{"id":19378,"date":"2024-03-22T01:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T08:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/?p=19378"},"modified":"2024-03-22T01:16:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T08:16:11","slug":"vivid-watercolors-win-the-lazarus-watercolor-competition-at-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/vivid-watercolors-win-the-lazarus-watercolor-competition-at-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivid Watercolors Win The Lazarus Watercolor Competition at TAG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Watercolor-1-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Above, Bob Chew, judges and watercolorist Sally Lamb and Shelley Lazarus<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Lazarus Watercolor Competition at TAG Gallery has announced its winners at a jubilant awards event held March 16<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>The show was juried by Lazarus and renowned watercolorist Sally Lamb in the second annual event for TAG. The exhibition received applicants from across the U.S. It honors Lazarus, a current and founding member of TAG since 1993.\u00a0 The competition judges awarded three cash awards and six awards of excellence. 160 entries were received, and 30 chosen for the gallery\u2019s exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bob Chew, president of The Artists Gallery, “Each year we see the Lazarus Watercolor Competition growing in size and [art community] awareness.\u201d He notes that for next year\u2019s exhibition, he asserts that \u201cWe need to create a larger space for those artists selected. We’re just seeing the interest in watercolors grow substantially, and we’re excited about being a part of this growth.\u201d Chew adds that the competition \u201cbrings out some of the best watercolor artists and their work in the world today.”<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-19378 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/watercolor-magic-at-tag\/kitz_000015_435517_253234_12876\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000015_435517_253234_12876-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000015_435517_253234_12876-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000015_435517_253234_12876-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000015_435517_253234_12876-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/watercolor-magic-at-tag\/lang_000018_428873_246635_12876\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lang_000018_428873_246635_12876-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lang_000018_428873_246635_12876-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lang_000018_428873_246635_12876-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Lang_000018_428873_246635_12876-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 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landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/watercolor-magic-at-tag\/vallery_000026_434409_251883_12876\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Vallery_000026_434409_251883_12876-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Vallery_000026_434409_251883_12876-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Vallery_000026_434409_251883_12876-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Vallery_000026_434409_251883_12876-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/watercolor-magic-at-tag\/kitz_000014_435514_253231_12876\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000014_435514_253231_12876-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000014_435514_253231_12876-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000014_435514_253231_12876-330x330.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kitz_000014_435514_253231_12876-96x96.jpeg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With this wealth of talent in mind, the gallery is already making plans to expand gallery space devoted to the exhibition and to line-up jurors well-known in the world of watercolor painting.<\/p>\n<p>Along with increasing the exhibition space, he relates that “We likely will need to start a bit earlier next year as submissions to the competition increase and the word gets out not only in California, but nationally, and even internationally.”\u00a0The delicate and vibrant work of watercolorists is championed by Chew. “Watercolor painting takes extraordinary skill in drawing, understanding the flow of color, and working with a very delicate process,” he explains. “It’s an amazing technique that is the reverse process of oil painting, which is my specialty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds that watercolorists create art that is challenging to make and can seem mysterious to those outside the field. \u201cIt takes years to perfect,\u201d Chew states. \u201cThe work that you see in this exhibition is some of the best watercolor art in the world.”<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-2-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The cash prizes awarded included $750 for first place., awarded to Deborah Swan-McDonald for her work \u201cInner Sanctum,\u201d a hauntingly evocative portrait of a thoughtful young man in a hoodie, lost in contemplation…<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-5-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>…$500 for second place winner Carolina Dealy, \u201cIt\u2019s A Southern Thing,\u201d a joyous still life depicting the contents of a small town store window that aptly captures a sense of place and time…<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-648x864.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-144x192.jpeg 144w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/watercolor-7-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>…and $250 for third place winner Cecily Willis\u2019 piece, \u201cNancy.\u201d This work is a delicately lovely work depicting a young girl, a dog, and an older woman resting on a sofa. A window opens to a fecund green world beyond the living room in which they sit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-19167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876-1024x691.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"648\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876-1024x691.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876-648x437.jpeg 648w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876-284x192.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Hildner_000011_448438_012227_12876.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Above, Honorable Mention awardee Kelly Hildner’s “Afternoon at Barker Dam.”<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Honorable mentions were awarded to Toby Chaum for \u201cArroyo View;\u201d Chuck Door for \u201cProspect Park;\u201d Lynn Gadal for \u201cSky Gazers II;\u201d Kelly Hildner for \u201cAfternoon at Barker Dam;\u201d David Lang for his \u201cParis at Night;\u201d and Apinya Srikhwanthong for \u201cOrchid Whispers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition ends March 29<sup>th<\/sup>; TAG is open from 11-5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.\u00a0 The gallery is located at 5458 Wilshire Blvd. in mid-city.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Genie Davis; images by Dale Youngman<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Above, Bob Chew, judges and watercolorist Sally Lamb and Shelley Lazarus The Lazarus Watercolor Competition at TAG Gallery has announced its winners at a jubilant awards event held March 16th. The show was juried by Lazarus and renowned watercolorist Sally Lamb in the second annual event for TAG. 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