Twilight Park Art Show Award Winners 2011

BEST IN SHOW:

Edwin C. Shuttleworth, AWS –Twilight Park “Men’s Doubles” watercolor

Strongly evoking a sense of place – a richly toned watercolor expressing movement, energy and joy.

JUDGES CHOICE – Blue Ribbon

Sean Noonan – Haines Falls, NY “Single Chairs”, 2010 oil

  • Simplified forms and flat blocks of color keep us moving between a real space and an imagined one

Meryl Learnihan – Catskill, NY “Hummingbird” etching

  • An exquisite, jewel-like etching with a treatment reminiscent of old master prints.

Jessica Gibbons – Elka Park, NY “Window for a Poem” batik

  • Pattern and color combine to create a lively balance between representation and abstraction with astonishing technical skill

Philip DePoala – “Patron2” mixed media on paper

  • A quirky and imaginative expression of complex emotions and memories

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE – Red Ribbon –

Patrick Milbourn – Catskill, NY “The Haze” oil

  • Exquisite paint handling evoking a fleeting autumn moment

Gary Dodson – East Jewet, NY “Brownie” chalk

  • Amusing and playful use of vivid and unexpected color

Joe Keiffer – Twilight Park “A Local Interior” oil

  • Quirky yet elegant with a splendid treatment of light and a complex. Clever composition

Michael Vakenti – Westkill, NY “Tree Line” oil

  • Subtle, muted colors and skillful paint handling make for an elegant composition

Helen Lord – Elka Park, NY “Rows” oil pastel

  • Radiant with energy and emotion – expressive handling of paint

MERIT AWARD – Yellow Ribbon

Justin Schumylowych – Bogota, NJ “At the Lake” acrylic

  • Simple, charming and directly observed

Mathew j. Emel – Hensonville, NY “Nasa Chimp” acrylic

  • Vibrant skillfully painted, humorous and unexpected take on a thoroughly American theme

Isaac Geld – Bronx, NY “Untitled” photograph

  • Evocative repetition of wistful muted figures peering out of the windows of the bus

Janet Borda- Kerhononkson, NY “Winter Moon” watercolor

  • Moody feeling of an abstracted landscape in the evening

HONORABLE MENTION – White Ribbon

Naomi Blum – Windham, NY

  • Simple harmony bursting with light

Howard Hopkins, Jr. – West Hurley, NY

  • Subtle dark humor

Helen Burdon Price – Twilight Park

  • Dynamic line and vibrant colors

Matthew Roll – Twilight Park acrylic

  • Direct, strong, singular, nice use of color

David Rundell – Greenville, NY

  • Symmetry and subdued light and colors of a modern corporate interior

Susan Kukle – Elka Park, NY

  • The loose skillful handling of line evokes texture and movement

Ann Christman – Windham, NY

  • Muted yet bubbly light and movement emerging out of the dark spce