Greetings Artists: This is the start of our 12th Week of the Lightchasers Painting Challenge. And as a bonus we will be spotlighting one of our Featured Artists this week in our email.
Thank you all for submitting your photos of your paintings. Each week we receive many emails from our members about how they love seeing all the paintings that you create to share with everyone. I don't think you realize how sending in your paintings to be posted in our email brightens up the day for many of our members and viewers.
Thank you again for participating.
Our weekly email was delayed because of a tie in voting for Best Painting of the Week. All the Board Members, who judge the challenge have commented on the difficulty of choosing just 1 painting as "Best". This is a result of the great improvement in everyone's paintings since the start of the Challenge. Please feel complimented by the fact that you are indeed making it a very difficult job to
judge this Challenge. A 2nd vote was taken and we finally have a Winner!
THE CHOICE FOR BEST PAINTING OF THE 11TH WEEK OF THE LIGHTCHASERS PAINTING CHALLENGE IS:
"MAY MAGNOLIA"
BY SUSAN E. HOFFMAN
12" x 9"
OIL ON PANEL
CONGRATULATIONS TO SUSAN FOR HER DRAMATIC RENDERING OF A TRUE SOUTHERN BEAUTY. THE LUMINOUS HIGHLIGHTING OF THE PETALS AGAINST THE SOFT BRUSHWORK OF THE DARKENED BACKGROUND,
CREATES A MYSTERIOUS SETTING FOR THIS GRACEFUL MAGNOLIA FLOWER.
SUSAN'S PAINTING WILL NOW BE ENTERED INTO THE FINAL CHALLENGE.
THE PAINTING ENTRIES FOR THE 12TH WEEK OF THE LIGHTCHASERS PAINTING CHALLENGE ARE BELOW:
Amy Webber
Myakka In Bloom
12x16
oil
Linda Kovach
“Shadow Dancing”
Oil on panel
8” X 10”
Carolann Garafola
Sammy's English Garden
12 x 14
Oil on Canvas
Kathy Baiamonte
May de’•ja’ vu
Oil
9x12
Sally Pym
“Above the Lake”
Oil
11 x 14
Missy Koppels
View of Brugge, Belgium
9”x12”
oil on canvas
Carmen Letelier
Keeping Social Distance
Acrylic
11x14
Judy Klein
"Optics"
Oil on canvas
11 x 14
Marino Roncari
Tuscany
Oil On Linen
12” X 9‘’
Marie Baumann
"Call for Dinner"
Acrylic
11" x 14"
Merle Waldman
Après Kayaking
Oil
8” x 10”
Heidi Gaudry
Buoys Still Life
OIL
7’’x 10’’
Linnea Doden
Stronger Together
Since we will not be meeting every Thursday due to Coronavirus concerns, we will be offering to you instead a WEEKLY PAINTING CHALLENGE to keep your brushes active over the interim.
RULES:
1. This Challenge is for Lightchaser Members only.
2. Each week send in ONE painting. Please only submit paintings done between Monday to Sunday of that week. The deadline to submit is Sunday at 5PM! YOU ARE ON YOUR HONOR TO COMPLY WITH THIS.
3. In your email please include:
A. Type Weekly Painting Challenge in the subject line of your email
B. In the body of the email please advise the following info: Your name Title of painting Medium Size of painting Attach a photo of your unframed painting done that week. Entries without all the above info will be disqualified. C. Send the email to lightchasersinc@gmail.com.
4. The Light Chasers board will vote on the paintings and the winner will be announced the following Sunday along with that weeks new entries. Board members will recuse themselves if they submit a painting.
5. Each weeks winners of the Challenge will qualify for the final judging for several prizes that will be awarded when we resume our usual weekly Thursday paintouts.
All mediums are acceptable that we allow in our Annual Shows. (Please consult the rules for our Annual Show on our Lightchasers Website to check on Mediums allowed) Photography is not acceptable.
Attention Artists
When photographing your art for
the challenge, please send only the image
with out any background or frame.
This week we are SPOTLIGHTING our FEATURED ARTIST
"MORGAN SAMUEL PRICE"
WMorgan has graciously shared her time and many talents with our Lightchasers members for over 9 years now.
She was the Judge of our very 1st Paint Sarasota Paint Out and has continued to support the Lightchasers every year since then with her painting Demonstrations and Workshops.
She describes in the paragraph below how she is spending her time during this pandemic along with providing photos of her recent paintings for you to enjoy. Here is a link to her website for info at MorganSamuelPrice.com
"Our time together as a family has been rewarding and bonding. So many amazing things have come together, for me, my new husband and my son. All of us have enjoyed our time together, where as, I would have told you this closeness is going to drive me up a wall.
Well, surprisingly all of us are happy with our world.
I learned how to operate Zoom with the goal of establishing an ON-LINE STUDIO with sessions to work with artists who wish to further their skill level. My studio is set up with three to four camera’s at once as I teach and critique paintings. My mentoring program is up and off the ground. To really explain what I have been doing is to show you.
Here are just a few of the paintings I have done:
Many of these works are available!"
Thank You Morgan for sharing your thoughts and your amazing paintings with us. You are truly an inspiration to all in these uncertain times!
OUR 2021 SHOW AND EVENT DATES!!!!!
PLEASE SAVE THESE DATES!!!!!
2021 SEASON AT A GLANCE
THE QUICK DRAW CONTEST
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021
THE PAINT SARASOTA PAINTOUT
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 -WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2021
THE LIGHTCHASERS 10TH ANNUAL MEMBERS SHOW
AND FEATURED ARTISTS SHOW
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021
THE 9TH PAINT SARASOTA PAINTOUT SHOW
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021
OPEN GALLERY
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021
ALL SHOWS AND EVENTS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT PHILLIPPI ESTATE PARK, SARASOTA
We are very grateful to everyone who shared their beautiful paintings with us this week and hope to see more of your wonderful creativity in the coming week!
KEEP ON PAINTING!!!
Take Care and Stay Safe and Well,
MaryAnn, Susan, Patti, Jack, Lynn, Sharon & Terry
"I don’t listen to what art critics say. I don’t know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is.”
