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Strokes of Genius 5 Deadline Extended through May 2, 2012

laichas — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:05:17 +0000

The deadline for the Strokes of Genius 5: Best of Drawing competition has been extended through May 2, 2012. The theme of this year’s contest is “composition.” Artwork can be in any dry medium, or wet medium applied in a linear fashion that would be traditionally considered drawing. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to, pencil, charcoal, Conte, pen and ink, scratchboard and silverpoint. Colored pencil, pastel and even some paint mediums are acceptable if used in a drawing-like manner. Enter your art today!

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Splash 14 Winners Announced

laichas — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:51:49 +0000

Congratulations to the 106 artists selected for the latest North Light Books’ Best of Watercolor competition, Splash 14: Light and Color!

On behalf of Rachel Wolf and the staff of North Light Books, I’d like to thank all of the participants in this year’s Splash contest. We received more than 1500 gorgeous entries, and it was a true challenge to narrow the field from so many worthy submissions. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

If you see your name below, you will receive an email from me on April 3rd detailing next steps.

All best,

Sarah Laichas
Editorial Coordinator, Splash: Best of Watercolor

Splash 14 Winners

Alexander, Kathleen (Abundance; Yellow Hibiscus)
Annesley, Jennifer (Pantheon; Teatro)
Archuleta, Jan (Healing Echinacea)

Baay, Nancy (Butterflies are Free)
Backer, Mary (Encore)
Baker, Hugh F. (Kayaks)
Baladad, Vanessa Calica (Patience)
Beck, Chris (Waiting in the Wings)
Berry, Graham (Lytham Cocklers)
Beukenkamp, Annelein (The Storyteller)
Braverman, Karen F. (Papaya)
Bunn, Christine Misencik (Survivor)

Cao, Peng (Ancient Waterway)
Chaddock, Anne (Catch of the Day; Sole Mates)
Collins; Kathy (After the Rain)
Cordero, Jaimie (Greenwich Park Rhodies)
Cornet, Heleen (Rainforest. The Tree on Top)
Cretney, Brenda (Three Horses)
Crone, LaVonne Tarbox (Recycle)
Crouch, Susan (Corbi)

Del Sol, Cristina (Cosmic Dancer)

Eber, Frank (City of Lights; Dordogne River Valley)
Erfle, Linda (Swiss Cow; Milk Goats of Saanenland)

Fairmont, Manette (Above The Firmament)
Frank, Jonathan (Reckoning)
Franz, Ming (Tahoe Rocks)
Fortunato, Nancy (Blue Taxis-Japan)
Fukushima, Michiyo (Minerva – G.C.T.)

Gauthier, Carla (Waiting for the Lunchtime Crowd)
Gerrish, Charlene (Steam’n the Roundhouse)
Gill, Jean K. (Sun Strokes & Rain Fall)
Givot, Stuart (Redwood Creek)
Goldstein-Warren, Laurie (My Brother’s Keeper)
Gore, Don (Wicked)
Guo, Liu Zhan (Shanghai Rainy Day)

Hamlin, Elizabeth M. (Metaphor #6)
Hearding, Catherine (A Walk in the Woods)
Hegman, Cathy (Chaos of Commitment)
Hillis, Catherine (My Viewpoint)

Isenburg, Karin (Clementines)

Johnson, Jeanne R. (Glimpse)
Johnson, Kim (Brothers In Arms; Honeymooner)
Jurick, Kristina (Fishmarket Venice)

Kalin, Jean (Morning Glow)
Kaplan, Chizuru Morii (Paris)
Khan, Fahmi (Blue Raven)
Knox, Charlotte (42nd Street Pizza)
Kozar, Steven (Ripening Pumpkins)

Lamothe, Marie (Beauty Beheld)
Leedy, Robert (Ocean & Ahern)
Leeper, Christopher (Big Baby Beef)
Lesley, Donna (Mr. Daly’s Roses)
Lin, Fealing (An Ancient Tune; An Ancient Tune; Night in Dresden)
Lynem, Ross (Meana)

Makowski, Robin Lee (Another Round of Primaries)
Masi, Antonio (Exodus)
Mason, Paul (Lions on the Avenue)
Maxwell, Dave (Going Green)
McCracken, Laurin (Clear Glassware)
Mehaffey, Mark (Taos Shadows 2)
Meythaler, Doug (Gawkers Slowdown)
Montague, Susan (Tales of the North Fork; Remember; Meadow’s Edge)
Morrison, James S. (4 Canoes at Kanuga)
Mu, Ran (Mu Ran 2)

Naik, Sachin (NaikSachin2.jpeg)
Nakari, Judy (Shadows of the Tuscan Sun)
Natale, Marie (Something’s Biting; A Walk on Historic Jackson)
Near, Nancy (Caribbean Spice)
Ng, Alfred (Parrot Tulip with Blue)
Nichols, R. Mike (Mystery Man)
Nunn, Janet (Roots and Stems)
Nuttall, Ted (Girl in Motion)

Parins, Kris (Floaters)
Pink, Sue (The Secret of the Old Clock)
Preslan, Kris (Sidewalk Raphael #2)

Reyes, Lynda A. N. (California Grandpa)
Rifkin, Dorrie (Across from Central Park)
Rogers, William (Go)

Salminen, John (Market Street, Bryant Park, The Mall)
Sawant, Prafull B. (Mirror Of Sky; Holy Morning At Nasik Ghat)
Schaller, Thomas W. (Concrete Factory)
Schmidt, Patricia (Year of the Rabbit)
Sharpe, F. Charles (Painted with a Roller)
Shelton, Dean (The Path)
Simpson, Penny Thomas (Real Cherries)
Smith, Kay (Sinatra)
Smith, Michelle Goll (Spring Preview; Papillon)
Spino, Frank (Fresh Squeezed; Makin’ OJ)
Stickel, David L. (Afternoon Stroll)
Stocke, Ron (Corner Market; Burrard St, Vancouver, BC)
Stratton, Joyce (Absolution V)
Stuller, Susan M. (But Is It Art)
Swan-McDonald, Deborah (The Professor)
Swenson, Brenda, (The Castle Green)

Tablante, Jimmy (Breaktime)

Vitulli, Suzi (Coochi Coo)

Waller, Carrie (Anticipation)
Walnes, Nancy (Beaufort Marsh)
Warren, Soon Y. (Harpy Eagle)
Watry, Lorraine (Shows Over)
Welsh, Judy (Konbanwa)
Wencong, Wang (The Farm)
Wicks, David (Bridge Nymph)
Wold, Oddvar (Haukeli3)
Woods, Richard (Dardanelles Lake)

Yasuoka, Keiko (Tulips; Which one?; My Special Place)

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Enter Strokes of Genius 5: Composition | Deadline April 16, 2012

laichas — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:05:39 +0000

North Light Books is pleased to announce the call for entries for Strokes of Genius 5: Composition, the latest edition of the highly acclaimed Best of Drawing collection. Enter today for the chance to have your art published in this beautiful, hard-cover showcase of the best of contemporary drawing.

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Splash 14 Deadline Extended through December 15th

laichas — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:34:25 +0000

We’ve extended the deadline for Splash 14: Light and Color through December 15th! Enter online today!

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Water Fireworks by Trish McKinney | pg 18 in Splash 13: Alternative Approaches (May 2012) | copyright Trish McKinney

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Pre-order Splash 13: Alternative Approaches on Amazon!

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Enter Splash 14: Light and Color | Deadline December 1

laichas — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:34:06 +0000

CURRENT NORTH LIGHT BOOKS COMPETITION: Best of Watercolor
Splash 14: Light and Color
Deadline: December, 2011

DOWNLOAD Splash 14 ENTRY FORM

DOWNLOAD Splash 14 ENTRY FORM

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Strokes of Genius 5: Best of Drawing coming January 2012
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laichas — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:33:38 +0000

Congratulations to the 112 artists chosen for this year’s Strokes of Genius: Best of Drawing competition! The North Light judges and series editor Rachel Wolf selected the winning images from a record number of more than 1650 entries.

Winners packets will be emailed this year, so if you see your name below, please check your email accounts (and junk boxes) for instructions on next steps. You will receive an email from us with the subject line “Strokes 4 Winner Notification” no later than Friday, August 6th.

Thank you all for your participation in this year’s contest. We received so many gorgeous drawings representing the theme of Exploring Line, we truly had our work cut out for us.
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Strokes 4 Winners:

Alden, Selma
Alvez, Carey
Aparicio, Luis E.
Bagby, Anne
Bailey, Travis Michael
Beaule Ruggles, Joanne
Bedrosian, Holly
Behr, Brenda
Bellamy, Saundra
Betts, Judi
Brommer, Gerald
Brunelle, Paul
Burt, Dan
Carducci, Judith B.
Chadwell, Connie
Cilmi, Monika
Cole, Bets
Colie Wight, Lea
Cornelius, Ray-Mel
Cuevas, Jeannette
deLearie Adair, Sue
Dunphy, Kathleen
Dutra, Randal M.
Elting, Buff
Erenberg, Ellen
Fa-Hardi, Ljubica
Falchetti, Shawn
Fannin, Shauna
Ferguson, Jane W.
Gali, Cano
Galler, Star
Gant, Tanja
Georgopoulou, Irene
Givot, Stuart
Gjertson, Stephen
Gluck, David
Goettsch, Jerome
Gordienko, Arina
Graning, Ken
Gylling, Gemma
Haverty, Grace
Haworth, Heather
Hiatt, Teri
Hirn, Emily
Hirst, Emma
Hughes, Wallace
Hunter, Joan
Hutch, Kristina
Jang, Yunsung
Jilek, Julie L.
Jo Loss, Bonnie
Johnson, Frankie
Jonker, Jana
Jos Biviano, Charles
Kaman, Tricia
Kampe, Laurie
Kearney-Williams, Emily
Kechnie, Joe Mac
Knox, Cynthia
Lai, Mitzi
Larlham, Margaret
Lewis, Bobby
Long, Nick
Lucas Hardy, Linda
Martin, Dina
McChristian, Jennifer
McClelland, Chris
McCormick Santiago, Nicole
McGuire, Michael Allen
Melia, Paul G.
Michalowski, Ted
Miller, Terry
Moore, Kevin A.
Murray, Paul
Nelson, Bruce
Nicholls, Mike
Nichols, David
Olivier, Diane
Patterson, Elizabeth A.
Polins, Jason
Rayyan, Sheila
Reilly, Seana
Richardson, D.K.
Rocha, Gilbert
Roseland, Michelle
Rudegeair, Jean
Rush, Chris
Sachin, Naik
Shafranski, Paul
Sheppard, Joseph
Siniscal, Holly
Smith, Che
Smolko, John P.
Steinberg, Arlene
Strayer, Janet
Swinton, Doug
Tan, Zimou
Tilton, Jac
Trope, Linda
Venkatachari, Ranjini
Versteeg, Diane
Wacknov, Myrna
Walker, Ann Kraft
Walsh, Randena
Warren, Soon Y.
Willard, Sandra
Wilson, Rob J.
Wilson, Ronald
Wootten, Geary
Wueste, Kevin M.
Zelazny Rivkin, Wendy
Zuehlsdorff, Douglas

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Strokes of Genius 3 is now available for pre-order! Cover image by Michael Dumas: White Garden, graphite on Arches watercolor paper, 30¼” × 22½” (77cm × 57cm).

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Strokes 4 Winner Announcement Delay

laichas — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:00:42 +0000

Dear Strokes of Genius 4 participants,

Please check back on August 1, 2011 for the official list of winners to this year’s Best of Drawing contest. Because we extended the contest deadline by two weeks, we also pushed back the winners announcement. We sincerely apologize for the delay in the results and are working hard to wrap up the final decisions.

Your patience is greatly appreciated!

All best,

The staff of North Light Books

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In the mean time, Strokes of Genius 3: Fresh Perspectives is now available for pre-order!
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Splash 12 Winner Copies

laichas — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:54:28 +0000

Splash 12 Artists:

Each participant in Splash 12 will receive his or her complimentary copy of the book within the next week or so. The copies are on schedule to be sent from our warehouse by Friday along with instructions for ordering more books at a discount. If you don’t receive your copy by the end of the month, please respond to me directly by email or through the comments of this post.

Thanks!

Sarah

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Final Weekend to Enter Strokes 4

laichas — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:07:04 +0000

The deadline is Monday, May 16th, so click here to enter your drawings!

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Strokes 4 Deadline Extended to May 16th

laichas — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:33:39 +0000

The deadline for Strokes of Genius 4 has been extended until Monday, May 16th. Enter your art today!

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