Juror Robert Semans is a meticulous and well regarded painter. While he paints still lifes and landscapes, his true love is portraits. He has been commissioned to paint many famous people including Gray Davis. He was trained in the classical style and is especially interested in color theory. Recently he has become more interested in some new contemporary styles and is very open to new ideas.
Juror's comments on the show: Tremendous variety and a lot of excellent work. Very good handling of color in many of the paintings. Congratulations to all who participated in this show!
Award Winners, left to right:
Dan Tellep, Marika Anderson, Ferenc Besze, Cathy Belleville's mother (standing in for Cathy)
Bridget Geiger, Sayeko Nakamurs, Michael Rogan, Taryn Curiel, Myrna Wacknov, Jan Grady
Helen Jones, Anuradha Khandekar, Caroline McClintic, Yvonne Newhouse, Kim Navarre
not present: Peter Carey, Cathy Belleville, John Ediger, Sonia Siccardo, Susan Jochheim, and Sutthisri Watson
2014 Award Winners |
Room With a View Juror’s Comments: Very interesting composition. Especially nice handling of the background scene. |
Colored Bottles in Sunlight Juror's comments: Beautiful color and patterning. Nice looseness in style. |
Fall Harvest Juror's comments: Nice muted tones played off against high chroma colors. |
Cat Nap Juror's comments: Good concept and composition. |
Swinging Tahoe Juror's comments: Strong concept, very skillfully done. |
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2014 Sponsor AwardsSCVWS would like to give a big THANK YOU to our sponsors for their generous support: Beneath the Surface (M Graham), Picture Element, Art Academy Live, University Art,Quiller Gallery, Accent Arts, Creative Catalyst, Tony Baxter, Union Avenue Framing, Living in Color Foundation (Terri Hill's book) and Cheap Joes. |
Confetti Juror's comments: Wonderful iridescent quality! The painting grows on you, the more you look at it. |
Plan B Juror's comment: Wonderful interplay of colors. |
After the Storm Juror's comments: Interesting play of suggestive shapes and elements. Feeling of mystery draws you in.
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Invitation to Rest Juror's comment: Nice clean handling, beautiful composition. |
Lunch Break Juror's comment: Nice atmospheric feel. |
Why Not? Juror's comment: Intriguing play of textures and nice color harmony. |
Idle Hands Juror's comment: Very strong image with interesting texture. |
Old Friends Juror's comment: Beautiful handling of tones and subtle color. |
Alec's Geranium Juror's comment: Niice handling of the medium and a good "pop" of color. |
Gypsy Merchant Juror's comment: Very painterly. |
Autumn Walk Juror's comment: Very pleasing. One wishes they were there. |
Mission Collonade Juror's comment: Very competent and well handled use of watercolor. |
Fresh and Beautiful Juror's comment: Nice play of different greens. |
King and Queen Juror's comment: Good handling of light. |
Vanilla Sky Juror's comments: Well handled use of watercolor. The addition of some color in the dark trees was very good. |
2014 Popular Choice Vote |
Plan B |
Istanbul Shoppers |
Room With a View |
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Gypsy Merchant |
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