PAL 2013/2014 "Best of the Best" & Student Exhibit Winners

We want to congratulate all the winners at our annual "Best of the Best" exhibit voting & reception last night at the District 202 Jon Balke Gallery!  It was a wonderful evening.  Along with a heart-felt memorial for our friend JoAnn Deck, we celebrated the night with great art, good friends and way too much food...but a lot of fun!

Our winners include: Debbie Hart, Freddie Harmon, Mike Bessler, Courtney Weed, Gloria Moses, JoAnn Deck (accepted by daughter Tammy) & Amy Turner with our alternates, Heather Randazzo and Tim Lutrey.

And our special student winner of both a ribbon and a $50 scholarship check: 

Alexia Chlibovytsch for her untitled portrait of a young woman in graphite.  Beautiful work Alexia!

Thank you again to everyone who attended and brought oodles of food - it was a wonderful night!  And special thanks to Freddie Harmon for all her efforts putting the event together and coordinating with our District 202 partners.

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Congratulations to our "Fall Colors" Exhibit Winners!

Congratulations to all of the participants and winners of PAL's recent exhibit at the Plainfield Public Library.  We had many wonderful comments from library patrons and look forward to more exhibits there in the coming year.  Great work everyone!!!

Exhibit: "FALL COLORS" November 1, 2013 – November 13, 2013

Judged By: Daron Wojnowski, Plainfield South, Dist. 202 

Judged: Nov. 5, 2013

Best of Show: Inner Energy, Heather Randazzo - I'm from Michigan and this painting reminded me of up North on a fall day. Gorgeous colors!

Best of Theme: Autumn Road, Tim Lutrey - Beautiful impressionistic painting. Nice blend and layering of colors in top left of trees. Cast shadows are powerful in the lower right. 

First Place: Red, Debbie Hart - Exquisite attention to details. Nice treatment of paint on the mane.

Second Place: White Peony with Red Traces, Mike Bessler - Beautiful composition (great eye). Nice, sharp details captured the flowers up front really well.

Third Place: Emerald Woods, Freddie Harmon - Nice transition from foreground to midground to background. Beautiful colors throughout the painting.

 

People's Choice:  JoAnn Deck, Pat Scott

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To view all artwork from the "Fall Colors" exhibit, go HERE

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PAL at Plainfield Public Library Arts & Crafts Fair - Saturday, Sept. 21

PAL will have a tent at the Friends of the Plainfield Public Library Fine Art & Crafts Fair on Saturday, September 21.  If you are interested in showcasing your artwork and/or volunteering your time to man the PAL tent, please give us a call @ 815-556-9278 for more details!!!

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PAL "Land of the Free" Exhibit winners, July 2013 - Dist. 202 Jon Balke Gallery

Congratulations to all of our winner in the second PAL judged exhibit, "Land Of The Free," at Dist. 202 Jon Balke Gallery.  The exhibit was judged last Wednesday, July 10th, by Mark Fiske, art instructor of the Dwight school district and Morris area.  Ribbons awarded as follows.

 

Land Of The Free winners:

Best of Theme:  "Bryce Canyon "by Maribeth Ratajczyk

Best of Show:  "Season Of Remembrance" By Amy Turner

First Place:  "Half Dome From Glacier Point" By Mike Bessler

Second Place:  "10,000 Feet "By Tim Lutrey

Third Place:  "Days End" By JoAnn Deck

 

Pick up for both Dist 202 exhibits is Tuesday, July 30th from 1:30 to 4.  If you were not present at our July 10th demo to receive your ribbons, they will be available, with judge's comment sheets, when picking up your artwork.

 

Terrific show with wonderful artwork from a talented group of people!  Congrats again everyone!  Spread the word, come view the exhibit and bring your friends!

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815-556-9278
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PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

PAL's June "In Vivid Color" Exhibit Awards

Congratulations to all our participating artists in PAL's June "In Vivd Color" juried exhibit at the Plainfield School District 202 Jon Balke Gallery!  Beautiful work everyone!

 

"In Vivid Color" Exhibit: Judge #1 - Tom Hernandez
Best of Theme "Blue Andalusian" by @Debbie Hart
Best of Show "River Thaw" by Fine Art by Courtney Weed
First Place "Monday Mandala #2" by Heather Randazzo
Second Place "Blue Glass" by @Tod Schnowski
Third Place "Purple Glass" by Tod Schnowski

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815-556-9278
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PAL's July Demo - Cynthia Hellyer - Heinz (Rescheduled from April)

Plainfield Art League's July Demo will be 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday, July 10th, in the large meeting room, lower level, at the Plainfield Public Library,15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield, Illinois - (815)436-6639.  Rescheduled from the April Demo, join us for a fun and unique excursion into the world of award-winning Warrenville colored pencil artist, Cynthia Hellyer Heinz. In addition to the discussion of techniques and materials for Colored Pencil work, she will also give unique insight into what inspires her work and how she visualizes her designs.

 

Cynthia's intricate, engaging and expressive work has garnered her many accolades amid solo and selected exhibitions throughout the country. Beginning with classes at the Art Institute of Chicago as a child, she earned a bachelors in Fine Arts from Pratt Institute and, in the year 2000, received her M.F.A. from Northern Illinois University and has been teaching drawing there full time. Her background in the field of health influenced her artwork. She states... "through investigation of the physical effects of time on the body, I found a fascination with aging flesh. Not only am I observing age on the human anatomy but time's impact on the organic matter around. I am a committed gardener and often watch as the tomatoes ripen, to rot, to seed, to regeneration. I witness the same cyclic effect on the matter of fabric and flesh." The beauty of time's march, which she able to attest to in her work through detail and lovingly crafted subject matter, captivates the viewer into long, lingering looks....

 

To view Cynthia's work, please visit her website at:  www.cynthiahellyerheinz.com

 

 

All Demos are free and open to the public. For more details or to become a member of Plainfield Art League, visit www.plainfieldartleague.org , email info@plainfieldartleague.org or call 815-556-9278.

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815-556-9278
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PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544

Award-Winning Photographer, Mike Bessler, on photographing your artwork for digital/internet media.

June 12, 2013 - PAL's June Demonstration

 

Plainfield Art League's June Demo will be from 7pm to 9pm on Wednesday, June 12th, in the large meeting room, lower level, at the Plainfield Public Library,15025 S. Illinois St., Plainfield, Illinois - (815)436-6639. Join us for an informative and fun demo by PAL resident photograhy expert, Mike Bessler, on how to best take photos of your artwork for digital/online media - please bring your camera! His demo is always very informative, helpful and well attended.

Mr. Bessler's demo is a wonderful prelude to his yearly Starved Rock Photography Workshop which will be held on June 15th, 2013, from 1:30pm to 8:30pm - registration is required. If you would like more info on this event or to reserve a spot, please call BesPhoto at 630-667-5174.

All Demos are free and open to the public. For more details or to become a member of Plainfield Art League, visit www.plainfieldartleague.org , email info@plainfieldartleague.org or call 815-556-9278.

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Plainfield Art League
815-556-9278
info@plainfieldartleague.org
www.plainfieldartleague.org
PO Box 1543, Plainfield, Il 60544