SCVWS Award Winners 2010

The Award Winners
Back row left to right: Diane Fujimoto, Nancy Calhoun, Nava Attia-Benoit, Don Wieland, Lee Osborne, Ference Besze
Second row left to right: Kathy Lake, Rajani Balaram, Shirley Green, Frances Fisher, Jeanne deCampos-Rousseau
Front row left to right: June Crowe, Carol Mead, Nancy Near, Jane Kwant
Photograph by Evelyn Seto

Lost in Her Memories by Nancy Near Juror’s Comments: “This excellent painting captured my attention as it relates to the perception of reality, and how as we age the function of our memory and mind decreases and is often an alternate reality””

Bleeding Heart by Myrna Wacknov Juror’s Comments: “This painting reflected upon the altered state of reality that is described as being in love.  The cropping of the portrait and the overlay of heart pattern shapes throughout was an excellent way to carry out the theme.”

Stalker in the Greenhouse by Carol Mead Juror’s Comments:“There is vibrancy and verve!  I responded to the color that transforms an unprepossessing subject.”

Window Between Alternate Realities by Don Wieland Juror’s Comments: “A personal reflection on physical reality vs. natural reality.”

Up a Creek by June Crowe Juror’s comments: “This is the painting I wish I had painted myself.  The alternating back and forth of the powerful shapes, colors and lines gave a new direction, a new course of action, made me question 'what is reality?'"

Chron Photog at Pebble Beach by Lee Osborne Juror's comments: “Great techniques and control of brushstroke.”

Picture Element ($150)	Picture Element ($150)
Fuchsia Crystal Vase by Jane Kwant Juror’s Comment: “How light and reflection can alter our reality of objects.”	Blue Shadow by Nancy Calhoun Jurors Comment: “How shapes of shadows can become real subjects of paintings.”
Quiller Gallery ($100)	University Art ($100)
Geisha by Kathy Lake Juror’s Comment: “The back and forth movement of shapes, textures, play of warm and cool colors-defined alternate, a new course of action”	Dawn of a New Reality by Rajani Balaram Juror’s Comment: “This mysterious painting brought fantasy and mythology into reality.”
University Art ($100)	Accents Arts ($75)
Sedona by Ference Besze Juror's Comment: “The state of things as they really are, the physical reality of beauty.”	To Embroider, A Lost Art by Jeanne deCampos Rousseau Juror's Comment: “The ultimate play upon reality - the painted object vs. the real object” ^Top of Page
Creative Catalyst ($60)	Art and Frame Unlimited ($50)
Kaleidoscope Kabbage by Shirley Green Juror's Comment: “The absence of local color and the playful use of expressive color brought an emotional charge to the question of reality"	Living on the Edge by Frances Fisher Juror's Comment: “Strong techniques in this painting defined reality of the landscape.”
Union Avenue Framing ($50)	Jack Richeson & Co. (set of paints)
In Limbo by Nava Attia-Benoit Juror's Comment: “Emotionally charged figurative image questioning alternatives in life, questioning the reality of a situation you find yourself in."	Aquatic Floral by Zoya Scholis Juror's Comment: “This batik like painting defined the idea that alternate often means the reverse or a different course of action, this painting had a unique style and approach."
Jack Richeson & Co. (set of paints)
Aah, Paris My Alternate Reality by Diane Fujimoto Juror's Comment: “Technically well done painting that questions 'What is reality, physically being somewhere, or being somewhere in thought?'"