2020 Small Stones Festival of the Arts
Welcome to the Small Stones Festival of the Arts - 2020 COVID-19 Edition
Awards Note: Jurors' Choice Awards were also given to each of the First and Second Prizewinners in each category, alhtough this gallery only supports showing one prize per work.
- VIEWING - Click on an image for a larger view.
- NAVIGATION - The images are sorted with prizewinners first (note that most prizes will be awarded on October 23), then alphabetically by artist last name. Note that there are 25 pages in the gallery - use the page selector to see more entries.
- SEARCHING - You can enter an artist's first or last name in the search box to find a given artist.
- FILTERING - You can create a filtered view to see only paintings or photography by selecting a choice in the Category Filter box. You can see only those entries selected by our jury for inclusion in our printed catalog by using the Tag Filter. The Tag Filter also allows you to view entries by members of the Blackstone Valley Art Association or Worcester County Camera Club.
- VOTING - Voting is now closed.
- PURCHASING ARTWORK - This year, Small Stones Festival is not directly selling any of the artwork on exhibition. If you wish to purchase an artwork, some of the works include a web address for the artist, allowing you to contact them directly via their website. For others, we will relay any messages sent to artists@smallstonesfestival.org. Specify which artist you wish to contact and provide your contact information.
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She’s in Fashion
Simone Scholes
$750.00
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Artist statement: Inspired by a love for fashion and the natural beauty of the supplies I use, I like to capture confidence and strength of the women in my work and love to play with different media within my paintings, often leaving the wood panel background exposed using a stain to enhance it's natural beauty.
Specific medium: Oil, tissue paper, Wood Stain, Gold leaf
Natural Elegance
Simone Scholes
$300.00
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Artist statement: Inspired by a love for nature and timeless beauty, I focus on capturing confidence and strength in the subjects of my work. The foliage crown gave the image a timeless feel that I wanted to enhance with the distressed background wash and sepia theme
Specific medium: Oil
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Bob See
$100.00
BVAA Member
Artist statement: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was valiantly flown in daring daylight campaigns against German key targets. Losses were high. On a single day in 1943, 291 bombers were sent in and only 214 survived the combat. There are currently only 9 which remain in the air. This photo was taken in the nose turret of the Nine-O-Nine, operated by the Collings Foundation. Tragically, this plane crashed in 2019, killing seven people.
Specific medium: photography
Saguaro Skeleton
Bob See
$100.00
BVAA Member
Artist statement: The saguaro cactus plant can thrive even during long periods of drought and can live for over 200 years. They grow quite slowly; it can take them fifty years just to reach three feet tall. When the saguaro finally dies, the inner ribs last the longest, as they have the density of a hardwood. The Climate Crisis is threatening the ecosystem of these venerable plants. I used a negative inversion on the image to represent just how vulnerable they would be to the changes we are making to our world.
Specific medium: photography
Precious
Lisa Shea
$100.00
BVAA Member
Artist statement: We often take our Earth for granted. Its rich history spans billions of years. Our parents, grandparents, and countless generations past enjoyed its blessings. It can seem ludicrous that something so large and seemingly indestructible could be damaged by human actions. However, it's become increasingly clear that we are pushing it over the edge. Either we learn how to treasure our beloved planet, or we may be forced to leave its overheated surface behind and seek what shelter we can elsewhere.
Specific medium: photography
Baste
Lisa Shea
$100.00
BVAA Member
Artist statement: Mother Nature always finds a way to restore balance to her systems. Once it becomes clear that human beings are incapable of reining in their global destruction on their own, she has a solution. Simply allow the heat to rise to a level which becomes untenable for humans to remain. That then allows the remainder of the plants and animals to find a new equilibrium, one free of additional human pollution and waste. Then, after a few thousand years, life can renew and flourish again.
Specific medium: photography
Obedience to Law is Liberty
Lisa Shea
$100.00
BVAA Member
Artist statement: I came to Worcester to attend college; I have since lived in the Worcester area for nearly all of my adult life. The inscription over the Worcester County Courthouse, "Obedience to Law is Liberty", has always bothered me immensely. It's taken me a number of versions, but I finally found how to best portray my emotions about what I find to be an enormous incongruity. This piece is the result.
Specific medium: photography
Lighthouse on a Cloudy Day
Lauren Sheridan
WCCC Member
Artist statement: I took a photography tour of lighthouses off the coast of New England and New York. It was a very different experience taking pictures from a boat than on dry land, but I love the depth that Black and White photos give you of the sea and the clouds in the sky.
Specific medium: Photograph
A Venetian Game of Chicken
Lauren Sheridan
WCCC Member
Artist statement: On a trip to Italy, I was amazed at the traffic on the canal. To me, it looked just like a game of chicken. I don't know how Venetians operating boats know who has the right of way, but it is exciting to see them zipping about in front of a centuries-old Cathedral.
Specific medium: Photograph
MYSTERIOUS BEAUTY OF STONES (PAST PRESENT FUTURE WEAPONS OF WAR)
Subhash Shorey
Artist statement: Since my childhood I have always been impressed by the mysterious beauty and texture of stones. They have interesting and charming. They are Self-textured by natural processing and easily available on this beautiful earth, their texture and beauty cannot be replaced by any other form. I collected near about five quintal stones and my brushes loaded with colors which were dancing on paper and canvas began dancing on stones. Stones are silent like a statue of God and Buddha.
Specific medium: Acrylic Colors
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