Life
on the Lakes
Juried Art Show
16 June - 15 July 2015
Ed Williams: "Missing Out" – First Prize Photography The Paul Smith’s College VIC will host a Juried Art Show from 16 June through 15 July 2015. An artist reception will be held on 21 June from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The theme of the show will be “Life on the Lakes.”
Awards
Category |
Prize |
Best in Show |
$100 |
1st Place Photography Piece |
$75 |
1st Place Other Medium |
$75 |
Honorable Mentions |
|
People’s Choice |
Lunch for 2 at the St. Regis Cafe |
Prize Winners
- Best in Show: Roma Czerepusczko – "On the Lake" – Roma Czerepuszko creates evocative images of rural animals, buildings, people, and other aspects of country life. “I paint what catches my eye and speaks to my heart.”
- First Place Other Medium: Jeanne Danforth – "Out of the Blue" – Jeanne Danforth's art springs from an overwhelming compulsion for tactile exploration. She usually works in watercolor, oil, pastel, pen & ink, or acrylic, exploring the diverse lives our north country offers.
- First Place Photography: Ed Williams – "Missing Out" – Ed Williams uses digital tools to create distinctive paint-like renditions of his photography. "What drew me to photography is the ability to capture an instant in time, allowing me and the viewer to revisit that moment countless times reiterating the emotions, thoughts, and interests."
- Honorable Mention: Catherine Hartung – "March Melt" – Catherine Hartung works primarily in watercolor and acrylics. She lives outside of Plattsburgh in the foothills of the Adirondacks. The unique beauty the Adirondacks inspires much of her artwork.
- Honorable Mention: Linda Sauther – "Heron with a Long Stride" – Linda Sauther's work is focused on rendering various aspects of nature through pen and ink drawings, print methods, and table mosaics. Her work evokes environmental awareness of birds and reveals the beauty of form in nature.
- Honorable Mention: Lynne Taylor – "OWLYOUT" – Lynne Taylor creates hand-dyed silk scarves and framed silk pictures. She also creates watercolor paintings and painted, embellished work.
Judge: Diane Leifheit
The VIC has invited Diane Leifheit to select the items to be hung for the show. She will award a “Best in Show,” “Best Photo,” “Best Painting,” and “Honorable Mention” prize. We will also award a “People’s Choice” Award from the “Life on the Lakes “show at the conclusion of the juried art show. People visiting the VIC will purchase ballots and vote on their favorite artwork in the show. All proceeds will go toward developing arts programming at the VIC.
Artist's Statement:
The box of used pastels I received as a very young artist was the beginning of my very long love affair with color. So too was the figure, when I enrolled the first time in a life drawing class with a live model placed in front of me and a dozen other artists. Those early memories are nearly as dusty as the work I make on paper of the Adirondack people and its landscape.
I begin a drawing in a sketchbook to get a feel for what I am looking at. Then I begin my painting on a sanded art paper that I have backed with mat board to make it stiff. Whether a face or a hillside, I am looking for big simple shapes. I begin finding form on the paper. I build up some color, then to some peoples horror, I wash it all down with a stiff brush and some Turpeniod, turning the initial work into lost edges and shifting abstractions of dark and light.
The board dries and I begin applying color again. This is a challenging and fun problem solving time. I look carefully at my subject. I find nuances of color. I am seeing color break into layers of other colors. Variations of one color sometimes give way to opposite color. There is green under an eye or orange where the sun lights up an ear from behind.
Then there is the spirit. In landscape it is the feel of the sun, the riffle of breeze. With people, there is the undercurrent of their life in their eyes, then a subtle letting go, a trust that I do see them under their hat, behind their glasses. I work hard to paint what I see, fair witness to who the person is at that moment.
To capture the essence, to create resonance in the image. That is the goal.
See Diane’s work at www.dianeleifheit.com