Best of Show

[John Reidy]

Thanks to everyone here at SOG, especially Marvin Mattelson and Tom Edgerton for their mentoring and guidance. Because of everyone's help I have earned the award of Best in Show for my portrait entitled "The Wood Carver" in the Associated Artists of Winston-Salem's Dimensions 2007 National Juried Exhibition.

Over 400 entries were received and approximately 50 were chosen. The show encompasses a wide variety of visual art.

The judge's comments regarding his choice for Best of Show included my composition and the intensity captured regarding the carvers face and the object in his hand.

My thanks to all who have helped me with critiques of not only my work but of others as this is the marrow of education. Of course a little encouragement is always welcome, too.

For reference I have included a post of the portrait which had been posted before in the unveiling section.