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May 2014 Volume 3 No. 5
VISUAL LANGUAGE contemporary fine art
Rites of Spring
Cover Valerie Travers Best of Show
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The Rites of Spring
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The Rites of Spring Davis and Company Fine Art Gallery welcomed the second annual juried show, The Rites of Spring. It is sponsored each year by The Artists of Texas, Visual Language Magazine and Davis & Company Fine Art Gallery. Over 300 entries made the show a fine competition of photography, sculpture and paintings. Opening day for Rites of Spring was April 4th with a gallery celebration of the arts welcoming many artists from around the world. The show will be on display through the first week of May. Davis and Company Fine Art is a new gallery to the Spring area north of Houston, Texas. Family owned by David Davis of GSD Companies and his sister artist Melissa Doron, the gallery brings to the area sculpture, photoraphy, glass and paintings from around the world. 100 paintings were selected for the Rites of Spring online show. The judges chose the top 25 paintings and top two photographs and sculptures for the final gallery presentation at Davis and Company. Best of Show/First Place was awarded to UK Artist Valerie Travers with her piece, ‘Kaleidoscope”. Second place was awarded to Anthony A.Gonzales from Spring Branch, Texas with his painting “Bright Sunny Day”; and Third Place was award to Derin Wright with his Sculpture “The Waiting Game”. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Barbara Haviland of Groves, Texas with her painting “White Day Lilies”; Kyle Wood with his piece, “Southern Hospitalities”; Sanda Manuila with her composition “Portrait of a Poor Artist”; and to Clayton Gardinier for his photography “ Guadalupe River, Gruene, Texas”.
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Best of Show/First Place: Valerie Travers Kaleidoscope 40 x 30 inches Acrylic on Canvas
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Second Place: Anthony A Gonzalez Bright Sunny Day 28 x 22 Oil on Linen
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Third Place: Deran Wright The Waiting Game
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Honorable Mention
Barbarra Haviland White Day Lilies 36 x 24 inches Oil on Canvas
Kyle Wood Southern Hospitality 16 x 20 Oil on Canvas
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Sanda Manuila Portrait of a Poor Artist 16 x 12 Oil on Canvas
Clayton Gardinier Guadelupe River Gruene Texas 16 X 20 Color Photo
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Nancy Medina Abundance Delphiniums and Daisies 20 X 20 Oil on Canvas
Randall Cogburn Sea Bound 24 x 24 Oil on Canvas
Debra Latham Essence Of Beauty 16 x 12 Linen on Panel
Jody Anderson Shawna 16 x 20 Oil on Linen
Russ MacKensen Copper Pommegranates & Oranges 24 x 12 Oil Pastel Helen Buck Taking a Break
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Cheryl J Smith Deja Vu 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas
Dawn Waters Baker Whispering Wood 5 x 7 Oil Gesso Board
Doug Hiser Sea Horse Fantasy 12 x 16 Ink
David Forks Monuments of Time 16 x 20 Oil
Kay Crain Three Girls Windy Beach 9 x 12 Oil on Canvas
Drew Keilback Schools Out 18 x 36 Oil on Board
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Karen Catham Wisdom Of Wild 12 x 12 Oil On Canvas
Debbie Cannatella What I Like About Chicago 20 x 26 Transparent Watercolor
Suzy Powell Woodie 18 x 24 Torn Paper Collage on Stretched Canvas
Suzie Baker Swan in the Wings 20 x 16
Sherry Hogan Dingle Ranch 18 x 24 Acrylic Panel
Eric Bodtker Blossoming Trees 16 x 12 Oil on Canvas
Ann Hoffpauir A Pause That Refreshes 18 x 36 Oil on Canvas Betty James Best Friends Oil 24 x 30
Denise Bossarte Boat Lines 16 x 20 Photography Maralyn Wilson Pretty Priscilla 23 Tall x 14 Wide x 9 Deep Fired Clay with Encaustic Finish
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Artists of Texas
Rites of Spring Online Show
Anthony A Gonzalez
Becky Hicks
Janet Brousard
Jonelle T McCoy
Annie O’Brien Gonzales
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Kay Reinke
Betty Thomas
C Hancock
Ed Crumley
Annie O’Brien Gonzales
Becky Hicks
Diane Breman
Judy Wilder Dalton
Kristine Kainer
David Forks
Anthony A Gonzalez
Kristine Kainer
Kyle Wood
Linda Dellandre
Linda Dellandre
Grace Hessman
Annie O’Brien Gonzales
Jody Anderson
Hilda Rueda
Jane G Cross
Laura Reed
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Artists of Texas
Rites of Spring Online Show
Leslie Sealey
Linda McCoy
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Linda Wacaster
Ann Hoffpauir
Lunell Gilley
Sheri Jones
Betty James
Mary Frankel
Michal Ashenasi
Sherry Hogan
Russ MacKensen
Maralyn Wilson
Suzie Baker
Linda Wacaster
Mary Frankel
Richard Levine
Betty Hoaglund
Beth Lenderman
Randall Cogburn
Vernita Bridges Hoyt
Michelle Lohr
Suzy Powell
Caroline Ratliff
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Artists of Texas
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Drew Kietlback
Dyan Newton
Doug Hizer
Elaine Monnig
Kay Crain
Pat Meyer
Terrye Philley
Kay Wyne
Parastoo Ganjei
Nancy Paris
Elise Boysaw
Ellie Taylor
Kristine Byar
Nancy Medina
Allison Fox
Wanda Caro
Valerie Travers
Jacquie McMullen
George Lee
Suzie Baker
Shirley Quaid
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