"Above and Below" took another First Place at the 2010 Pencil Painting Exhibition presented by the Los Angeles District Chapter of the Colored Pencil Society of America. The Cypress Community Gallery, located at 5700 Orange Avenue in Cypress, is hosting the show until April 16 (Mon-Fri, 9-5). I was told the as soon as the judge, Michael Daniel, entered the gallery, he immediately asked to be reassured that my artwork was indeed made with colored pencil.
Below are the pictures of my winning artwork and of the award recipients. From left: Ester Roi (1st Place), Barbara Roger (Honorable Mention), Ruth Anisman (2nd Place) and Ruth Arthur (3rd Place). Other Honorable Mentions were awarded to: Jeff George and Margaret Lindsey. Congratulations to all!
Award Recipients
Above and Below
Beautiful, as always. Congratulations. I'm at a ranch in Tucson all week and could not bring my Icarus Board. I miss it, but did bring oil pastels, crayons, and colored pencils to begin some new designs. Thank you for your inspiring blogs.
Congratulations! Doesn't that make you proud that the judge was so amazed that the colored pencil world had broadened into that beautiful rendering that he questioned if it COULD BE cp? Proud in that it is your invention that has changed the whole "look". Glad the judge could recognize it as an award winner!!
Thank you, Deb, you are very kind.
Yes, it does make me feel proud. Most of all I'm grateful that other artists find my invention useful.
Above and Below is Above and Beyond!
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Hi Ester, congratulations! This is definitely an award winning piece...like all of your art!! :-)
You are swinging on your swing and I am finding my inner Mediterranean with music. The fun things that go on in our studios! :-)