DELTA ARTISTS ASSOCIATION
20th Annual Member Exhibit
Due to the 2020 Covid restrictions, the 20th annual Member Exhibit of the Delta Artists Association will be a virtual exhibit this year. But despite the setbacks, art endures.
The artwork is for sale, and payment may be made to the Greenville Arts Council via PayPal (handle: execdirector@greenville-arts-council.com), check, or cash. The artists will receive 80% of the sale, which is a much more generous scale than they would find in a private gallery!
Juror Dana Finimore made her selections, and she had the following to say about the exhibit:
"Choosing awards for an art exhibition isn’t easy. Because almost all work shows some form of merit, it is often a challenge to weight them. As I look at all these most worthy submissions their triumphs and struggles seem all too familiar. This is because as an artist, I have experienced the same highs and lows .
One of the most important deciding factors for me when judging is whether the work shows craftsmanship, expression, imagination, and holds together as an interesting work. Another important question I ask myself is whether the work displays the distinct qualities that draw the viewer back to the piece for a second look.
As far as skills and technique go, there are two pieces that stood out to me for their color knowledge and impeccable use of the medium. Pam Locke’s Sardis Sweetie, and Dean’s painting of the three cats both exhibit wonderful handling of their specific media. Melanie Tucker’s precise linocut print, and Bostic’s skillfully constructed table both thoroughly impressed me as well.
All in all, the unique ability to create something that seems effortless is actually more difficult than the average viewer recognizes. Further inspection of these works reveals the significant time invested in their creation. Many pieces were just edged out of the awards, and someone else may easily have chosen different works, however, narrowing down such talent is always difficult."
The juror's selections are below, and the other artworks in the exhibit will follow.
BEST IN SHOW
"Sardis Sweetie"
Watercolor
18 x 18" unframed
$675
Artist: Pam Locke of Oxford MS
SECOND PLACE
"Cat Box"
Watercolor Pencils
26 x 32" framed
$850
Artist: Janice "Honey" Dean
Lucedale MS
THIRD PLACE
"Lewiston, 1973"
Block Print
16 x 20" framed
$125
Artist: Melanie M. Tucker
Greenville MS
MERIT AWARD
"Deco Table"
Steel and Glass
24 x 16 x 28"
$330
Artist: Lauren Bostic
Greenville MS
"Hosta Hopper"
Watercolor
18 x 24" unframed
$900
Artist: Pam Locke
Oxford MS
"Starburst"
Hand-dyed Fabric
1 yard
$22 per yard
Artist: Lorrie Langdon
Greenville MS
SOLD
"Green"
Flashe Vinyl
36 x 36"
$500
Artist: Nancy Stone Streett
Greenville MS
"Home 1"
Oil on linen panel
12 x 16" framed
$300
Artist: Lisa Percy
Greenville MS
SOLD
"Landscape From the Air"
Acrylic
10 x 14" unframed
$75
Artist: Lilly Iris Mitchell
Greenville MS
SOLD
"American Mourning Dove"
Watercolor and Ink
26 x 30" framed
$850
Artist: Janice "Honey" Dean
Lucedale MS
"Summer"
Oil on Canvas Panel
9 x 12 framed
$200
Artist: Lisa Percy
Greenville MS
"Solar Panel"
Steel
18 x 24"
$250
Artist: Lauren Bostic
Greenville MS
"McGaugh's Gift to the Delta"
Oil
18 x 24
NFS
Artist: Bonnie Dillon
Greenville MS
"Carolina Wrens"
Watercolor and Ink
23 x 30" framed
$850
Artist: Janice "Honey" Dean
Lucedale MS
"Bowl of Oranges"
Oil on Gallery Wrapped Canvas
16 x 20," wired for hanging
$300
Artist: Dede Gibson
Lake Village, AR
"Cotton Sunset"
Watercolor
12 x 24" framed
$750
Artist: Pam Locke
Oxford MS
SOLD
"Soaring the Heavens"
Mixed media
18 x 18" unframed
$200
Artist: Vicki Wade Murray
Grace MS
"Halcyon Days"
Watercolor
8 x 5.34" framed
$175
Artist: Kay Shropshire Heller
Canton MS
"Fall in Love With Fall"
Acrylic
11.5 x 14" framed
$225
Artist: Phyllis Bunn
Cleveland MS
"Lakefront Property"
Oil
9 x 12" framed
$250
Artist: Kay S. Heller
Canton MS
"October Mist"
Acrylic painting
42 x 42" Gallery wrapped canvas
$3250
Artist: Rebecca Cupples
Jackson MS
"Cedar Key Fishing Boats"
Acrylic painting
18 x 36" framed
$900
Artist: Rebecca Cupples
Jackson MS
"Standing Tall"
Oil
18 x 36 unframed
$650
Artist: Kay S. Heller
Canton MS
"Bon Secour"
Oil on Linen Panel
12 x 16" framed
$300
Artist: Lisa Bourdeaux Percy
Greenville MS
"Tulip's Graceful Passing"
Photography
16 x 18" matted and framed
$150
Artist: Bonnie Dillon
Greenville MS
"Raven"
Hand-Dyed Fabric
1 yard
$22 per yard
Artist: Lorrie Langdon
Greenville MS
"Soaring Angel"
Mixed Media
9.5 x 11.5" framed
$150
Artist: Vicki Wade Murray
Grace MS
"Catfish Do Talk, You Know"
Oil
18 x 24"
NFS
Artist: Bonnie Dillon
Greenville MS
"Oncorhynchus Mykiss 1"
Gyotaku, Mixed Media
11 x 14" in glass clip frame
$100
Artist: Melanie Mitchell Tucker
Greenville MS
"Micropterus Salmoides"
Gyotaku, Mixed Media
11 x 14" in glass clip frame
$100
Artist: Melanie Mitchell Tucker
Greenville MS
SOLD
"Oncorhynchus Mykiss 2"
Gyotaku, Mixed Media
11 x 14" in glass clip frame
$100
Artist: Melanie Mitchell Tucker
Greenville MS
"BFFs"
Acrylic painting
11.5 x 14" framed
$225
Artist: Phyllis Bunn
Cleveland MS
"Cypress Trees"
Oil
16 x 20" unframed
$150
Artist: Mary Lynn Powers
Lamont MS
"Into the Light"
Acrylic painting
10.5 x 12.5" framed
$150
Artist: Phyllis Bunn
Cleveland MS
"Little Church in the Delta"
Watercolor
15 x 30" framed
$975
Artist: Pam Locke
Oxford MS
"Anguilla"
Oil
20 x 24" unframed
$600
Artist: Kay Shropshire Heller
Canton MS
"Timber Wolf"
Hand-dyed fabric
1 yard
$22 per yard
Artist: Lorrie Langdon
Greenville MS
SOLD
SOLD
"Ginkgo Leaf"
Steel
7.5 x 10"
$65
Artist: Lauren Bostic
Greenville MS
"Opening of Ewella's Iris"
Oil
18 x 24
NFS
Artist: Bonnie Dillon
Greenville MS
"Through the Windows"
Watercolor
15 x 26" framed
$175
Artist: Lilly Iris Mitchell
Greenville MS
"Restored"
Watercolor
18 x 24" framed
$175
Artist: Lilly Iris Mitchell
Greenville MS
"South of Town"
Watercolor and ink
11 x 14 framed
$125
Artist: Lilly Iris Mitchell
Greenville MS
"Plant Hook"
Steel
12 x 18"
$100
Artist: Lauren Bostic
Greenville MS
"Shields"
Flashe Vinyl
36 x 36" gallery wrapped
$500
Artist: Nancy Stone Streett
Greenville MS
"The Golden Moment"
Mixed Media
16 x 16" gallery wrapped
$200
Artist: Vicki Wade Murray
Grace MS
"Multnomah Falls"
Mixed Media
6 x 18" gallery wrapped
$175
Artist: Vicki W. Murray
Grace MS
SOLD
"Reflections of Fall"
Acrylic painting
10 x 11.75" framed
$150
Artist: Phyllis Bunn
Cleveland MS