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Cover Art Results
A magnificent study in pencil, this drawing combines the intensity of fine detail with a calm and velvety touch. True to the purpose set forth in the drawing’s title, this work is a reminder of our connection to all living things. The power of the gaze, much deconstructed in contemporary art criticism, here remains quiet, almost knowable, in this stunningly rendered animal.
Splash Dance is a delightful and convincing depiction of wildness. The cool blues and grays of the ocean and sky offset by the deep browns of the horse give this image warmth and clarity. Though integral to her subject matter – seagulls, frothy white waves, the spray kicked up by her galloping steed – the artist makes superb use of white. It hints of light on the horizon, lends a subtle glow to the seagulls and gives structure and luminescence to the expanse of sea from background to foreground.
Invasor III, with his be-ribboned forelock and ornate saddle blanket, stands nobly with his hooves planted solidly in the dirt. This horse, which the artist has described as a pure Spanish stallion, appears to be near the light of a campfire that bathes him in soft pinks and blues. The total effect is one of an other-worldliness amidst a solemn earthiness.
In Durk, Study in Blue and Orange, a wonderful work of painterly expressionism, Ms. Guirreri-Maslyk plays strong outlines against loose brushwork. As measured as it is dynamic, she complements her electric blues with a few strokes of bright orange. Her tightly structured, head-on composition leaves just enough room for a sense of place – an energetic atmosphere of possibility. Honorable Mentions: Pegasus Study II - by Charles Rees Unbridled - by Marlys Gallagher Brio - by Barbara Hanson Rose & Kaylee - by Karen Bockus Right There - by Kristi Stone Sea of Dreams II - by Jan Van Ek Pasture Pals - by Marilyn Newmark The Future Teamster - by Amanda Willey Sabino Gold - by Carla D’aguanno Spring Flowers - by Don Dane Red Racer - by Christina Bötzel In My Barn - by Heidi Harner Call Me Marelyn - by Denise Soule Telling Secrets - by Lynette Smith Catfrontation - by June Reed Hess Coats of Many Colors - by Phyllis Waltman Another Day in Paradise - by Debby Thomas Bill - by Tom Altenburg Time to Soak - by Michelle Grant Head’n For a Drink - by Sal Vasquez Sweet Ride to Nowhere - by Michael Palm
In Anticipation, the artist has skillfully added to and subtracted from this seemingly classic cowboy photograph. Sublime in its simplicity, Ms. Sjoberg almost silhouettes her rider while preserving the crisp detail and crucial highlights. The stark white background gives way to a soft yellow and brown ground of dirt and dust, adding a touch of restlessness to the composure of her scene. Tied for 2ND PLACE is Lesley White’s Headed for Shelter, Oil, 30 x 24.
Tied for 3RD PLACE: Maria Susanna Cabrero, Spirit. Ms. Cabrero seems to present an especially psychological portrait of a horse as much as a portrait of a horse named Spirit, in this unusual combination of oil on slate. The artist has taken full advantage of the slate’s gray color, adding white to delineate the almost pulsing flesh and musculature. There is an urgency to this closely cropped composition, as if the artist wished to convey a feeling of quiet angst along with the tenderness of her rendering. Tied for 3RD PLACE is Karen Aleman’s Circle of Life – Pastel, a soft and peaceful Pastel with a mare and her suckling foal. |
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