RIWS Presents:
Illumination: An Online Show
Open to Artists Nationwide
VIEW THE FULL SHOW HERE
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Open to all 2D media (EXCLUDING photography and digital, see more details below)
Deadline to Submit: January 17th
Juror: Vlad Duchev
Exhibition Dates: January 25th - February 21st
ONLINE Show Opening Reception: Thursday, January 30th at 6pm on Zoom LINK HERE
Notification of Acceptance: January 24th
This show is taking place online ONLY
Theme: For this show we are looking for pieces that have a strong sense of light or illumination. Light can be used to draw the viewer's eye to the focal point of the work, or create contrast against darker values. How the artists chooses to illuminate the scene gives a sense of the mood of the piece. We want to see how you choose to use illumination in your pieces to tell a story or convey a feeling.
Award Winners:
WATERCOLOR AWARD: Michael Henry, MI "White River Morning"
FIRST PRIZE: JL Micah Petillo, NH "My Favorite Things"
SECOND PRIZE: Karen Romani, IL "Coat of Many Colors"
THIRD PRIZE: Jyotsna Umesh, VA "A Misty Morning"
HONORABLE MENTION: Sandra Richard, RI "Illuminating Martha's Vineyard"
HONORABLE MENTION: Xenia Fedorchenko, TX "Glimmering"
ACCEPTED ENTRIES:
| Name | Title | Medium | Dimensions | Price |
| Brenda Bechtel, MA | "The Ocean Sings to my Soul" | Oil on linen | 16" x 12" | $2600 |
| Dina Belyayeva, CT | "Florence Griswold Estate in Old Lyme" | Acrylic | 11" x 14" | $525 |
| Cecilia Bonvino, RI | "River Glow" | Oil on canvas panel | 8" x 10" | $300 |
| John Calabrese, TX | "Light at the Gates of Darkness" | Graphite pencil on paper | 16" x 20" | $2600 |
| Kate Chute, RI | "Illumination" | Acrylic | 18" x 24" | NFS |
| Jean Cormier, FL | "The Time In Between" | Oil | 8" x 10" | $500 |
| Steve DePalma, VT | "Eclipse 2024: Watching through Rainbow Colored Glasses" | Acrylic hand painted onto glass, on panel | 36" x 36" | $2000 |
| Joanne Donovan, MA | "Beaver Brook Falls" | Transparent watercolor | 14" x 10" | $500 |
| Lawrence Eleoff, RI | "Mighty Oak" | Watercolor | 24" x 18" | $300 |
| Lawrence Eleoff, RI | "Not Cherries" | Watercolor | 18" x 12" | $250 |
| Andrea Ernest-Sheehan, IL | "Culloden Moor" | Pastel | 18" x 24" | $2000 |
| Xenia Fedorchenko, TX | "Glimmering" | Oil on panel | 10" x 8" | $800 |
| Karen Fitzgerald, MA | "Wishing and Hoping" | Watercolor | 24" x 18" | $350 |
| Karen Fitzgerald, MA | "Red Chair Gallery, Bend Oregon" | Watercolor | 12" x 16" | $350 |
| Charlie Frances, VA | "The Star Gazers" | Watercolor | 22" x 30" | $1500 |
| Charlie Frances, VA | "Nocturnal Street Dancers" | Watercolor | 18" x 18" | $500 |
| Rebecca Ganz, AZ | "Witness the Magic - Mallorca Sunset" | Acrylic, Casein and Watercolor on Aquabord | 19" x 22" | $600 |
| Kathleen Gardiner, MD | "Octoraro Railroad Bridges" | Watercolor | 24" x 20" | NFS |
| Gary Graham, RI | "42nd Street" | Watercolor | 12" x 12" | $400 |
| Gary Graham, RI | "Sunset on Tiverton" | Watercolor | 12" x 12" | $350 |
| Susan Graham, RI | "Sunlit windows" | Acrylic | 11" x 9" | NFS |
| Becky Haletky, MA | "Castro Theater" | Watercolor | 20" x 28" | NFS |
| Chelsey Hall, OH | "All The Light We Can Not See" | Acrylic | 20" x 16" | $500 |
| Michael Henry, MI | "Lumen Esque" | Watercolor | 10" x 14" | $300 |
| Michael Henry, MI | "Iced Shore" | Watercolor | 10" x 14" | $400 |
| Michael Henry, MI | "White River Morning" | Watercolor | 10" x 14" | $400 |
| William Heydt, RI | "Sam, Third Beach, Sunrise" | Watercolor | 20" x 13" | NFS |
| Josie Howden, VA | "Light Strip" | Watercolor on watercolor paper | 8" x 8" | $450 |
| Ana Johnson-Moore, MA | "Midnight in Kyoto" | Gouache | 16" x 12" | $550 |
| Earl Grenville Killeen, CT | "The Light Fantastic" | Watercolor | 13" x 7.5" | NFS |
| Earl Grenville Killeen, CT | "End of Days" | Watercolor | 19" x 10" | NFS |
| Marianne A. Kinzer, MA | "Douglas Orchard" | Watercolor | 14.25" x 18.25" | $500 |
| Tamara Krendel, MA | "Midsummer Night's Flowers" | Pastel on board | 24" x 18" | $1500 |
| Tamara Krendel, MA | "When Cats Dream or A Place of Infinite Peace" | Watercolor on Mat Board | 5" x 7" | $2500 |
| Aaron Krone, KS | "The Door" | Acrylic | 32" x 40" | NFS |
| Kim Lanier, TX | "Fairylights" | Watercolor & Ink | 12" x 16" | $425 |
| Andy Mast, CO | "A Long Day" | Graphite Pencil | 24" x 18" | NFS |
| Craig Masten, RI | "Trial by Fire, Notre Dame Surviving" | Watercolor | 20" x 16" | $500 |
| Craig Masten, RI | "Heat lightning, Monhegan Island" | Oil | 14" x 18" | $700 |
| Alisa Nelson, OK | "Winter Stillness" | Casein | 10" x 8" | $225 |
| JL Micah Petillo, NH | "My Favorite Things" | Watercolor | 12" x 16" | NFS |
| JL Micah Petillo, NH | "Lazy Boy" | Watercolor | 10" x 12" | NFS |
| DENISE PETRIN, RI | "Flower #1" | Watercolor | 7" x 10" | $210 |
| Aileen Quinn, RI | "Sea Glass" | Oil | 12" x 12" | $375 |
| Ali Rheaume, MA | "In the Zone" | Watercolor | 12" x 9" | $145 |
| Sandra Richard, RI | "Illuminating Martha's Vineyard" | Watercolor | 11" x 14" | $350 |
| Karen Romani, IL | "Coat of Many Colors" | Watercolor | 12" x 9" | $1200 |
| Karen Romani, IL | "Cats eye for a Biggie" | Watercolor | 9" x 12" | $475 |
| Michael Rose, RI | "Lamp Before Cocktails" | Acrylic on cradled panel | 4" x 4" | $200 |
| Connie Ruel, CO | "An open window" | Oil | 18" x 14" | $756 |
| Vincent Serbin, NY | "Tenderhearted Toon" | Oil and spray paint on watercolor paper. | 28" x 22" | $1500 |
| Meryl Shapiro, NY | "San Miguel de Allende Centro at Night" | Acrylic gouache on wood panel | 12" x 9" | $800 |
| Jim Slavik, CO | "Sunset over the Galapagos" | Pastels | 11" x 14" | $300 |
| Graeme Smith, RI | "Coral of Cowes" | Watercolor | 12" x 9" | $100 |
| Victoria Steed, NC | "Glowing girl" | Watercolor | 12" x 9" | NFS |
| Meaghan Troup, PA | "Evensong" | Oil on canvas | 12" x 9" | $300 |
| Jyotsna Umesh, VA | "The Stream" | Watercolor | 14" x 10" | $580 |
| Jyotsna Umesh, VA | "A Misty Morning" | Watercolor | 11" x 14" | $380 |
| Tina Ybarra, CA | "And the Shadows Come to Stay" | Charcoal | 24" x 18" | $600 |