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2011 Winner of Congresional Art Contest
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2011
I bought this book for my 11th grade daughter to help her in AP Art. We both read it cover to cover and her first piece, based on what she learned from this book, won the 2011 Congressional Art Competition for the 3rd District of Texas, facing stiff competition from the affluent communities north of Dallas Texas.......[..] On Saturday night U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced the winners of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery," during a free exhibit and awards ceremony held at the McKinney Performing Arts Center. A junior at McKinney Boyd High School, Christa Olbrey, beat out the other 48 participating artists and took home first prize for her acrylic painting Three Pots on a Bench. Olbrey's piece soon will travel to Washington, D.C., for display in the United States Capitol for one year. Olbrey also won free roundtrip airfare to the nation's capital, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, to attend the 2011 Congressional Art Competition unveiling ceremony in June........Worth it? Every penny. This painting was far outside of my daughter's comfort zone of horses and other animals, and many of the techniques learned from this book contradicted her personal beliefs and practices. But this book explained everything clearly, so that even her engineer father (a perfect vacuum of artistic talent) gained an appreciation of still life. The methods explained in this book teach the artist how to hijack the observer's eyes, lay out a path with destination, and prevent the observer from wandering off the canvas. Jedi mind control is what it is.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2011
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On Saturday night U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced the winners of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery," during a free exhibit and awards ceremony held at the McKinney Performing Arts Center.
A junior at McKinney Boyd High School, Christa Olbrey, beat out the other 48 participating artists and took home first prize for her acrylic painting Three Pots on a Bench. Olbrey's piece soon will travel to Washington, D.C., for display in the United States Capitol for one year. Olbrey also won free roundtrip airfare to the nation's capital, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, to attend the 2011 Congressional Art Competition unveiling ceremony in June.
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Worth it? Every penny. This painting was far outside of my daughter's comfort zone of horses and other animals, and many of the techniques learned from this book contradicted her personal beliefs and practices. But this book explained everything clearly, so that even her engineer father (a perfect vacuum of artistic talent) gained an appreciation of still life. The methods explained in this book teach the artist how to hijack the observer's eyes, lay out a path with destination, and prevent the observer from wandering off the canvas. Jedi mind control is what it is.
2011 Winner of Congresional Art Contest
By Ron on March 17, 2011
I bought this book for my 11th grade daughter to help her in AP Art. We both read it cover to cover and her first piece, based on what she learned from this book, won the 2011 Congressional Art Competition for the 3rd District of Texas, facing stiff competition from the affluent communities north of Dallas Texas.By Ron on March 17, 2011
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On Saturday night U.S. Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.-Texas) announced the winners of the 2011 Congressional Art Competition, "An Artistic Discovery," during a free exhibit and awards ceremony held at the McKinney Performing Arts Center.
A junior at McKinney Boyd High School, Christa Olbrey, beat out the other 48 participating artists and took home first prize for her acrylic painting Three Pots on a Bench. Olbrey's piece soon will travel to Washington, D.C., for display in the United States Capitol for one year. Olbrey also won free roundtrip airfare to the nation's capital, courtesy of Southwest Airlines, to attend the 2011 Congressional Art Competition unveiling ceremony in June.
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Worth it? Every penny. This painting was far outside of my daughter's comfort zone of horses and other animals, and many of the techniques learned from this book contradicted her personal beliefs and practices. But this book explained everything clearly, so that even her engineer father (a perfect vacuum of artistic talent) gained an appreciation of still life. The methods explained in this book teach the artist how to hijack the observer's eyes, lay out a path with destination, and prevent the observer from wandering off the canvas. Jedi mind control is what it is.
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