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horses, came about when she took students to
the Virginia State Fair in preparation for her
workshop “Painting Animals.” Kellum shares,
“There’s no better place to get up close to a
multitude of animal species with the advantage
that they are ‘all cleaned up’ for the show. I was
drawn to the draft horses, working in tandem,
wearing their most expensive ‘jewelry.’ These
strong, majestic workhorses stole my heart and
deserved to be memorialized in paint.”
Joye DeGoede’s donkey painting Cover Your
Ass “was inspired by the craziness of 2020 and
COVID,” the artist says. “It is funny the response
I get from pro-mask and anti-mask supporters.Both sides think I am advocating their views.
I think it is just a humorous look at our everyday
life and finding a joyful moment in this craziness.”
Another pandemic-related canvas is
Linda J Schroeter’s A Tail of Two Fish. The
artist says, “By tomorrow, my life today will be
yesterday and the stories told will be history.
My canvas is a storyboard of this moment
in time, of life surviving during the world’s
COVID-19 pandemic.”
The Fall Salon Online Exhibition is also a
juried competition, with the award winners indi-
cated on all the websites where the exhibition
can be viewed.31
Joyce Lee, My Favorite One,
oil on linen panel, 16 x 20"
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Betsy Kellum, Teamwork,
oil on panel, 24 x 30"
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James Andrew, Complimentary
Reflections, oil on panel, 20 x 16 "
34
Brian O’Neill, Awakening, oil on
canvas with silver and white gold leaf,
48 x 3 6”
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Lloyd Voges, Pardner Thar’s Gold Over
Yonder, oil on canvas, 20 x 16 "31 3233 34 35