The First United Methodist Church hosts the Tom Peyton Memorial Juried Art show every spring. The church does a lot to promote the arts, including this show, a student exhibit, various workshops and lectures, and other art events. It is located in Alexandria, LA. I attended the reception here at the church this evening.
This is Charlie Veers. He was my biology teacher in college. He has since retired, and now he weaves
pine straw baskets; an ancient handcraft still used
by many of the Indians in our state. This basket was
juried into the show, and he was very proud!
This is "Savannah Swim", the colored pencil drawing of my great niece enjoying the water. I think it is one of
the best drawings I have ever done...too bad the judges
do not think so! It has not won anything except honorable
mention in any show it has been in...I am very disappointed.
This pottery vase, "Hurricane", took top honors this year..the $1000 prize. The church will purchase it, and it
will remain in their permanent collection.
And this is me, managing to smile, in front of "A Wrinkle in Time", which was the Viewer's Choice of the show (the viewer's vote for
their favorite piece, and they picked mine!). This prize, although nice
to win, does not come with any monetary amount!! oh well
It does make you stop and think however, if everyone liked this,
and thought it was the best piece in the show...why didn't the
judge do the same?! things that make you go hmmmm.....
You can leave me a comment and cheer me up...I have a
bad case of sour grapes!
I think Savannah Swim is amazing! The water looks so real I can't believe it is a colored pencil drawing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenn...glad you like it. It was very difficult..the water drove me crazy at times. But it was fun trying to bring it all to life, and I was happy with the results. I appreciate your encouraging words!
ReplyDeleteGail