2023 Tony Graduates Showcase and Contest

Tony Allain 

Dasha Jamison 

Tony Graduates are those who either:

This is a special show for Tony Graduates.

Please read carefully to make sure that your work meets the following entry requirements:

Up to 5 entries may be submitted from an individual artist. Please add [email protected] to your safe sender's list to ensure email delivery. At least one eligible work by each artist will be accepted, the total number of accepted images by the artist may vary at the jurors' discretion.

All accepted works will be displayed on the Red Rock Pastel of Nevada website, promoted on Red Rock Social Media, and included in the printed exhibition catalog.

All accepted works along with awards will be displayed on the RRPSNV website beginning February 15th. Even though the notification of accepted works will go out earlier, please refrain from posting images of your accepted painting until the entire Tony Graduates  Showcase and Contest is posted.

If you need help with the online entry system, please contact Austin at [email protected].

For any other questions, please send an email to Dasha Jamison at [email protected]

Use the same entry procedures as listed above. Or contact Dasha Jamison at [email protected]

If artwork is for Sale, framing details need to be specified.

Work may be for sale; NFS is allowed.

10% commissions on sales should be paid to the Red Rock Society of Nevada. All buyers will be directed to the Artist’s website (email); please make sure you have accurate information regarding your work. The Artist is responsible for shipping if a work is sold.

Award-winning painter, instructor, and author Tony Allain has been painting for over 40 years. A self-taught painter of color, light, and movement with a complete understanding of his surroundings. Born and raised in Guernsey in the Channel Islands he moved to paint and live in Cornwall, UK to capture the unique clarity of light living on the peninsular of the West Country. Tony has exhibited extensively over the years, his work can be found in many leading galleries as well as private and corporate collections worldwide, including the Maritime Museum, Guernsey and Queen Mary 2, and Cunard Ocean Liner. He has exhibited with The Pastel Society of America in New York, the  Royal Society of Marine Artists, London, The International Pastel Exhibition, Suzhou, China, and the Pastel Society, Mall Galleries, London. A move to New Zealand in 2006 proved to be a turning point in his career with his acceptance as a Master of the Pastel Artists of New Zealand.

His work is regularly featured in The Artist Magazine, the Pastel Journal, and the Practique des Arts.

He is a member of The Pastel Society, London, UK

Associate member of The Royal Society of Marine Artists, London, UK

A signature member of the Pastel Society of America 

A member of the Master Circle of the International Association of Pastel Societies.

A member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast.

A member of the Red Rocks Pastel Society 

A member of the German Pastel Society 

 

Tony now lives and works from his studio in Scotland.

My passion will always be the landscape, it is why I became an artist. I want to share my vision of the world I see. Colour and light is my motivation for choosing a subject. The light sparkling on the water, the color reflected in the landscape. I favor the early morning or late afternoon to capture these effects. I think an artist has to allow their surroundings to first reveal themselves in a way that helps them share their vision with others.

The quest for perfection can bring with it fear of making mistakes and can result in a style that can seem inhibited. I am not interested in pure representation; my work is about responses to the moods and atmospheres generated by landscape, still life, or interior. The most precious thing we artists have is our visual language.

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on February 6, 2023.

You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History.

If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.

Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.

Image and Filename Specifications

• File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
• Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
• Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
• Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
• File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
• File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.

Additional Entry Information

• You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
• After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (February 1, 2023.)
• Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
• Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

Support

For questions about RRPSNV or this Prospectus, please contact Dasha Jamison ([email protected]).

For technical support or entry questions, first check our Help Center or Entry Guide. If you still need help, email ShowSubmit Support ([email protected]). We’ll respond between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.