Asian Winners etc.

[Dan Brown]

WOW! What a great and fun week with this theme! All of the entrants were really well done! They are all posted above in a montage inspired by Dave Phillips (GET WELL DAVE!) I want all to know that the choice for the top five was soooooo hard!

#1 "Lemon Drops" by Cindy Mead.
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#2 "Serenity" by Jackie Schuknecht.
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#3 "Fisherman and Cormorants" by Indranil Sircar.
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#4 "For Dave" by Paul Lagasi.
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#5 "Asian Lotus Blossoms" by Cheryl Slechta.
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HONERABLE MENTIONS -
"The Ch'i of the Brush" by Cindy Mead.
"Asian Cranes" by Cheryl Slechta.
"Bamboo Painting" by Indranil Sircar.
"Asian "Yong" " by Gus Hallgren.
"Asian - Flight of the Egret. by Mark Fuge.

Best ceramic tile - :D "Asian Ceramic" by Paul Lagasi.

Congratulations to all of the entrants! They are wonderful!!!

[denise ippolito]

Dan, Thank you so much for judging. It was a tough week as always and your expertise really helped us all. I love the montage and the 3D effect of it. Congratulations to all the winners and to those who participated.
Cindy, Excellent image and a well deserved win! Congratulations!
Jackie, That image is lovely and works so well in so many ways. Congrats!
Indranil, This one had a real Asian feel, Well done. Congrats!
Paul, Another one of my favorites of yours! Congrats!
Cheryl, A fine image w/ lots of interest! Congrats!
To all the HM's Big Congrats! Well deserved!
Paul, It was a great tile!

[Cindy Mead]

what a nice surprise! I haven't viewed all of the images just yet, have been fighting off a nasty cold. This is such a fun creative group and the talent here is so inspiring. Thank you :)

[Patti Edens]

Congrats to all! Wonderful images.

Big thanks to Dan for sharing your knowledge of Asian art. This was a great opportunity to learn something new.

Love the montage presentation of the entrants. Great idea!

Patti

[Paul Lagasi]

Congrats to All .... this was a great theme, many lovely works of art. Dan it was a tough week for judging, great job done....
Bet you never had to pick a "Best Ceramic Tile" before....:)

[Mark Fuge]

Congratulations to all who participated, win loose or draw! ;)

Thanks Dan for another great week of judging and help.

Next time will be harder! ;) :D

[Indranil Sircar]

Congratulations to all the winners and participants. Dan, excellent work in judging and thanks for your help with the feedback. Another great week of outstanding images!

[Harold Davis]

big congrats to all the winners. every one of them could have been the winner!!!!

[Barbara Kile]

Love the montage showing all these wonderful pieces of art. And, congratulations to the winners!

[Cheryl Slechta]

Dan, thanks for judging and for all the knowledge you shared with us this week. Congratulations to
all the winners and participants - it was another great week of images. And Dan, I love the montage:)

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Congrats to all the winners and participants. Dan, a well qualified judge for another week of healthy and inspiring competition. I am thinking of taking up oriental painting, your pic was just too beautiful.

[Dan Brown]

Thanks again to all. I thought that the montage was the closest thing to us staging an "Art show"!

For those that are interested in Chinese Brush Painting/Oriental painting, here is a link to Oriental Art Supply in LA, CA. http://www.orientalartsupply.com/home.cfm This is a good source for supplies, books and videos/dvds. The books and videos are a good start but try to find a good Chinese Brush Painting instructor, as this will be the best way to learn.