Tuesday, October 25, 2016

TV Interview and Fun in San Angelo

Now I've survived "Ranch Day" (I actually LOVED it), a TV interview while just setting up downtown and gotten a few paintings "under my belt" in En Plein Air Texax 2016. I'll try to get the link to my 2 minutes of fame up sometime soon.
"Cactus Corner," oil, 20"h x 16"w, copyright 2016 Jill Banks

Here's a snapshot of a couple of them. The best -- so far -- came yesterday and today. That's uphill. Good thing.

"Cactus Corner" is the painting I was just toning my canvas for when the news reporter pulled up. Great guy! Nice questions. Poised even when slightly rattled painter. At least sort of.

Everyone here is beyond gracious. Welcoming. Celebratory. Beautiful.

And, the weather's been perfect.

More to come... but with some delays inbetween. We've had full days with breakfasts, lunches, dinners, lots of visitors and a one-hour time difference.

Oh, and I left behind my SLR camera before heading to San Angelo. With a history of selling LOTS of artwork here -- hopefully -- many of my pieces will go away without proper documentation -- as in, poorly photographed. That'd be okay.

Thanks for reading!

"Concho Alley," oil, 12"h x 16"w, copyright 2016 Jill Banks -- for sale at Gallery Verde in San Angelo, TX this week
Jill

EVENTS
Best in Show -- BoldBrush Painting Competition September 2016 for "Daily Special" -- Hip Hooray! More info here.
OCTOBER 23-30  En Plein Air Texas
I'm one of 35 lucky artists selected to paint for a week in San Angelo, Texas! Can't wait!

OCTOBER 21-30 Cityscape: Contemporary Plein Air Views of the Urban Landscape
Two paintings "Water Under the Bridge" and "Rock Climber" on view at the Peale Museum in Baltimore

  
SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 29 Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.
Thanks for reading!
Jill Banks
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Thursday, October 20, 2016

"Daily Special" Wins Best in Show

"Daily Special," oil, 24"h x 18"w, ©2016 Jill Banks wins Best in Show
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Wow!

"Daily Special" was selected by juror/artist Brienne Brown as the Best in Show winner of the September 2016 BoldBrush Painting Competition, a monthly online contest. See all the winning entries for the September competition here: http://faso.com/boldbrush/winners/187

In that same contest, my painting "Reverence" was voted as a FAV15 -- the Fine Art Views staff's favorite top 15% of the month's entries.

That Best in Show was out of a whopping 1,440 entries. Can you imagine selecting the winning entries and finalists out of that many images? To see all the entries, click here.

The award comes with a $1000 cash prize and an upcoming feature article in Informed Collector, a free online newsletter focused on delivering relevant content/advice for art collectors.

"Daily Special" is currently available for purchase.

This was an awfully nice boost before heading off to Texas to compete in the En Plein Air Texas painting competition. Good luck?

EVENTS
OCTOBER 23-30  En Plein Air Texas
I'm one of 35 lucky artists selected to paint for a week in San Angelo, Texas! Can't wait!

OCTOBER 21-30 Cityscape: Contemporary Plein Air Views of the Urban Landscape
Two paintings "Water Under the Bridge" and "Rock Climber" on view at the Peale Museum in Baltimore

THRU OCTOBER 24 Long Beach Island "Island Life" exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ. Four of my paintings on view.
  
SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 29 Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.
Thanks for reading!
Jill Banks
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

West Texas Bound

"Goat Lunch," oil, 12"h x 16", ©2016 Jill Banks. This is what I was painting today in preparation for En Plein Air Texas.
On Monday, I was invited to join 34 other juried artists in the En Plein Air Texas painting competition taking place in San Angelo, Texas on October 23-30, 2016. Only in its third year, the competition sponsored by the community and the San Angelo Museum of Art has already garnered a lot of attention in the plein air painting world -- with big sales dollars, big names (top artists) and big West Texas welcomes.

Curious goat. Was grabbing everything potentially chewable.
We'll be painting on private ranches, in town, along the river and more. Goats, sheep, farm equipment paintings ahead.

I'm really thrilled to be a part of it!


OCTOBER 23-30  En Plein Air Texas
I'm one of 35 lucky artists selected to paint for a week in San Angelo, Texas! Can't wait!

OCTOBER 21-30 Cityscape: Contemporary Plein Air Views of the Urban Landscape
Two paintings "Water Under the Bridge" and "Rock Climber" on view at the Peale Museum in Baltimore

THRU OCTOBER 24 Long Beach Island "Island Life" exhibition at the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ. Four of my paintings on view.
  
SEPTEMBER 30- OCTOBER 29 Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.

Thanks for reading!

Jill Banks
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Monday, October 17, 2016

"Fur and Feathers" plus Another Still Life

"Fur and Feathers," oil, 16"h x 20"w, ©2016 Jill Banks
"Pansies, Pumpkin and Prune Plums" finished, oil, 16"h x 12"w,©2016 Jill Banks
This is mainly a "Show" post vs. "Show and Tell." I'm scrambling to get ready for class and some preparations for an upcoming event in which I've been accepted off the wait list. Exciting but still some added pressure.

Studio Tour was great! Thanks so much for all of you who showed up, participated, visited us in our studios.

"Pansies, Pumpkins, and Prune Plums" was finished today and started during my Friday demo for the start of Studio Tour.  Hope you like it!

Where I'm off to next to be announced soon.

Thanks for reading!

Jill Banks
www.JillBanks.com

Art Events and News
Right around the bend...

September 9-October 24: "Island Life" Exhibition of work by artists juried to paint in the inaugural Long Beach Island Plein Air competition, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ.

September 30-October 29: Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.

Blog: For my latest news and works, visit or subscribe to my blog Life as an Artist at jillbanks.blogspot.com
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Friday, October 14, 2016

First Day of Studio Tour

"Pansies, Pumpkin and Prune Plums" work in progress, oil, 16"h x 12"w, ©2016 Jill Banks
You're invited this weekend, October 14-16 to join the Great Falls Annual Art Studio Tour  in Great Falls Va. "Pansies, Pumpkin and Prune Plums" was started today and I'll work on it a bit tomorrow during my demo 12 to 1pm on Saturday, October 15. When not demo'ing, I'll see you in my studio at the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA.

See you tomorrow? Sunday?

 

GREAT FALLS ANNUAL STUDIO TOUR 2016

October 14-16

10am to 5pm Each Day

Self-guided driving tour of joint and home studios of Great Falls artists. Rain or shine!
(You can download a PDF on this page of the whole Studio Tour brochure.)

You'll find me at the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA in Studio Stop #14.

Free Daily Painting Demo: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 1pm.  
Would anyone like to sit for me on Saturday or Sunday to be painted during my demo?
Contact me at: jill@jillbanks.com
Jill Banks
www.JillBanks.com
Part of my space at the Artists' Atelier almost set for Studio Tour 2016

Lots of Art Events and News
Right around the bend...

September 9-October 24: "Island Life" Exhibition of work by artists juried to paint in the inaugural Long Beach Island Plein Air competition, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ.

September 30-October 29: Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.

October 14-16: Great Falls Annual Studio Tour, Great Falls, VA
 
Blog: For my latest news and works, visit or subscribe to my blog Life as an Artist at jillbanks.blogspot.com
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Three Days, 60 Artists, STUDIO TOUR

It's that time again for the Great Falls Annual Art Studio Tour (Great Falls, VA).  Yay!
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"Daily Special," oil, 24"h x 18"w, ©2016 Jill Banks

GREAT FALLS ANNUAL STUDIO TOUR 2016

October 14-16

10am to 5pm Each Day


Self-guided driving tour of joint and home studios of Great Falls artists. Rain or shine!


(You can download a PDF on this page of the whole Studio Tour brochure.)

You'll find me at the Artists' Atelier, 756 Walker Road, Great Falls, VA in Studio Stop #14.

Free Daily Painting Demo: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 1pm.  
Would anyone like to sit for me on Saturday or Sunday to be painted during my demo?
Contact me at: jill@jillbanks.com

Jill Banks
www.JillBanks.com
Part of my space at the Artists' Atelier almost set for Studio Tour 2016

Lots of Art Events and News
Right around the bend...

September 9-October 24: "Island Life" Exhibition of work by artists juried to paint in the inaugural Long Beach Island Plein Air competition, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ.

September 30-October 29: Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.

October 14-16: Great Falls Annual Studio Tour, Great Falls, VA
 
Blog: For my latest news and works, visit or subscribe to my blog Life as an Artist at jillbanks.blogspot.com
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Saturday, October 1, 2016

From Fort Wayne to McLean: Art

"Pears and Pink," oil, 10"h x 8"w, ©2016 Jill Banks. Just painted.
Home again.

Husband Randy and I flew to Indianapolis, then drove to Fort Wayne, Indiana to attend the opening reception for the Oil Painters of America Salon Show held at the extraordinarily beautiful Castle Gallery there in Fort Wayne. It was a truly magical evening with the gallery filled with beautiful art (300+) paintings, gracious gallery owners, good spirit, and many of the top names in the oil painting artist arena.

I'm so happy to have attended.  My main "take" was how in the world would the awards juror make sense of 300 topnotch paintings spread out over three floors hung in every nook and cranny?

My painting "Janssen's Market" did not win an award there other than the honor of hanging with so many other amazing works by artists who poured their hearts and talents into their offerings ... just like me.
"Janssen's Market" middle top row at the Castle Gallery for the OPA show in Fort Wayne

Sunday, October 2, 10am to 5pm is the McLean MPA Arfest.

Join Me and 51 other artist is McLean, VA on the corner of Route 123 and Old Dominion Drive for a celebration of art.  I'll be waiting for you!

Jill Banks
www.JillBanks.com

Lots of Art Events and News
Right around the bend...

September 9-October 24: "Island Life" Exhibition of work by artists juried to paint in the inaugural Long Beach Island Plein Air competition, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ.

September 30-October 29: Oil Painters of America Salon Show, Castle Gallery of Fine Art, Fort Wayne, Indiana. "Janssen's Market" selected for this prestigious show.
Sunday, October 2: McLean MPA Artfest, McLean Community Park, McLean, VA

October 14-16: Great Falls Annual Studio Tour, Great Falls, VA
 
Blog: For my latest news and works, visit or subscribe to my blog Life as an Artist at jillbanks.blogspot.com
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