Our guest judge Kim Eshelman has chosen her winner; it is Clea Müller  with her ' Yellow Leaves II '. Congratulations! Clea receives a certificate and a mystery pastel box! In second place is Ronald Hoppe with "Autumn", in third place is Alena Rachinger with "Autumn Dance".   Honorable mentions go to Kerstin Birk with "Kissed by the sun", Jutta Maria Fleschutz with " Bislicher Inseln" and Lenka Mackovicova with "When a man meets autumn". You can see all 48 entries in the Comp

Our guest judge Silja Salmistu has chosen her winner; it is Svetlana Kushkova  with her ' Grandfather´s Library '. Congratulations! Svetlana receives a certificate and a Monetary Price! In second place is Hanna Mihas with "In an old Barn", in third place is Claire Yates with "Rust Dust ande Loved".   Honorable mentions go to Janet Johnson with "Heavy Metal", Ron Norp with " Rusty Contacts" and Viviane Trubey with "The Cabinet". You can see all 28 entries in the Competition  

SILJA SALMISTU   PSA, IAPS-MC   Silja is known for her still life paintings Her art embraces almost the whole range of still life subjects, from carefree happy florals to thought-provocing social critique. ` You can tell any story using the symbolic meaning of things, and the same painting can convey as many different messages as there are interprating eyes on it ` -she says. Her paintings combine both control and chaos - a keen direct observation of the subject with playful

Our guest judge Karen Israel PSA-MP, IAPS,/MC, PSWC has chosen her winner; it is Silja Salmistu  with her ' Matte og Glossy 2 '....

Karen Israel is an artist working in pastel. Whether she is exploring landscape, figure or still life, her passion for design and...

Our guest judge Judy Leeds has chosen her winner; it is Elisabeth Schaller  with her ' Light from the Depth '. Congratulations! Elisabeth...

Our guest judge Henriette van Staden has chosen her winner; it is Silja Salmistu  with her ' Choices '. Congratulations! Silja receives...

"Catching Flies in Paradiese" by Henrietta van Staden Henriette van Staden  is a South African artist celebrated for her soft, expressive...

Our guest judge Michele Ashby PSA  has chosen her winner; it is Karin Kiessling  with her ' Lion Love '. Congratulations! Karin receives...

Our guest judge Marie-France Oosterhof   PGE has chosen her winner; it is Kerstin Birk   PGE with her ' Breakthrough '....

Our guest judge Beth Williams  has chosen her winner; it is Alena Rachinger  with her ' Moonlight Magic '. Congratulations! Alena...

Our guest judge Susan Kuznitsky  has chosen her winner; it is Ronald Hoppe  with his ' Memories of Niels '. Congratulations! Ronald...

Congratulations, we have two winners! It is MaoMei with "Phantom of Light" and Janina Meulendijks with "Self Portrait"both stunning...

Our guest judge Fiona Carvell  has chosen her winner; it is Vesela Sultanova  with her ' Determination '. Congratulations! Vesela...

Our guest judge Diane Fechenbach has chosen her winner; it is Kerstin Birk with ' Sunny Winter Walk '. Congratulations! Kerstin...

Our guest judge Jude Tolar has chosen her winner; it is Dorothea Schulz PGE with her ' Crabapples '. Congratulations! Dorothea receives...

Our guest judge Lynda Robinson has chosen her winner; it is Mary Greenacre 's poignant portrait ' Frozen in time '. Congratulations! Mary...

Barbara Archer,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition July/August 2024, has made her decision: The winner is Silja  with...

Barbara Archer-Baldwin PSA, PSWC, APAA, MC-IAPS After a Fine Arts education at RISD, PCA and Temple Univ Tyler School of Fine Arts,...

Karin Kiessling,  our guest judge for the Get Dusty Competition June 2024, has made her decision: The winner is Jan Hargood with "Two of...