by judge, Beverly Abbott
This is an elegant and refined tiny jewel of a painting. The composition is dynamic with accurate attention to detail, shadow, and light. The limited use of color strategically placed among the assembled objects keeps the eye moving throughout the painting.
This is outstanding with its dynamic arresting composition, great attention to accurate detail and dramatic lighting.
This is a delightful, light, and airy composition to be created from such a heavy medium.
This is a delicately rendered human portrait illustrating a masterly use of the medium to paint smooth skin tones and tiny details while giving the impression of a warm sunny day. 
This evokes the feeling of a hot lazy summer day and the endless swamps of the deep south with great attention to detail and perspective in the vegetation.
This is a dynamic composition between the boats and flowing water with great attention to tiny details and with great accuracy in rendering fine lines. The color throughout the painting blends into a unified pleasing whole. 
This gives the feeling of an ancient manuscript with a great deal of accurate detail in a tiny space. There is a pleasing balance of colors and contrast that bounce back and forth between the elements of the painting.
This is a graceful vase form that is wrapped with a sensual tree form, each enhancing the other. The color added to the tree evokes the feeling of the fall foliage of maple trees.
This is a complex sculpture filled with symbolism and detail. It draws the viewer in for a closer study to its mysteries.
This is a complex detailed composition with a fairly limited palette. The elements work together to tell a story.
This is a dramatic off center composition with detail in the figure contrasting with the black of the background
This captured detail and the feeling of moving water throughout the diagonal composition in such a soft medium.
This is a wonderful contract of cool and warm colors with great attention to detail in the rolling water. The composition is arresting with the off center figure kicking up the surf.
This is a dramatic painting of color, contrast and line in a dynamic composition. 
This was chosen by vote from the collectors that visited the show.
Nothing rewards you for enduring a sweltering hot summer quite like the crisp celebration of October. Filled with bountiful harvests, cooler evenings, bonfires, colorful landscapes and inspiration, this fun filled month is a creative festival for the senses.
Nothing beats a hard long day like being greeted by cute animals that make you smile. Luckily, original art has that too.
Whether you’re back home missing the Outer Banks beaches or pining for those days surfing memorable waves, there’s something for everyone when it comes to summertime on the Ribbon of Sand.
