2013 Pampered Palette Juried Exhibition Winners

For photos of all semi-finalist and winning entries see our Facebook page.

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Folk Art/Strokework
1st Place
Telemark Elegance (Acrylic)
by Gayle Oram MDA
Pleasant Hill, Oregon

2nd Place
Mirror of Chippendal (Acrylic)
by Chiyomi Kosugi CDA
Osaka, Japan

3rd Place
Covered Pedestal Bowl (Acrylic)
by Lois Mueller VGM
Platteville, Wisconsin

Floral
1st Place
European Spring Flower (Acrylic)
by Gayle Oram MDA
Pleasant Hill, Oregon

2nd Place
Three Irises (Oil)
by Peggy Stogdill MDA
Mishawaka, Indiana

3rd Place
Pierre de Ronsard Iron Tray (Acrylic)
by Naomi Shimanuki CDA
Tokyo, Japan

Still Life
1st Place
Late Harvest (Oil)
by Cheri Rol MDA
Greenville, Indiana

2nd Place
Over the River (Acrylic)
by Sandy Scales
Dumfries, Virginia

3rd Place
Summer Harvest (Watercolor)
by Patricia Saunders CDA
Fallbrook, California

Animals
1st Place
Adidas (Colored Pencil)
by Deborah A. Bonnewell CDA
Churchville, New York

2nd Place
Patterned After Its Mother (Oil)
by Gloria Bogs
Lansing, Illinois

3rd Place
Cardinal (Acrylic)
by Naomi Shimanuki CDA
Tokyo, Japan

Holiday
1st Place
Rose Maria (Acrylic)
by Naomi Shimanuki CDA
Tokyo, Japan

Original Design
1st Place
Angel’s Tear (Oil)
by Nobuko Shimizu MDA
Kanagawa, Japan

2nd Place
By the Window (Watercolor)
by Junko Nasui MDA
Chiba, Japan

3rd Place
Morning Glow (Watercolor)
by Ming Franz
Edgewood, New Mexico

HOBBYIST DIVISION

Folk Art/Strokework
1st Place
Hindeloopen Box (Acrylic)
by Cheryl Banwarth
Redbluff, California

2nd Place
Russian Still Life (Acrylic Gouache)
by Eleanor Holt
Camino, California

Floral
1st Place
Birthday Rose (Colored Pencil)
by Camilla Hammer
Mack, Colorado

2nd Place
Grandma’s Roses (Colored Pencil)
by Sharon Carter
Riverton, Utah

Still Life
1st Place
The Secret (Oil)
by MaryEtta Roeser
Lockport, New York

2nd Place
Chipped Pitcher (Colored Pencil)
by Camilla Hammer
Mack, Colorado

3rd Place
Coffee & Apples (Oil)
by Rebecca Talbott
Parachute, Colorado

Holiday
1st Place
Nativity Story (Acrylic)
by Ann McClary
Seattle, Washington

3rd Place
Majestic Eagle (Acrylic)
by Darleen Hyde
Brodheadsville, Pennsylvania

Original Design
1st Place
My Grandmother’s House (Acrylic)
by Maria Boscan
Macedon, New York

2nd Place
Vineyard Impressions (Mixed Media)
by Beatrice McIntosh
Sonoma, California

3rd Place
Serenity (Colored Pencil)
by Sharon Carter
Riverton, Utah

BEGINNER DIVISION
Sponsored by Hofcraft: The Painters Source

1st Place
Angels Among Us (Egg Tempera)
by Jacqueline M. Johnson
Whiting, New Jersey

3rd Place
Serenity at Sunset (Heat-Set Oil)
by Jacqueline M. Johnson
Whiting, New Jersey

BEST IN ACRYLIC
Sponsored by DecoArt Inc.
Telemark Elegance
by Gayle Oram MDA
Pleasant Hill, Oregon

BEST IN OIL
Sponsored by Kingslan & Gibilisco Decorative Arts
Late Harvest
by Cheri Rol MDA
Greenville, Indiana

BEST IN WATERCOLOR
Sponsored by Martin/F. Weber
Taboo
by Denice Ducote
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

BEST IN COLORED PENCIL
Sponsored by World of Color Expo
Adidas
by Deborah A. Bonnewell CDA
Churchville, New York

BEST IN MIXED MEDIA
Sweet Collection
by Makika Kobayashi CDA
Sapporo, Japan

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
Sponsored by Dick Blick
Late Harvest
by Cheri Rol MDA
Greenville, Indiana

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE—BEST IN SHOW
Sponsored by Pampered Palette
Stripes
(Oil)
by Gloria Bogs
Lansing, Illinois

Starting the Paint Process by Tom Jones

Hardly a watercolor artist has looked at that expensive and pristine sheet of watercolor paper lying in front of him or her and not felt intimated. Thoughts of “Where and how shall I start to lay in the color?” and “What if I ruin the painting right at the start” cross the mind. I recommend that you not jump right in to doing a painting, but rather play first. Don’t give yourself a goal or preconceived idea of a finished product, but just practice mixing colors, laying down color, then dropping in another color. Practice painting shapes of trees, rocks, flowers, etc. Spatter color onto a sheet of paper; loosen up and just have fun moving around the paper to see what color combinations you can create. This is how I, and many professional artists, start the day. This way, you learn the medium first. You would be surprised how many great paintings develop from just playing with the medium.

Before jumping into a large painting, pick four colors and do a smaller painting (7 x 9 inches is a good size). By doing a smaller practice painting first, you will automatically keep the subject simple and you will not feel overwhelmed by having to fill a large sheet of paper with color. When you move to the larger painting, grab the same colors and a large 1-inch flat brush and lay in the color with the same simplicity. Then use a no. 8 round brush to complete the final detail work. Spend more time playing with watercolor and you will be a better watercolor painter.

I hope this will make your approach to painting watercolor easier and more fun.

Tom Jones
www.TomJonesArtist.com

May Paint Party – Its a Safari!

Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen is one of my favorite books. Recently, I was asked to pick the book for my literary group. So Out of Africa was it.
The book is a lavish, true account of Baroness Karen Blixen’s (later to write under the pen name Isak Dine- sen) life on her plantation in Kenya from 1914 to 1931.

It is obvious that Blixen loved both Africa and her life there. This book has inspired me in many ways and I was thrilled to share it with my group, who had never read it before.

My dear friend was to host the book group when we met for this title. And though Patty is the greatest of friends and the dearest of hearts, when it comes to parties she is lost. So I suggested that we do an African Safari night, with theme food. I brought along a great paint project designed by Patience Campbell of Birmingham, Alabama. Maybe this group needs to change our name to Wheatland Books and Paints!

We had a great time exploring the Africa of the early twentieth-century through Blixen’s eyes, and painting Safari-inspired jewelry for ourselves.

Share this party with friends, family, painters and non-painters alike. You never know who will find the spark of creativity in decorative painting!

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