3rd Annual WaterscapesArt ExhibitionSeptember 2018

Welcome to Fusion Art’s 3rd Annual Waterscapes International Online Juried Art Exhibition for the month of September 2018.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists were encouraged to share their best work depicting Waterscapes. The theme included any art or photography which depicted any type of body of water including the ocean, lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, etc. The theme included coastal living, any ocean activities, seaside vistas, beaches, and any related seashore or lakeside subjects. It could also include rain, puddles and frozen waterscapes.

All artists, over the age of 18, regardless of location or experience, were encouraged to submit their best representational or abstract waterscapes art and photography.

We once again received a diverse collection of quality artwork from artists all around the world including the US, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Armenia, France, Hong Kong, Austria, China, Columbia and Spain.

In this monthly themed exhibition Fusion Art presents awards in three categories: Traditional Art, Digital Art & Photography and 3-Dimensional Art. The Waterscapes Best in Show winners are Mark Kaufman for his watercolor and acrylic, “Storm”, Ken Murphy for his photograph, “Pass Harbor” and Candace Liddy for her cast bronze and brazilian agate, “Broomtails.” Mark, Ken and Candace are Fusion Art’s Featured Artists for the month of September 2018 and, as the Best in Show winners, all three artists are invited to participate in Fusion Art’s 3rd Annual Group Show in Palm Springs in February 2019.

Other award winners include Second Place winners, Jackson Lee for his acrylic on artboard, “In a Better Light”, Esther Byrt for her digital art, “What Lies Beneath,” and Todd McAneeley for his wood on wood, “You’re It.” Third Place awards were given to Leah Dockrill for her acrylic on canvas, “Sky, Stone and Sea,” Joel Porterfield for his digital photograph, “The Edge of the Map,” and Carole Hatcher for her assemblage sculpture, “Salton Sea Concretions.” Fourth Place awards were given to Hunter Jay for his acrylic on canvas, “Siwash Rock” and Tim Shields for his digital photograph, “The Island’s Spirit.” Fifth Place awards were given to Ibolya Taligas for her watercolor, “Early Morning Mist” and Sheri Emerson for her digital photograph, “Storm Approaching.”

Please visit the Monthly Winners Page to learn more about each of these award winning artists and/or to contact them directly about their work.

In addition, this month, twelve honorable mention awards are given as special recognition due to the exceptional quality of the art received for this competition. Honorable Mention awards in the Traditional Art category are given to Glen A. Schofield for his acrylic on canvas, “Hawaiian Beach”, Nathan Smallwood for his oil on canvas, “Black Cliff Side”, Laurie Elizabeth McKinley for her acrylic on canvas, “Serenity (Santa Barbara Coast)”, Joshua Smith for his oil on canvas, “Dream of Belize”, Jeffrey Pancoast for his oil on hardboard, “Mystery Point Twilight”, and Garry Arzumanyan for his oil on canvas, “Sailor.”

Honorable Mention awards in the Digital & Photography category are given to Randy Gaul for his digital painting, “Ethereal Touch”, John Moses for his archival pigment print, “River Taf Estuary, Laugharne, Wales”, Don Porter for his digital photograph, “Lake Piñon”, Marilyn Smith for her photograph, “Iceland 03”, Martha Nance for her photograph, “Heron on the White River, Arkansas”, and Nicholas Kozis for his digital art, “Four Birds.”

The remaining finalists in the exhibition all exemplify uniquely creative talents and we’re honored to showcase their artwork on the Fusion Art website.

As always, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all the competition participants. While not all the artwork that was submitted was selected for inclusion in the exhibition this in not necessarily a reflection on any one artist’s talent and/or skill.  It takes courage for artists to offer up one’s art up for critique by others and all the artists should be applauded for their efforts. We appreciate all of you sharing your extraordinary talent with us.

For anyone interested in purchasing any of the artwork in this exhibition, please contact the artists directly. You will find the artist’s website and/or email information below their work.

Please also visit our YouTube Channel to see the Traditional, Digital & Photography and 3-Dimensional compilation videos for the exhibition.

Thank you for visiting our website and enjoy the exhibition!