Open Space Arts People's Choice Winners Jan 2023 After the Master's Style Art Show
As we draw towards the end of this month's art show at the Open Space Art gallery, we count the votes. During the month, we ask the gallery visitors to vote on their favorite art piece of our art shows and then we give out ribbons for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place for People's Choice based on the vote counts.
And the Winners Are...
This art show was called "After the Master's Style" where we asked our artists that answered the Call for Art to submit work that is "inspired by" their favorite master artists. It is fun to watch the gallery visitors really consider the artwork for their choice and we often hear, "Can I only pick one?" And their faces reflect the difficulty in selecting only one! That's a good thing!
It really tickles me to watch the visitors taking in the art as they studiously go from piece to piece trying to decide their favorite. To me, the choice for first place this month was an easy and obvious choice, but still there were so many GREAT artworks! Well done, artists - all of them! Prince William County artists and art groups got talent!
Drum roll please...
1. 1st Place is Tom Payne's "Vermeer's Vision"
The master artist Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), was a Dutch painter that created the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" which was what inspired Tom Payne's "Vermeer's Vision", which as Tom says is "Girl with a Pearl Earring" meets African Cyborg Queen. Update Thursday, January 26, 2023 9:25pm - this painting SOLD, contact Tom Payne for prints. https://www.payne-relief-artworx.com/
2. Second Place is Bettie Sperty's "Sweet Dreams"
Bettie Sperty's painting was inspired by the artist René François Ghislain Magritte (1898-1967) who "was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation." (-Wikipedia)
3. Tied for Third Place are Kate Brogdon's " Redwood Forest Nymph Losing Hope" and Donna Liguria's "Only God Can Make a Tree"
Kate Brogdon's " Redwood Forest Nymph Losing Hope"
"This piece continues my series of nymphs: strong female guardians of a
complex environment she fills with energy. The redwood tree nymph is
losing hope in the face of threats to her tree and the forest, as
continued degradation and fragmentation reduce the ability of forests to
shelter valuable ecosystems and mitigate warming. Candy wrappers are
the base of the image providing shine and sparkle, but also highlight
the often invisible trash filing our natural areas. The nymph is drawn
in pencil and the environment is a photograph with paint." - Kate Brogdon
Donna Liguria's "Only God Can Make a Tree"
"The master creator and painter, God, inspired my rendition of a looking up at a tree. There is a squirrel, 2 birds, and a couple of lady bugs sprinkled around the canvas." - Donna Liguria
Please note that all of the artwork at the gallery is for sale if you are interested.
After the Master's Style will only be up until Sunday, January 29, so come out and enjoy the show. It is FREE to come in and view the art. The next art show beginning on Wednesday, February 1 and running until Feb 26 is "African American Voices and Visions". And the voting will start all over again.
Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all that visited and voted.
An artist member of PWAS in Woodbridge, VA specializing in acrylic painting. She paints landscapes, seascapes, animals and many subjects. Visit her Website at https://DonnaLiguriaArt.com & her Blog at https://donnascavepainting.blogspot.com/.
Local Art: Visit us at Stonebridge Open Space Arts at 15000 Potomac Town Center, Woodbridge, VA - Open Wed to Sat 12-7 and Sun 12-5
The Prince William Art Society is a 50-year-old non-profit art group in PWC for the appreciation of fine art throughout the county and Northern Virginia.
Want to know how to get involved at OSA? If you are an artist (18 or older) living in Prince William County, or a are a member of a PWC art group, you are welcome to get on our next art show's emailing list. Send it to us, OR come by the gallery to find out more.
Want to join PWAS? Go to https://www.princewilliamartsociety.com/membership
Congratulations to the People's Choice Winners
ReplyDeleteWoohoo, thank you Otis! Now I have a First Place Ribbon for "Sunrise at Historic Manassas Train Station", a Second Place Ribbon for "Mountain Path" and a Third Place Ribbon for "Only God Can Make a Tree".
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