Woodmere Museum award

Alexandra Tyng · 02-10-2007, 12:22 PM

Hi All, I was very pleased to find out that my portrait of Nancy Bea Miller won the Lloyd and Pear Van Sciver Award for best work by a Woodmere member. It's only a regional show, but I was very glad to receive the award since I (and everyone else around here) enters their annual juried exibition every year, and I've never won anything before!

Here's the link to the portrait in the Unveilings section:

http://forum.portraitartist.com/showthread.php?t=6005

And below is a photo of the subject of the painting, Nancy Bea (who is also an artist) and myself, standing in front of the portrait.

Allan Rahbek · 02-10-2007, 12:43 PM

Congratulations, Alex,
this is so well deserved, I've always liked this sun-filled painting.

Linda Brandon · 02-10-2007, 03:44 PM

Alex, this is terrific news, and I am delighted for you! You are becoming positively award-ridden and you deserve to be. I am so proud to know you, and big congratulations!

Cynthia Daniel · 02-10-2007, 03:57 PM

Congrats, Alex!

Lacey Lewis · 02-10-2007, 05:34 PM

Woohoo! Congrats to you!!

Alexandra Tyng · 02-10-2007, 06:07 PM

Thank you, Allan, Linda, Cynthia and Lacey! I really appreciate your support. It has been frustrating (I'm sure many of you can relate to this) painting away, entering competitions, and NEVER winning awards--until 2005, then in 2006 I was totally surprised to win several, and now one in 2007! It is very exciting. As you say, Linda, I'm become "award-ridden" and it's almost embarrassing. But I am enjoying it nevertheless.

I was reflecting on the role the Forum has had in making me work harder and strive for better skills, and I think it has had a substantial influence on my work. There is a group of amazing artists on here, and it is inspiring to see your work and read what you have to say.