Saturday, January 15, 2011

Passion Flower

"Passion Flower"    oil     24" x 24" 

And we have... a winner! I was shocked and pleased to see this painting had been awarded a ribbon at the "This is Colorado" exhibition at the (swanky!) Madden Museum, in Greenwood Village, which opened last night. This annual juried art exhibit is hosted by the Heritage Fine Arts Guild of Arapahoe County. 

A booklet of the event was produced, which included notes (nice touch!) from juror Victoria Kwasinski. Here's her very kind comments:
"This lovely painting has an exquisite "freshness and sparkle". Painting technique, craftsmanship, and color sensitivity is exceptional in this work. Nice contrast from extreme detail in the center of the flower vs. the muted shapes and tonal shifts of green in the background."
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21 comments:

  1. dominique eichiJanuary 15, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    YEP !.......... she is SO right. Congratulations R

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  2. UnknownJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Congratulations! This showcases your amazing drawing abilities.

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  3. Vicki GreeneJanuary 15, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    Congratulations! Beautiful work.

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  4. Going BygoneJanuary 15, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    Just received my herbal passion flower in the mail yesterday. A friend of mine has this vine and it is really beautiful. So is the painting. You have a wonderful blog and I appreciate your showcasing other artists as well.

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  5. martinealisonJanuary 15, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Félicitations à vous... merveilleux.
    Bisous

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  6. -DonJanuary 15, 2011 at 11:16 PM

    Victoria took the words right out of my mouth... Congrats on the well-deserved award! Thank you for the link to Ms. Harris. You're right, she's an outstanding artist.

    -Don

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  7. UnknownJanuary 16, 2011 at 2:19 AM

    Wonderful!

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  8. Paintings by Irit BourlaJanuary 16, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Congratulations well deserved.

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  9. Happy Little Trees StudioJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Congratulations on your award! It's well deserved!

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  10. helenJanuary 16, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Looks like a photo - very realistic!

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  11. Jala PfaffJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Congratulations, R!

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  12. ManonJanuary 16, 2011 at 2:06 PM

    R.....congrats!!! It is sooooo beautiful!!

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 16, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    freshness and sparkle are in so many of your paintings... congratulations!

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  14. suzanneberryJanuary 17, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    couldn't have said it better myself...stunning piece, your work never fails to give me goose bumps. talk about mad skills!! congratulations!!! so well deserved.

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  15. Kathleen KrucoffJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Just breathtaking and congratulations!!! Whooot!

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  16. Christine Mercer-VernonJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    very nice indeed! congrats R, well deserved. very very lovely painting. :]

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  17. LindaHuntJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    Beautiful painting...love the depth and the color is exquisite!

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  18. Diane HoeptnerJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    Congratulations!! It's gorgeous and you deserve the recognition.

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  19. Marian FortunatiJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:53 PM

    Hi R...

    Congrats on a well deserved award. Wonderful clear comments too...
    YOU may have been surprised but none of us fans are...

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  20. David Larson EvansJanuary 22, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Flawless.

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  21. Becky JoyMarch 3, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    This is very unique work so beautiful.

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Thank you for your kind comments! They always make my day.

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