First Place – The Fishes In Play by Toni Elkins

Juror’s Statement

Juror’s Reflection on Selected Pieces

The Fishes In Play I simply love a well painted abstract!  This artist has entertained me with a bold and lively abstract painting filled with intense and repeated colors, strong value contrasts, fascinating shapes, and just a hint at those fish which are mentioned in the title.  The paint is applied thickly and lavishly, with some physical texture as well, all to create a very interesting physical surface to the painting.  Thanks to the arrangement of all of those shapes and other elements, the artist kept me quite entranced in the painting, visually wandering through it and delighting in all of the many visual surprises packed into it.

Fast Track This artist used intense colors throughout the painting and strategically contrasted color temperatures.  The end result shows interior against exterior, expresses lots of shiny reflective surfaces, and perhaps the heat of the day … and simply awakens the viewer with a delightful jolt of brilliant pure color!  Painting this much all-over color intensity is very difficult to control, especially with watercolor, and the artist has sucessfully kept the colors clean, bold and unmuddied. Bravo!

Van Gogh Madonna This artist is telling a poignant story in her painting, merging the mother and child into a “landscape” filled with imagery inspired by Van Gogh’s sunflowers.  I thought it was a brilliant and highly original interpretation of both subjects, and very well painted too. It is also a superb example of how we can let the Old Masters teach and inspire us, and guide our hearts and hands as we paint.

Urban Cowgirl This painting exhibits fine draftsmanship, in the depiction of the woman as well as the architecture, and also very interesting design. I like her placement off center and her very high key treatment, striding out of a very dark background cityscape.  The value contrast between her and the city creates tremendous depth and drama, and hints at a story which we, the viewers, are free to interpret.

Below are the 2024 Spring Digital Show works. There are 128 works, which were submitted by 87 individual artists across the nation. To see the title and artist, simply hover your mouse over the image and the information will appear at the bottom of the image. Asterisks (*) at the end of an artist’s name indicate the work is for sale. To view a full screen enlargement of the image, simply click on the image itself.

We are thankful for all participating artists and the powerful show we were able to curate thanks to their artistic prowess. All accepted artists are listed alphabetically by their last names below the gallery. If you have interest in acquiring a particular piece, please reach out to Anna Izard, at scwatermediasociety@gmail.com for more information.

Now You See Me by Rugh

Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire by Haven*

Army Navy Store by Helwing*

Boss Man by Purcell*

The Clerk by Purcell*

Fire and Ice by Supple

Grand Central Terminal by Supple*

The Fishes in Play by Elkins*

The Golden Goose by Elkins*

Old GMC Work Truck by Holland

Van Gogh Madonna by Kenny*

The Color of Water by Kenny

Big Fish by Rees

Clean Spaces Waterscapes for a Clean Ocean V by Harvey*

Clean Spaces Waterscapes for a Clean Ocean II by Harvey*

Breaking Out by Mason*

Swinging Imagination by Naumowicz-zacher

Odd Man Out by Rietzke*

Feeding The Birds, Barcelona by Rietzke*

Gray Fugue by Woodall*

Seeking Light by Eshleman

Tropical Ginger by Bates*

Places To Go by English-SW*

Pool Time by Morganelli*

Smoking Hot by Morganelli

Just Me II by Coleman

Matriarch II by Coleman

Apple Day by Cochran

Blue Collar by Cochran

Shoestring by Schuppert*

Dinghies & Dories by Alger

Basket Sisters by Healey

Ponies on the Beach by Rowe*

Pumpkinseed by Neely*

Sunrise #8 by Kitz*

Peri by Morris

260 King George by Morris*

Sunset on the River Walk, Conway, SC by Masters*

What Now? by Churchill-Nash

Glorious Morning by Tyson*

Attitude by Greer

Garden Bench at USC by Saunders

Porch Chairs and Marsh Reflections by Saunders

Lacecap Bees by Hopps*

Reflections of Memories by Accetta*

Hope Lands Gently by Accetta

Clouds by Rowe*

Clouds 2 by Rowe*

Urban Cowgirl by Poupard*

One Hundred Percent by Poupard*

Bridges of Life by Kahn*

Always Curious, Always Exploring by Bradham*

Landon’s New Passion by Bradham

Pelican Channel Marker by Seay*

Flying Through Water by Seay*

Peacock by James*

Nubian Villager Selling Artwork by Blackmer

A Slice of Lowcounty Heaven by Brickell

Segway Girl by Gardner*

Waiting by Gardner*

A Sleeping Cat on the Bench by Hsieh*

A Dream with Butterfly by Hsieh*

ChickNZ by Percy

Alte Rheinfähre Biergarten by Percy

Docked at Sunset by Anderson*

Kaleidoscope of Leaves, II by Larrabee*

Natural Curiosity by Hickson

Sunrise Nature Walk by Hickson

Letters To Remember-Orange Repeat by James*

Watching and Waiting by Taylor

Snowball Fight by McDuffie*

Cigar Man by McDuffie*

Woven by Bush*

Coastal Garden by Terry*

On First Acquaintance…. by Terry

All Roads Lead to Blue by Edwards*

Whispering Pines by Edwards*

Where did you go? by Larrabee*

Riding the Atmospheric Wave by Czerwinski*

Grapes & Pears I by Butt*

Grace Appears by Steele

Old Saltee by Steele*

Shackelton’s Farm by Smith*

Translucent Reflections by Hightower-Patterson*

Blue, White, and Red by Hightower-Patterson*

Simply Stunning by Pyner

Time to Shop by Romani*

Silk Bouquet by Romani*

Divers Down by Cunningham

Drifting Off by Cunningham*

Journey into the Future by Irby*

Hummingbird Queen by Irby*

Window to the Past by Houser

Le Chef by Wilson*

Fast Track by Wilson

Dianna Wrapped by Varner*

Ever So Sunday by Monts

Shuttered by Costilow*

Reflections by Costilow*

Springtime by Falciani*

Resting by Wedge*

Watching by Wedge*

The Watchout by Malone

Healing Waters by Spencer*

Wearing Guna History by Spencer*

Gold Dust Evening by Noe*

Playing the Blues by Rugh

Magenta Magnolia by Burns*

Shopping Reflections by Epperly*

Gotcha! by Zell

Shrimp House by Reinckens*

Shem Creek at Dusk by Reinckens*

Out the Kitchen Window by Manley*

Rowland, NC by Manley*

Pagoda Garden by Atkinson*

Spring Lights by Uras*

King Quill by Ash

Flower Dot 3 by Weaver*

Flower Dot 4 by Weaver*

“He Taught Me All I Know.” by Laudone*

Bloom in One by Chan

Rain Storm by Leeke*

Chino by Leeke*

2024 Spring Digital Show