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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.
Artist statement: I drove down Route 30 on a whim one day after a pretty bad thunderstorm to fly my drone. I ended up taking this panoramic photo with my phone because I just couldn't pass up the great light coming down on this field. Specific medium: Digital Photograph
Purgatory
Brandon Vincent
Selected for catalog Artist statement: I've frequently visited the area for many years and wanted to capture an interesting perspective; maybe one that not many have seen before. I knew once this small snow storm had hit it would be a great opportunity to get a shot of the chasm from above with a light dusting of snow on top. Specific medium: Digital Photograph
Dream Moon and Flying Goose
Jeanine Vitale
Submission Url: Artist statement: The original photo was taken of the supermoon rising through clouds. The goose was already past the moon. I moved it over. Added various Photoshop filters to the two layers. Specific medium: photograph
Stream Through the Snowy Woods
Jeanine Vitale
Artist statement: Photograph of a stream snaking its way through a field covered with snow with snow covered trees. Very light snow is falling. Specific medium: photograph
Tree of Dreams
Jeanine Vitale
Submission Url: Artist statement: It's always fun to add filters to a photo in Photoshop. The sequence of the filters added makes a big difference. No two pictures are the same. Specific medium: photograph
Bottles apples grapes snake
Michael Ward
$120.00
Artist statement: Oil painting Specific medium: Oil
Lake Sky
Michael Ward
$120.00
Submission Url: Artist statement: Started with an idea and came up with this Specific medium: Oil
Turbulence
Michael Ward
$120.00
Submission Url: Artist statement: Still life sliding Specific medium: Acrylic
Mark
Philip Warren
Artist statement: This is a portrait of my best friend, on the last fishing trip we ever took together. Specific medium: Acrylics on Canvas board 14" x 11"
The London Night
Wendy Watkins
Submission Url: Artist statement: Took a trip to London with the kids and ran to childhood friends on their honeymoon. I gifted this painting to them as a souvenir of the wonderful time we shared. Specific medium: Oil Painting
Annisquam Lighthouse Reflections
Wendy Watkins
$350.00
Submission Url: Artist statement: Enjoyed the day discovering one of Gloucester's many coves. When I saw the lighthouse reflecting in the water I knew I had to capture this moment on canvas! Specific medium: Oil Painting
Coming in for a Landing
Wendy Watkins
$95.00
Selected for catalog Submission Url: Artist statement: An early morning walk on Harbor Island beach in South Carolina watching the cranes come and go. This one nailed the landing! Specific medium: photograph
Dragonfly
Cathy Weaver Taylor
$150.00
Submission Url: Artist statement: Cathy Weaver Taylor works with collage, photography and assemblage to create new and different ways to see the world. Specific medium: photography. archival digital print
Meditate
Al Weems
$350.00
Selected for catalog BVAA Member Artist statement: Shared moment at a seaside resort in Maine. Sunlit and quiet. Specific medium: Photograph
Piayli
Al Weems
$350.00
BVAA Member Artist statement: An expression of self. Specific medium: photograph
Wading
Al Weems
$350.00
BVAA Member Artist statement: Wading lakeside, a moment of cooling. Specific medium: photograph
Dancing Peony
Marianne Weingroff
$200.00
Selected for catalog Submission Url: Artist statement: I love the way this decaying peony looks like it's dancing. Specific medium: Photograph
Running Through an Escher
Marianne Weingroff
$200.00
Submission Url: Artist statement: The boys are running down an Indian step well. That's a huge concrete structure that captures water during the monsoon rains and makes it available for villagers to use. The step well was almost empty when I took this photograph. Specific medium: Photograph
Old Fort Turned Hotel in Northern India
Marianne Weingroff
$200.00
Selected for catalog Submission Url: Artist statement: Like many old forts in Northern India, this one had been converted into a hotel. It was very beautiful and interesting, and I spent a lot of time taking photographs. Specific medium: Photograph
Blue Whale
Sharon Whitham
$1,000.00
Submission Url: Artist statement: This piece is one in series I am working on of endangered whales. The Blue Whale is the largest species on the planet, and one of the most endangered of whales. It is truly majestic. Specific medium: Monoprint, Oil on Paper