Opening Reception
& Awards Presentation
Photo Exhibit
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
LKN Gallery
442 S. Main St
Davidson, NC 28036
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Early Registration
DL Sept 1st
Balance due 9/15
Workshop Dates:
Oct 4-8, 2010
Oil/Acrylic/Pottery
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2009 Fall Exhibit Winners (L to R):
Paul Keysar, Sherry DeFazio, and Jack Burgess
2009 FALL EXHIBIT
View Prospectus from the 2009 Fall Exhibit
For photos from the Fall 2009 Exhibit Opening Reception,
please see
the Lake Norman Art League Online Photo Gallery.
Many thanks to Rob
Singh-Latulipe for taking and posting the photos.
Judge: Noyes Capehart
We thank Noyes Capehart for driving down from Boone to judge the
Fall 2009 Exhibit. He was very impressed with the quality of work
in the exhibit. Over a two-hour time period, he examined each work,
working through the exhibit five times before making his final
selections. He ranked each piece on a 30-point scale, a possible
10 points each for technique, composition, and uniqueness/
originality.
He eloquently expressed his choice of
winners in the following comments:
1st Place, Paul Keysar for Bulldozer in the Clearing:
"This is a work that derives a strong sense of power from
the play of opposites; the hard shapes of the bulldozer
and the softer textures of leaves—the placid sky and aggressively
tactile earth—the small stake in the ground
and the vastness of the spatial setting. Disturbing (to environmentalists)
is the metaphor being presented. The
stillness of the moment only heightens the violent capacity
of the machine to neutralize decades, if not centuries,
of natural evolution. It is also one of the strongest
compositions in the exhibition."
2nd Place, Sherry DeFazio for The Wandering Game:
"A wonderful orchestration of positive and negative patterns
complements the extreme fluidity of the medium.
The medium of watercolor is used here in the purest of
ways; direct and spontaneous. The analogous colors
(violet to green) provide a necessary stabilization for the
overall composition. One draws the conclusion here
that the artist is thinking in and through watercolor, as
opposed to forcing watercolor to yield to subject priorities."
3rd Place, Jack (JJ) Burgess for Night Sessions:
"The mood, or tone, of this work is compelling. In part,
this stems from the absence of subject clarity; suggestion
replaces description. From a compositional standpoint,
the scale of the two figures forces upon the viewer
a strong sense of immediacy—as if the viewer is a participant
in the musical selection. I am particularly impressed
with the light and dark rythym of the images....
it evokes the same sense of mystery I find in the figureinteriors
of Vuillard. This is a work I would enjoy living
with, for its subjective power is arresting."
HM, Sandie Bell for Parts of a Life:
"I am drawn by the strong pattern structure and the harmonic
quality of the low color intensities. The combination
of photographic references and the linear accents
heighten the hierarchical sense of design. The artist has
done a wonderful job of avoiding the obvious emphasis
on the face itself. Technically, the work is quite sound."
HM, Ann Griffey for A Visit to Christina's World:
"This photographic variation of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's
World is a haunting image, an extremely unique handling
of one of the most well-known works in the American
tradition. There is such tension in the relationship of
the figure to the house...a very enigmatic work."
HM, Jayne Braxton for Blue Jar:
"I am drawn to the unique eye angle and strong pattern
structure."
HM, Paul Keysar for Boats on the St. Mary's:
"There is a heightened sense of serenity and convincing
spatial order. An absolute stillness opposite the prelude
to a storm."
HM, Laura Duis for Blessed by the Carolina Sun:
"I am drawn to this work because of its originality—a delightful
sense of fantasy."
HM, Sherry DeFazio for Searching for Answers:
"This piece has a poetic quality and a strong subjective
element."