Brilliant Color II Sept 4 - Oct 15, 2020       An all media juried exhibit of work focusing on the power and significance of color in imagery. The hue, saturation and intensity of color determine its overall feel or impact. Here, we asked artists to focus on the power and significance of color in their imagery. Color could be brilliant in either its vibrancy or its methodical use in the work. Use of color is intended to be the focal point.  Featuring artwork by: Linda Abernathy    Erik Anderson Natalie Avondet Sharon Bauer Ruth Ann Bauers Pam Blevens Karens Bruns Marcus Burzota Angela Chostner Michael Daft Stephen J. Davis Genevieve Esson Steve Femmer Jan Foulk Brenda Fraser Marcia Gay Pat Jackson Amy Jamison Barb Jost Karol Keeteman Greg Kluempers Donna Knox Suzanne Galli Koenen Cindy Larimore Christine Lohse Barbara S. McCormack Marty McKay Carole Morales Shirley Nachtrieb Judith A. Repke Sherry Salant Joana Salvador Annie Scheumbauer Christy Schneller Nora Schomogy Rhonda Schrum Doyce Thorpe-Fiore Lee Walter Linda S. Wilmes Mark Witzling Barbara Zucker

Flowers in the Studio Oil on Canvas by Annie    Scheumbauer. First Place, Brilliant Color (2018)

Award winners:

FIRST PLACE  "Paper Collage 20" Paper on Canvas by Steve Femmer	SECOND PLACE "Nouveau Color Play" Acrylic on Canvas by Genevieve Esson	THIRD PLACE "Fall Country Garden View" Oil Painting by Karen Bruns
HONORABLE MENTION "Blue Caverns" Oil and Cold Wax by Linda Abernathy	HONORABLE MENTION "Carnival" Color Photograph by Marcia Gay	HONORABLE MENTION "Dusty Iris" Watercolor Painting by Linda Wilmes
HONORABLE MENTION "Sunshine on Oranges" Acrylic Painting by Nora Schomogy	HONORABLE MENTION "Let's Eat" Watercolor Painting by Amy Jamison	HONORABLE MENTION "Winter in a Village" Mixed Media Painting by Karen Bruns

Juror  Brian D. Smith is an abstract painter, who has exhibited his art nationally for more than twenty-five years.  Smith’s work is owned by numerous corporate and private collections throughout the country, including Macy’s Department Stores, Emerson Electric, Polsinelli Law Firm, Husch Blackwell, Wells Fargo Advisors, Marketing Lab and Washington University in St. Louis.

He is currently a full professor of visual art and the fine arts gallery director at St. Charles Community College, and primarily teaches painting and drawing courses in the SCC art program.  Smith has also held positions as department chair and program coordinator. He was recently awarded a sabbatical for the Fall 2019 semester.

Brian D. Smith holds a BFA in painting from Boston University where he received a Ford Foundation Scholarship and an MFA in painting from the University of Chicago where he received two academic scholarships. 

His art is represented by the Duane Reed Gallery in St. Louis, Missouri and The Dabbert Gallery in Sarasota, Florida.

Learn more about Brian Smith on his website at www.briandavidsmith.com.