THEME - ARTISTS - THIS WEEK'S WINNERS

[Cheryl Slechta]

Thanks to everyone for your very creative entries this week. It made my job difficult but also very enjoyable:)

The winners are:

FIRST - Indranil Sircar for Audubon, American White Pelican
As soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew it was Audubon's White Pelican. It is a very faithful interpretation
of Audubon's work and very well done. Really nice image, Indranil:)


SECOND (TIE) - Paul Lagasi for Illustrator, Grouse and Cindy Cone for Pablo's Giraffes
Both images were so beautifully crafted and I liked them both for their creativity and composition:)


THIRD - Indranil for Van Gogh, Field of Flowers
Another beautiful image that was so faithful to the artist. I liked everything about it:)

FOURTH - Christopher Miller for Van Gogh, Sunflower Part 1
I thought Chris's technique and reproductions were perfect examples of Van Gogh's sunflowers.

Honorable Mentions to Kerry Perkins for Painted Parakeet, Nick Palmieri for Benson Repost and Patti Edens for
Monet/Benson Blend. All very nicely done!:)

Thanks to our moderators and Dave Phillips for their creative images this week also.

[denise ippolito]

Cheryl, You did an excellent job judging this weeks contest! I think each week it gets harder and harder.
Congrats to everyone!We all learned alot this week and a special Thankyou to Dave Phillips for his inspiration and educational help with the DAP program!
Indranil, Great job with that Pelican and the rendition was beautiful! Big Congratulations!!
Paul and Cindy-Both of these were works of art !Very nicely done!!Congrats!
Indranil, You really have been coming out on top lately!Your hard work has paid off!Well done!
Christopher, Your Van Gogh work is most impressive! Very well done- Congrats!
Kerry, Nick ,Patti-Great looking images! Really well done!
Judy and Cheryl-Some nice work!Well done.

[Dave Phillips]

excellent judging/choices Cheryl.....some were very true to the artist indeed.
Thank you

Big congrats to all the winners, this is always a super theme for participation

[Dave Mills]

A hearty congrats to all the winners and participants on a job well done.
Thanks to Cheryl for taking the time and effort to to judge the entries.
Lots of strong entries this week which only made judging that much harder.
Again,congrats to all!!!

[Paul Lagasi]

Congrats to all, thanks Cheryl....many great entries this week, I've enjoyed seeing them all...congrats Indranil...

[Indranil Sircar]

Thank you Cheryl!! This has been a fun week. I am humbled and it is truly an honor to be among great artists and photographers. I learnt so much from all the outstanding postings. Congratulations to all the winners. I would also echo Denise in thanking Dave Philips on DAP for the inspiration and suggestions.

[Christopher Miller]

Thanks Cheryl for doing a great job judging! Congrats to the winners and all who participated!

[Patti Edens]

Great choices Cheryl! The pelican was beautifully done with great attention to detail. Congrats to Indranil and everyone else. And thanks so much for the honorable mention. I do feel very honored to be mentioned among all of the wonderfully talented artists on this board.

[Kerry Perkins]

Thanks so much Cheryl for your time and effort. This is a tough forum to judge in!

Congrats to Indranil, Paul, and Cindy. Great work! Indranil, when I saw your Audubon I knew it was a winner! You've really been doing some great stuff lately!

Have I mentioned how much I love this forum? ;-)

[Cindy Cone]

Thanks so much for your judging, Cheryl. I appreciate your time and effort for a very tough job! Congrats to all the winners, and I'm humbled to be included. Thanks to all the participants for sharing your work, as well as the hard-working moderators.