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Entry ID: 5403
Title: USA
Medium: Color photograph
Unframed Size: 12 x 16
/if 2093]
Artist Statement:
I like serial imagery. U.S.A. is an image of my refrigerator in Hot Springs, picturing magnets from the many places I visited in the United States over the years. They remind me how lucky I am to have been to so many wonderful places. And together, they look really cool!
Entry ID: 5409
Title: Quapaw Life
Medium: mixed medium
Unframed Size: 20 x 20
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Artist Statement:
The “Quapaw Life” series is an artistic project focused on the vibrant town of Hot Springs that has always intrigued me! My Vapor Valley works employ a whimsical look at a town I love. This series explores the Quapaw-Prospect Historic District neighborhood.
Entry ID: 5416
Title: American Icon
Medium: Watercolor & Ink
Unframed Size: 9×12
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Artist Statement:
The Bison is a symbol of American and Native American culture and perseverance. It is important as artist for us to help conserve our natural resources.
Entry ID: 5412
Title: Liberty
Medium: Photograph
Unframed Size: 20 x 15 inches
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Artist Statement:
Liberty is a photograph of the front of a Mardi Gras float in the Krewe of Mid-City in 2024. The parade theme, Cheers to 90 Years, lent itself to this ode to America with the re-creation of several iconic images. By saturating the colors, the statue really pops out!
Entry ID: 5420
Title: Morning in Motion Along Bathhouse Row
Medium: Watercolor
Unframed Size: 18×24
/if 2093]
Artist Statement:
In this watercolor, I reflected the vibrant rhythm of our downtown and the enduring beauty of Historic Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park. I painted the piece through layered transparent washes, allowing light to surface gradually, using controlled edges and selective detail to capture locals and visitors enjoying the walk, the architecture, and the pace of the morning.
Entry ID: 5418
Title: Et Toi!
Medium: Acrylics
Unframed Size: 18 X 24
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Artist Statement:
A vital part of Louisiana’s cultural heritage, Zydeco music was created in the southwest part of the state by combining French, African, and Caribbean rhythms into something as uniquely American as the blues. Its centerpiece is the accordion, playing a gumbo of sounds that make it impossible not to dance to.
Entry ID: 5417
Title: Wonder Woman
Medium: Acrylics
Unframed Size: 18 X 24
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Artist Statement:
My vision of Wonder Woman is as a warrior. She first appeared during World War II to inspire hope and fight evil for America. In my painting she is fearless with a sword and shield, and I combine her with the flag from Norman Rockwell’s Rosie the Riveter to express her patriotism.
Entry ID: 5410
Title: Early bird gets the worm
Medium: acrylic
Unframed Size: 16 x 20
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Artist Statement:
Early bird gets the worm has gone through many transformations from space alien to early bird dipicted with bright colors.
Entry ID: 5415
Title: Sugar-Pop
Medium: Acrylic
Unframed Size: 5×7
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Artist Statement:
Sugar-Pop is what American Pop Art is all about. It’s bold, bright, accessable & totally unconventional. It’s pure fun.
Entry ID: 5406
Title: Wow, Ooh & Aah
Medium: Digitized Color Slide
Unframed Size: 15×20
/if 2093]
Artist Statement:
The international fireworks display on the Detroit river is viewed by over a million spectators in downtown Detroit and Windsor Canada as a shared appreciation of our long friendship.
You can almost hear the reaction of the crowd as they view this awesome display.
Entry ID: 5419
Title: Freedom of Expression
Medium: Digitized B&W Negative
Unframed Size: 15×20
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Artist Statement:
America has a Long history of shared public spaces where we can gather and enjoy the outdoors and relax. It was fun capturing images of these children playing in the water of this Noguchi fountain on a warm summers day.
Entry ID: 5413
Title: June’s Garden
Medium: Watercolor
Unframed Size: 15×20
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Artist Statement:
Hot Springs offers many visual gifts to our eyes, but perhaps the most eloquent statement made by our national park is the dramatic combination of an enchanting mist of steamy water falling through the trees and the rock in Arlington Park. It’s a magic of its own offering a sense of an older and wilder time.