"ArtPrize : Artist Patrice Erickson Exhibiting and the Public Votes"
2009-09-23 until 2009-10-10
MVP Metro Club
Grand Rapids, MI, USA United States of America

Patrice Erickson's landscape painting, Poppy Field, will be on exhibit and up for votes in ArtPrize, where a 3-square mile area in Grand Rapids' downtown riverfront district will become one huge art gallery. ArtPrize invited artists of all kinds from around the world to participate in an unprecedented competition that will award nearly one-half million dollars to prize winners. The venues include galleries, museums, coffee shops,restaurants, hotels, banks, churches, parks, and many more. Ms. Erickson's venue is a world class health club called MVP Metro Club located at 33 Fountain Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503. ArtPrize runs from September 23 - October 10, 2009. Patrice Erickson has promoted her work with a Portfolio at absolutearts.com since 2003.

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Artist: Patrice Erickson
Title: Poppy Field
Year Created: 2008
Medium: Oil Painting
Width: 42 inches
Height: 36 inches

View more of Patrice Erickson's work at absolutearts.com http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/c/caillebotte/

The jury is the public who'll be voting via the ArtPrize website, www.artprize.org, or by texting on their mobile phones. Anyone who registers in person at the ArtPrize event can vote. You cannot vote without registering at the event. There will be voter registration stations throughout the city. There's no charge for voter registration.

Voting begins September 23, 2009. The top 10 finalists will be announced October 1 and voting continues for top 10. The results are concealed for the final week. The winners will be announced at a gala event October 8.

Erickson says, "'Poppy Field' is an oil on canvas landscape painting measuring 36 x 42 inches. I painted this floral landscape simply because of its beauty - the red flowers amongst the blowing grasses underneath a vast sky with interesting cloud patterns. You may have noticed poppies in other paintings throughout history where the red flower has particular meaning. The symbolism of the poppy is quite interesting covering sleep and dreams to sacrifice. For me they are an elegant flower just asking to be painted. I spent close to two months painting this landscape. It was worked up from a detailed drawing to an equally detailed underpainting before the final, multiple layers of color glazes were applied. This process, similar to that of the Old Masters, gives the piece a lovely glow and depth of color."

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