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CALL for ENTRIES: 28th Nat’l OPA

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Learn more about the 28th National Juried at Illume Gallery in Saint George UT from Oil Painters of America!

celebratory EDIBLES

Do you make food resolutions?  No, I don’t mean diets.  Do you make promises to eat healthier or cleaner?  Or maybe to cut some food that makes you itchy, grouchy or gas-y?  Yeah, me neither.  Not anymore.  My eating habits go with the flow.  I eat a lot of whole, fresh foods, punctuated by occasional, terribly-crappy junk food, and it seems to work for me, ha.  This year, I am resolved to drink more bubbly.  I love Prosecco.  I like the sense of celebration, and I want to spend more time celebrating the little stuff.  What is your go-to drinkable or edible celebratory treat?  Chocolate? Guac?  Join me for my year of Yay!  We deserve it.

My last major change was the abandoning of all dairy except whole milk options, and a complete, mid-career left turn in media.  Yikes.  Until my change of media a couple of years ago, I was working, almost exclusively, as a xerographist.  There is no Xerography Association, locally, nationally or internationally, to my knowledge.  So, I never had the ability to take advantage of media-specific membership.  Now that I am a watercolorist, I have more options.  However, because I embroider over my paintings, my work is typically considered mixed media by painters and painting by fiber artists.  I’m not sure if I’ll ever find a watercolor or fiber art society to call home.  Do you have a media association that you love?  

One of the benefits of association shows is the prestige.  Because they are almost always juried by working master artists, the recognition of your work is meant to be a stamp of approval on your dedication to developing your skills, plus, they often have large cash prizes.  There are frequently multiple show opportunities throughout the year as well as educational & critique options that can’t be found anywhere else.  THOSE are all great arguments for the next Call, but I’m not an oil painter.  If you are, this is a great show.

Check out this Call for Entries for the 28th Annual Nat’l Exhibition from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Illume Gallery of Fine Art (Saint George, UT).  $100,000 in awards including $25K Best of Show.  Don’t wait…

Learn more about the 28th National Juried at Illume Gallery in Saint George UT from Oil Painters of America!CALL for ENTRIES:
28th Nat’l Juried
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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada & Mexico

MEDIA: Representational oil painting

DEADLINE: January 25, 2019

NOTIFICATION: February 22, 2019

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1, $15 ea. add’l (plus membership fee of $70). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, under the Member Services tab. 

JURORS:  OPA Master Signature member Kenn Backhaus OPAM

AWARDS: The total awards will be approximately $100,000, including a $25,000 Best In Show.

SALES: Commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 27th Nat’l OPA

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Learn more about the 27th National Juried Exhibition from Oil Painters of America!

swirl & DRIZZLE

Kitchen creativity is all about the art of substitution.  I find that I am okay with juice instead of syrup in many dishes, but in savory dishes, I find oil replacements frequently leave me missing something.  Have you had an olive packed in oil versus an olive packed in oil?  There is no comparison.  I’ll take a drizzle of sesame oil over almost anything.  This next Call is all about the oils.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 27th Annual National Exhibition (link disabled) from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Steamboat Art Museum (Steamboat Springs, CO).  $100,000 in awards including $25K Best of Show.  Make us proud…

Learn more abou the 27th National Juried Exhibition from Oil Painters of America!CALL for ENTRIES:
27th Nat’l Juried
from Oil Painters of America

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada & Mexico

MEDIA: Representational oil painting

DEADLINE: January 26, 2018

NOTIFICATION: February 23, 2018

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1 or $45 for 2 (plus membership fee of $70). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, under the Member Services tab. Out of Town Artists must pay a $25.00 fee online prior to their painting being hung. This fee covers the expense of uncrating, storage of crates, re-crating and contacting your shipper for return. 

JURORS:  James Bruce, Signature Member and OPA Board Member, will serve as chairman of a Jurying Committee consisting of five Master Signature and/or Signature members of OPA.

AWARDS: The total awards will be approximately $100,000, including a $25,000 Best In Show.

SALES: Commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Susan Grace

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"Here Kitty Kitty" (oil & charcoal on paper) by Susan Grace
“Here Kitty Kitty” (oil & charcoal on paper) by Susan Grace

“I find that I am an obsessive observer of signs but am increasingly skeptical that I perceive them in the ways intended by those who produced them.” — Susan Grace

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I am moving my home and downsizing again.  This is the last step on the way to making my family more mobile.   I have temporarily returned to goal-specific formal secondary education, and have just met the end of residential parenting.  My world is shifting.  I look around me for comfort in the familiar, in signs and symbols that the sun will appear once again in the morning.  And, while the sun has yet to disappoint me, it is hard not to feel isolated when you interpret all the signs differently than those around you.  I feel as a stranger in a strange land, like the title of that famous sci-fi novel.  When I read the statement of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Susan Grace, I new I’d found a kindred spirit.  Read the statement, browse the work.  Maybe we aren’t strangers after all.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Victoria Veedell

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"Morning Garden" (oil on canvas) 20" x 20" by Victoria Veedell
“Morning Garden” (oil on canvas) 20″ x 20″ by Victoria Veedell

“Travel has become an important component in my work as it allows me to observe and compare gradients of color, light & atmosphere in different geographic locations.” —Victoria Veedell

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I have my eye on a prize, of sorts, and I am able to keep focused on the prize by finding inspiration anywhere I can.  The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Victoria Veedell, suggests that inspiration can be found both around the world or in your own backyard.  Or, you could adopt Veedell’s work as your inspiration.  I am taking a trip to Shanghai via oil on canvas.  Join me…

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Find your inspiration on a canvas of AAAD Artist of the Day , painter Victoria Veedell!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Margaret Fitzgerald

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"End of the World" (oil on canvas) by Margaret Fitzgerald
“End of the World” (oil on canvas) by Margaret Fitzgerald

“Painting, for me, is a journey into the unknown.”
 —Margaret Fitzgerald

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I’m a planner.  I like structure and process and, well, control.  And this holds true for my art, my food, my life.  But, here I am faced with opportunities for which I can never really be fully prepared.  So, what to do?  Let go, that’s what. So, I am embracing the unknown, and the work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Margaret Fitzgerald, has helped me on my way.

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Embrace the journey found in the work of AAAD Artist of the Day, painter Margaret Fitzgerald!

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CALL for ENTRIES: 26th OPA Nat’l

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Learn more about the 26th Annual OPA Juried Exhibition! HEADS will roll

Fresh cabbage abounds in February.  Many of our local growers had such a successful cabbage crop this year that I am now scrambling for ways to take advantage of this fresh goodness.  Cabbage stuffed, stewed, pickled & raw; I find the traditional uses most compelling.  Tonight? Cabbage rolls.  Get your motivation rolling with this traditional Call.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries for the 26th Annual National Exhibition from Oil Painters of America to be exhibited at the Eisele Gallery of Fine Art (Cincinnati, OH).  $100,000 in awards including $25K Best of Show.  Make us proud…

Learn more about the 26th Annual OPA Juried ExhibitionCALL for ENTRIES:
26th Nat’l Juried
from Oil Painters of America

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ELIGIBILITY: Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada & Mexico

MEDIA: Representational oil painting

DEADLINE: January 27, 2017

NOTIFICATION: February 23, 2017

ENTRY FEE: $30 for 1 or $45 for 2 (plus membership fee of $70). More membership information can be found on the OPA website, under the Member Services tab.

JURORS: The awarding juror will be OPA Master Signature member William Whitaker.

AWARDS: The total awards will be approximately $100,000, including a $30,000 Best In Show.

SALES: Commission of 40% is required by the gallery for all paintings sold.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Patricia Derks

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"Orange Dream", acrylic & oil, by Patricia Derks
“Orange Dream”, acrylic & oil, by Patricia Derks

“Zo ben ik steeds zoekende naar nieuwe onderwerpen,
verschillende technieken, altijd weer anders.
Soms verrassend, soms helemaal niets.” — Patricia Derks

(So I’m always looking for new subjects, different techniques, always
different.Sometimes surprising, sometimes nothing at all.)

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Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Patricia Derks, has a way with color that conveys more than the subject, or artist, seems to intend the view to see.  Today, “Orange Dream” said, “I see you. Me too.”  What does her work say to you?

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Find a secret understanding in the work of today’s
AAAD Artist of the Day, Patricia Derks!

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CALL for ENTRIES: OPA Summer Showcase

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Learn more about the OPA Summer Showcase!cobbling a PIE

My kitchen is filled with a bounty of tomatoes –from itty bitty yellows to big meaty reds.  After performing at a farmers market, the generosity of vendors left me trying to decide between tomato pie & tomato cobbler.  Tomatoes truly are a showcase of the goodness of the season & reflect the best of a region’s agricultural offerings.  This next Call wants to showcase your best this Summer.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Oil Painters of America for their Summer Showcase.  Only $14 per entry. Open to representational oil painting only.  Take a look…

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Learn more about the Summer Showcase from OPA!CALL for ENTRIES: OPA Summer Showcase

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ELIGIBILITY:  Open to artists residing in the U.S., Canada or Mexico that are OPA members.  Click for membership information.

MEDIA:  Representational oil painting

DEADLINE:  August 15, 2016

ENTRY FEE: $14  per entry

JUROR:  Anne Blair Brown was born in North Kingstown, Rhode Island and currently resides in Nashville, TN. Her work centers on both rural and urban landscapes, people, and interior spaces. While she enjoys the quiet solitude of her studio, she delights in painting on location.  Anne Blair Brown is past president of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast and a Signature Member of both The Oil Painters of America and the American Impressionist Society. She is also an active member of The Cumberland Society of Painters and The Chestnut Group, a nonprofit group of artists dedicated to preserving endangered ecosystems, historic locales, and aesthetically and environmentally significant places.

AWARDS:  $3,000 for first place, $1,500 for second place and $500 for third place for OPA Associate Members.  10 honorable mention awards will also be awarded.

For complete details, Read the Full Call!

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ARTIST of the DAY: Anne Blair Brown

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"Good Habits" (oil) by Anne Blair Brown
“Good Habits” (oil) by Anne Blair Brown

“Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting.” –David Bowie

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Art is always an exercise in bravery, in chance, in putting your creativity out to be judged.  The payoff in freedom from the fear of failure and growth through experimentation are immeasurable.  Today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Anne Blair Brown, has such a great perspective on art sales, testing technique and being brave.  Read more here.

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ARTIST of the DAY: Tracie Cheng

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(left to right) Intercession and Cinder & Smoke (oil and acrylic on wood) by Tracie Cheng
(left to right) Intercession and Cinder & Smoke (oil and acrylic on wood) by Tracie Cheng

“I want a calm understanding to be felt, despite what may never be known. I want us to find more possibility in the intangible, and allow for it to come into its own.” —Tracie Cheng

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We grow up hearing “anything’s possible”. But is it really?  Possibilities vary from person to person.  Privilege aside, doesn’t the individual’s talents and tendencies shape what is truly possible?  I believe we find our possibilities where we look for them.  I struggle with faith but find the need for absolutes stifles creativity. The work of today’s AAAD Artist of the Day, Tracie Cheng suggests possibility in the intangible which requires faith in some form.  Maybe it is dichotomy, not contradiction.

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Ponder the possibilities with
AAAD Artist of the Day, Tracie Cheng!

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