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"Taos Artist Study"
by Laura Fragua-Cota, Jemez Pueblo / Pecos
Artist Bio
Description: Pastel on pastel sand paper
About this Award: Awarded to work that shows top quality in a two-dimensional medium. Painting, drawing and photography are eligible.
Jurors' Comments:
Ruby Panana: It looks like when you walk into the old train station in Albuquerque and those are the kind of paintings you see. And I've never seen work like this where it's done on sand paper. It caught my eye from the start.
Kent McManus: This is the classic old scene. You would walk into La Fonda when I was a kid and that's what you would see. It has a wonderful 30s revival to it. It absolutely captures the whole feeling of Taos men. Beautiful, beautiful piece. I haven't seen anything like this in… I can't say when.
Jake Livingston: (about the Runner-Up watercolor titled "A Little Late to the Fair") There's nice details in this watercolor. The theme of the covered wagon, horses and dogs is very appealling. It reminds me of res when I was growing up, people going along the road to the fair in just this same style.
Laura Fragua-Cota