Renaissance in Pastel
Open to all artists nationally and internationally working in pastel. This year we hosted the15th Annual National Exhibition (2008)
in West Hartford, CT, from Oct 2 - 26.
2008 Renaissance in Pastel Award Winners
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Renaissance Best in Show $1200
#39 Julie Friedman: "Before the Rain"
CPS Founders Award
#103 Christine Labich: "Gracie's May Day"
Art Spirit Award
#79 Barbara Groff: "Marble on Marble"
CPS President's Award
#49 Katrina Thorstensen: "Windchill Study"
Jack Richeson Award
#48 Rainie Crawford: "Creamware Jug #4"
Terry Ludwig Pastels Award: Julie Hopkins
CPS Honor Award: Bill James
Hunter Editions Award of Excellence: Marie Sheehy-Walker
Richard Pionk Memorial Award: Clayton Buchanan
Jerry's Artarama Award: Cameron Hampton
Winsor & Newton Artist Pastel Box Award: Stephanie Birdsall
Great American Pastels Award: Sam Goodsell
Daler-Rowney Award: Schroeven Verbiest
Canson Inc. Award: Christine Ivers
Pastel Etc. Girault Award: Susan A. Hollis
CPS Board of Directors Award: Gary Baughman
Allied Artists of America Award: Jeff Fioravanti
Pastel Painters of Maine Award: Steve Linde
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award: Suzanne Siegel
Salmagundi Club Award: September McGee
Salter Award for Innovation: Jean Dalton
Verilux Natural Spectrum Floor Lamp Award: Peter Seltzer
HK Holbein Inc Award: Rhoda Yanow
Al Friedman Award: Paul Leveille
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Award: Sangita Phadke
Dakota Art Pastels Award: Dick McEvoy
Franklin Alexander Memorial Award for Figures: Diana DeSantis
Levy DeMedici Award: Shauna Shane
Maryland Pastel Society Award: Phyllis Orem
Pastel Society of New Hampshire Award: Donna Rosetti-Bailey
Pastel Society of America Award: Kath DeWitt Hess
Philip Danylik Memorial Award: Alain Picard
UART Sanded Pastel Paper Award: Bob Palmerton
Remarks by the 2008 Jurors:
I am so happy to see these wonderful paintings - there are so many! It moved me to see how deeply involved with their subject these talented artists are. The free spirit in expressing their unique and personal view, whether using their hands loosely or with delicate precision makes the quality of art so high. It made me almost forget that I'm here as a judge! The 2008 Renaissance in Pastel Exhibition is truly remarkable.
What a wonderful array of talent! Being a juror for the 2008 Renaissance in Pastel Exhibition has been both an honor and a great challenge. The task of selecting certain paintings for awards was difficult since there were so many fine works to choose from. Within a broad range of styles and subjects, choices were made based on composition, scale, color relationships, edges and the use of pastel as a medium. The overall quality of the show is outstanding, and the award winners reflect a high level of skill and artistic vision.
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year's winners?
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