alaska.
Featured artists include Rick Clair, Suzanne Clover, Robin Hiersche, Teri Gardner Robus, Gordon Harrison, Jane Lindsey, Susan McDonough, Kristen Marie Reed, Lisa Ritter, John E. Svenson, Cameron Vance, Naona “Peaches” Wallin, and Crystal Worl.
My painting at the top of the page was chosen by our juror
Dan DeRoux (a Juneau-born artist)
as "Juror's choice". I was so surprised by that and so very honored.
This was the statement he wrote about his choice:
I thought there were so many beautiful paintings at the show,
and if you read the statement -
DeRoux says;
"I am not saying it's the best in the show, it's just my personal choice."
Isn't that really what liking/disliking art is about?
It is a personal connection with a piece of art, or actually,
with an artist ...
if I know the person who made the art,
I am more inclined, because of that, to appreciate
that art a bit more ... what do you think?
! ... also ... did you find the "little face" that Dan saw
in the painting?!
(please let me know if you do, in the comments below)
The painting below was also admitted to the juried show. I had submitted 3.
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| Morning Walk on Eagle Beach oil on wood 12 x 24 inches |
My third submission was this:
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| Wind It could be, and I think it is, not finished yet! It doesn't have the layers it needs. Which will produce more texture ... it needs more texture. |
On the subject of texture in paintings, I am very interested in artist
Sheila Vaughn's comments
(and her work ... although we have never met)
about the textures in her paintings.
Recently, she made a statement in her blog
about her blog, and her paintings.
I loved the quote because I feel similarly about my blog, (and textures)
and wrote to ask her if I could put it in my post and she said yes. So the following quote is her response about the painting she posted.
“A return to my textures. Perhaps I'm more comfortable in this country. Blogs are not websites. They record a movement of thought and desire. They are not ashamed to show the various stopping off points along the way to understanding paint and other media and understanding ourselves as expressionists (I mean that in a very general way - all artists are expressionists…).”
So, anyway ... happily ... Rainforest sold at the show! ! !
I know the person who bought it,
and I asked her if she could please send a photo of the painting in-situ.
She was able to have the Juror's statement to go with the painting.
Very cool! Thank you Julie!
Gunałchéesh/thank you also to Dan DeRoux!
Thank you to all who power through my blogposts.
I say
Gunałchéesh/thank you
to you as well.
Happy summer and happy painting!
