76 Artists Magazine January/February 2020
Still Life//Interior
JUROR: DOUGLAS WILTRAUT
douglaswiltraut.com1ST PLACE
Todd M. Casey
Cortlandt Manor, New York
toddmcasey.comThe Entomologist
oil on panel, 12x18“The subject centered around the cicada in the painting, which I found in my yard and
kept in my studio. The concept was to build a character, perhaps a lover of bugs. Many
of the objects, such as the letters, the bug case and the pen, suggest a narrative. What
makes this piece memorable to me is that it reminds me of being a kid. I’ve always
been interested in science, and my brother and I used to be fascinated by bugs and
turtles when we were young.”