I went to the opening of the BAA annual juried show last night. The show runs for the rest of the month at the John M Parrott gallery, Pinnacle street, Belleville, Ontario.
I shared the Juror's choice award with Claudette Boulanger who did an amazing painting/drawing of a dinosaur being captured in a net by a lot of little people. My piece was a felted fibre art composition of pears in a bowl-quite boring in comparison. The title ofthe show was "Perspectives" so with my feeble attempt at humour, I labelled my picture "Pearspectives". Really bad, I know!
This painting is "Sunset Bay of Quinte" by Tina Osborne:
Other prize winners were Sharon Bower, Tina Osborne, Marg Ray, Jean Kapusta, Ilona Mayer and Dona Knudsen. I am sure I have left out a few more.
There was wine, cheese, fruit, and a vegetable tray which disappeared before I could get near it.
Quite a few people were present at the opening. Even the mayor was there. He made the same faux pas as last year when he said he had paintings hanging in his office thanks to the BAA. Unfortunately, these were courtesy of the Quinte Arts Council and not done by BAA members! People are always confusing the Arts Coucil with the Art Association. Guys, they are not the same thing!
This painting is "Sunset Bay of Quinte" by Tina Osborne:
There was wine, cheese, fruit, and a vegetable tray which disappeared before I could get near it.
Quite a few people were present at the opening. Even the mayor was there. He made the same faux pas as last year when he said he had paintings hanging in his office thanks to the BAA. Unfortunately, these were courtesy of the Quinte Arts Council and not done by BAA members! People are always confusing the Arts Coucil with the Art Association. Guys, they are not the same thing!
