Welcome to my Art Blog! I paint or draw most weekdays and sometimes finish a painting a day. I fondly call them my "Postcards from Paradise" because it's such a beautiful place the Lord made here for us.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

OPA Salon Show Underway

"Awake, Sleeper"
Original oil, 10"x8"
©2013 Diana Moses Botkin

SOLD

In April I learned that this figurative painting of mine was accepted to the 2013 Oil Painters of America Salon Show of Traditional Oils. Competition for the OPA shows is always very tough, so having work in the show is an honor.

I had this small piece framed professionally and then packed it carefully. It is currently hanging at the exhibit, along with beautiful originals by some of the best oil painters on the continent.

You can see them all online. Scroll down on the page to find this painting on the ninth row in the middle. Being a small painting, it is one of few originals offered for less than four figures. To purchase, please contact the show venue, Crooked Tree Arts Center, at (231)347-4337.

12 comments:

Dave Rossi said...

Congratulations, Diana !

Diana Moses Botkin said...

Thank you so much for dropping by here, Dave.

Susan said...

Congratulations! What a wonderful accomplishment!

Diana Moses Botkin said...

I appreciate that, Susan! Thanks.

pattrsnd said...

Beautiful oil, Diana! Amazing light!

Diana Moses Botkin said...

David, thank you. The light in any situation, whether outdoors or indoors, is most often what inspires me.

David Teter said...

Congratulations, major long time organizations are always hard to get into. There is always a lot of competition.
Very nice painting too, has a dark mysterious quality to it.
Keep painting..

Diana Moses Botkin said...

I appreciate your encouragement, David. Thank you for stopping by here and leaving your comments.

hmuxo said...

Congratulations, Diana!!! What an honor!!! This painting is beautiful.

Celeste Bergin said...

Congratulations, Diana! It is a beautiful piece!

Diana Moses Botkin said...

Hilda and Celeste, thank you for those congrats. It's fun to share good news with blogging friends!

Shirley Fachilla said...

This is so lovely. I think a very lucky collector will scoop it up. I agree with David Teter; the painting has a mystery to it that is very intriguing.