2011 Art Classic XXI Awards - October 15, 2011
Judges
Larry Hurst - Sharon Weaver - Karen Nichols

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Acrylics - Gold
"Rock Of Ages" - Laurie Finkelstein
26" x 22" - $650 - 661.478.1998
laurie@lauriebethart.com
 
  • Good use of color palate, realistic abstraction shows creativity.
  • Great composition & colors. Very strong drawing skills with an interesting perspective.
  • Amazing texture on the rocks, yet almost abstract in its composition.


Acrylics - Silver
"Bromeliads" - Myrna Mendel
30" x 40" - $2,500 - myrna_medal@yahoo.com
 
  • Good color choices, good contrast and composition.
  • Wonderful graphic blowup with strong shapes and interesting borders.  The outlines of the plants against the peach background is great.
  • Strong use of color, good composition and scale.
Acrylics - Merit
 "A Westering Sun Over The Cloch Lighthouse, Scotland
Lee Bosarge
36" x 30" - $850 - lee@colorincorporated.com
 
  • Good sense of light and shadow.
  • Good sky and ambitious subject with the lighthouse.  Architectural details are well done, nice highlights. Keep title shorter.
  • Difficult composition done well with depth.


Graphics - Gold
SOLD
 "Nature's Abstract" - Diane Bruckner
dianebruckner@aol.com
 
  • Subtle and understated. Small scale is exquisite and composition is great.
  • Great sense of space in a very small work. Good composition and technique.
  • Excellent figure to ground relationship, and use of the graphite medium.


 

Graphics - Silver
"Bacon" - Brittney Diamond
NFS
 
  • Nice to see a fun pop-art piece.
  • Fun colors with humor & impact.
  • Fun pop-art piece.


Graphics - Merit
"Her Majesty's Cape" - Diane Bruckner
image 5" x 7" - frame 11" x 14"
$200 - dianebruckner@aol.com
 
  • Strong composition that leads the viewer's eye to the focal point of the piece.
  • Very skilled rendering & technique.
  • Controlled & elegant, great graphic skill.

Oils - Gold
SOLD
 "Misty Memories Of Days Gone By" - Rick Moore
drawnshadows@me.com
 
  • Interesting technique and use of medium. Great handling of reflections, good composition.
  • Interesting technique with a difficult composition. Loved the handling of the reflection. The eyes grab you.
  • Good composition - challenging. Interesting style.


 

Oils - Silver
"Golden Hour" - Jill Jones
NFS
 
  • Beautiful little painting with greath warmth and depth. Shows good understanding of color.
  • Wonderful lights & darks. Great drawing. The reflection on the floor & light on the drapes are well handled.
  • Glowing colors.


 

Oils - Merit
"Only" - Jane Mick
18" x 21" - $240 - 661.212.0386
 
  • Wonderful use of perspective. Compositionally interesting.
  • Gritty urban landscape with nice brush work and a strong composition. Nice neutral palette.
  • Very interesting painting. Use of color brings subject alive and the composition is excellent.


 


Other Media - Gold
"Patriarch" - Hector Fernandez
Scratchboard
17" x 25" -  $2,200 - 661.492.9054
hector1164@yahoo.com
 
  • Extraordinary use of media, beautiful composition.
  • The eyes really draw you into the piece which on closer look then revealed all the amazing details of the work. Veins, scars all add emotion to this.
  • Masterful execution of scratchboard medium.


 

Other Media - Silver
"Greek Island Getaway" - Gary Friedman
watercolor & pen/ink
19" x 24" - $375 - 661.255.2209
 
  • A retro 50's piece, loosely executed but masterly drawn.
  • Interesting composition and good pen/ink drawing which is accented by the 50's washes. Takes me to the place.
  • Clean use of pen/ink with watercolor. Restrained, yet open.


 

Other Media - Merit
"Bloom" - Patricia Thayer
cut paper
20" x 20" - $150 - 661.254.6509
pdthayer2391@sbcglobal.net
 
  • Good composition. Use of collage works here.
  • Fun combination of inventive shapes to simulate a flower. Wonderful colors.
  • Works compositionally with good color choices.


 


Photography - Gold
"Autumn Apples" - Dody Rogers
27" x 23" - $175 - 661.252.7639
scvdody@earthlink.net
 
  • Good composition & great digital resolution.
  • Great mood of autumn with strong composition.
  • Good composition & subject matter. Everyday subject made very interesting.


 

Photography - Silver
SOLD
 "Par Infinity" - Jason Moran
 
  • Hot colors with a subject that left me wanting to know more about it.
  • Nice to see abstraction in photography.
  • Interesting abstract composition.


 

Photography - Merit
"Rose" - Sharon Bradley
20" x 18" - $125 - 661.312.1153
 
  • Classic composition and great resolution.
  • Very nice treatment of the familiar.
  • Delicate, lovely and well constructed.


Sculpture - Gold
"Eagle Three" - Jim Bakman
38" x 10" x 12" - $600 - 661.252.2222
jbakman@att.net
 
  • Amazing craftsmanship. Inventive handle & stand.
  • Unbelievable use of material. Shows great skill and patience.
  • Skillful mastery of many mediums.



 

Sculpture - Silver
"Ubiquitous Trio" - Idelle Tyzbir
5.4" x 3' x 3' - $8,000
idellet@mac.com
 
  • Good sense of design.
  • Wonderful use of materials. Successfully shows the connection of the visual form and music.
  • Strong use of emotion by combining music with a 3D sculpture. Nice concept & good execution.


Sculpture - Merit
"Soquili" - Brittney Diamond
NFS
 
  • Inventive technique with great motion and emotion.
  • A subtly beautiful piece. Very creative use of materials.
  • Exquisite proportions on the horse & unexpected placement of horse with spool of wire.


Watercolors - Gold
"Fruit On The Vine" - Peggy Patti
13" x 16" - $200 - 661.255.1963, 661.310.8909
 
  • Great use of color contrasts.
  • Good negative space, wonderful colors.
  • Watercolor skill level needs improvement, but use of color and composition make this piece succeed.


 

Watercolors - Silver
"Skip James" - Bob Hernandez
20" x 20" - $300 - 818.634.4180, dichos1@hotmail.com
 
  • Interesting composition, good layered technique.
  • Masterful use of medium, unique composition.
  • Shows skill and understanding of media. Good composition.


 

Watercolors - Merit
"Mountain Lake" - Sandy Fisher
16" x 20" - $250 - 661.618.0939
 
  • Shows a relaxed control of medium & good use of color and composition.
  • Good color choices and understanding of atmospheric perspective.
  • Nice technique and colors. Good depth.


Best Of Show - NFS
 
  • Mood evoking, masterful use of medium with great texture and color choices.
  • Nice composition, interesting brushwork, good drawing. Especially like the way the background was left abstract and the details of the face and hands are very delicate.
  • A rather traditional approach to painting yet very elegant and competent. Wonderful brushwork and composition make this piece very successful.


David Veal
Richard Huff Founders' Award
[for camaraderie, helpfulness and
friendship to members]

 

Olga Kaczmar
Service Award
In appreciation for her dedication
and devotion to the SCAA.


People's Choice
"In The Light Of The Night" - Shirley Checkos
21" x 27" - $1,200 - 818.523.1884
artist2thestars@yahoo.com

 

People's Choice
"Deux Rue Vivienne" - Jan Kush
NFS

Excellence In Arts
City of Santa Clarita
"Soquili" - Brittney Diamond
NFS
 

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