My Portrait of my Daughter Luella just received International Recognition

Art Room Gallery Online International Exhibition Finalist

Awarded February 2020

The Portrait of my daughter Luella has recently received International Recognition as a finalist included in Art Room Gallery’s Online Open Exhibition. This means that three of the eleven portraits in my 2020 show have received awards or recognition, two Internationally and one nationally. I am in awe of all of this quite honestly. I’m self taught, I’m just beginning to find my way with this craft and the response to my work has been an absolutely wonderful surprise. I’m so incredibly grateful for the opportunity to do what I do and to share my work with so many people!

Art Room Gallery received entries from many countries around the world: USA, Germany, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Switzerland, Estonia, Singapore, Egypt, Israel, Finland and South Korea. The Open theme in this competition included a diversity in types, styles and mediums (oil on canvas, acrylic, photography, mixed media, collage, graphite, digital, watercolor, stone, cotton, metal print, alcohol ink, resin and fabric). The following evaluation criteria has been used for judging the artwork: creativity, interpretation of the theme, originality and quality of art, overall design, demonstration of artistic ability, and usage of medium. Jury decided to select 85 artworks for inclusion in the exhibition. Aside from First, Second, and Third place Jury also presented Merit awards and Honorable Mention awards