Artists' Choice Award
Afternoon Lines, 20 x 20 inches, oil on linen
Afternoon Lines, 20 x 20 inches, oil on linen
Just found out that my painting Afternoon Lines received the Artists' Choice Award at the upcoming Napa Valley Art Festival, which takes place on August 15th at the V Marketplace in Yountville, California. Click on the link and check out the line up of artists who are in this show. A talented and formidable bunch, to be sure.
Because I'm not doing any juries shows or events this year except for this one, I'd forgotten that there were awards at this show. When my friend Paul Kratter called to tell me that I'd won, I choked on my coffee and made a mess. What a pleasant surprise!! The award, that is. Not the mess.
The Artists' Choice, as you know, is voted on by artists who are juried into the show. Your peers, in other words. It's a great honor because it is recognition by people who really "get" it. Sure, our goal in making art isn't peer recognition, but I'm really happy to get it. Painting is such an isolating and isolated endeavor that sometimes we need to be told that what we're doing is OK, and not by our moms either. Sales of artwork is one kind of validation, but an Artists' Choice award by people who paint better than I do is a huge stamp of approval and a confidence booster. It's happily humbling.
The timing couldn't be better, either. As you know, I'm preparing for a big "Return to the City" solo show coming up in the fall, and I've been painting a lot of cityscapes lately. And because it's a lot more challenging for me to paint cityscapes than landscapes, I've had to scrape a lot more than I normally do, wreaking havoc on my confidence. So needless to say, this award is doubly sweet.
Bill Cone won the Juror's Choice and Janette Jones won the CAC award. See their winning paintings here. Congratulations Bill and Janet!!
Because I'm not doing any juries shows or events this year except for this one, I'd forgotten that there were awards at this show. When my friend Paul Kratter called to tell me that I'd won, I choked on my coffee and made a mess. What a pleasant surprise!! The award, that is. Not the mess.
The Artists' Choice, as you know, is voted on by artists who are juried into the show. Your peers, in other words. It's a great honor because it is recognition by people who really "get" it. Sure, our goal in making art isn't peer recognition, but I'm really happy to get it. Painting is such an isolating and isolated endeavor that sometimes we need to be told that what we're doing is OK, and not by our moms either. Sales of artwork is one kind of validation, but an Artists' Choice award by people who paint better than I do is a huge stamp of approval and a confidence booster. It's happily humbling.
The timing couldn't be better, either. As you know, I'm preparing for a big "Return to the City" solo show coming up in the fall, and I've been painting a lot of cityscapes lately. And because it's a lot more challenging for me to paint cityscapes than landscapes, I've had to scrape a lot more than I normally do, wreaking havoc on my confidence. So needless to say, this award is doubly sweet.
Bill Cone won the Juror's Choice and Janette Jones won the CAC award. See their winning paintings here. Congratulations Bill and Janet!!
9 comments:
That's GREAT! Congrats : )
congrats and well deserved my man!
Hearty Congratulations Sir!
I am a regular reader of your blog and I thank you for sharing such wonderful art and advice on art with us readers.
I'm glad you got the award for that painting, it is a real gem. Doubly satisfying for sure as you say you have been hard at it on those cityscapes! Way to go.
You the man!
Congratulations. That is one beautiful painting.
Thanks everyone!! Very much appreciated :-)
Congratualtions Terry, this was my choice Artists Choice. Nice Work!
Thanks Kevin! your vote means a lot to me.
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