I'm going to enter this silk painting in a local juried show in a couple of weeks. If it gets selected, it will hang in Chemers Gallery in Tustin for two weeks. If you are an artist living around Orange County, CA, you still have time to enter the competition. Go to tustinart.blogspot.com to get the information and entry form. The painting has to be a scene from Tustin, North Tustin or Peter's Canyon to be eligible. The entry form and fees are due April 16th and the artwork is to be delivered between April 20th to 23rd for judging. How it is framed is very important. It needs to be a plain black or dark stained color frame. If you have any doubts, take the frame into the gallery for an okay.
I have one more painting I want to do for this show so hopefully it will be done by next week. It will probably be an oil painting but might be another silk painting. I like to enter silks into this show because the judging is separated between amateur and professional rather than by medium. Nobody ever knows into which category the silk paintings belong. They usually get put into general (if there is that category) or mixed media ( which it's not). To me, it seems like they belong in the watercolor/water media category because the dyes are water soluble but I've never had anyone agree with me on that. What do you think?
Peter's Canyon
Image Size 21.5" x 31"
Silk dyes on silk
Great light Nancy! I can feel the sun as I walk along the path. Love the border!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deborah. That's the feeling I was trying to get.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!!!! This is exquisite, Nancy! I love the graphic feel to the landscape and love the border, too. This one will be a big hit at the show!
ReplyDeleteWow, Nancy! This is stunning! I love that illuminated manuscript sense to this piece too. Gorgeous colors and beautiful composition exquisitely painted. Good luck in the show! I love your work and can't wait to see your next piece!
ReplyDeleteNancy, this is beautiful. I hope you do well in the show. This looks like a winner.
ReplyDeleteThank you Theresa. The graphic quality of silk painting is why I love it so much and I love putting the borders on them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sherry. The patterns do make it look a bit like an illuminated manuscript.
Thanks Jerry. I with you were the judge. : )
Beautiful piece - landscape, boarder, the entire ensemble. And yes, I agree, silk painting could be considered in the same category as watercolor and other water media.
ReplyDeleteThanks Hillary. Maybe next time I enter a show that is judged by medium, I will insist that it be in the watercolor category. I've suggested it each time but nobody likes my idea. Oh well, I suppose it really doesn't matter.
ReplyDeleteThis is just beautiful, wish I lived closer, sounds like a great show!
ReplyDeleteThank you Desiree.
ReplyDeleteI love the trim and everything is stunning. I hope yours gets selected.
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret. I hope so too.
ReplyDeleteHi Nancy, I admired this painting and visited your blog couple weeks ago. Specially since I learnt silk painting many years ago - used to do mens Tie's and silk scarves then - just as hobby. I think I found your name from the Tustin Art league. I too had submitted my 2 paintings in Scenes of Tustin and just found out from their website that mine are selected. Also that this painting of yours won an award! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThank you Prerana. I'm glad you got both of your paintings into the show. I just saw them on your blog. I like them both very much. I look forward to meeting you on Saturday at the reception.
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