tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post1779126434887676260..comments2023-06-13T08:29:39.914+00:00Comments on MAKING A MARK: AWS gold medal controversy - the final wordUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-21104181038438055852013-04-15T00:39:47.761+00:002013-04-15T00:39:47.761+00:00@Chris I don't suppose any of the galleries wo...@Chris I don't suppose any of the galleries would touch her work after the American Watercolor Society incident. When somebody is stripped of a gold medal, made to give the money back and is banned from ever entering an AWS art competition/exhibition again, it's not a name you forget quickly.<br /><br />I'm just wondering if the art societies she claims to be a member of are aware of her claims - because the website of at least one of them does not support her current Bio.<br /><br />Am I surprised? What do you think?Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-41705138897484929002013-02-13T02:26:03.610+00:002013-02-13T02:26:03.610+00:00Speaking as a hyperrealist painter. People like Sh...Speaking as a hyperrealist painter. People like Sheryl Luxenburg are perplexing because their supposed paintings look extremely accomplished yet they are not in any of the major galleries that show photorealist work. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10302312449621026911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-68012154688935576492012-12-03T19:33:27.539+00:002012-12-03T19:33:27.539+00:00I was searching something else and came across it ...I was searching something else and came across it quite by chance, I must admit to being more than a little surprised!Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469285436378751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-3130349500178631862012-12-03T02:01:59.933+00:002012-12-03T02:01:59.933+00:00Well spotted Vivien.
Interestingly in the bio o...Well spotted Vivien. <br /><br />Interestingly in the bio on her website I note Ms Luxenburg is claiming membership of The Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour which I was rather surprised about given the AWS incident. I checked and I can find no mention of her in their record of current active members or past members - on http://www.cspwc.com. I may just drop them a line to query this......Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-19457474211783688632012-12-03T01:13:36.986+00:002012-12-03T01:13:36.986+00:00It would seem she is back
http://www.sherylluxen...It would seem she is back<br /> <br />http://www.sherylluxenburg.com/Viviennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469285436378751205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-6201456907270072902012-11-18T23:51:56.348+00:002012-11-18T23:51:56.348+00:00This is why I rarely enter these competitions. Wit...This is why I rarely enter these competitions. With giclees looking surprisingly like real paintings how can anyone ever be sure that the paintings are true originals ...unless the glass is removed and inspected. There has to be a better way.<br />Theresa Troise Heidelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794814172267183418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-1751587353612739182010-08-18T19:50:37.949+00:002010-08-18T19:50:37.949+00:00Glad to hear the "final" word on this.
...Glad to hear the "final" word on this. <br /><br />Not only am I in agreement with Billie Crain's comments, I find it very disturbing what her "cheating" has done in terms to other artists who truly create in a photorealistic format. This whole debacle has made it much more difficult for those artists to be recognized for their talents and vision. It seems the consensus is "it must be a print!" <br /><br />It is unfortunate that she did not consider the impact of her actions on not ONLY herself, but on the industry as a whole.Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-53887731348775635392010-08-17T19:57:40.603+00:002010-08-17T19:57:40.603+00:00It's hard to believe this 'artist' was...It's hard to believe this 'artist' was so naive to think she wouldn't be found out. The fact that the painting not only got into the competition but actually won is astounding and left the AWS with egg on their collective faces. I'm not surprised the art in question turned out to be nothing more than a giclee either. What I never considered was the impact it would have on the photographer and how violated she would feel. Thanks for posting the update, Katherine.Billie Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336330932102277633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-65678146886749793372010-08-17T17:20:18.487+00:002010-08-17T17:20:18.487+00:00That is just almost unbelievable,isn't it. I ...That is just almost unbelievable,isn't it. I make sure my students understand about working from someone else's image, that you MUST ask permission, that you have to be clear on what it is they're allowing, and that it is always, always best to work from your own images. Hard to believe someone would not only take someone else's image, doctor it a bit, and then pass it off as a different medium entirely. What on EARTH was this woman thinking??Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-71777522613390386702010-08-17T13:46:09.208+00:002010-08-17T13:46:09.208+00:00While this instance is a clear example of theft an...While this instance is a clear example of theft and fraud, I think manipulating a photo in PS and calling it a "digital watercolor" is also misleading. When entering an art competition and a "digital painting" wins, I wonder if they were completely honest about their entry. If it has an 'undo' button, it's not a painting. It's a photograph or computer creation. Painters can't crank out more than one true original. Be honest with the general public who may not know the difference.Regina Calton Burchetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13645029247311079588noreply@blogger.com