This painting has tremendous human warmth and scores well on every criterion. Its compositional scheme is at once simple and solid—a triangle. But it is also dynamically complex, as the gestures and tumbling motions of the three children create opposing directional tensions—while “Dad” anchors all with a quiet and sturdy foundation. (Judge comment: Bob Douglass)
APS FALL 2021 EXHIBIT
ESTABLISHED ARTIST CATEGORY AWARD: AWARD OF MERIT
This painting has tremendous human warmth and scores well on every criterion. Its compositional scheme is at once simple and solid—a triangle. But it is also dynamically complex, as the gestures and tumbling motions of the three children create opposing directional tensions—while “Dad” anchors all with a quiet and sturdy foundation. (Judge comment: Bob Douglass)