No artist could live in California and not become enchanted with painting in natural light and from life” says Nancy. Painting in a direct post-impressionist Russian style of realism, where strong expression of form is critical, she has developed a definitive style of painting from life that is evident in all of her works.
2011 Competition Deadline: July 6 |
Enter soon! There will be another great list of prizes from our fabulous sponsors, so don’t miss out! The prospectus is posted on our website viewprospectushere Entries are online only through JuriedArtServices.com Please note: the deadline has been moved from August to July to give accepted artists the opportunity to participate in national advertising along with AWA Members.
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| 2011 Show Venue: Atlanta | ||
Huff Harrington Fine Art, Ltd. in Atlanta will host our 2011 Members Show and National Competition. We are excited to have the opportunity to show our work in a new city to a new audience. We’ll announce details as they are available. The gallery’s location is 4240 Rickenbacker Drive, off of Roswell Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30342, tel: 404.257.0511. huffharrington |
Sculpture Spotlight on Kirsten Kokkin |
Master Signature Member Kirsten Kokkin has created a number of monuments, both public and private commissions. Her works span from the tradition of romantic expressionism to naturalism. She has sculpted themes from the marine world and has a long career as a portrait artist. Kokkin’s artwork is placed all over the world, with the majority of pieces in the U.S and Norway.
Flight located in Cypress, California. |
Painting Spotlight on Sherry Blanchard Stuart | ||
Working in a traditional style, Master Signature Member Sherry Blanchard Stuart paints with a richness of color that illuminates the intensity of sunlight upon her varied subject matter. Although she paints figures, landscapes, and still lifes, the majority of her work has western and equine subjects. She is greatly inspired by the history and tradition of the American West.
Sherry’s work is in the permanent collections of the Tucson Museum of Art, the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenburg, Arizona, the Phippen Museum in Prescott, Arizona and the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her work has been displayed in many juried and solo exhibitions across the nation and can be found in private and corporate collections worldwide. |
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Member News | ||||
 Congratulations to Signature Member Bonnie Conrad on the acceptance of Horsepower (left) in the 2011 Oil Painters of America Show.
Award winners at the recent Outdoor Painters’ Society Plein Air Southwest show included Signature Member Kaye Franklin (Best Group of Work), Signature Member Judy Crowe (Honorable Mention) and Master Signature Member Nancy Boren (Honorable Mention).
Master Signature Member Donna Howell-Sickles recently celebrated the one year anniversary of her gallery, Davis & Blevins, The Main Street Gallery, in St. Jo, Texas. The next show scheduled will be one of still life paintings, “Still of the Summer,” opening June 18.
Master Signature Member Joy Beckner’s Dreaming of Tomatoes, earned the Gold Medal of Honor in the 68th Annual Exhibition of The Audubon Artists, Inc., NY.
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American Women Artists Board for 2011:
Bethanne Kinsella Cople, President, Alexandria, VA
Jacqueline Kamin, Vice-President, Laguna Beach, CA
Joy Beckner, Treasurer, Chesterfield, MO
Nancy Boren, The Colony, TX
Judy Crowe, Spring, TX
LaNell Arndt, Brenham, TX
Julie Rogers, Glendale, UT
Ardith Starostka, Columbus, NE
Debbie Leeuw, Executive Director, Dallas, TX
Contact us at mail@americanwomenartists.org
