Splash Watercolor | The finest watercolor paintings being created today... http://www.splashwatercolor.com The Splash series showcases the finest watercolor paintings being created today. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:34:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Splash 14 Deadline Extended through December 15th http://www.splashwatercolor.com/2011/12/02/splash-14-deadline-extended-through-december-15th/ http://www.splashwatercolor.com/2011/12/02/splash-14-deadline-extended-through-december-15th/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:34:25 +0000 laichas http://www.splashwatercolor.com/?p=2302 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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CURRENT NORTH LIGHT BOOKS COMPETITION: Best of Watercolor
Splash 14: Light and Color
Deadline: December, 2011







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Strokes of Genius 5: Best of Drawing coming January 2012
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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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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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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!


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A sincere thank you to all who submitted artwork.


Neil Adamson

Akiyo Andresen

Elena Balekha

Deena S. Ball

Kay Barnes

Elise Meredith Beattie

Karla Bedard

Karen Benco

Carole Berren

Robin Berry

Judi Betts

Rached Bohsali

Dorothy Buck

Diane Cannon

Mark Cardoza

Anne Chaddock

Marguerite Chadwick-Juner

Bruce Chandler

Eleanor Cox

Patricia Davidson
Carole Carrera Davis

Amy Dean

Alana C. DiCicco

Oscar R. Dizon

J Mach Dutton

Richard H. Dutton

Caroline England

Mary Lou Ferbert

Lynn Ferris

Michael Ferris

Diane Forest

Ming Franz

Jane Freeman

Nina Allen Freeman

Joan Frey

Carol Frye

Michiyo Fukushima

Kathie George

Theresa Goesling

Ken Goldman

Laurie Goldstein-Warren

Mel Grunau

Patricia Guzman

Susan Hanssen

Don Harvie

Richard William Haynes

Robin Hegemier

Diane Hickerson

Joyce Hicks

Mike Hill

Terri Hill

Robert Highsmith

Cathy Hillegas

Anne Hudec

Marion W. Hylton

Bill James

John E. James

Vaughn Jennings-White

Steven Thor Johanneson

Kim Johnson

Bev Jozwiak

Chizuru Morii Kaplan

J. Anthony Kosar

Judy Laliberte

Janice Binder Lambert

Valerie Larsen

Alexis Lavine

Richard Lewis

June Mahana

Antonio Masi

David Maxwell

Anne McCartney

Geoff McCormack

Laurin McCracken

David Milton

Sally Sawyer Mitchell

Susan Montague

Diane Morgan

Judy Morris

Susan E. Moyer

Rea Nagel

Vickie Nelson

Ted Nuttall

Christy Olson

Roland Palmaerts

Donald W. Patterson

Sandrine Pelissier

Sue Pink

DeAnn Prosia

J. Anna Roberts

Irena Roman

Sueelen Ross

Dennis Roth

Tom Sachade

Sheldon Saint

John Salimen

Tim Saternow

Prafull Sawant

Sandra Schaffer

Thomas W. Schaller

Suzy Schultz

Duncan Simmons

Mary Ann Simon

Julie Deshotels Soldano

Richard Stephens

David L. Stickel

Jan Fabian Wallake

Soon Y. Warren

Carol Weiss

Catharine Woods

Donna Wright

Keiko Yasuoka

Barbara Yoerg

Floy Zittin

Lian Quan Zhen


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We are busier than ever! Splash 12 is off to the printer (to be published this May), and the judging for Splash 13 is nearly complete. In addition, Splash’s younger sister publication, Strokes of Genius: The Best in Drawing is seeing it’s 3rd edition in production, while Strokes of Genius 4 has begun its call for entries.


Art is alive and well in America even if the economy is uncertain and the national budget is in crisis. People in all walks of life still love to be creative, to enjoy nature and to express themselves. Art has flourished in every culture for as long as humans have existed — from the 30,000 year old cave paintings to 20th century abstract expressionism. (Some would even argue that the cave art is quite a bit more sophisticated!) Even in societies that squelched art and individual expression, such as the Soviet bloc of the 20th century, underground artistic expression has continued to develop like determined blades of grass sprouting out of dry urban concrete.


Splash is not just a book but a testament to the human creative drive. Over the years we have published many a painting from artists over 80 years old, and a few close to 100 years old. Art keeps the spirit young.


All best,


Rachel Rubin Wolf


p.s. Stay tuned — next Friday we announce the winners of Splash 13: Alternative Approaches!


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Splash 12: Fresh Perspectives will be available online and in stores in mid-May, or you may pre-order your copy from northlightshop.com!






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