Our CAC Gold Medal shows are always such a celebration of artist camaraderie.
Practically rebuilt from ashes by enormous efforts of Peter and Elaine Adams, the CAC - originally a group of predominantly plain-air landscape painters has recently became an effective launching pod for a formidable new generation of today’s leading figurative and serious representational artists.
Based on long and close personal friendships it is a platform for an artistic dialog that affects greatly the direction of contemporary representational art.
By the way… and what a fun we have doing it!
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My "Photographer" on the wall
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Ignatik, Me, Sunny - now that's a party
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Ignatik is getting his well-deserved award, his exceptional nude was among my top favorites on the show
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Way to go, Ignatik!
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And here comes the Votan himself
Incorporable Peter - The Votan, Only Peter could pull off something like that
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And the medal goes to...
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...DAN!!!!!
Christopher, Dan, Votan - another boring day at CAC
In this photo: Christopher Slatoff, Daniel Pinkham, Peter Adams
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picture-perfect
The Few. The Goofy. The Artists.
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Congratulations, Dan! So well-deserved, So long over-due!
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Smile, Dan! Dan Gogh aka Big Pink!
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are you sure its not a chocolate?
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not until you try
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ART is definitely a sniffable substance, this is why it's HIGH!!!
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V for Dan, as Dan's getting a Gold Medal is definitely a victory for all true ART! If I was not late for voting/what else is new/ Dan would have had my vote too to ensure his win, as I've heard later the running was pretty close.