2005 PSNM National Exhibition Judge and Jurors Doug Dawson | Gil Dellinger | Eric Michaels | Sally Strand Doug Dawson - Judge www.dougdawsonartist.com Doug Dawson's award winning pastel paintings reflect the diverse interests of this articulate, philosophical and caring artist. His work features urban night scenes, cityscapes, portraits and magical landscapes. The luminescent night scenes powerfully evoke the mystique of the dark; his portrait studies are rich with personality. Doug shares his love of the outdoors through emotion-filled landscapes which range in focus from intimate rural scenes to sweeping vistas. Doug is a celebrated member of the American Watercolor Society, the Pastel Society of the Southwest, The Knickerbocker Artists (New York) and the Pastel Society of America. His work has been included in prestigious exhibitions with The Charles and Emma Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA (a one person show), the Denver Art Museum, the Heritage Museum, Norfolk, Virginia, the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, the Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN and the Societe Des Pastellistes de France International Exhibition (Palais Rameau - Lille, France) Doug Dawson is a noted pastel expert and the author of "Capturing Light and Color in Pastel." Doug's work has been published in Southwest Art Magazine, Artist's Magazine, and Tonal Value. He has received many prestigious honors including Master of Pastel by the Pastel Society of America. In October, 1997, Doug was awarded "Best of Show" at the International Association of Pastel Societies juried exhibition in Kansas City, Missouri back to top Gil Dellinger - Juror www.gildellinger.com Gil Dellinger has participated in over 300 group and one person exhibitions. He is a retired Professor of Art at the University of the Pacific. He has inspired many young artists through his talent for teaching and his own artwork, having won the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence and Professional Contribution in 1990. A Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, Dellinger excels in pastel painting. Painting from life, his work captures majestic landscapes, peaceful pastoral scenes, the drama of the Pacific Ocean, florals, and any scene that catches his eye. His masterful technique is extraordinary. Dellinger feels the pastel is an extension of his heart, and captures his feelings like no other medium. He has been called a "Master Pastelist" by the Pastel Society of America. Dellinger also paints beautifully with acrylic, egg tempera and oils. In 1999, Dellinger was one of fifteen artists chosen by the Grand Canyon Trust to raft the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon and paint for ten days. The resulting show of works were featured in an exhibition at Forbes Gallery in New York in January 2001. The exhibit became the centerpiece for articles in American Artist Magazine and Art of the West. He was selected as one of the 22 artists to be invited as guests at the Forbes Chateau in Balleroy, France to paint for a month in 1997. In 1996, he was selected by American Artist magazine as one of 12 artists to paint on the Forbes / Trinechera Ranch near Durango, Colorado which was featured in the January 1997 issue of American Artist Magazine and the works from the event were shown at the Forbes Magazine Building gallery in New York City at a special exhibition. back to top Eric Michaels - Juror www.ericmichaelsfineart.com Perhaps the most distinctive feature of Eric Michaels' work is its international flavor. The subject matter spans four continents and both hemispheres. Painting in these various locations enables him to achieve an understanding of local light conditions and to participate in the native experience. Michaels still loves to travel. His art has taken him to exotic destinations in Africa, Europe, Central America and Indonesia. He also loves to paint the rich culture and landscapes of the region surrounding his home in Trinidad, Colorado. Michaels was born and raised in Illinois. As a young boy, he cultivated an early appreciation for music and art. He spent a great deal of time drawing sports figures and Disney characters, and studying guitar with an old vaudeville banjo player. With the folk scene booming in the sixties, Michaels paid his way through college teaching guitar and performing in coffeehouses. After graduating with a B.F.A. in art, his wanderlust got the best of him, so he grabbed his guitar and took off across North America. For three years, he played clubs, coffeehouses and universities from Alaska to Mexico. As the folk scene ebbed in the seventies, Michaels decided to pursue a new musical venue. He began studying classical guitar at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. In 1983, on a music tour through the southwest, he and his wife passed through Santa Fe and decided to stay. The size and strength of the Santa Fe art community surprised Michaels, and within a year he decided to give up his music performances to concentrate on his art. He did a small bit of commercial illustration to help pay the bills, and, shortly thereafter, had enough viable galleries to begin making a living in fine art. Michaels has exhibited at the Royal Watercolour Society in London, nine years in the Artists of America Show in Denver, and is a regular exhibitor in the Great American Artists Exhibition in Cincinnati. His paintings hang in private, corporate, museum and state collections; including the Albuquerque Museum of Fine Art, the Americana Museum, the Institute of American Indian Arts, Phillips Petroleum, IBM, Honeywell-Sperry Inc., and the State Collection of the Governor's Gallery, Santa Fe, NM. Michaels is a signature member of the Oil Painters of America, National Watercolor Society and the Pastel Society of America. back to top Sally Strand - Juror www.sallystrand.com Sally Strand has received widespread recognition for her paintings which celebrate familiar scenes of everyday life. "I like to watch ordinary people caught up in the simple tasks of daily life. I'm interested in capturing their character and I express that through body language and gesture." No matter what the subject matter, in every one of Sally's paintings the subject is light. Whether the people she studies are waiting at a bus stop, seated in a coffee shop or browsing in a bookstore, these strikingly beautiful pastels emphasize her fascination with light. Sally Strand has received the Master Pastelist designation by the Pastel Society of America. A superb colorist, she is accomplished in her technique of using a watercolor wash followed by layers of pastel strokes. She studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York. Having received national recognition and many awards, Strand has been the subject of articles in The Pastel Journal, American Artist, The Artist's Magazine and Southwest Art, among others. Her work is featured in numerous books, including Creative Pastel Painting and Pastels Masterclass, and she is listed in Who's Who in American Artists. Her work can be seen in Galleries in California, Arizona and Colorado. back to top