WELCOME
TO THE
3RD ANNUAL
ARTISTS OF THE YEAR
EVENT!!
2023
All ARTISTS OF THE MONTH contest winners from 2023 were automatically entered into this event and are exhibited below in chronological order. Four artists have been selected (listed first below) from this exclusive group and named as the RUBY, SAPPHIRE, EMERALD or CRYSTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR.
Each title-holder wins a special feature and interview with Gallery Ring, which will be posted and promoted in 2024.
Thank you to all the talented and creative artists who participated
and made this event beautiful, diverse and exciting.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ARTISTS!
Enjoy the show!!
**WINNERS ANNOUNCED**
EMERALD
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
MAURITS ROL
"NOT QUITE FORGOTTEN TREE"
Digital
CRYSTAL
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JOHN DIEPHOUSE
"DREAMING OF THE RETURN"
Digital collage
RUBY
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
JP ROMERO
"MEDIA"
Digital, photo-manipulation
SAPPHIRE
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
NELL-LYNN PERERA
"MYSTIC"
Watercolour
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!!!
JANUARY 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
CRYSTAL
MARK KAUFMAN
"DANCER WITH BLACK TULLE SKIRT"
Watercolour
EMERALD
FLORIS BETROUW
"PRECIOUS BEAUTIFUL AMAZON"
Mixed media
SAPPHIRE
WILLIAM WINBUSH
"RHAPSODY IN BLUE AND WHITE"
Mixed media
RUBY
CHRISTINE COLUMBO
"TARA MANDALA"
Oil
FEBRUARY 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
EMERALD
MARJORIE MOSKOWITZ
"CRESTED COCKSCOMB"
Oil
CRYSTAL
BELA BALOG
"THE TRUTH IS A LIE"
Digital
SAPPHIRE
GABRIELE GRACINE
**EMERALD ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021**
"SWING TIME" -- Digital
RUBY
FENG JIANG
"U.S. (UNWHOLESOME SHELTER)"
Photography
MARCH 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
RUBY
JOHN DIEPHOUSE
"GHOST IN THE MACHINE"
Digital collage
EMERALD
GABIKO IOMO
"ME, MYSELF AND I"
Digital
SAPPHIRE
WEI YAN
"AUTUMN IMPRESSIONS"
Oil and acrylic
CRYSTAL
SHERIE WELSFORD
"STORIES FOR THE LIVING"
Graphite
APRIL 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
EMERALD
NELL-LYNN PERERA
**CRYSTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"APHRODITE"
Watercolour, acrylic, pen
CRYSTAL
JAN LOWE
**EMERALD ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"MY PATCH, WALLABY"
Watercolour
RUBY
BARB DEROUSIE
"BE YOU - PART 1"
Mixed media
SAPPHIRE
LANCE BUKOVE
**RUBY ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"COLLISION"
Watercolour, ink, coloured pencil
MAY 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
CRYSTAL
LIANE BEDARD
"IDLE PURSUITS"
Transparent watercolour
SAPPHIRE
ROBERT BOLLA
"DEATH VALLEY DRY LAKE"
Photography
EMERALD
MARGARET WASIUTA
**SAPPHIRE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021**
"SERENITY"
Acrylic
RUBY
ROBERT PEACHEY
"SYMPHONY"
Watercolour
JUNE 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
SAPPHIRE
LOREN SNYK
"TRUTH AND PERCEPTION"
Oil
RUBY
TINA BAKER
"RADIANCE"
Acrylic
CRYSTAL
GABRIELE GRACINE
**EMERALD ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021**
"BARRIER"
Digital
EMERALD
LINDA NEIL
"THIS IS WHY I CALL MYSELF AN ARTIST"
Digital collage
JULY 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
RUBY
JENNIFER DOWD
"A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE"
Photography
SAPPHIRE
LINDA MCCORD
**SAPPHIRE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"SPECTACLE"
Acrylic
CRYSTAL
PENNY PITCHER
"TAKE FLIGHT"
Photography
EMERALD
CHRISTINE COLUMBO
"WREN"
Digital painting
AUGUST 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
SAPPHIRE
JOHN DIEPHOUSE
"DREAMING OF THE RETURN"
Digital collage
EMERALD
JENNIFER DOWD
"BUTTERFLY VIEW"
Photography
RUBY
NELL-LYNN PERERA
**CRYSTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"MYSTIC"
Watercolour
CRYSTAL
AARON KRONE
"PASSIVE/AGGRESSIVE"
Graphite, charcoal
SEPTEMBER 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
SAPPHIRE
JP ROMERO
"VENUS"
Digital
EMERALD
ROBERT BOLLA
"POLLUTION"
Photography
CRYSTAL
DEANNE WEBER
"GRACIE"
Acrylic
RUBY
GABIKO IOMO
"AUTUMNAL"
Digital
OCTOBER 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
SAPPHIRE
JAN LOWE
**EMERALD ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"WHEN 2 FRONTS MEET - MAGIC"
Watercolour
RUBY
JP ROMERO
"EL GIGANTE DE CATALONIA"
Digital
EMERALD
DIANE LIGUORI
"SAISON D'ETRE"
Oil
CRYSTAL
NELL-LYNN PERERA
**CRYSTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"BLISS"
Photography
NOVEMBER 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
EMERALD
KATY BISHOP
"JEWEL TONES"
Acrylic, alcohol ink
RUBY
MARGARET WASIUTA
**SAPPHIRE ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2021**
"HIDDEN IN THE MOUNTAINSCAPE"
Acrylic
SAPPHIRE
ANGELA MATUSCHKA
"SYNAPSES"
Coloured pencil, ink, marker
CRYSTAL
JAY JOHANSEN
"SHADOWS OF SEDUCTIONS"
Acrylic
DECEMBER 2023
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH
CRYSTAL
JP ROMERO
"MEDIA"
Digital, photo-manipulation
EMERALD
MAURITS ROL
"NOT QUITE FORGOTTEN TREE"
Digital
SAPPHIRE
ALEX KAGAN
"IMAGINATION. THOUGHT CLARIFICATION #1"
Digital
RUBY
NELL-LYNN PERERA
**CRYSTAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022**
"ETHEREAL"
Photography
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO ALL
ARTISTS OF THE MONTH!!
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