"Summer Lullaby"
Original oil painting, 14"x11"
©2009 Diana Moses Botkin
The opening last week of the Wallowa Valley Festival of the Arts in Joseph, Oregon was a splendid event with wine tasting and other treats. I was pleased to learn that this original of mine was awarded First Place.
The next night was the quick draw, which was a good fun challenge. I'll try to post a photo soon of my small landscape painting that was purchased that night. I also sold another piece at the show.
Joseph is quite an artsy town, although it is a small community at the end of the trail. Valley Bronze, a world-class sculpture foundry, is located in town. The main street is lined with life-size sculptures by well-known artists cast at the foundry and the galleries in town show many more sculptural pieces in various sizes as well as paintings.
My favorite piece among the many wonderful bronzes along the walk downtown is “All Around Cowboy” by Austin Barton.
Friday, June 7, 2013
First Place Piece
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Congrats, Diana...wonderful painting!
Thank you, David. Happy painting!
Diana, This is a very special painting. I am so happy it has been awarded.
This blows me away, Diana. It has everything a painting should have. A keen and perceptible quality of painting skills and an emotional content. Congratulations on your well deserved award.
Thank you, Ladies, for your encouraging comments.
I'm very pleased about the blue ribbon, Ruth.
Julie, I really appreciate your kind observations.
Truly a wonderful painting. I often don't connect with modern takes on the madonna mother/child, but this is exceptional. The emotion implicit in the piece is so very real.
And the technical level is sky high.
I've been on vacation, and I'm trying to catch up on my blogging!!! Congratulations on your award, Diana...this piece is fantastic and you deserve it!!!!
Shirley and Hilda, thank you for your very kind and encouraging remarks. They have made my day!
Congratulations on your well deserved award, Diana! This is such a sensitively beautiful painting - I adore it!
Thanks so much, Susan! I appreciate your comments a lot.
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