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2007 Galaxy Art Show & Sale
David Hoke’s
‘Inception’
Takes Best in
Show
David Hoke’s
wood cut
reduction,
“Inception,” was
the judges’
unanimous choice
for Best in Show
at the 14th
Galaxy Show &
Sale held
October 19-21 at
the Bucks County
Courthouse,
Doylestown, to
benefit NOVA.
Judging the
entries of 80
artists in four
categories were
Patricia
Goodrich,
sculptor and
former art
teacher; John
Mathews,
sculptor and
Bucks County
Community
College
Assistant
Academic Dean
for the Arts;
and Thomas
Sperling,
illustrator and
co-founder of
Mixed Media
Gallery in
Doylestown.
“What attracts
us is that it
has both form
and movement,”
said Goodrich of
Hoke’s
brilliantly
colored wood-cut
reduction.
“Although it is
abstract, you
really feel a
human connection
to it.”
Mathews was
impressed by the
piece’s “organic
nature,” noting
that the
labor-intensive
process as
employed by this
artist doesn’t
come across as a
typical woodcut.
Best Oil
Painting
The Best Oil
Painting honor
was presented to
Anthony
Thompson’s
“Dunes.”
Goodrich pointed
out that
although the
work is
“precise, it
doesn’t feel
like a
photo—it’s
warmer.”
Best Watercolor,
Pastel, Acrylic
or Gouache
Robert Barrett’s
watercolor,
“Ferns Along the
Trail,” was the
winner in the
Best Watercolor,
Pastel, Acrylic
or Gouache
category.
Sperling admired
the “intensity
of color,”
unusual in a
watercolor. Said
Mathews: “I’m
attracted to it
not because it
looks like a
photograph, but
because it’s a
surprise” that
it
isn’t a
photo.
Best Work, Other
Media
Best Work, Other
Media, was
awarded to Susan
Von Medicus for
her icon, “Angel
of Blessed
Silence,” done
in egg tempera
and gold leaf on
a wood panel.
“We all loved
these icons,”
said Goodrich.
“Icons are often
distant, but in
this one there
is a very human
contact in her
face.”
Mathews pointed
out the entry’s
“intricacies,
detail in the
composition and
incorporation of
the title into
the work.”
The four major
awards were
donated by Alan
Fetterman,
Sandra Fickes,
Doreen
McGettigan and
Karen Lasorda.
Honorable
Mention
recognition was
presented to
three additional
pieces in the
show in each
category.
Honorable
Mention,
Oil
Becky Riley
“After the
Dance”
Still-life Oil
Honorable
Mention,
Watercolor,
Pastel, Acrylic
or Gouache
Heather Peacock
“Moving On”
Acrylic
Honorable
Mention,
Other Media
Chris Hill
“Fonthill
Spring”
Photograph
The show opened
with a Friday
evening preview
reception
catered by Côté
Catering,
Crystal Rose
Catering and
Catering by
Jessica Lee.
Major sponsors
included Merck,
Silverman Family
Partnerships,
Antheil Maslow &
McMinn, Univest
and Wealth
Advisory
Services Inc.
The event
included a tea
with the
featured artist,
watercolorist
Carol Cymbor, on
Sunday and a
lecture on
“Degas: His
Work; His World”
by retired eye
surgeon and
artist Richard
Goldberg on
Saturday.
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