December Challenge

Contemporary Fine Arts International had a  December challenge ...here are the winners.  Congratulations to Kristine Byars,best in show. It is awesome. 

I also added another page along with available work titled links to my work if you want to check them out. 

VL Magazine

http://issuu.com/visuallanguage/docs/visuallanguagemagazine2_6a?mode=window

 

 

The monthly challenge was flowers, and this is the page out of the magazine. I also have a collage on page 63. The link above should open to the magazine.

Contemporary Fine Art International Art Challenge

The challenge for April was flowers, and I entered my woven sunflowers.  They won 3rd place. There were a lot of beautiful flowers. Congratulations to the other winners!
......http://www.cfai.co/art-challenge-april-2013-flower-power/
 

 

This next CFAI Visual Magazine will have a critique of my work in it by an Art Critic from NY, Hall Groat II. Here is what he said about my work. It was a pretty short critique.  The critiques he has done of other artists were lengthy, so I was sort of shocked when mine was just a paragraph! Not that I wanted a long one, it just wasn't what I was expecting! He picked out his favorite of my collages, and I wouldn't have thought he would choose the patriotic clown! Plus add Witty as a description of my work. I looked the word 'witty' up and it said humorous or clever. I would like to think that maybe my work would create a smile or be clever!
Thanks Mr. Groat, I appreciate your taking the time to check out my art!
When you have time, you can check it out.     Suzy Pal Witty art  

Or read it below:

Suzy Pal Powell’s Witty Art

Suzy Pal Powell’s Witty Art
By Hall Groat II
Texas-based artist, Suzy Powell strikes the eyes and seduces the minds of viewers through her colorful contemporary pop culture watercolors and mixed-media collages. Her bold, luminous work has a larger than life, iconic quality to it. The geometry in of itself is as interesting as the epic images she depicts. One of my favorite pieces is a 12×16 inch torn paper collage, entitled Patriotic Clown.
This highly inventive, satirical piece is quite apropos as we approach the November 2012 election here in the United States. Yes, indeed, politics is certainly like a circus this day and age—what’s the next act?
Ms. Powell’s torn paper collages evoke the sociopolitical wit of Bearden in a huge way.
I’ve always been fan of Romare Bearden’s collages from the early 20th century Harlem Renaissance, which was a cultural movement that took place during the 1920’s and 1930’s in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.
If you ever travel through Suzy Powell’s neck of the woods in Texas be certain to check out her
witty art.
Patriotic Clown, torn paper collage, 12×16

October Visual Language

 



CFAI October Magazine

This Visual magazine is out for the next month...I was excited to find I was selected to be a signature member! They also used several of my paintings throughout  the magazine.  Also, got honorable mention on the September Challenge, entitled 'Laughter'.
Just click on the image, and you should be able to view each page, and each artist! Happy Browsing!

CFAI Juried Show

I found out today that I won 1st Place with Karla's portrait. She is my 17 year old Granddaughter. She was about 15 in the photo that I used. I was shocked,excited and honored! There was a lot of wonderful art in the show.

Internet Magazine-Artists of Texas

I have 4 pieces of Torn paper Collage on pages 40-44.I didn't know how to get this on my blog, so you will have to click on it twice. When it opens, it will be in Pinterest. Then click it again.
Sorry for the inconvience.