Our Fall 2024 exhibit - "GALACTIC RADIATION" -
is held at:
Art*Bar, 722 East Burleigh Street, Milwaukee.
Exhibit dates are:
from August 30, 2024-October 2, 2024.
Opening Reception was:
Friday, September 6th, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Here are the Award Winners for this Exhibit.
(Photos of the winning can be viewed by clicking 2024 Exhibit Award Winners.)
Best of Show – “Slanted Perspective”- Chris Behrs
First Place – “The Tower View” - Jeanne Bril
Second Place – “A Picnic Day” - Julia Pagenkopf
Third Place – “View From Grant Park”- Marcia Gorra-Patek
Honorable Mentions:
- “Just Looking” - Renee Couture
- “Sundown, Newport Beach” - Thom Jeffers
Merchandise Awards:
- “South Shore Nocturne" - Judy Grochowski
- “Morning Surf" - Rita Burnap
Artists' Choice Award: - "Storm over Southshore" - Jeanne Bril
We are very grateful to our judge for this exhibit, James Hempel, who has a studio in Milwaukee. He paints original oil paintings and provides weekly art classes for all levels. He also does commissioned portraits and landscapes. Here is some additional information taken from an interview by Randy Rasmussen in the Door County Pulse (Oct. 2, 2015):
"James is a classically trained artist whose work I think reflects his attention to detail. Impeccable composition is seen in all his work. Thinking back, I can remember always enjoying the sensory interaction with the visual nature of the world. I grew up being exposed to art in our home. It was a wonderful environment. I went to Appleton East High School. I took some art classes but I think in retrospect I could have taken more. I was in band and that took up time but I always, even in high school, drew and painted. I think my interest in science and math did in one sense help me understand the organic nature of art. My degree is in biology and I have always enjoyed going to natural history museums. Once again I think it helped in my visual orientation of the world. In college I did portraits as I continued to refine my artistic skills and at graduation I started teaching in Shorewood and Whitefish Bay as a substitute. I am a representative artist. Maybe a bit impressionist, a bit expressionistic. I know the value of a strong drawing. I like to see the effect of light in a good, solid painting."
Wisconsin Pastel Ar
tists is very grateful to Blick Art Materials for their donation of two $100 gift certificates to be used in our awards program.
Click here to visit Blick's website for "110,000+ art supplies!"
Artwork pick-up dates are: Thursday, October 3rd, Friday, October 4th,
and Saturday, October 5th.
Click here to see the Prospectus.
Click here for Entry and Waiver Form.
