How to Go
What: “The View: A Juried Landscape Competition”
Where: Rosewood Gallery, 2655 Olson Dr., Kettering
When: Through July 11
Hours: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays
More Info: 937-296-0294 or www.ketteringoh.org/play/rosewood
Three of the winning titles in “The View: A Juried Landscape Competition” at Rosewood Gallery are “Naturally Wild,” “Just a Dog and his Stick!” and “Horse in Kitchen.”
That should tell you all you need to know about the variety of subject matter in this popular annual exhibit. These landscapes are varied and sometimes represented in 3D. There were 100 artists throughout Ohio who entered a total of 258 pieces for juror Shaun Dingwerth to contemplate. He chose 59 works from 53 of those artists.
“The high quality of the submitted works made judging a difficult process; a tribute to the talented artists in the region,” said Dingwerth, executive director of the Richmond Art Museum in Indiana. “As a juror, I pay close attention to the compositions and perspective of an artwork, but ultimately I want the subject to be one of interest.”
The artwork he deemed most interesting was “Naturally Wild,” a photograph by Sarah Maloney of Kettering. The black and white image has a mystical quality, and won Best of Show. The first place nod was given to Sherraid Scott of Yellow Springs for “Five Cows.” The peaceful idyllic farm setting is beautifully set off by her expert technique of aquatint printmaking.
Leonard Williams of Waynesville won second place with his “Yellowstone Backwaters” casein painting. He gives the representational image an extra kick with bright orange-red hues. Third place was given to Joanne Edwards of Sardinia for her oil painting, “Sycamore Banks Lake Isabelle.”
Honorable mentions went out to: Richard Jurus of Dayton for “Just a Dog and his Stick!;” Lynda McClanahan of Columbus for “Horse in Kitchen;” Bruce Allan Neville of Cincinnati for “Michigan Road;” Robert Staley of Galion for “Dayton;” and Don Williams of Kettering for his ceramic “Water Tower.”
“As a director of a more traditional or representational institution, I was happy to see a number of successful contemporary abstract paintings represented, as well as impressive photography, and encourage those artists to continue their work,” stated Dingwerth. “Overall the subject matter was interesting, well-drawn and executed.”
Other local artists who won a place in the show include: Arlene Branick, Kelly Joslin, Richard Jurus, Tom Kinarney, Susie King, Betty Kosicki, Bonnie Kuntz, John Lemker, Richard Malogorski, and Penny Park of Dayton; Mary Callaway, Lloyd Greene, and Yuki Hall of Beavercreek; Andrea Starkey and Douglas Taylor of Bellbrook; Kathy A. Moore of Casstown; William Campbell and Nathaniel Johnson of Centerville; and Tom Croce of Lebanon.
Also showing works are: Edward Charney of New Carlisle; Nancy L. Fisher and Bill Franz of Oakwood; Pam Geisel and Jennifer Haack of Yellow Springs; Terry Glass of Tipp City; Brendan Higgins and Elizabeth Martin of Kettering; Richard Lathrop and Judy Thaxton of Eaton; Dora Lawson and Kim Vito of Fairborn; Dennis Walker of Piqua; Annette Cargill of Troy; Kevin McNeeley and Carol McNeeley of Waynesville; and Pat McWilliams of Xenia.
“This year’s eclectic collection walks the viewer around the country side, through the forest and even through interiors with one where the viewer will occupy the space with a large horse. As always, this is a crowd-pleaser, with textural abstracts, tightly rendered representations and a few surprises,” said outgoing gallery coordinator Amy Anderson. “This show is a lovely note to end my gallery career on, and I am excited to see what the future holds for the gallery with the fresh viewpoint from the new coordinator, Tracy Flagg.”
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