Water 2020 Show

This show will run June 1-30, 2020. Artists from around the world were called to submit their work. There were 94 accepted entries came from 11 different states in the USA as well as 7 other locations: Belarus, Germany, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine. A variety of styles and mediums were entered, including but not limited to acrylic, colored pencil, digital, egg tempera, epoxy resin, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, and watercolor. The judging criterion was originality, interpretation, quality, demonstration of ability, and usage of medium. Other factors, such as the clarity of the images provided and their ability to be viewed online, also contributed to our decision. “Best of Show”, “First Place”, and “Second Place” winners received a monetary award in addition to their special recognition.

We were very happy to donate 10% of all entry fees from this show to The Water Project. The Water Project, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization unlocking human potential by providing sustainable water projects to communities in sub-Saharan Africa who suffer needlessly from a lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation. For more information about them, please visit their website https://thewaterproject.org/. Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, LLC is not affiliated with The Water Project. It is our hope that this small act of kindness will blossom and grow to help someone else.

Thank you to all the artists who participated! Your talents and skills gave us a diverse body of work to create this attractive show.

Buyers- Please contact the artists directly for sales. Colors of Humanity Art Gallery does not handle any part of the sale or collect any commission, it is solely between the buyer and artist. You may find a link to the artist’s website or email address below their work.

Dolores Saul is a contemporary German pastel artist.

She was born in Frankfurt/Germany in 1959 and still lives in the region. Since 2008, after having refined her technique in watercolours during several years, she accidentally saw a beautiful tango pastel, that totally fascinated with its brilliance.

In 2009, she exhibited her pastels for the first time with her favorite motives of animals and seascapes. Since then she has participated in numerous group exhibitions and also had several solo shows.

Her paintings have sold in Europe and USA.

Dolores gives pastel painting demonstrations in Germany and abroad during art fairs and at art supply stores.

Dolores is a member of several local art associations.

Since 2016 she is board member of the Pastel Guild of Europe (PGE) and was made a signature member in August 2017.

She is also an associate member of the Pastel Society of America since 2018.

Since November 2014, Dolores has won the PGE Get Dusty Competition six times, voted in Best of Get Dusty 2015 and 2016.

In 2018 she was the winner of the landscape category of the PGE Open Online Competition with one of her seascapes.

One of her pastels was nominated for the Art Award in Weilburg/Germany and she was a four times finalist in competitions of ASPAS (Pintores Pastelistas Espanioles) and Colors of Humanity Art Gallery. Now she´s finalist in exhibition Biennale Paste D ´Opale, France at March 2020.

My journey into the world of art began with meeting my teacher Maley Alexander, a world-famous Belarusian artist. He is known as a follower of Malevich. And this is not surprising, because we are from the city of artists - Vitebsk, where Malevich, Chagall and many other creators of avant-garde art lived and worked. I studied with him individually in his workshop, just like the old masters studied for centuries. Painting and drawing is my main activity.

Portrait and landscape are my biggest passion. Expressionism is the style that speaks to me the most.

‘Reservoir’ was inspired by a fall walk through a county park. The colors of the leaves were richer from a recent rain and rain drops reflecting nature are amazingly colorful and surprisingly abstract amidst the surrounding organic realism. I search for unique beauty in nature and share those discoveries through my colored pencil natural still life artworks and that day was a good one.

I love walking through the woods searching for a glimpse of nature consisting of a little something extra, what I call ‘a purple leaf’ or inspiration, for my natural still life colored pencil artworks. I am fascinated by natural objects composed by nature, time and conditions that reveal this uniquely beautiful but seldom seen natural world. The aesthetic beauty of leaves, diverse in types, shapes and colors, combined with elements of earth, water and stone, are my purple leaf and the reason I look forward to discoveries found in each step and with every new step forward. Frank Lloyd Wright said it best: “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.”

While the foliage of woodland trees keeps me returning to the natural world, it’s the beautiful organic lines, the rich earth colors, the dramatic lighting, and the interesting textures that keep me there. I love to hear the sound of leaves rustling in the wind, the smell of moist soil, and the feeling of tranquility from walking through the woods. Nature does not stand still but I capture special moments of beauty, of absolute wonder, and serenity of nature in my still life artworks.

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Colors of Humanity Art Gallery

"Water" 2020 Show

Best of Show

First Place

Second Place

Honorable Mention

Noteworthy

"Water" 2020 Show