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La Mesa Artist Wins Watercolor Award
Her painting was picked out of more than 200 submissions.
LA MESA-MOUNT HELIX, CA — Nell Bartlett of La Mesa won a third-place award in the San Diego Watercolor Society member's exhibition "Simple Pleasures."
Her painting, titled "The Way In," was picked by local artist and judge Thomas Franco among more than 200 entries.
"You have to get to the level where there is not a story, just good vibrations, design, color, pattern, and boundaries, all of which are exciting. It all works," Franco said.
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Bartlett is a longtime member of the San Diego Watercolor Society and currently serves as its president. Her paintings are created using crayon, pastels, pencils, water, alcohol and fabric.
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“This is an abstraction, and as such it has to meet the basic execution level of all paintings, with good bones and with design," Franco said.
The Simple Pleasures exhibit runs through Feb. 27. Paintings can be viewed and purchased at the gallery or online. The gallery is located at 2825 Dewey Road in Liberty Station, San Diego, CA.
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