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First Place Award in Denver

Posted on 7/17/2009 9:31:12 AM by Debra Joy Groesser - 2 Comments

"Hill Country Morning" 12x16 Plein Air Oil on Linen

I was thrilled to learn that my painting, "Hill Country Morning," above, has been awarded First Place for signature members in the Plein Air Artists Colorado Juried Exhibition at Abend Gallery in Denver. A total of five of my paintings are included in this exhibit.The exhibition runs through July 25th. For more information, please visit either www.abendgallery.com or www.pleinairartistscolorado.com. "Hill Country Morning" was painted on location near Fredericksburg, Texas, in April, during a paintout with members of Plein Air Artists Colorado and a local painting group. This farmstead had so many interesting things to paint...there has to be at least a thousand paintings here! Many thanks to the owners for allowing us to spend a day there.

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2 Responses to First Place Award in Denver

Your award was well-deserved, Debra!
There is an appealing graphic quality to this piece, where you've managed to define the old barns and outbuildings very well; yet not crossed over into an illustrative, over-detailed presentation.
I also love the S-shaped compositional feature; - that road that creates depth and leads the viewer's eye right back to the interesting focal point.

Well-done, kiddo! Best Wishes, -Scott

Posted by Scott Mattlin · via debragroesser.com · 198 months ago

Thank you so much for your kind words Scott...that means so much coming from such a wonderful artist as you!

Posted by Debra Joy Groesser · via debragroesser.com · 198 months ago