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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
www.JillBanks.com

 
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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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
www.JillBanks.com

 
Blog: For my latest news and works, visit or subscribe to my blog Life as an Artist at jillbanks.blogspot.com
(Please like that page if you like it...)

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Vote for "Miriam"

"Miriam in Her Gray Beret," oil, 20"h x 16"w, ©Jill Banks 2012
I just entered "Miriam in Her Gray Beret" in the BoldBrush January Online Painting Competition. If you happen to be a Facebook user, and you do like the painting, I hope you'll "like it" on the contest page. And you can see more entries, from other artists on the Entries Page.

In any case, this post gave me an excuse to put up a favorite painting, once again. It's left my studio and is now hanging with its new owners.

I'm not sure exactly what else I'm up to today ... except some painting and class preparation. Maybe I'll have something to show for the day, later.

"Dining Alfresco" Juried into the Art League January Show
On view at the Art League Gallery in the Torpedo Factory, 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA for the month of January. Take a look!

"Ostrich and Polka Dots," "Ramsey" and "Half Dozen Donuts" are on view in Great Falls Studios' January Virtual (online) Gallery Exhibit "Patterns"

Web: www.jillbanks.com
Blog: jillbanks.blogspot.com
100 Faces in 100 Days Project Page 1 (faces 1-54): www.jillbanks.com/jillbanks/100_Faces_in_100_Days_Project.html
100 Faces in 100 Days Project Page 2 (faces 55-100): www.jillbanks.com/jillbanks/100_Faces_in_100_Days_Project_2.html
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