The annual colored pencil show is open to all subscribers of Ann Kullberg's COLOR magazine.

Click on artist's names in bold to visit their websites.

Prizes for this show were sponsored by Derwent, Lyra, and Prismacolor.

The 19th Annual COLOR Magazine Member Show is juried by the Best of Show winner from last year, Paco Martin Dominguez. Read his comments at he bottom of this page.

A Sweet Treat 8 x 10 Betty Ford	Balancing Act 11 x 14 Lenna Lynes-Hundt	Iceland Poppies 10 x 15 Carol Hattingh
2nd Place Eye Candy IV 18 x 13 Gretchen Parker	Dreaming Freedom 9.6 x 6.6 Susanna Bottiglieri	My Neice KItlin 9 x 8 John Danks
Home To Roost 9.16 x 12.25 Linda H Clark	Old Soul 17 x 21 Lynne Renzenberger	See Me 12 x 9 Mandy Peltier
These Old Chestnuts 8 x 8 Alison Philpott	Kiki 9 x 12 Gillian Steenblik	Sugar Rush 10 x 8 Karen Willard
Sunbathing 5.5 x 4 Tracey Chaykin	Engraved 18 x 24 Janki Chokshi	Corvette C7 Z06 18 x 13 Jennifer Egista Milani
Dog Day Afternoon 10 x 15 Shannon Johnson	Family Day 11 x 14 Tara Santoro	Unprivate World 11 x 15 Aleksei Kosarev
At End of Day 10 x 8 Carol Shearn	Rushing Headlong Through Frozen Time 22.75 x 31.75 Bonnie Sheckter	Earth to Art 8 x 10 Bibi Blonn
Snow Leopard 11 x 14 Geraldine Buckley	Celebration 12 x 9 Pat Viera	Olé 10 x 20 Lee Fidler
Anachronism 14 x 9 Theresa Rhodus	Ping Putter 8 x 10 Emma Krock	The Happy Pose 10.5 x 15.3 Silvia D'Almeida
American Kestrel - Glen Helen 11 x 9 Kathleen Collins	Pondering 18 x 24 Susan Wehrman	Clearly Together 15 x 12 Suzanne Marcil
Pink Dahlia 8 x 11 Toni Lea	BEST IN SHOW Falling Waters 12 x 18.5 Carol E Maltby	Fin D'été 11 x 14 Nancy Thomas
HONORABLE MENTION Chester the Pharaoh Hound 17 x 14 Jill Whatley	Forgotten 8 x 11.5 Lynn Fuller	Celebrating Heritage 12 x 9 Carolyn Langley
Gus 10 x 8 Pam Blanco	Did You Say Walk? 13 x 19 Stephen Dewar	Made in America 29 x 19 Barbara Dahlstedt
Boots and Blanket 8 x 8 Virginia Carroll	Curiosity 8 x 12 Andrea Myers	Taking the Long View 16 x 9 Tamara Culp
Pan Pacific 28 x 33 William Leigh	HONORABLE MENTION Aurora Borealis II 28 x 20 Holly Siniscal	A Thing of Beauty! 7.75 x 6.25 Jayashree Sadasivan
Way Out West 20 x 16 Paul Hunt	Pink Ribbon 16.53 x 11.69 Maggie Frisch	Knightia Excelsa with Looper Caterpillar 12 x 17 Jenny Haslimeier
Where's the Snow? 11 x 16 Cathi Bartels	Glory Bee 9 x 5 Katie Swain	Daxx 14 x 11 D L Zanetta
In The Cloud 12 x 16 Jen Ridge-Cooke	Silent Watch 14 x 11 Kim Hammel	Checking Out Stewman's 18.75 x 17.5 Dennis Copp
The Lily Pond 10 x 10 Emma Kerridge	Chevy Bel-Air 8 x 10 Lori Willis	Good Old Linus 11 x 14 Mark Neuherz
Bird in Hand 12 x 9 Judith Hamilton	Hiding in Plain Sight 5.75 x 13.5 Kathryn Hansen	Working Horses of Switzerland 8.75 x 10 Denise Wilson
In Search of Eve 11 x 14 Rita Morgan	Nightwatch 15 x 11 Irma Murray	No Skin Teeth 12 x 9 Renee Reid
In Tune 9 x 12 Janet Ellington Horton	Bright Bliss 13 x 18 Cristina Serra	Wonders of the Deep 12 x 9 Laurilee Taylor
Party 'til the Cows Come Home 7 x 15.5 Marilee Sundius	Wildberries 12 x 12 Rhonda Dicksion	Self Portrait 18 x 12 Richard Tonge
Having A Nap 8 x 10 Silke Kirch	Hatsukoi - First love 24 x 18 Ranjini Venkatachari	Swiss Cow 16 x 20 Deborah Collett
Over the Rainbow 11 x 8.5 Anastasia Steuterman	Rainy Season, Omura Park 11 x 7 Angela Bartlett	Song of the Magpie No. 1 29 x 22 Helen Duley
The Artist 13.25 x 10.25 Janice Norton	Garden Friend 7.5 x 9.5 Eileen Stevens	Poor Little Sparrow 24 x 27 Julie Maguire
My Sweet Amber 16 x 20 Debra Bowen	Reflections of a Ferris Wheel 28 x 21 Cheryl Caro	For My Mom 14 x 11 Caryn Coville
Ernie and His Beloved Golden-Eye 17 x 22 Rebecca V. O'Neil	Sweet, Sharp and Pungent 6 x 10 Janet Darby	Waving Goodbye 10 x 12 Maria Lemery
It's a Head Turner 7 x 9 Elizabeth Dobes	Burmese Brothers 14 x 20 Jennifer Bateson	Waiting to Pull 15 x 20 Kathleen McLean
Majestic Roost 18 x 24 Kathleen Smith	Karen's Cabin 11 x 14 Patricia Hovis-French	Wish I Was Here 11.875 x 8.75 Dan Stancliff
1st Place Finding the One 7 x 10 Scott Krohn	Sammie 22 x 30 Cathie Horrell	Glory 10.5 x 8.5 Sandy Barnett
The Perfect Pear 8 x 10 Patricia Schrank	Joy 12 x 16 Barbara Sokolowski	Value in Art 14 x 11 Will Kirkland
Waiting to Pull 15 x 20 Kathleen McLean	Sister's Loving Touch 6 x 9.5 Marilyn Van Brocklin	Lilium 15 x 11 Sandra Cumming
HONORABLE MENTION Chester Arrested 12 x 9 Sarah Binns	Garden of the Gods 9 x 17 Lee Ann Novotny	NoOsy Cow 10 x 8 Susan Pernot
Among Etruscan Poppies 12 x 24 John Ursillo	Foundation 11.7 x 16.5 Michelle Ripari	Rain Check 12.75 x 18.5 Pamela Clements
Katie 10 x 8 Marilyn Nixon	Shirley 12 x 9 Melissa Smith	The Businessman 28 x 20 Ria Axeli
My Precious 17 x 14 Marta Oliehoek-Samitowska	Is It Friday Yet? 16 x 20 Paula Greer	Cold Weather Friends 11 x 8.5 Johanna Rebman
Who Me? 10.75 x 9 Pamela Young	HONORABLE MENTION I Donut Like Sprinkles 10 x 11 Jocelyn Brandow	Blossom as a Kitten 14 x 18 Nathalie Beck
Prelude 8.5 x 10 JoAnn Ray	Kira- She who Howls at the Moon 8 x 10 Karen Vleck	On Alert 11 x14 Kristy Allen
Three Sunflowers 14 x 11 Barbara Goodsitt	Shadow Play - Juliet 16 x 20 Pat Monical	The Precipice of Columbia 14 x 11 Pam Gassman
Stuck in the Middle 20 x 20 Cheryl Metzger	Chieftain 21 x 14 David Neace	Proud Profile 18 x 12 Sandra Eppert
The Smile 10 x 9 Melinda Dalke	Passed Down 11.5 x 17 Karen Knight	Lutheran West High School Marching Band 10.5 x 16.25 George Hoffman
Shadow Cowboy Dreams 20 x 16 Charlotte Hastings	Gudiya (Doll) 8 x 11 Neelima Roy Patibandla	HONORABLE MENTION Judgement 16 x 20 Carrie Alderfer
Bianca 6 x 6 Donna Everage	Milkweed Menagerie 16 x 20 Marsha Gilger	HONORABLE MENTION Gwen 16.5 x 11.7 Elizabeth Hatwell-Evans
Kolar 9 x 11.5 Katlyn Traxler	The Mighty Hunter 10 x 13 Jo Goudie	HONORABLE MENTION Rebel Rebel 12 x 10 Julie Podstolski
Out of Africa 11 x 14 Penny Pallister	3rd Place First Bloom 16 x 20 Robin Manelis	Sun Kissed 11 x 8 Kate Jenvey
PowWow 14 x 11 Linda LeBaron	Oberon King of the Fairies 24 x 17 Judith Selcuk	HONORABLE MENTION Hear My Voice 12 x 14 Lisa Ann Watkins
Entwined 12 x 21 Linda Palmer	Death Do Us Part 24 x 24 Michelle Smith	Luna 10 x 8 Sheila Norwood
Ocean's Wonder 11 x 14 Nancy White	The Reds Light Up Cincinnati 12 x 24 Donna Schwarz

Juror's Statement

2018 Juror: Paco Martin Dominguez
Winner of last year’s Best of Show Award

I was born in Madrid, Spain. I have had a lifelong passion for drawing and painting. I love playing the guitar too and that's something that goes along with drawing.
I've been using colored pencils since I was a child. I spent long hours drawing and painting for myself and for my school friends, each painting was a new adventure to me.

Basically self-trained in the techniques of graphite and color pencil, colored pencils have been growing on me over the last few years.

Little by little I was facing bigger artistic challenges and I made my decision about four years ago to devote myself full time to colored pencils.

Paco's selections for the 19th Annual Member Show Awards:

Best of Show 
Falling Waters by Carol E Maltby

After seeing the whole gallery of works for several days I am still impressed by Carol's work. Her work is masterfully executed, it conveys freshness, depth and movement. The texture of the trees, the stones, the impenetrable foliage, prove an admirable ability and talent.

The representation of a landscape in art, taken to its maximum expression, should allow the viewer to feel the environment, not just see it, but perceive it through all their senses. And that's what Carol has masterfully accomplished with her work.

The level of realism of this landscape is absolutely amazing.

The work, as a whole, is meant to recreate a humid forest environment, where the viewer can be part of it. I love the light on the leaves of the trees, especially on the left side of the work, as well as the fall of water; it's a worthy spectacle. Watching the work for a few minutes almost allows you to hear the sounds of nature. 

First Place 
Finding the One by Scott Krohn

The polished stones by the action of water catch the viewer's eye immediately and provide with an excellent reason to create a work of art from, seemingly, such a simple element. The diversity of shapes, sizes and colors is a real gift for your eyes and spirit.

Amazing work by Scott. I love the composition and the meticulous work of this work of art. The surface of the stones, sometimes polished and soft and sometimes rough, is perfectly achieved.

The three central stones attract attention. The heart-shaped stone with all those beautiful colors on its surface and the one on its left, with a spectacular realism and the one on the bottom.

The skillful use of shadows in these three central elements ,as well as on the whole set, provides the work with a lot of depth and realism and I really feel like grabbing any of them. Without a shadow of a doubt, it is an extraordinary job and it proves an admirable level of dexterity.

Second Place
Eye Candy IV by Gretchen Parker

Crystals in art, their transparencies and the radiance they distill, the optical effects and the coloration they project, is a fascinating phenomenon. And a challenge for the artist capable of facing such work.

I am absolutely in love with the work of Gretchen, it is a work of art with a high degree of difficulty. How difficult it is to get the crystal and the great amount of reflections, not only on the ball, but in the piece that holds it and in the support surface.

On a neutral background, the crystal sphere stands out. With green and violet colors, it captures your attention right away, lots of very well-accomplished details make you look at it in awe and lose track of time. The pedestal that holds the ball shows such an amazing job, green reflections, violets, glitters. Skillfully, the dark area of the background emphasizes the highlights more brightly. I just love it.

And what can we say about the support surface? The polished look, masterfully achieved, great reflections, it actually looks like real marble!

The color, the elegance in the composition and the level of dexterity of this work amazes me.

Third Place
First Bloom by Robin Manelis

The use of natural elements whether plants, flowers or fruits as central motifs in a work of art gives rise to works of great interest. Motif, composition and perspective are very important aspects for the work to have a soul. But also the atmosphere that manages to recreate in the retina of the viewer, and in this case, Robin is able to capture a beautiful interaction between a ray of sun and a cactus in all the splendor of the flowering period.

I love how Robin handles light. The open flower right in the center of the work has an extraordinary luminosity, emerges splendid among the flowers not yet open. The work on this flower, on the petals, the stamens, is extremely delicate and skillful, but it is also with the rest of the flowers, many nuances and colors are skillfully used to achieve the necessary softness.

I love the light on the cactus shovel just above the flower, it is really filled with light by the sunshine, fantastic!

Robin knows how to play with the second planes very well, the thorns, the flowers not yet open, everything has an exquisite treatment, the proper arrangement of the thorns, the exquisitely crafted background direct your vision towards the central flower.

Honorable Mentions:

Hear My Voice by Lisa Ann Watkins
Chester the Pharaoh Hound by Jill Whatley
Aurora Borealis II by Holly Siniscal
Chester Arrested by Sarah Binns
I Donut Like Sprinkles by Jocelyn Brandow
Judgement by Carrie Alderfer
Rebel Rebel by Julie Podstolski
Gwen by Elizabeth Hatwell-Evans