Artist Barb Lincoln’s “Summer Streams” is a well thought-out watercolor. Not only does a babbling brook have universal appeal, the transparent washes of this watercolor and the brushwork are marvelous, also. The colors she uses, the composition, and the atmosphere she created are excellent. A strong center of interest is present and the eye moves through this painting with ease. This painting has it all. Congratulations to Barb Lincoln for a terrific painting.

It was the fine use of color that attracted me to this painting, and Rosa Vera’s excellent use of light. This is a painting within a painting – the dark buildings on either side of the canal acts as a secondary border narrowing the viewers focus to the center of interest and all that lush color. The water reflections are very believable and add a lot of interest to the overall art. Good job, Rosa!

Bruce Burkholder is very accomplished with his color “green” and use of texture. I enjoyed the way the artist took a relatively simple scene and created a painting with a lot to see. The long, hard, straight line of the horizon is complemented by all the complex shapes in the mid-ground and foreground. The simple cloudless sky forces the eye to explore the foreground where the road then leads your eye to the area of strongest light in the distance that creates a center of interest for the viewers eye to rest. A very enjoyable painting, Bruce, congratulations!