PAINT SULLIVAN COUNTY

PAINT SULLIVAN COUNTY

COMPETITION DATES: September 15 through November 30, 2020

ONLINE SUBMISSION DEADLINE: ​November 30, 2020
(Submit up to 3 works online)

CONTACT EMAIL: info@zanegreypleinair.com
Eligibility: National
State: New York
Submissions Entry Deadline: 11/30/2020

CASH PRIZES: FROM OUR SPONSOR DICK BLICK ART MATERIALS — $1,000 in PRODUCT VOUCHERS

ELIGIBILITY

SUBMIT UP TO THREE WORKS: All 2-D MEDIA, painted on location in Sullivan County and/or completed in the studio from original personal references. Eligible works depicting Historic Landmarks, Private Properties and Natural Scenic locations.

LOCATIONS INCLUDE Sullivan County Townships: Rockland • Cochecton • Fremont • Callicoon • Liberty • Neversink • Fallsburg • Bethel • Thompson • Tusten • Highland • Lumberland • Forestburgh • Mamakating

SULLIVAN COUNTY RESIDENCY NOT REQUIRED: Works may be completed in the studio

IMAGE GUIDELINES

SUBMIT UP TO THREE IMAGES and RENAME files with your ID: Firstname Lastname

INCLUDE IN EMAIL FOR EACH IMAGE SUBMITTED (No price indicates NFS, competition only)

IMAGE SIZES:  Digital images only for judging and/or used for publicity; no size constraints. 

1. Artists Name

2. Title of Work

3. Sullivan County Township Location

4. Size

5. Medium

6. Price (optional)

SUBMIT IMAGES VIA EMAIL: Subject line — SHOW SUBMIT: info@ZaneGreyPleinAIr.com

REGISTRATION + FEES

1)  ARTISTS ELIGIBILITY: Open to all levels of skill and experience in all 2-D media. Competing Artists will be juried by our judges for cash award Dick Blick certificates. Winning works will be included in the Zane Grey Online Gallery.

Winning Artists are eligible to participate in gallery sales through 12/31/2020 and traveling shows to local public and business locations in 2021.

2) REGISTRATION FEE $25.00. (Submit up to 3 works online) REGISTER HERE:

ONLINE SALES GALLERY

All works submitted to Paint Sullivan County are eligible for sale in our online gallery thru 12/31/20. Works for sale must be framed and will ship direct by the artist to the purchaser.

Purchase of artworks are made through Zane Grey Plein Air Gallery ecommerce website and paid by credit card or PayPal (plus 8% NYS tax). Payments will be made to the artist minus a 40% gallery commission, when the purchaser acknowledges receipt of the artwork in good condition to Zane Grey Plein Air. The artist is solely responsible for shipping and insurance of the artwork to ensure safe transport.

Artists who sell works through Zane Grey Plein Air Gallery help fund our live and online programs in Sullivan County. We gratefully acknowledge your support through our gallery sales to keep our workshops relevant and affordable.

LEGAL:  By submitting your work, you agree to allow Zane Grey Plein Air post your work in its online gallery or social media for all publicity purposes with appropriate credit given to the artist.

CASH AWARD CERTIFICATES from DICK BLICK

Winners will participate in an online exhibition. We will promote the show and display the winning work on the Zane Grey Online Gallery website and social media. DICK BLICK Art Materials — OUR SPONSORS have provided $1,000 in product vouchers and will be awarded to:

1st PLACE: Desert Gold Award, $300
2nd PLACE: Riders of the Purple Sage Award, $200
3rd PLACE: The Rainbow Trail Award, $100

HONORABLE MENTIONS: Best Scenic Paintings in Sullivan County Townships, $100

• Best of Rockland 

• Best of Cochecton

• Best of Fremont

• Best of Callicoon

• Best of Liberty

• Best of Neversink 

• Best of Fallsburg 

• Best of Bethel

• Best of Thompson 

• Best of Tusten

• Best of Highland 

• Best of Lumberland 

• Best of Forestburgh 

• Best of Mamakating

GUEST JUDGES

JAY BROOKS grew up on 90 acres of farmland in Pavilion NY, and has always had the landscape as an integral part of his life and art. At the young age of 14, Brooks began painting under the classical apprenticeship of John Piesley and the plein air instruction of Charles Movalli, a disciple of the late Emile Gruppe. Brooks was also introduced to the pre-impressionist styles of Corot, George Inness and Asher B. Durand.

In 1988, Brooks received his B.F.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University and in 1990 he received his M.F.A. from Columbia University. Being removed from his familiar bucolic surroundings, Brooks studied and painted the industrial environments of Pittsburgh and New York City.After teaching art in New York City, Brooks moved back to upstate NY in 1993. Here, Brooks is surrounded by countless varieties of scenes from around the northeastern US. His paintings include a variety of images from depictions of the New England shore to the countryside and small towns of upstate New York.

Brooks currently shows at the River Gallery in Narrowsburg, NY and also shows in the Chelsea area of New York City, Lambertville NJ, Cody Wyoming, Rochester NY, and Sullivan County NY. In 2001, Brooks entered the Arts for the Parks competition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and had four paintings in the top 100. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 Brooks was a participant in the Cape Ann Plein Air competition and Plein Air Easton 2018, 2019 and 2020. Brooks is also a member of the Salmagundi Club in New York City. Although Brooks main interest in the landscape resides primarily in the scenery of upstate NY, he has also painted scenes in the American West, Puerto Rico, the Austrian and German Alps, Northern Italy, Ireland and the out- back and rain forests of Australia.

TO SEE MORE OF JAY BROOKS WORK: https://www.jaybrooksartist.com/

BENJAMIN LUSSIER is a landscape painter based in Brooklyn, New York. Lussier discovered his love for painting at an early age through the influence of his father, who taught him value, color, and composition throughout childhood and adolescence. A native of New England, Lussier draws on his love of rural landscape for his choice of subject matter and is especially inspired by coastal and maritime imagery.Demonstrating promising talent very early in his career, Ben has exhibited in numerous nationally juried exhibitions and Plein Air events and his paintings have been honored with multiple awards from the Salmagundi Club in New York City.

Lussier's work is available through the Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY; Elizabeth Moss Galleries in Portland, ME and the Lupine Gallery in Monhegan, ME.

TO SEE MORE OF BEN LUSSIER’S WORK: https://benjaminlussierfineartist.com/works

2020 SPONSORS + SUPPORTERS

DICK BLICK ART MATERIALS
YASGUR ROAD PRODUCTIONS
BUTCHIE’S ORGANIC FARM
CATSKILL FLY FISHING CENTER AND MUSEUM
ZANE GREY MUSEUM (Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River)

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