The Day – Lincoln artists cry foul | News from southeastern Connecticut

The Day – Lincoln artists cry foul | News from southeastern Connecticut.

Here is an update on the contest I entered two weeks ago.  Due to lack of planning and space, 33 paintings were cut, mine included. I will have the opportunity to show in a quickly thrown together show for all the “orphaned” paintings. Iam reallylooking forward to this event.  Major bad feelings from the rejected artists as they were all told that they paintings would be in the show the night of the award giving.  So much work and money was spent by all artists.

Abe Lincoln Painting Contest, Norwich, CT

I am excited to have entered in a Norwich, Ct contest to replicate a stolen artwork painted in 1865 by John Dennison Crocker. The guidelines were to make an exact oil replica. My finished hand painted digital oil is now waiting to be judged with all the other 62 entrants. My hope is to be included in the show that will display the winner and some of the runner ups. I am pleased to say that my canvas looked as good if not better than some of the oils that I saw. Sad to say that there is bias in regards to computer art. It took me four months of hard work to finish the 39×50 image that Millhouse Graphics printed for me on canvas. My years of digital painting really shows in what I consider to be my masterpiece thus far. Considering that there was only one very poor photograph of the painting to copy from. I hope to be able to update this post with news of my being in the show.