As mentioned in a previous blog I was thrilled to be juried into the Fifteenth Juried Exhibition of the International Association of Pastel Societies. The show was being held in the City of Brea Art Gallery in Brea, CA. As this was my first national level show I decided to attend the reception on Saturday evening, January 23rd. It is a beautiful gallery and the reception was very well attended. The trip was further enhanced for me because Maggie Price, IAPS President, presented a great pastel landscape painting demonstration from 2 to 5 pm in the gallery prior to the reception. Needless to say, I was very impressed by the quality and breadth of the work juried into the exhibition....some truly beautiful art. Recognizing the level of work made being part of the exhibit a truly memorable step forward in my art career! Above is a photo of my framed piece hung on the gallery wall. Below is a link to a brief video of the reception. I hope you enjoy the video even a fraction as much as I enjoyed being there!
Please click here to enjoy the video clip posted on YouTube:
Hello Karen, your piece in the Brea Show is fabulous, congratulations! I love the use of light on the glass. You are a great artist, and your range of subjects is wonderful. I am also a Pastel artist and I was very fortunate to have 2 pieces in the Brea Show. It is a great time for Pastelists now, because there is so much talent out there, and these exhibitions around the country and world are showing not only the top 5 artists, but alot of the rising artists in the medium.
ReplyDeleteMy question about the Brea Show, is did they give out awards, and who recieved them?
Artfully yours,
Kurt Weiser
Hi Kurt!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the compliment!~ I also greatly enjoyed your two pieces. In fact I wondered....have you ever worked with Richard McKinley? Your work had that same somewhat etherial feel to it. Very nice. I have worked with Richard for the last couple of years.....he is a fabulous teacher.
They did give awards as follows:
Prix de Pastel - Cuong Nguyen for "Becky"
Gold - Sally Strand for "Bedside, AM"
Silver - Phil Bates for "Burney Falls"
Bronze - Sangita Phadke for "Black & Green Grapes"
Honorable Mention - Charles Timken for "Architectural Remnant"
Honorable Mention - Christine Bodnar for "Profile"
Honorable Mention - Eileen Casey for "Empty Nest Revisited"
You will be getting a brochure with your returned painting so you can check them out.
Thanks again and keep painting!
Karen