2nd Black & White Art Exhibition Monthly Winners - May 2018

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Best in Show (Traditional)
Lori Dunn

Wildlife artist Lori Dunn is one of Canada’s foremost scratchboard artists. After earning a degree in zoology, she spent many years as a zookeeper and naturalist. These years of experience gave her a deep appreciation for the need to protect habitat and endangered species.

Lori resumed the artistic endeavours she started as a child, finding a way to combine her artistic ability and her desire to conserve nature. Most of her artworks are accompanied by a narrative serving to educate others on the conservation status of the species and its importance to our environment.

The medium of scratchboard allows for incredible detail and quality of light in the black and white image. Using only the tip of a surgical, or xacto blade, every line is meticulously etched into a white clay layer coated with black ink.

Lori Dunn's scratchboard artworks have garnered National and international recognition. She is a signature member of The Society of Animal Artists, and has achieved her master title from the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. Many of her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America.

Lori works from her home studio in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Please visit Lori's website if you are interested in seeing more of her work.

Best in Show (Traditional)
Lori Dunn

Wildlife artist Lori Dunn is one of Canada’s foremost scratchboard artists. After earning a degree in zoology, she spent many years as a zookeeper and naturalist. These years of experience gave her a deep appreciation for the need to protect habitat and endangered species.

Lori resumed the artistic endeavours she started as a child, finding a way to combine her artistic ability and her desire to conserve nature. Most of her artworks are accompanied by a narrative serving to educate others on the conservation status of the species and its importance to our environment.

The medium of scratchboard allows for incredible detail and quality of light in the black and white image. Using only the tip of a surgical, or xacto blade, every line is meticulously etched into a white clay layer coated with black ink.

Lori Dunn's scratchboard artworks have garnered National and international recognition. She is a signature member of The Society of Animal Artists, and has achieved her master title from the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. Many of her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America.

Lori works from her home studio in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Please visit Lori's website if you are interested in seeing more of her work.

Wildlife artist Lori Dunn is one of Canada’s foremost scratchboard artists. After earning a degree in zoology, she spent many years as a zookeeper and naturalist. These years of experience gave her a deep appreciation for the need to protect habitat and endangered species.

Lori resumed the artistic endeavours she started as a child, finding a way to combine her artistic ability and her desire to conserve nature. Most of her artworks are accompanied by a narrative serving to educate others on the conservation status of the species and its importance to our environment.

The medium of scratchboard allows for incredible detail and quality of light in the black and white image. Using only the tip of a surgical, or xacto blade, every line is meticulously etched into a white clay layer coated with black ink.

Lori Dunn's scratchboard artworks have garnered National and international recognition. She is a signature member of The Society of Animal Artists, and has achieved her master title from the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. Many of her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America.

Lori works from her home studio in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Please visit Lori's website if you are interested in seeing more of her work.

Wildlife artist Lori Dunn is one of Canada’s foremost scratchboard artists. After earning a degree in zoology, she spent many years as a zookeeper and naturalist. These years of experience gave her a deep appreciation for the need to protect habitat and endangered species.

Lori resumed the artistic endeavours she started as a child, finding a way to combine her artistic ability and her desire to conserve nature. Most of her artworks are accompanied by a narrative serving to educate others on the conservation status of the species and its importance to our environment.

The medium of scratchboard allows for incredible detail and quality of light in the black and white image. Using only the tip of a surgical, or xacto blade, every line is meticulously etched into a white clay layer coated with black ink.

Lori Dunn's scratchboard artworks have garnered National and international recognition. She is a signature member of The Society of Animal Artists, and has achieved her master title from the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. Many of her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America.

Lori works from her home studio in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Please visit Lori's website if you are interested in seeing more of her work.

Wildlife artist Lori Dunn is one of Canada’s foremost scratchboard artists. After earning a degree in zoology, she spent many years as a zookeeper and naturalist. These years of experience gave her a deep appreciation for the need to protect habitat and endangered species.

Lori resumed the artistic endeavours she started as a child, finding a way to combine her artistic ability and her desire to conserve nature. Most of her artworks are accompanied by a narrative serving to educate others on the conservation status of the species and its importance to our environment.

The medium of scratchboard allows for incredible detail and quality of light in the black and white image. Using only the tip of a surgical, or xacto blade, every line is meticulously etched into a white clay layer coated with black ink.

Lori Dunn's scratchboard artworks have garnered National and international recognition. She is a signature member of The Society of Animal Artists, and has achieved her master title from the International Society of Scratchboard Artists. Many of her works have been exhibited in museums and galleries across North America.

Lori works from her home studio in Norwood, Ontario, Canada. Please visit Lori's website if you are interested in seeing more of her work.

Best in Show
(Digital & Photography)
Harry Longstreet

After 25 years as a writer, producer and director of filmed entertainment, primarily for television, Harry Longstreet embarked on his second career as a photographer. Based in Washington State, Harry is always looking for images that speak to the human condition and the world around us. He favors ambient light and un-posed… unaware subjects.

No one just takes up space. The human condition is an entire canvas of thoughts, emotions and reactions to circumstances. In Harry’s photography, he tries to capture the truth about diverse people and how they live and reflect their respective spaces. His subjects never know they have been photographed. He doesn’t set-up or pose any shot and never shoots with anything but available light.

In the last ten years, he has had a number of one-man shows and his work has appeared in more than two hundred national and international juried exhibitions. Harry is twice a Single Image Merit Award recipient from Black & White Magazine and twice a Single Image Merit Award winner from Color Magazine. In 2013, he was awarded the Gold Medal (monochrome) in the International Varna Salon, and in 2014, he took Best in Show in the annual CVG Washington State competition.

When he is not busy with his wife, children and grandchildren, Harry keeps the creative juices flowing with his still photography.

Please visit Harry's website if you are interested in purchasing this award winning piece or if you would like to see more of his work.

Best in Show
(Digital & Photography)
Harry Longstreet

After 25 years as a writer, producer and director of filmed entertainment, primarily for television, Harry Longstreet embarked on his second career as a photographer. Based in Washington State, Harry is always looking for images that speak to the human condition and the world around us. He favors ambient light and un-posed… unaware subjects.

No one just takes up space. The human condition is an entire canvas of thoughts, emotions and reactions to circumstances. In Harry’s photography, he tries to capture the truth about diverse people and how they live and reflect their respective spaces. His subjects never know they have been photographed. He doesn’t set-up or pose any shot and never shoots with anything but available light.

In the last ten years, he has had a number of one-man shows and his work has appeared in more than two hundred national and international juried exhibitions. Harry is twice a Single Image Merit Award recipient from Black & White Magazine and twice a Single Image Merit Award winner from Color Magazine. In 2013, he was awarded the Gold Medal (monochrome) in the International Varna Salon, and in 2014, he took Best in Show in the annual CVG Washington State competition.

When he is not busy with his wife, children and grandchildren, Harry keeps the creative juices flowing with his still photography.

Please visit Harry's website if you are interested in purchasing this award winning piece or if you would like to see more of his work.

Best in Show
(Digital & Photography)
Harry Longstreet

After 25 years as a writer, producer and director of filmed entertainment, primarily for television, Harry Longstreet embarked on his second career as a photographer. Based in Washington State, Harry is always looking for images that speak to the human condition and the world around us. He favors ambient light and un-posed… unaware subjects.

No one just takes up space. The human condition is an entire canvas of thoughts, emotions and reactions to circumstances. In Harry’s photography, he tries to capture the truth about diverse people and how they live and reflect their respective spaces. His subjects never know they have been photographed. He doesn’t set-up or pose any shot and never shoots with anything but available light.

In the last ten years, he has had a number of one-man shows and his work has appeared in more than two hundred national and international juried exhibitions. Harry is twice a Single Image Merit Award recipient from Black & White Magazine and twice a Single Image Merit Award winner from Color Magazine. In 2013, he was awarded the Gold Medal (monochrome) in the International Varna Salon, and in 2014, he took Best in Show in the annual CVG Washington State competition.

When he is not busy with his wife, children and grandchildren, Harry keeps the creative juices flowing with his still photography.

Please visit Harry's website if you are interested in purchasing this award winning piece or if you would like to see more of his work.

After 25 years as a writer, producer and director of filmed entertainment, primarily for television, Harry Longstreet embarked on his second career as a photographer. Based in Washington State, Harry is always looking for images that speak to the human condition and the world around us. He favors ambient light and un-posed… unaware subjects.

No one just takes up space. The human condition is an entire canvas of thoughts, emotions and reactions to circumstances. In Harry’s photography, he tries to capture the truth about diverse people and how they live and reflect their respective spaces. His subjects never know they have been photographed. He doesn’t set-up or pose any shot and never shoots with anything but available light.

In the last ten years, he has had a number of one-man shows and his work has appeared in more than two hundred national and international juried exhibitions. Harry is twice a Single Image Merit Award recipient from Black & White Magazine and twice a Single Image Merit Award winner from Color Magazine. In 2013, he was awarded the Gold Medal (monochrome) in the International Varna Salon, and in 2014, he took Best in Show in the annual CVG Washington State competition.

When he is not busy with his wife, children and grandchildren, Harry keeps the creative juices flowing with his still photography.

Please visit Harry's website if you are interested in purchasing this award winning piece or if you would like to see more of his work.

After 25 years as a writer, producer and director of filmed entertainment, primarily for television, Harry Longstreet embarked on his second career as a photographer. Based in Washington State, Harry is always looking for images that speak to the human condition and the world around us. He favors ambient light and un-posed… unaware subjects.

No one just takes up space. The human condition is an entire canvas of thoughts, emotions and reactions to circumstances. In Harry’s photography, he tries to capture the truth about diverse people and how they live and reflect their respective spaces. His subjects never know they have been photographed. He doesn’t set-up or pose any shot and never shoots with anything but available light.

In the last ten years, he has had a number of one-man shows and his work has appeared in more than two hundred national and international juried exhibitions. Harry is twice a Single Image Merit Award recipient from Black & White Magazine and twice a Single Image Merit Award winner from Color Magazine. In 2013, he was awarded the Gold Medal (monochrome) in the International Varna Salon, and in 2014, he took Best in Show in the annual CVG Washington State competition.

When he is not busy with his wife, children and grandchildren, Harry keeps the creative juices flowing with his still photography.

Please visit Harry's website if you are interested in purchasing this award winning piece or if you would like to see more of his work.

After 25 years as a writer, producer and director of filmed entertainment, primarily for television, Harry Longstreet embarked on his second career as a photographer. Based in Washington State, Harry is always looking for images that speak to the human condition and the world around us. He favors ambient light and un-posed… unaware subjects.

No one just takes up space. The human condition is an entire canvas of thoughts, emotions and reactions to circumstances. In Harry’s photography, he tries to capture the truth about diverse people and how they live and reflect their respective spaces. His subjects never know they have been photographed. He doesn’t set-up or pose any shot and never shoots with anything but available light.

In the last ten years, he has had a number of one-man shows and his work has appeared in more than two hundred national and international juried exhibitions. Harry is twice a Single Image Merit Award recipient from Black & White Magazine and twice a Single Image Merit Award winner from Color Magazine. In 2013, he was awarded the Gold Medal (monochrome) in the International Varna Salon, and in 2014, he took Best in Show in the annual CVG Washington State competition.

When he is not busy with his wife, children and grandchildren, Harry keeps the creative juices flowing with his still photography.

Please visit Harry's website if you are interested in purchasing this award winning piece or if you would like to see more of his work.

2nd Place
(Digital & Photography)
August Naude

After retirement from a successful career in the ICT world, August quickly discovered his immense passion for artistic photography, digital art and low key & grunge photography. Therefore, it was no surprise when he joined the training of the “father of digital art”, the famous Sebastian Michaels based in Arizona (USA). August almost got molded in a record time, becoming a master in low key studio work, grunge photo art as well as full blast digital art and artistic photography. He was selected as one of Photoshop Artistry’s international Top-500 which is called “Kaizen” and this group of top digital artists produce the most magical works of art. His work has been published in almost 20 international publications all over the globe of which the latest was a full blown biography of him in the Brazil based GSP Online magazine.

August was invited by Eikon Culture Visual Reflections, being the ONLY South African between artists of over 70 countries to participate in three international exhibitions in Italy. The first one took place in Sicily, Italy. The upcoming one in September, is in San Benedetto Del Tronto, also in Italy. You will recognise his name as Auguste Naude on their page. During the months of September and October 2017, August will also be exhibiting fourteen of his compositions at the incredibly modern Heaven Art Gallery, based in Scottsdale, Arizona (USA). His work will be on display during those months and will be accessible internationally. August has exhibited and is exhibiting a total of three compositions in three different exhibitions at the Blank Wall Gallery, based in Athens, Greece of which the latest composition to be exhibited in October 2017 is one of the works attached.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of August's work please visit his website.

After retirement from a successful career in the ICT world, August quickly discovered his immense passion for artistic photography, digital art and low key & grunge photography. Therefore, it was no surprise when he joined the training of the “father of digital art”, the famous Sebastian Michaels based in Arizona (USA). August almost got molded in a record time, becoming a master in low key studio work, grunge photo art as well as full blast digital art and artistic photography. He was selected as one of Photoshop Artistry’s international Top-500 which is called “Kaizen” and this group of top digital artists produce the most magical works of art. His work has been published in almost 20 international publications all over the globe of which the latest was a full blown biography of him in the Brazil based GSP Online magazine.

August was invited by Eikon Culture Visual Reflections, being the ONLY South African between artists of over 70 countries to participate in three international exhibitions in Italy. The first one took place in Sicily, Italy. The upcoming one in September, is in San Benedetto Del Tronto, also in Italy. You will recognise his name as Auguste Naude on their page. During the months of September and October 2017, August will also be exhibiting fourteen of his compositions at the incredibly modern Heaven Art Gallery, based in Scottsdale, Arizona (USA). His work will be on display during those months and will be accessible internationally. August has exhibited and is exhibiting a total of three compositions in three different exhibitions at the Blank Wall Gallery, based in Athens, Greece of which the latest composition to be exhibited in October 2017 is one of the works attached.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of August's work please visit his website.

After retirement from a successful career in the ICT world, August quickly discovered his immense passion for artistic photography, digital art and low key & grunge photography. Therefore, it was no surprise when he joined the training of the “father of digital art”, the famous Sebastian Michaels based in Arizona (USA). August almost got molded in a record time, becoming a master in low key studio work, grunge photo art as well as full blast digital art and artistic photography. He was selected as one of Photoshop Artistry’s international Top-500 which is called “Kaizen” and this group of top digital artists produce the most magical works of art. His work has been published in almost 20 international publications all over the globe of which the latest was a full blown biography of him in the Brazil based GSP Online magazine.

August was invited by Eikon Culture Visual Reflections, being the ONLY South African between artists of over 70 countries to participate in three international exhibitions in Italy. The first one took place in Sicily, Italy. The upcoming one in September, is in San Benedetto Del Tronto, also in Italy. You will recognise his name as Auguste Naude on their page. During the months of September and October 2017, August will also be exhibiting fourteen of his compositions at the incredibly modern Heaven Art Gallery, based in Scottsdale, Arizona (USA). His work will be on display during those months and will be accessible internationally. August has exhibited and is exhibiting a total of three compositions in three different exhibitions at the Blank Wall Gallery, based in Athens, Greece of which the latest composition to be exhibited in October 2017 is one of the works attached.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of August's work please visit his website.

3rd Place (Traditional)
Marina Cappalli

I'm Marina Joy, a twenty year old self taught visual artist from the U.S. As a portrait artist, I strive to create art that is visually interesting, captures reflections and has many facets to the piece. Designs with a mixture of bright colors or shadows of surroundings, give a diverse outlook on beauty of the human form. This point of view explores the balance between reality and fantasy. through the contrast of black/white and color.

I love to use a variety and experiment with new media in each project while keeping a consistent theme of graphite and pencils. My process consists of layering a variety of mediums.

This piece "Inner Reflection" was referenced from photographer: Nicola J.
-Her reflection shows not just her face, but her heart: shattered.

To see more of Marina's work, please visit her website.

3rd Place
(Digital & Photography)
Debby Thomas

A former horse trainer/instructor, Debby now uses her intuitive sense for animals to portray their individual personalities through her artwork and photography. Lover of detail, her favorite mediums are photography, graphite pencil and colored pencil.

Debby’s equine, canine and wildlife work is in private collections worldwide and has won numerous awards in National and International Juried exhibits. Her artwork’s been featured in “Horses in Art” magazine, exhibited at the AKC Museum in St. Louis and the "International Museum of the Horse" in Kentucky. She was chosen for the books “Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing”, “Art Journeys, Animals”, “Colored Pencil Treasures” and “Best of Virginia Artists”. Her photography is featured in the book “Best of America, Photography” are published in books, magazines and calendars.

To see more of Debby's work, please visit her website.

3rd Place
(Digital & Photography)
Debby Thomas

A former horse trainer/instructor, Debby now uses her intuitive sense for animals to portray their individual personalities through her artwork and photography. Lover of detail, her favorite mediums are photography, graphite pencil and colored pencil.

Debby’s equine, canine and wildlife work is in private collections worldwide and has won numerous awards in National and International Juried exhibits. Her artwork’s been featured in “Horses in Art” magazine, exhibited at the AKC Museum in St. Louis and the "International Museum of the Horse" in Kentucky. She was chosen for the books “Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing”, “Art Journeys, Animals”, “Colored Pencil Treasures” and “Best of Virginia Artists”. Her photography is featured in the book “Best of America, Photography” are published in books, magazines and calendars.

To see more of Debby's work, please visit her website.

3rd Place
(Digital & Photography)
Debby Thomas

A former horse trainer/instructor, Debby now uses her intuitive sense for animals to portray their individual personalities through her artwork and photography. Lover of detail, her favorite mediums are photography, graphite pencil and colored pencil.

Debby’s equine, canine and wildlife work is in private collections worldwide and has won numerous awards in National and International Juried exhibits. Her artwork’s been featured in “Horses in Art” magazine, exhibited at the AKC Museum in St. Louis and the "International Museum of the Horse" in Kentucky. She was chosen for the books “Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing”, “Art Journeys, Animals”, “Colored Pencil Treasures” and “Best of Virginia Artists”. Her photography is featured in the book “Best of America, Photography” are published in books, magazines and calendars.

To see more of Debby's work, please visit her website.

Honorable Mention (Traditional)
Jeff Klena

I briefly attended the Cleveland Institute of Art (1992-1993) but found hanging out at the Euclid Tavern and the Cleveland Museum of Art much more educational. Music And Art have been a constant force in moving my life forward. Although the past is a constant reminder of promises forgotten. I now make good on the little lies that get me through the night. The reinventing of the dream-self on every new morning. The doorway between the conscious self and the subconscious ideal has been left open. What remains of the journey lies in paint. My Style is subjective to the viewers preconceptions. I am a figure artist. The rest is up for interpretation. The artistic influences on my paintings are quite varied. I am most influenced by the Symbolist. Which turned into the modern Illustration movement. Everyone from Klimt to Schiele from Bacon and Auerbach to Frazetta and Giger. All my idols are dead. It is my time to start a new generation of dreamers. All my work is for sale. I am sick of being a slave to my alarm clock.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of Jeff's work, please visit his website.

Honorable Mention
(Digital & Photography)
Alexandrino Lei Airosa

My Name is Alexandrino Lei Airosa (Dino). I’m a Hotelier. Photography is my passion. It has become more than a hobby and is now a business too. Photography changed my life. I travel more. I see more and I experience more. And when I encounter those people living below the standards, it make me cherish what I having now: family, health and a job. It makes me more humble to see these things.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of Alexandrino's work, please email him directly.

Honorable Mention
(Digital & Photography)
Yanika Anukulpun

I am a fine art architectural photographer, based in New York, NY USA —

My work focuses on capturing a moment in time; whether it's portraits, creating soul, or simply enjoying the perfect light.

Always experimenting with new techniques, I'm equally comfortable with analog and digital technologies, and use both according to the needs of the project.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of Yanika's work please visit her website.

Honorable Mention (Traditional)
Jerry McLaughlin

McLaughlin is best known for his powerful, rough paintings built through an intensive working of dozens of layers of paint, pigments, and cold wax medium, along with additives like earth, sand, and wood ash. His highly textured, minimalist works are informed by the urban world of concrete, asphalt, and steel, as well as by the decay, erosion, and weathering of that environment. At times austere in its minimalism, his work is intimate in its detailed textures, which invite close examination.

McLaughlin begins his paintings with a dissonance of visual commotion—color, words, numbers, and symbols—a chaos of recognizable things. But gradually, as the layers of complex texture evolve, he obscures them. Layer-by-layer, he quiets them. In the end, there are only hushed reverberations of any prior noise, silenced by his neutrally-toned, textured surfaces.

Though McLaughlin is now a full time abstract artist, he initially trained as a pediatric critical care physician, an influence still quite palpable in his work. He teaches extensively, across the US and abroad. In 2017, he co-authored the first ever comprehensive book on cold wax medium, Cold Wax Medium: Techniques, Concepts & Conversations. He lives in Oakland, California.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of Jerry's work, please visit his website.

Honorable Mention
(Digital & Photography)
Sheri Emerson

Sheri has been a photographer her entire life, from a child snapping pictures with her 110 camera, to her first SLR, and finally into the digital world. She also has been an artist her entire life, winning her first art competition at the grand old age of five. In the past year, she has been published in “Living the Photo Artistic Life” eleven times, Readers Digest “Our Canada” magazine, “Photoshop Creative UK” magazine three times, “Conceptual Images” magazine twice, “Fine Eye Magazine” for fine art photography three times, and “A5 Magazine.” She received the “Best in Show” award for “All Weather of the Seasons” and the “Judges Choice” award for “All Animals” in Contemporary Art Gallery Online competitions, placed second in the SINWP “Creatures Great and Small” competition, and has been recognized for her work in ShiftArt.com challenges as well as winning numerous Facebook “Photo of the Day” challenges. She is also a three-time top ten overall winner in the Light, Space and Time competitions, has received several honorable mentions, and recently won an Artist Showcase for two weeks. Sheri splits her time between Arizona and Labrador, Canada, and is dedicating herself to pushing her photography even further.

Her work is currently being sold on the curated ArtBoja website, and can be seen at www.sheriemersonphotography.com. Her regular website is www.sheriemerson.com.

Honorable Mention (Traditional)
Dylan Eakin

Dylan Eakin began training himself in a photorealistic style of drawing in 2016 as an exploration of the limitations of medium. He soon began to appreciate the importance of the relationship between photography, the craft of drawing, and the mechanical human form, the perfection of which required endless pursuit. His current life goal is to someday be really, really good at it.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of Dylan's work please email him directly.

Honorable Mention
(Digital & Photography)
Sandro Lasco

Sandro Lasco was born in Rome in 1956. He began photographing at the age of 16 with an Asahi Pentax Spotmatic II. Over time he refined his technical and artistic skills by attending courses, workshops and participating in competitions and exhibitions. In 2010 he moved to the use of digital cameras and the first post-production approaches. His photographic preferences are street photography, landscapes, portfolios and reportage in b / w and colors. The favorite authors are many but in particular: Franco Fontana, James Natchway, Robert Capa, Sara Munari, Mimmo Jodice. Sandro is not a professional photographer but an amateur photographer.

To purchase this award winning piece or to see more of Sandro's work, please email him directly.

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