Honorable Mention Award at the IAPS Exhibit Ed received an Honorable Mention Award for his pastel painting "Heise" at the opening reception for the 16th Juried Exhibition of the International Association of Pastel Societies. Only thirty-six paintings were chosen from more than 350 entries to this year's show. This extraordinary collection of art remains in the Flora B. Giffuni Gallery through August 29 at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. Please contact the Butler Institute for purchase information. To view all the accepted paintings Click Here. Artist Sean Dye Critiques at The Arts Center at Old Forge The Arts Center invited award winning artist Sean Dye to lead a Gallery Walkabout the morning after the opening reception of the 6th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition. The event featured a breakfast and a group discussion of the works Sean had chosen to talk about. Ed's painting, "Rainy Afternoon" was one of the works featured. Sean mentioned how the varying types of strokes Ed used in the painting and the limited color palette support the mood and atmosphere the work is trying to achieve. He went on to say that the title is quite suitable and is accurately depicted in the painting. This exhibition concludes on July 10, 2010. Ed Receives Award Ed's painting, "Rainy Afternoon," received the Kitty Wallace Award at the 6th Annual Northeast National Pastel Exhibition. The award Juror, Susan Ogilvie, commented: "Composition and subdued color create the calm, quiet mood of this landscape." To visit the Arts Center's website and view the online version of the catalog Click Here. Pictured: Jennifer Potter Hayes (Executive Director) and Linda Weal (Exhibition Coordinator) congratulate Ed as he receives his award.