2021 Fall Judged Exhibit

NAA’s 2021 Fall Judged Exhibit was on display at the Needham Free Public Library featuring original works by 26 NAA members. The following awards were presented by judge James C. Varnum at our virtual reception on November 10:

First Place – Joan Onofrey
Second Place – Martha Dowd
Third Place – Mena Levit
Honorable Mentions – Sheri Edsall, Thomas Gaitley, Paula Rosen, Judith Stein
People’s Choice Award – Barbara Marchilonis
 

About the Judge

James C. Varnum is an experimental painter. He studied art in both Boston and San Francisco, and holds a B.F.A. from the San Francisco Art Institute and a M.S. in Communication Disorders from Emerson College. After retirement from the field of education, James is now an active artist in Newton, MA with memberships in multiple art associations, galleries, and actively exhibits his artwork in the area.

James experiments with watercolor, alcohol inks, and liquid graphite. His paintings are combinations of layered colors, movements and various textures on traditional watercolor papers and on substrates such as Yupo and Terra-Skin. He uses a variety of materials to create texture, then moves the pigment with various tools, and finally adds lines and marks with ink and/or graphite.