12 x 12, An All Media Open Juried Exhibition
Juror’s Statement
I have really been impressed with the talent, creativity and variety in this 12×12 or smaller show. While the winners stood out for various reasons there were many close contenders. My main criteria when judging the show were design, composition, values, use of color, skill in handling materials and the ever elusive….did it make me feel something. I want to stress the importance of framing or cleanly painted sharp edges on the gallery wrap.
Congratulations on a fantastic show!
Jane Keeling
First Place
The Mystery Of The Green Cat, Gary Green, Acrylic
This wonderful painting has so much going for it. The subject matter is a place with a cat that is familiar to the artist. The use of color and handling of light are effective. There is atmosphere and depth through the variation of edges and values. AND the cat’s attitude is evident.
Second Place
Blue, Kate Wendt, Oil & Cold Wax
The bold design pulled me in and the confident use of color layers and texture held my gaze. There is a stained glass effect going on that makes it seem like shadows beyond.
Third Place
Pisces Dream, Debra Eisenmann, Mixed Media
The artist has created an imaginary undersea world that is enchanting. The clever use of pattern and color layers and a fish kept it playful yet convincing. The balance of values and composition are strong.
Merit
Piece Of My Heart, Gloria Comerford, Mixed Media
Solid composition, color harmony and interesting detail work successfully in this charmer. The framing is an enhancement and does not overpower this small piece.
Best In 3D
Bug-I, George Bieber, Clay
This small sculpture has a large personality. The skill of the sculptor and use of fanciful colors blend to create a whimsical wonder.
Honorable Mention
Trancen-dance, Liz Reyes, Acrylic
Orchids, confetti and hyper color are painted well to create a magic world however, the background color pulls in front of the subject visually.
Honorable Mention
Trafalgar Square, William Perry, Watercolor
The handling of light can be felt in this amazingly drawn little jewel of a painting. This is worth doing larger.
Honorable Mention
Controlled Colorful Chaos, Allison Rogers, Acrylic & Oil Pastels
Each of these pieces balance color, values, detail and texture while also working together as a whole. The skill in handling materials is evident. The canvas edges could be sharper when not framed.
| # | First | Last | Title | Medium | Price |
| 105 | Elaine | Anagnos | Breaking | Acrylic | $ 125 |
| 106 | Elaine | Anagnos | Going Home | Acrylic | $ 125 |
| 53 | Susan | Art | Fun Flower | Mixed Media | $ 90 |
| 78 | George | Bieber | Bug-I | Clay | $ 350 |
| 79 | Stephen | Brewer | Salt Water Marsh | Acrylic | $ 300 |
| 80 | Stephen | Brewer | Boats At Dock | Acrylic | $ 300 |
| 97 | Lorraine | Chukly | Summer Breeze | Oil | $ 250 |
| 98 | Lorraine | Chukly | First Coffee | Oil | $ 250 |
| 99 | Lorraine | Chukly | Lemon Breeze | Oil | $ 250 |
| 66 | Gloria | Comerford | Fall To Pieces | Mixed Media | $ 120 |
| 67 | Gloria | Comerford | Piece By Piece | Mixed Media | $ 120 |
| 68 | Gloria | Comerford | Piece Of My Heart | Mixed Media | $ 120 |
| 1E | Gary | Cooper | Lizzy | Watercolor | $ 40 |
| 2E | Jean | Cormier | Chick Chat | Oil | $ 185 |
| 3E | Jean | Cormier | In A Gray World, Be The Red Car | Oil | $ 185 |
| 4E A/B | Jean | Cormier | Egg, No Bacon Please | Oil | $ 185 |
| 42 | Marjorie | Crawford | Flowers | Acrylic | $ 85 |
| 43 | Jim | Crawford | Mountain Chapel | Pottery | $ 70 |
| 74 | JoAnne | Curtan | I Love Trains | Watercolor | $ 600 |
| 75 | JoAnne | Curtan | In The Sea | Mixed Media | $ 250 |
| 76 | JoAnne | Curtan | Happy Plant | Mixed Media | $ 300 |
| 5E | August | DiPerna | Best Friends On The Beach | Acrylic | $ 65 |
| 6E | Debra | Eisenmann | Pisces Dream | Mixed Media | $ 150 |
| 56 | Lynda | Elias | Beyond | Mixed Media | $ 150 |
| 57 | Lynda | Elias | Hidden Path | Mixed Media | $ 150 |
| 58 | Lynda | Elias | Pink Thoughts | Mixed Media | $ 150 |
| 69 | Joyce | Ely Walker | Passing Through | Oil | $ 300 |
| 70 | Joyce | Ely Walker | Gaining Speed | Oil | $ 300 |
| 7E | Jazzy | Erickson | Floral Drifters II | Acrylic | $ 300 |
| 94 | Lorene | Erickson | Fly Monarch Butterfly | Mixed Media | $ 150 |
| 95 | Lorene | Erickson | Autumn’s Quilt | Acrylic | $ 150 |
| 62 | Bernice | Gaines | Polyphemus | Watercolor | $ 275 |
| 51 | Kathleen | Galvin | …Soft Landing | Watercolor | $ 75 |
| 52 | Kathleen | Galvin | Parrot Chat | Watercolor | $ 125 |
| 8E | Joan | Garcia | Great Blue Waiting | Acrylic | $ 125 |
| 9E | Joan | Garcia | Great Blue Watching | Acrylic | $ 125 |
| 81 | Margaret | Gee | Hammerin’ Hank | Mixed Media | NFS |
| 82 | Margaret | Gee | Besties | Mixed Media | NFS |
| 83 | Margaret | Gee | Keeping Tabs | Watercolor | NFS |
| 10E | Betty | Gerich | Museum Visit | Watercolor | $ 300 |
| 11E | Betty | Gerich | The Lesson | Watercolor | $ 300 |
| 71 | JoEllen | Gorris | Family | Acrylic | $ 55 |
| 72 | JoEllen | Gorris | The Answer To Everything | Clay | $ 65 |
| 73 | JoEllen | Gorris | Nana | Clay | $ 65 |
| 87 | Gary | Green | The Mystery Of The Green Cat | Acrylic | $ 550 |
| 77 | Nancy | Groff | Green Eyes | Mixed Media | $ 500 |
| 12E | Mikhail | Gubin | White Box. White Black And White Stuffing. | Wood & Acrylic | $ 850 |
| 13E | Mikhail | Gubin | Stuffed Box #2 | Wood & Acrylic | $ 850 |
| 14E | Mikhail | Gubin | Mandala ‘π’ | Wood, Paper, Cardboard & Acrylic | $ 450 |
| 103 | John | Guest | Late Cruise On Sarasota Bay | Watercolor | $ 50 |
| 104 | John | Guest | First Catch Of The Day | Watercolor | $ 50 |
| 15E | Sondra | Hartnett | Eye Of The Tiger | Mixed Media | $ 250 |
| 107 | Jing | Herman | Winter Daydream | Acrylic & Mixed Media | $1,000 |
| 48 | Kay | Johnson | Diamonds | Basketry | $ 295 |
| 49 | Kay | Johnson | Wonders | Basketry | $ 225 |
| 50 | Kay | Johnson | New Wave | Basketry | $ 100 |
| 47 | Melody | Knight | Fairy Magic | Oil | $ 183 |
| 16E | Richard | Knupp | Tri-Colored Heron | Acrylic | $ 130 |
| 17E | Richard | Knupp | Juvenile Gull | Acrylic | $ 125 |
| 61 | Sabina | Leigh | Twilight | Acrylic | $ 150 |
| 88 | Judy | Lyons Schneider | Landscape I | Encaustic | $ 650 |
| 89 | Judy | Lyons Schneider | Asian Embers | Encaustic | $ 650 |
| 108 | Elise | Manieri | Liquid Paper Orange | Mixed Media | $ 200 |
| 109 | Elise | Manieri | Liquid Paper Red | Mixed Media | $ 200 |
| 110 | Elise | Manieri | Liquid Paper Gold | Mixed Media | $ 200 |
| 63 | Cecile | Moran | Wilderness Gifts | Acrylic Resist | $ 225 |
| 64 | Cecile | Moran | Follow Me | Acrylic Resist | $ 225 |
| 65 | Cecile | Moran | Soulmates | Acrylic Resist | $ 225 |
| 100 | Ted | Morgan | Direction | Watercolor | $ 230 |
| 101 | Ted | Morgan | Craving Space | Watercolor | $ 230 |
| 59 | Janice | Newman | She Has Her Head In The Clouds | Acrylic | $ 750 |
| 60 | Janice | Newman | Forever More | Acrylic | $ 750 |
| 102 | Nancy | Opresnick | Pink Blossom | Watercolor | NFS |
| 18E | Vilma | Packard | Winter Wonderland | Pastels | $ 495 |
| 54 | William | Perry | Westminster Bridge | Watercolor | $ 200 |
| 55 | William | Perry | Trafalgar Square | Watercolor | $ 200 |
| 44 | Kris | Peterson | Going Swimmingly | Watercolor | $ 100 |
| 45 | Kris | Peterson | The Hills Are Alive… | Watercolor | $ 85 |
| 46 | Kris | Peterson | Nothing To Crow About | Watercolor | $ 85 |
| 19E | Sherie | Pierce | Dakota | Acrylic & Oil | $ 225 |
| 20E | Sherie | Pierce | Nueva Catrina | Acrylic | $ 200 |
| 21E | Sherie | Pierce | Esperanza | Acrylic | $ 200 |
| 22E | Debbie | Pigman | Vase | Clay | $ 65 |
| 23E | Liz | Reyes | Refraction | Acrylic | $ 600 |
| 24E | Liz | Reyes | Trancen-dance | Acrylic | $ 500 |
| 25E | Liz | Reyes | She Who Rests | Mixed Media | $ 350 |
| 26E | Dimas | Reyes | Anxious For Nothing | Acrylic | $ 900 |
| 27E | Janet | Roelle | Under The Sea | Watercolor | $ 245 |
| 28E | Janet | Roelle | Line Zen Dot | Acrylic | $ 245 |
| 29E | Janet | Roelle | Silk With Agate | Watercolor & Acrylic | $ 245 |
| 30E A/B/C | Allison | Rogers | Controlled Colorful Chaos | Acrylic & Oil Pastels | $ 300 |
| 92 | Kathryn | Sampson | The Old Pier “2016” | Acrylic | NFS |
| 93 | Kathryn | Sampson | My Space | Acrylic | NFS |
| 96 A/B | Joan | Schnuerch | Sky Over The Waters Of Manatee County No. 3 | Acrylic | $ 300 |
| 31E | Ronald | Serfass | Eyes on Target | Acrylic | $ 175 |
| 32E | Ronald | Serfass | Boxed In | Acrylic | $ 175 |
| 33E | Allison | Small | Erythropsia | Acrylic | $ 200 |
| 34E | Debbie | Snow | Blue Hydrangea | Acrylic | $ 250 |
| 90 | Ken | Snyder | Three And Two | Watercolor | $ 200 |
| 91 | Ken | Snyder | Peacock Feather With Masking Tape | Watercolor | $ 200 |
| 35E | Goldie | Tremblay | Magical Forest | Photo & Embellishments | $ 150 |
| 36E | Reen | Troy | Amalfi Dream 01 | Mixed Media | $ 180 |
| 37E | Reen | Troy | Amalfi Dream 02 | Mixed Media | $ 180 |
| 38E | Reen | Troy | Sun Garden | Mixed Media | $ 180 |
| 39E | Kate | Wendt | Blue | Oil & Cold Wax | $ 250 |
| 40E | Kate | Wendt | Grain | Oil & Cold Wax | $ 250 |
| 41E | Kate | Wendt | Red Sunset | Oil & Cold Wax | $ 250 |
| 84 | Carolyn | Witschonke | Intersections | Encaustic/Mixed Media | $ 450 |
| 85 | Carolyn | Witschonke | Connections | Encaustic/Mixed Media | $ 450 |
| 86 | Carolyn | Witschonke | Circular Thoughts | Encaustic/Mixed Media | $ 450 |
Follow us on