{"id":14640,"date":"2021-01-11T18:43:05","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T22:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/?p=14640"},"modified":"2021-07-02T16:05:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T20:05:07","slug":"best-in-show-sycamore-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/archives\/14640","title":{"rendered":"Best in Show: Sycamore Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sun was setting. Late November light penetrated the very top of a tall sycamore. It looked as if the tree was reaching up into the deep blue sky of autumn to capture the final rays.<\/em><\/p>\n

The email notice stunned me for a moment. Sycamore Reach<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, my latest example of \u201cpainting nature with paper,\u201d had been chosen for a top local prize. I knew I\u2019d worked at the pinnacle of my abilities, and my fingers were crossed that it might be well received, but it was an unexpected thrill nonetheless. My surprise soon gave way to satisfaction, and I was left with the fullness of gratitude \u2014 a good place to be left.<\/a><\/p>\n

Paint by Nature: Trees<\/em><\/strong><\/a> was a stimulating opportunity to bring into the studio everything that I learned from another season of plein-air outings. Using photos I took with a smartphone, my subject would be a grand American Sycamore<\/a> that inhabits the median of Lafayete Parkway in Lexington. I\u2019d looked at a few arboreal candidates during my research trip to the city, including a majestic Chinkapin Oak. There wasn\u2019t much direct illumination left when I got to the sycamore, my last destination. The lighting turned out to be ideal for a reference image.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a privilege to dedicate my creative effort to promoting the important role of trees and the priorities of Live Green Lexington<\/a>. My appreciation to Jeanette Tesmer, Alice Hilton, plus everyone who helped organize this nature-inspired arts event \u2014 and especially to show judge Leah Castleman, an art educator, avid painter, and outdoors enthusiast.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is located in the upstairs community gallery of the Pam Miller Downtown Arts Center through Friday, February 26, but the center is closed \u201cuntil further notice due to red zone status of COVID-19.\u201d You\u2019re invited to take a Virtual Tour<\/strong><\/em><\/a> of the show, and think of me when you vote for People\u2019s Choice!
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Sycamore Reach<\/em><\/strong>
\nmixed media collage by J A Dixon
\n8 x 10.75 inches<\/p>\n

\u2022  Best in Show \/ People\u2019s Choice \/ S O L D<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The sun was setting. Late November light penetrated the very top of a tall sycamore. It looked as if the tree was reaching up into the deep blue sky of autumn to capture the final rays. The email notice stunned me for a moment. Sycamore Reach, my latest example of \u201cpainting nature with paper,\u201d had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8,583,18,249],"tags":[585,90,308,317,557,584,318,96,586,319],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14640"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15266,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14640\/revisions\/15266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xorph.com\/jadixon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}