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Please join us for an Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony
November 21st at 6:00 PM
Seating is limited, please RSVP to Samra Thompson at 254-698-2009 by Nov 16th
City
of Killeen: Civic & Conference Center
3601 S w S Young Dr
Killeen, TX 76542-2805
Refreshments will be served.
People's Choice Recipient will be awarded.
Artist- Angela Silcox
Living Art in My Time
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participating artists did a superb job on their submissions. The judges
have made their decisions, below are the winners of the 2009 Thiel
Silcox Fine Art Competition. The judges had comments for each winning
piece, and were exceptionally impressed with the variety and quality of
the entire exhibit. Congratulations to all the participants and
especially to the winners! See below, art is listed by category. Thank
you everyone! Great job! |
Best of Show- #51
Michelle East “Knife and Pears”
Judges Comment- Great unity of visual elements; color, texture,
reflections, light, fullness of form. Very skillfully composed &
executed. |
| Photography/Digital Imagery
1st Place- #17 Birgitta Riley “Casting Shadows”
Judges Comment- Very strong shadows & patterns.
2nd Place- #2 Walter Gerber “Makapu’u Beach”
Judges Comment- Excellent contrast with delicate shadows.
3rd Place- #70 Alexander Bay “Orleans Nights”
Judges Comment- The mood is very well captured & conveyed
nice use of darks.
Honorable Mention- #19 Birgitta Riley “Flowers of the Sun”
Judges Comment- Beautiful composition & color balance. |
| 3-Dimentional/Sculpture/Jewelry
1st Place- #60 Zac Shawhan “A Vision”
Judges Comment- Impressive carving – good consistent texture.
2nd Place- #122 Marty Stanek “Gnome House”
Judges Comment- Combination of natural material and carved from
is very effective.
3rd Place- #78 Samra Thompson “Lilith”
Judges Comment- Very well crafted. Interesting imagery
Honorable Mention- #50 James Mortimer “Cane”
Judges Comment- Excellent carving. Top of the cane is
distracting although it is also well done. The shoe does not
match the images on the cane. |
| Pen & Ink/Printmaking
1st Place- #63 Rebecca Sutton “Pa pa’s Cotton Field”
Judges Comment- Very good economy of light & dark used to
make an accomplished image.
2nd Place- #110 Joy Schumacher “The Garden Gate”
Judges Comment- Good use of space: nice airy effect complements
the subject.
3rd Place- #99 Samantha St. Peter “To Love a Soldier”
Judges Comment- Good shadows proportion, clean composition
Honorable Mention- #54 Jonathan Williamson “Waiting at the
Docks”
Judges Comment- Interesting Point of View, good detail |
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| Mixed Media/Collage
1st Place- #12 & #13 (should be considered one painting)
Sandra Alderman “Mirage I&II”
Judges Comment- Outstanding texture & use of color.
Proportions of canvas panels and excellent choice.
2nd Place- #23 Ellen Dunn, “Butterflies are free”
Judges Comment- Professionally done: Visual rhyme of shapes
and lines especially good.
3rd Place- #11 Sandra Alderman “Tapestry of Souls”
Judges Comment- Very interesting use of materials and images.
Honorable Mention- #83 Jutta Mack “Soul Eater”
Judges Comment- Good detail & impact of overall shape.
Intimate scale is also appealing. |
| Acrylic/Oil/Watercolor
1st Place- #97 Claudette Smith “Bright Shadows”
Judges Comment- Especially beautiful handling of transparency.
Well composed convincing space.
2nd Place- #90 Joy Simon “The Mountain”
Judges Comment- Very effective use of texture in an abstract
landscape.
3rd Place- #45 Ken Taylor “Stock Tank”
Judges Comment- Very well realized traditional landscape.
Honorable Mention- #62 Jan Miles “Squall”
Judges Comment- Folk art/primitive style well conveyed.
Satisfying humorous twist. However, the signature is a
distraction.
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| Charcoal/Pencil/Pastel
1st Place- #119 Barbara Flynn “Combat Eyes – Posthumous”
Judges Comment- Excellent realism and expressive power.
2nd Place- #109 Joy Schuhmacher “Run for the Roses”
Judges Comment- Beautiful use of color and feeling of motion.
3rd Place- #68 Crystal Orlando, “Teamwork- Bud Horses”
Judges Comment- Beautiful form, realism, control of media
Honorable Mention- #42 Mary Beth Martin “Pure joy”
Judges Comment- An excellent work: The complicated frame
detracts from the work. |
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| Overall comments:
The artists are all to be congratulated for contributing to an
impressive show. Also, special recognition is appropriate for those who
installed the works.
In some of the categories, especially mixed media & painting
these were far more meritorious works then the 4 awards indicate. We
could have easily selected several more winners.
Although we acknowledge that art judging and appreciation is a
subjective, personal process, we made every effort to address common
standards: expertise in use of materials, arresting visual effects,
unity of composition, and individual creativity. It was a challenge to
narrow the selections, but also a great pleasure to examine the art
works intimately and intensely. |
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