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34th Annual Open Juried Exhibition:
Meet The Juror - Lyle Silver

Lyle Silver, Juror for 34th Open Juried Exhibition Lyle Silver moved to the Northwest after studying art at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Edison Technical School of Commercial Art in Seattle. He left his fulltime job in the commercial field to become a freelance courtroom artist for local as well as network television news, allowing much more time to express himself in painting.

“I’ve been drawing and painting since childhood. I think most artists never get too far from that childish impulse to show off and say, “I did that!” For me, there is real satisfaction in doing work that is uniquely individual and challenging.

I grew up in a small town in Iowa and for a couple of years, lived on a farm with an aunt and uncle. This experience has undoubtedly contributed to my appreciation for the simple, quiet areas of the earth. The subject matter of my paintings varies a lot, but landscape is a true love and I always return there. Drawing and painting the human figure has also occupied a large part of my artistic interest and is a welcome change of pace from the other work I do. These paintings continue to become more impressionistic or abstract. I think this is a natural progression for many artists, as emotion and mood become the dominate theme.

I always look for a departure-something I haven’t done before and my painting style reflects this, as each painting has a life of it’s own. To grow, take risks, explore, seek different approaches, and not be satisfied or complacent—this, I think, is the greatest challenge for an artist.”

“The artist’s life is a search for individual expression, there is an underlying need to produce a unique and personal vision or response. This pursuit is challenging and frustrating, but always rewarding.

Sometimes I like to get out of my studio and paint the quiet places of nature. I continue to have a deep concern for the environment and what is happening to it as a result of human interference.

I like to preserve and enhance the unspoiled landscape in my paintings whenever I venture out into their natural settings and I feel this is a valid function for an artist.”

Lyle also conducts a drawing session every Sunday morning at Art Not Terminal, downtown Seattle.

EAFA 2010
Members Show
Calendar

Apr 3
(Sat)
Show Entry System Opens
April 15
(Thurs)
Postcard Contest; Photo Shoot after EAFA General Meeting in HCC Resource Room
May 13
(Thurs)
Entries due, 11:59 pm
June 1
(Tues)
Artists Notified by Mail
June 19
(Sat)
Deliver Artwork to Community Center at Mercer View, Mercer Island, 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
June 21
(Mon)
Exhibit Opens 10:00 am
June 24
(Thurs)
Reception at the Community Center at Mercer View, Mercer Island 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
July 30
(Fri.)
Exhibit Closes at 9:00 pm
July 31
(Sat.)
Pick Up Artwork at Community Center at Mercer View from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Awards

First Place $350
Second Place $250
Third Place $150
Additional awards may be presented