The Jury Is In And We Have A Winner

Veronica and I went to where the Molly Fearing Memorial Art Show was being held. When we walked into the room, we started at one corner of the room and started taking a look at all of the various art pieces that were being shown. Once we got to the rear portion of this big room, we saw the participating art piece that I had in the show. Attached to the pedestal that the art piece was standing on was a big blue ribbon. Award of excellence and first place in the mixed media section. Both Veronica and I were very excited and happy. A young lady that works there told us that the Judge kept going back to my piece looking and seeing things that he missed at his last viewing. We were told that the Judge was extremely impressed with the work and was questioning this young lady about my art background...school...training etc. Little did he know that I have no schooling nor any type of art training and that this was my first real art piece that I had ever done and also the first piece that I have ever entered into any type of art show. When I told this young lady that information, she was very surprised at what I had created with little or no background nor schooling.
The piece will stay there for the remainder of the month and will be available to be viewed by anyone coming into the building  during hours of operation.
If the piece does not sell (which I am really hoping that it doesn't)we get to bring it back home and put it back in its rightful spot...Veronica's dresser in our bedroom.
Not only will we be bringing the art piece back home, the big blue ribbon, a check in an unknown amount and the Judges writings as to why he chose this piece to take first place in the mixed media category.
Today was one of those memorable days and this time it was memorable in a really good way.

Below are some of the other winners. The blue ribbon is for best in category..Award for Excellence and the Red ribbon is for Honorable Mention

Below is the Best of Show winner...called Broach

Below is the Peoples Choice winner

And here is our celebratory dinners...Jersey Mikes Subs

Dropping Off My Piece Of Art

Last night I packaged up my work of art for its journey to Manteo, where the Molly Fearing Memorial Art Show is to be held at. Because Veronica and I had doctors appointments in Elizabeth City along with several other errands and stops along the way, we did not actually drop off the art piece until mid afternoon. I was worried the whole time we were driving around that something would happen to the piece and it would end up broken. But as I unpacked her inside the Dare County Arts Center at 300 Queen Elizabeth Avenue in downtown Manteo, I found her to to be unscathed and in perfect condition. I paid my $35 entrance fee and left Veronique (the name of my art piece) sitting quietly upon one of the display pedestals that were in the 2nd floor exhibit room.
Since is the first real piece of art of this caliber that I have ever made, along with the fact that this is my first showing in an art exhibit, I am excited to see what feedback I get on Veronique's public debut.
Here is the information about this art exhibit as written in the Outer Banks Entertainment section as seen on OBXEntertainment.com:

Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show Calls For Entries

The Dare County Arts Council has announced an open call for entries for the one of the Outer Banks’ favorite yearly exhibits, the 17th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show.

Dare County Arts Council announces a Call for Entry for the 17th Annual Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show. The annual “Mollies” features an eclectic mix of local and regional visual arts, which will be on display through the month of May. This year, we are very pleased to host this show at our newly renovated Dare Arts Center, located at 300 Queen Elizabeth Avenue downtown Manteo. 

The Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show is open to members of Dare County Arts Council and residents of Dare County age 18 and over. Cash awards are presented for Best in Show, Excellence Awards, and Honorable Mentions. Additionally, there is a People’s Choice Award selected during the opening reception. Entry fees are $25 for DCAC Members or $35 for nonmembers. Artwork drop-off will be at two locations on April 29 & 30, 10am – 5pm. Artists may drop off entries at either Studio 12 in Avon, or  DCAC in Manteo. The reception and awards ceremony will be Sunday, May 4, 2pm – 4pm at Dare County Arts Council, with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live music. Exhibition Dates are May 4 – 31, 2014.

The judge for the 17th Annual MFMAS will be Michael H. Drought, the Director of the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Born in Illinois and raised in Wisconsin, he received his MFA in painting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Drought’s paintings are in numerous private and public collections, including the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, VA and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA.

This show is held in memory of Mollie Fearing, one of the founders of the root organization from which DCAC arose. Mollie’s contributions to the community were numerous, from serving as mayor for the Town of Manteo, to serving on the board of the Roanoke Island Historical Association, to her dedication to the arts. Mollie’s legacy in our community remains strong to this day.

Gallery hours are 10am – 5pm, Monday through Friday, and noon – 4pm on Saturdays. The gallery is closed on Sundays.

More Of The Lightning Show From Last Nights Storms

Here are more videos from last night light show that stemmed from strong thunderstorms that came through our area.

Below is a "snapshot" obtained from above video