Details
Start Date
Tue, July 30, 2019 @ 10:00 AM
End Date
Thu, September 19, 2019 @ 5:00 PM
Location
The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center
Cuyahoga Valley Art Center’s Floral & Landscape Exhibition
This new exhibition encouraged artist submissions that were realistic and or abstracted portraying flowers, landscapes, cityscapes, seascapes, and skylines, with all mediums being encouraged. This juror of this exhibition Jessica Loftus, selected the Best of Show, Second Place, Third Place and honorable mentions of this exhibition. A People’s Choice shall be held during this exhibition, with the winner receiving a $100 award to Cheap Joes Art Supplies, winner announced at the artist reception
This exhibition shall open to the public on Tuesday, July 30th and run through September 19th kicking off the People’s Choice selection process. Visitors will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite pieces, the winner receiving a $100 award to Cheap Joes Art Supplies. Awards will be distributed as the winners are celebrated during the Floral & Landscapes Exhibition reception on August 23rd from 5:00-7:30 PM. Patrons will have the opportunity to mingle with the artists, enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres and purchase art during this free reception.
Juror Biography:
Jessica Loftus: Jessica Loftus is a 3rd generation painter, who grew up surrounded by traditional landscape painters in New Mexico. She has been holding a brush since she was 8 years old and has obtained her degree in painting from the University of Texas. She is the curator for Western Reserve Hospital & the Mustard Seed Cafe and has previous experience as an art juror.
PICK-UP DATES: Participants may pick-up there work on September 20th & 21st
Winners:
| BEST OF SHOW
ANDY LIPTAK TALLMADGE, OH Gull-ible 3-DIMENSIONAL NFS
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What an innovative transmedia approach to landscape painting! Thank you for adding a dimensionality to this discipline. This is a truly engaging work.
– Jessica Lofthus |
| SECOND-PLACE
TERRIE HALEY AKRON, OH Strawberry Field WATER BASED MEDIA $175
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There is an almost electric tonality to dried grasses in the sunlight and you’ve captured the energy of it beautifully. The cropping and temperature of this snapshot in time creates more complexity than meets the eye.
– Jessica Lofthus |
| THIRD-PLACE
MERRILY SPRAGUE SILVER LAKE, OH Sunrise Solitude WATERCOLOR MEDIA $95 |
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Night landscapes are difficult to achieve. This artist has created and maintained depth and detail in a precise and magical way that keeps the viewer engaged and dreaming. Good job!
– Jessica Lofthus |
| HONORABLE MENTION
RUSS VERNON COPLEY, OH Floral WATER BASED MEDIA $150 |
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The use of unedited, blocked brush strokes brings a liveliness to this still life that keeps it interesting and kinetic. An excellent example of how to insinuate a refinement that isn’t necessary to enjoy the energy of a setting.
– Jessica Lofthus |
| HONORABLE MENTION
CHRISTINE MORROW STOW, OH Slowly Wilting PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA $275 |
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The perspective of this piece brings a freshness to the discipline of still life painting that I’ve never seen before. The bird’s eye view into the pitcher creates a fun dialogue that’s whimsical and unique!
– Jessica Lofthus |
| HONORABLE MENTION
SHARON IRWIN KENT, OH Sonoma Milk Shed OIL BASED MEDIA NFS |
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A seemingly simple scene, the artist has used small shifts in tone and blending to create a warmth to this scene that might otherwise be overlooked. One can almost feel the warmth and expansiveness of the sky on their skin.
– Jessica Lofthus |
Accepted Submissions:
| FULL NAME | CITY, STATE | TITLE | CATEGORY | PRICE |
| SAMANTHA BIAS | CLEVELAND, OH | Secret Garden | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $555 |
| SAMANTHA BIAS | CLEVELAND, OH | Elegy to the Void | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $666 |
| JO BROOKHART | AKRON, OH | The Pines | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $175 |
| ATHENA BROWN | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Hard To Let Go | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $150 |
| ROSEMARY L. BURKHART | CANTON, OH | Big Sky | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $400 |
| DEBRAH BUTLER | KENT, OH | Sign Tree | DRY MEDIA | $450 |
| DEANNA CLUCAS | RICHFIELD, OH | Poppy Garden | MIXED MEDIA | $500 |
| MARJORIE DETTLING | AKRON, OH | Down the Garden Path | OIL BASED MEDIA | $375 |
| MARJORIE DETTLING | AKRON, OH | My Favorite Pot | OIL BASED MEDIA | $85 |
| PAT EDWARDS | ASHLAND, OH | Purple Iris | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $175 |
| PAT EDWARDS | ASHLAND, OH | Daylily “Apache Sunset” | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $125 |
| ANN EMMITT | TALLMADGE, OH | Hollyhocks | DRY MEDIA | $500 |
| ANN EMMITT | TALLMADGE, OH | Floral Fantasy | MIXED MEDIA | $500 |
| PHYLLIS ESTIS | AURORA, OH | Tide Pools at Twilight | OIL BASED MEDIA | $1,800 |
| JEANNE FASHEMPOUR | MEDINA,OH | Dune Grass | MIXED MEDIA | $650 |
| JEANNE FASHEMPOUR | MEDINA,OH | After The Sun | MIXED MEDIA | $365 |
| BARBARA FAULKNER | HUDSON, OH | Nature’s Rhythm III | MIXED MEDIA | $400 |
| BARBARA FAULKNER | HUDSON, OH | Nature’s Rhythm IV | MIXED MEDIA | $375 |
| GLORIA FICKERT | AKRON, OH | Moody Ocean | DRY MEDIA | $100 |
| GLORIA FICKERT | AKRON, OH | Casual Bouquet | MIXED MEDIA | $100 |
| MARY FORD | PARMA, OH | Macrocosm of Honey Balls | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $175 |
| MAGGIE FRAME | TALLMADGE, OH | Morning Blossoms | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $150 |
| SAMUEL J. FRANCAZIO | LAKEWOOD, OH | Wisteria | OIL BASED MEDIA | $800 |
| SAMUEL J. FRANCAZIO | LAKEWOOD, OH | Vase of Enrichment | WATERBASED | $800 |
| ANNE FRY | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | The House in the Hollow | DRY MEDIA | $150 |
| MARCIA GIFFIN | GAHANNA, OH | Hocking Hills | DRY MEDIA | NFS |
| BETTY GRIBBLE | DOVER, OH | With my Morning Coffee | OIL BASED MEDIA | $675 |
| BETTY GRIBBLE | DOVER, OH | Lilies on the River | OIL BASED MEDIA | $450 |
| CHARLENE HAAS | HUDSON, OH | When the Peepers Sing | DRY MEDIA | $100 |
| TERRIE HALEY | AKRON, OH | Blossom Opera | WATER BASED MEDIA | $175 |
| TERRIE HALEY | AKRON, OH | Strawberry Field | WATER BASED MEDIA | $175 |
| SALLY HESTON | BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH | Floral Fireworks | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $300 |
| JACK HICKSON | BARBERTON, OH | Summer Roadside | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $195 |
| JACK HICKSON | BARBERTON, OH | Wild Ohio | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $350 |
| KEVIN PAUL HUDAK | AKRON, OH | Flowal | OIL BASED MEDIA | $700 |
| SHARON IRWIN | KENT, OH | Sonoma Milk Shed | OIL BASED MEDIA | NFS |
| GERNA ISLEY | TALLMADGE, OH | Rainy Day in Ireland | OIL BASED MEDIA | NFS |
| GERNA ISLEY | TALLMADGE, OH | Castle | OIL BASED MEDIA | NFS |
| TRICIA KAMAN | CHAGRIN FALLS, OH | Anniversary Bouquet | DRY MEDIA | $975 |
| ADOLPH KRIZMANICA | PARMA, OH | There’s No Place Like Home | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $350 |
| ANDY LIPTAK | TALLMADGE, OH | Gull-ible | 3-DIMENSIONAL | NFS |
| YU LIU | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Summertime | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $98 |
| YU LIU | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Water town | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $148 |
| JOSEPH LOCALA | AKRON, OH | Safe Harbor | WATER BASED MEDIA | NFS |
| BOB MAURER | CANTON, OH | Dussel Barn | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $600 |
| BOB MAURER | CANTON, OH | Dussel Produce Stand | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $400 |
| TOM MAYER | MOGADORE, OH | Nature’s Paintbrush | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $300 |
| NOREEN MOLEK | COLUMBIA STATION, OH | Zion | DRY MEDIA | NFS |
| NOREEN MOLEK | COLUMBIA STATION, OH | Purple Mountains | DRY MEDIA | NFS |
| CHRISTINE MORROW | STOW, OH | Slowly Wilting | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $275 |
| CHRISTINE MORROW | STOW, OH | Abstact Bouquet | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $250 |
| MARYANN MOSYJOWSKI | AKRON, OH | Moonlit Sonnata | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $400 |
| LINDA NYE | AKRON, OH | Sumi Flower I | WATER BASED MEDIA | $200 |
| LINDA NYE | AKRON, OH | Sumi Flower II | WATER BASED MEDIA | $200 |
| LAURIE PIEKARSKI | NEW FRANKLIN, OH | Wendy’s Surf | WATER BASED MEDIA | $350 |
| LAURIE PIEKARSKI | NEW FRANKLIN, OH | Hometown | WATER BASED MEDIA | $350 |
| ALANA POWELL | STOW, OH | Perserverence | 3-DIMENSIONAL | $250 |
| ERICA RABY | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Too Sweet | MIXED MEDIA | $300 |
| ERICA RABY | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Blues | WATER BASED MEDIA | $250 |
| MERRILY SPRAGUE | SILVER LAKE, OH | Sunday Sun Flowers | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $75 |
| MERRILY SPRAGUE | SILVER LAKE, OH | Sunrise Solitude | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $95 |
| DENNY STOIBER | SILVER LAKE, OH | Cold Front | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $250 |
| ANNETTE THORSON | AKRON, OH | Not Shrinking | DRY MEDIA | $100 |
| RACHEL TOTH | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Mout Evans 1 | PHOTOGRAPHIC MEDIA | $100 |
| RUSS VERNON | COPLEY, OH | Morning in Maine | WATER BASED MEDIA | $150 |
| RUSS VERNON | COPLEY, OH | Floral | WATER BASED MEDIA | $150 |
| HELEN WILSON | AKRON, OH | Along the Road | MIXED MEDIA | $800 |
| HELEN WILSON | AKRON, OH | Blooming Where I Am Planted in the Western Reserve | MIXED MEDIA | $1,000 |
| LAUREL WINTERS | AKRON, OH | Gaia’s Rage | OIL BASED MEDIA | $1,500 |
| KEITH WISDOM | CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH | Opium | MIXED MEDIA | $1,200 |
| DEB ZEMANEK | AKRON, OH | Stargazers | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $200 |
| DEB ZEMANEK | AKRON, OH | Fall Flowers | WATERCOLOR MEDIA | $200 |