JUROR STATEMENT
Thank you, Kalaveshi Arts for Inviting me to jury the 2025 Summer Small Works Juried Exhibition. The quality of the work is excellent and it was a pleasure and an honor to view 116 works from 47 artists!
1st Place:
Personal Reflection by Carla LaFlamme
This artist's work weaves a powerful narrative interlaced with some universal truths. Her design sense is a fresh approach to the interplay of shapes and angles. I found each element worthy of further examination. the artist's unique voice is evident in the exceptional manipulation of concepts and perspectives.
2nd Place:
John and Vivian Mussoorie by Rebecca L Keller
The arresting design and composition o0f this work uniquely and bravely deviates from conventional practice. The more I co9ntemplated this work, the more my wonderment grew. The figures and their placement relative to each other and to the geometric shapes on the left side of the painting gives the work a sense of balance. The use of a dappled and varied background contributed greatly to this painting's sense of atmosphere.
3rd Place:
Plunk by Patricia Carrigan
This warm palette abstract features a wide range of textures, shapes and symbols giving it a sense of playfulness juxtaposed with more serious themes. I enjoyed the artists use of thin and think application of the oil medium and brushstrokes which adds depth and emotion to this wonderful work of art.
Karen Israel
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alberto cohen-abbo - Scarborough Beach, Maine
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Amy Casazza - Fearless; Strength
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Arlene Torres - Arrangement
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Carla LaFlamme - Personal Reflection; Sunburn
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Charlene Kilcomons - Happy Mother's Day
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Christina Cowan - A Bloom of Self Love #5; The Dance Between Bees and Flowers #3
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Carol Ganick - Finding the Way
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Christopher Thelin - Canton Town Bridge; Placa de Sant Josep, Girona, Spain
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Diana Henkel - Barnyard Cat; Brant Point
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Diane Cadrain - Roots with Seeds and Leaves
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Edith Skiba LaMonica - Vase Bouquet
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Elisabeth Moss - Migration
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Garrett Phelan Caution Chaos
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Geni Gorani - Morning Catch
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Hajrush Fazliu - Profile #2
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Harriet Winograd - Flores Mexicanas; I Gave All My Energy (lyrics by Ed Sheeran)
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Jackie Lovejoy - Morning Walk; The Reservoir
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Jeanne Pinto - Red White and Blue Morning Niantic
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Joan Brault - River Rocks
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Joanna Eickenhorst - Blue Skies; Early Summer; Stories and Dreams
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Judith Secco - Jack in the Pulpit; Lady Slippers; The Ladies
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Justine Coleman - Beach Roses; The Sunflowers in Vase
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Kathleen Curran Smits - Autumn at Meig's; Lieutenant River; South Cove
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Laura Wilmington - Are We There Yet?; I Am the Storm
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Laurie G. Kelley - His Roundness, the Emperor Blue Borb; Ice Cream Cone
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Linda Boisvert DeStefanis - Maui Hot; Oceanside Beauty
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Lisa Gjonbalaj - Untitled; Vuthaj
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Lori Barker - Reflect on the Path; Overlook; Sepia Trees
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Michele Fischer-Paul -1959 Chevy Impala Prairie; Fischer Ranch Black and White
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Mikhail Zarovny - Boats; Unidentified Object (UO)
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Nancy McClure Brockett - Shoreline Waves III
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Nancy Whitcher - Landscape Below
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Nanette Albright Fresher - Autumn Light; Tree on Hillside; Unwind Time
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Nell Torone - Crowned in Silence; Sacred Flow; The Unspoken Word
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Nora Hilman - Abundance; In the Summer Garden
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Patricia Carrigan - Goat Island; Plunk; Wind Gap
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Rebecca L Keller - John and Vivian Mussoorie; Priscilla in Red; The mask in My Studio
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Rita Bond - Cornfields in NW Connecticut; Rock Harbor, Cape Cod
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Robert Pinto - Selena
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Sally Stamos -Talking Heads; a very very very fine house
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Sarah Ryor - Among Others; Shape Shifting
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Shirley Mae Neu - Moon Glow
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Stephen Wilson - Casa Rossa; Spice Bush Swamp Ripple
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Tatyana Nadgor - Dance Me to the End of Love
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Violet Davenport - Blue Crab