Juror's Statement

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There are many ways to judge a show and your Online Competition is one of the newer forms of showcases.  For a judge, it leaves many questions unanswered that viewing work in person would resolve. However, taking those handicaps in mind, one still sees overall conceptual and compositional thinking which is the bedrock of good painting.  The work selected for the special mentions exhibits this good foundation as well as imagination, personal choice of color, and most of all that illusive presence of the artist's spirit within the creative work itself.  Many of the paintings were worthy of repeated study before choices were made. Congratulations to all who entered and special commendation to those ten chosen for special recognition.

 Marilyn Hughey Phillis, AWS/NWS