Merit Award: Rebecca Rosenheck
"Reality Check"
I love how this still life uses the mirrored box to create depth and interest with the slightly altered view of the objects on the table. Often when reflective surfaces are used in still life paintings I am left with the impression that the artist is merely showing off. Here, the skill involved is clear, this is not about technical bravado. The darkened background, the choices of the objects and their colors and their doubles give the scene an internal integrity."- Colette Odya Smith, Judge of Awards
I love how this still life uses the mirrored box to create depth and interest with the slightly altered view of the objects on the table. Often when reflective surfaces are used in still life paintings I am left with the impression that the artist is merely showing off. Here, the skill involved is clear, this is not about technical bravado. The darkened background, the choices of the objects and their colors and their doubles give the scene an internal integrity."- Colette Odya Smith, Judge of Awards