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Ashley did a fantastic presentation relating the history of encaustic painting, the wax and othermaterials, equipment needed, followed by a demo and examples of her work. Very much enjoyedby all attending.Ashley did a very well as a judge, taking time to evaluate fairly. Her critique was informative,explaining why honorable were not state awards. She gave lots of tips for improvement and whatjudges look for. I received a lot of good comments on her knowledge and professionalism!Burlington – May 9, 2015David R. Becker (artist)34840 N Augustana Ave.Ingleside, IL 60041847/445-0781david@davidrbecker.comTopic: Good demonstration. He fields questions effortlessly and fascinates his audienceLeslee Nelson (juror)614 Welch Ave.Madison, WI 53704608/244-2237lesleeathome@gmail.comSympathetic and encouraging. She gets the artists engaged and the audience as well. Good job.Madison – April 11, 2015Barbara Westfall (artist & juror)bwestfalldesign@gmail.comBarbara gave a wonderful and inspiriting talk on art education and her glass art. She involved theaudience and gave them an opportunity to speak and critique. Her own critiques on our artworkwas also very positive and genuine. She wrote notes of her comments. We heard many goodcomments about her from our artists. It was a very powerful and interesting talk.River Falls – April 18, 2015Steven Braker (artist)N 9299 630th St.Colfax, WI 54730715/962-4053braker@centurytel.netKim Losse (juror)

PO Box 216Dallas, WI 54733Topic: The Business of Art: It doesn’t just happen!Steve seemed to have a very cavalier attitude toward judging. He did mostly the 20 art and madesome evaluations. I thought were overly generous or entirely off base. His presentation was poor.He offered a power point handout produced by his wife I would imagine. It was thorough and ontopic, but he was not prepared to show it, nor did he ever allude to it. His talk wandered throughirrelevant reminiscences of his college days! The good news is that Steve is both a photographerand painter, and Kim a poet and printmaker.Kim did a very thorough and conscientious job judging and as a presenter. He did well bringingSteve back on track when he wandered and digressed. He also offered constructive comments onprocedures.Tomah – May 9, 2015Justin Bittner (artist & juror)Madison, WITopic: Working with wood – sculptures and furniture making.His presentation was interesting, engaging and energetic.Waukesha – May 30, 2015Kristen Gjerdset (artist & juror)8800 Bluemound Rd.Milwaukee, WI 53226414/443-8800Kristin.gjerdset@wisc.eduTopic: Audio/Visual about her experience as a resident artist.Kristen Gjerdset is the Associate Professor of Art at Wisconsin Lutheran College and was anexcellent guest. Her demo was an audio/visual presentation about her experiences as a residentartist at some of the National Parks. She gave information as to how one can apply for thisposition. She showed her sketches and finished a painting done on-sight, shared her experienceswith the park staff and showed the places where she lived when in the park. The presentationwas very informative. Kristen is an excellent speaker and kept the audience laughing andattentive throughout her program. Kristen was also the judge. Her critique was very informative.Kristen stayed at the venue until everyone had a chance to ask questions after the critique wascompleted.Wautoma – June 6, 2015Susan Spanbauer (artist & juror)1387 Willow Bend LaneOshkosh, WI 54904

920/232-0359sjspan@sbcglobal.netTopic: Creating water, rocks and waterfalls.Interesting working on illustration board using Susan’s technique to create realistic looking rocksand water movement. Enjoyed by all.Susan was very efficient in her review and selections. She gave an in-depth critique andanswered questions. She also critiqued other entries at the artist’s request.Portage – May 30, 2015Debra Grall (artist)308 2nd Ave.Baraboo, WI 53913815/762-0452Dgrall1@niu.eduTopic: Finding Inspiration Within. She had a wonderful, intimate, conversation-style slidepresentation.Barry Roal Carslen608/772-0822bcarslen@wisc.eduHe was very thoughtful and had honest critiques.Eagle River – June 6, 2015Wendy Powalisz (artist)6055 Road BLand O’Lakes, WI 54540715/493-5361wpowalisz@mail.comTopic: Exploring with Acrylic Mediums and Watercolor. Wendy was very organized. Shebrought along great watercolor supplies and acrylic media. Did an excellent demo of manytechniques, such as splattering, salt, crayon resist, stamping, sponguing, razor blade for birches,tape, etc. It was well received and many artists were inspired to do a different media.Marilyn Annin (juror)6614 Sandbar Point LaneLand O’Lakes, WI 54540715/547-3027Joinin3027@aol.com

Marilyn was unable to be at the workshop and gave Wendy Powalisz (artist) her results. She wasvery detailed and gave excellent comments on artist’s work. She congratulated them andindicated how local artists are “getting it all together”. She said that “as several paintings sold, itis good to know that the audience is taking your artwork seriously. All critiques were broughtfull and inspiring.Hartford – March 29, 2015Joyce Eesley (artist & juror)515/321-7651Joyce eesley@msn.comTopic: Realistic Watercolor Demo. Excellent informative demonstration of Joyce’s technique.Very good Q & A; held interest of group. Joyce is not only an accomplished artist, but also along-time instructor.Very good comments in critiquing artwork. Participants found comments helpful. We werefortunate to have had Joyce present and just this year.Whitewater – June 27, 2015Thomas Jewell (artist & juror)1303 Adrian Blvd.Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538920/563-3472Topic: What does a judge look for? Tom is an excellent judge and presenter. He, himself, doesevery medium so he really knows what to look for in the art.Rhinelander – June 27, 2015Daniel Goscha (artist & juror)3213 Thorp St.Madison, WI 53714-2270608/609-8689dgoscha@gmail.comTopic: Wabi – Sabi – The Japanese aesthetic of the beauty of imperfection.Excellent presentation and critique.Beloit – June 20, 2015David Becker (artist & juror)34840 N. Augustana Ave.Ingleside, IL 60041

847/546-6031david@davidrbecker.comTopic: Watercolor demonstration. David did a nice job with the watercolor demo. He was allprepared and was able to complete a piece within the time allowed.David seemed insecure about judging photography and the photographers were not happy. Heseemed to be able to justify the selection in other media although I questioned some of thechoices.Beloit – June 6, 2015Dunnell Kendrick-Parker (artist)831 – 10th Ave.New Glarus, WI 53574hawksnest@tds.netTopic: Sketchbook – 101 (make and take and show’n tell)No comments.Tom Kelly (juror)203 Commerce St.Mineral Point, WI 53565608/987-2295Tomkelly2@frontier.comBlack River Falls – August 22, 2015Char De Vos (artist & juror)Madison, WI 53704Topic: Creativity. Well presented, well-received, informative and involved participants.Fond du Lac – August 29, 2015Patty Aker (artist)1215 Lake Bluff Ct.Cleveland, WI 53015920/693-2005Picasso@wi.rr.comTopic: Painting on Silk. No comments.Kay Jelinek and Patty Aker (jurors)1022 Wisconsin Ave.

Sheboygan, WI 53081920/287-7179kmjelinek@charter.netExcellent jurors who work well together in judging and presenting. People were engrossed withPatty’s silk painting techniques.Janesville – August 22, 2015Ingrid Dohm (artist & juror)839 N Perryville Rd.Rockford, IL 61107815/282-3184Ingrid@ingriddohm.comTopic: Floral Landscape by Ingrid DohmIngrid Dohm used acrylics to paint a complete and beautiful piece of art in an hour. Many peoplecommented on how much they enjoyed her presentation. She then encouraged everyone to paint afloral piece using the methods from her demonstration.Greendale – September 12, 2015Chad Lindemann (artist & juror)WI Lutheran CollegeMilwaukee, WI 53226Topic: Creating and sharing with your audience. He was very informative. He was also anexcellent juror.Minocqua/Woodruff – November 7, 2015Ashley Gordon (atist & juror)N1822 Virginia Dr.Waupaca, WI 54981715/942-2867AshleyGordonART.comTopic: “what is Encaustics?”Ashley did a fantastic presentation relating the history of encaustic painting, the wax and othermaterials, equipment needed, followed by a demo and examples of her work. Very much enjoyedby all attending.

Ashley did very well as a judge, taking time to evaluate fairly. Her critique was informativeexplaining why honorable were not state awards. She gave lots of tips for improvement and whatjudges look for. I received a lot of good comments on her knowledge and professionalism.Sun Prairie – October 31, 2015Gail McCoy (artist)199 Stagecoach CircleSun Prairie, WI 53590Topic: Collages from altered National Geographic papers. I got many compliments fromparticipants about how interesting Gail’s presentation was. Her delivery was clear, informal, andhelpful. Participants enjoyed making their own college with National Geographic papers weprovided.Prairie du Sac – October 31, 2015Nancy Cox (juror)9805 Moen Valley Rd.Black Earth, WI 53515608/767-2181Caslon@tds.netNancy did a very professional job of judging our 34 participants work in the two hours workshoppresentation and projects. She also gave useful critiques. One participant commented, “She wasfun and personable.”2014Whitewater (winter) – January 25, 2014Nancy Cox (artist & juror)9805 Moen Valley Rd.Black Earth, WI 53515608/767-2181Caslon@tds.netTopic: Glass: Technique for a challenging subject matter.No comments.Hartford – February 15, 2014Anne Raskopf (artist & juror)813 Old Tower Rd.Oconomowoc, WI 53066

No comments were provided.Prairie du Sac – March 1, 2014Nancy Cox (artist & juror)9805 Moen Valley Rd.Black Earth, WI 53515608/767-2181Caslon@tds.netTopic: Watercolor Effects on Various Grounds.The presentation was well received. Comments were welcome and well received by thepresenter. It required the audience to stand close to be able to see what was going on. This was aproblem for some.Richland Center – March 29, 2014Sara Strozinsky (artist and juror)E11115 Wynsong Dr.Baraboo, WI 53913608/356-6641sara@sarastrozinskyart.comArtist demonstration of different watercolor techniques. Pleasant personality. Did a good jobpresenting and demonstrating her painting techniques. The group communicated that theyenjoyed seeing her process and also very much liked her artwork. As a juror, there were mixedreviews about her critiques. Maybe a form for the jurors to fill out would be help them be morespecific in their explanations. Overall this artist was pleasant and very talented but needed lots offollow-up with the coordinator throughout this process. I think she is a great guest artist butwouldn’t use her as a juror.Madison – April 12, 2014Leslee Nelson (artist and juror)Topic: Memory Cloths. Very interesting and inspiriting. We received many favorablecomments from attendees. Leslee is a powerful speaker, providing many interesting history andpersonal stories. She gave a very thoughtful and creative critique session.Waukesha/Oconomowoc – May 17, 2014Michael Santini (artist)12510 N WauwatosaWauwatosa, WI 53047

262/236-0188artist@michaelsantini.comTopic: From an Idea to a Painting. Michael took us through his process from an idea to afinished painting. Showing each step and explaining the elements in the painting. He alsoshowed how he creates a sculpture from one of the elements in his pantry. Excellent presentation.Lorin Willey (juror)PO Box 192Rosendale, WI orin is an excellent judge. His critique is very constructive and gave additional information onthe design and process for some of the features in the art.Wautoma – June 7, 2014Ann Singsass (artist & juror)1718 Pine St.Stevens Point, WI 54481715/869-5779asingsaas@hotmail.comTopic: Watercolor Techniques, Painting In a Series.Ann provided a very interesting class of her techniques used in her series paintings of birds, treesand horses. She was very interesting and entertaining, open to questions throughout the program.The hands-on portion was enjoyed by all.Ann’s critique was thoughtfully executed including encouragement for a job well done as well astips for improvement. We received many positive comments on the entire day. It was verygratifying.Eagle River – June 7, 2014Sue Pucci (artist & juror)1761 County Rd. CSt. Germain, WI 54558715/542-2300Topic: Abstract Collage Work. Sue demonstrated how different papers and other materials canbe assembled to create an abstract composition s. She introduced sculptural elements into herwork and encouraged people to experiment.

Her critiques involved the composition of the art pieces, media used, and appropriate framing.She was interested in knowing where the artists’ ideas came from. She evaluated one piece ofwork from artists who were not winners.Beloit – June 28, 2014Diane Washa (artist & juror)10 Hidden Hollow TrailMadeison, WI 53717608/712-7884Dipaints998@gmail.comTopic: Oil painting demonstration. (Comments were on an attached one-page sheet)Rhinelander – June 28, 2014Bette Ebel (artist & juror)N2820 Stoney Rd.Antigo, WI 54409715/499-7471Bette.ebel@gmail.comTopic: Confessions and suggestions from a digital junkie.Bette went above and beyond in her presentation and critique.Tomah – May 10, 20 4Cynthia Hoffman (artist & juror)Concordia UniversityMequon, WICynthiaHoffman@centurylink.netTopic: Digital Art. Wonderful presentation from a dynamic presenter! Interesting, informativeand motivating presentation on using Photoshop.LaCrosse – June 21, 2014Ellen Roles (artist)LaCrosse, WITopic: To Plan or not to Plan”. Content to basic – most attending far beyond content.Ellen Roles and Mary Ann Narveson

Well I will never hire local judges. Both of them knew everyone ln the list. All but one of MaryAnn’s recruits for show won an award. Ellen had several people she knew, many students of her.I guess show wasn’t big enough to eliminate who knew who. Also, jurors didn’t evaluate twopeople (artists) one because it was coordinator and one was juror’s husband (Mary Ann’s).After the jurors did their job I was told I didn’t receive feedback because of my coordinatorstatus. Things were quite rocky for a few days – I really don’t think Mary Ann is happy withWRAP guidelines for coordinators. However, Ellen and I never really connected for the event.There was so much behind seens. The two jurors communicated back and forth completely leftme out of decision making process. I didn’t get to bring out my ribbons for artists at JohnReady’s okay – Jurors not happy about it, but it was done. Overall show and exhibitors veryhappy.Black River Falls – August 23, 2014Angela Johnson (artist & juror)Madison, WIWorking with design using cutup photos. Well-presented and well-received.Minocqua/Woodruff – November 8, 2014Andrea “Andy” Fenner (artistN7944 County Rd HIrma, WI 54442(715) 966-1048, pandafenner@gmail.comTopic: Using Pastels “Andy” style.Andy did a great job starting from beginning with type of board she uses, jusing pastels and theframing process done several times as she does not use a fixative.Dana Hammond (juror)7413 Deerwood Dr.Minocqua, WI 54548(715) 892-0041Dana, a busy high school teacher, loves art and is very excited about it. She was very upbeat anddid a great job of critiquing.Platteville – November 15, 2014Mark Hirsch (artist & juror)2076 Airport Rd.Platteville, WI

(563) 590-2710markhirschphoto@gmail.comTopic: Landscape photography. Excellent job!2013Prairie du Sac – March 2, 2013Rhonda Nass440 Water St., #102Prairie du Sac, WI 53578608/370-6543Rnass@charter.netTopic: How to take and use photographs when laying out a drawing for a painting. May appleblossoms were used as the subject. Was very enjoyable and informative. Feedback from theartists has been uniformly positive and enthusiastic. As a juror she was excellent. Theevaluation criteria were presented and then each award winner was discussed in relation to thecriteria.Whitewater – Spring – January 26, 2013Thomas Jewell (artist & juror)1303 Adrian Blvd.Ft. Atkinson, WI 53538920/563-3472Tomleedj@gmail.comTopic: Contrast – A Creative Tool. It was a very nice show and my own personal opinion wasthat Tom did a very good workshop. I had a lot of nice comments. One person e-mailed me afterand quote “Thomas Jewell is indeed a jewell.” Of course, someone else may always thinkotherwise.Richland Center – March 30, 2013Richard Woppert18115 Forest Rd.Boscobel, WI 53805608/739-3987Topic: History of Abstract Art. His presentation was a bit disjointed, but the participantsseemed to enjoy it. There were some complaints about the judging and I would have to agree.

Some very good pieces were left out and were better than some of the winners which werechosen.Hartford – April 6, 2013Frank Hoeffler (artist & juror)N104 W15985 Hedge Way\Germantown, WI 53022262/253-7398fhoeffler@gmail.comTopic: “Marketing Your Artwork on the Internet”. Frank provided an informative presentationthat gave everyone direction on how to promote and sell artwork on the internet. Well-presentedand good participation from workshop attendees.As a juror he did very constructive critiques which were appreciated by workshop attendees.Excellent!Madison – April 20, 2013Diane Washa (artist & juror)dipaint@tds.comwww.dianewasha.comTopic: Plein Air Art. It was a very interesting and inspiriting presentation. We had 92 attendeesfor this presentation.Critic session started at 11:30-12 and -3 pm. Artists got useful comments for own art and others.Waukesha/Oconomowoc – May 11, 2013Terry Stanley (artist & juror)2033 Hazen Rd.Green Bay, WI 54311(920) 309-1270Topic: Still life in oil. One page of comments are filed in the binder.As juror: Terry was at the Art Center all afternoon the day before the workshop. She did a goodjob and stated that it was the best show she had seen (WRAP). Her choices were in my opinion,very good. Her critique was very informative and I would have her again.Eagle River – June 1, 2013Karen Kappell (artist & juror)4614 Townline Rd.

Manitowish Waters, WI 54547Topic: Combining watercolor and gouache in a painting. In Karen’s demonstration in themorning, she showed how adding opaque gouache to watercolor paintings could enhanc

Kristin covered a few topics. Critique, painting demo art presentation/ Biz of Art Madison—Apr 19 2017 Artist/Juror: Chuck Bauer ctbauer@tds.net Good job, well done. Monroe—June 10, 2017 Artist/Juror: Jonathan Wilde N8386 Hwy D Belleville WI 53508 Workshop topic: Painting techniques and group critique Waukesha/Oconomowoc—May 31 2017