2024 ArtSpotlight “Inspired” Exhibit, Judges Comments:
First Place: Passionate Moonlight Stroll, Acrylic by Robert Shirk
"A vibrant pointillism artwork with a captivating interplay of colors and texture. The viewer's perception might shift depending on the distance and angle from which they view the artwork, a common trait of pointillism. There's a sense of energy and movement in the piece, almost as if the colors are dancing or vibrating. The blending of colors within each dot cluster creates a hazy, dreamlike effect."

The Story Of This Painting.

The heat of passion is ignited by a cool moonlight stroll. This painting the first abstract work I've done in a long time. It is inspired from Monet's Arm of the Seine series.

Exhibition History:

• 2024 - Winner of First Place. Beaux Arts Juried Exhibit "Inspired", ArtSpotlight, Ormond Beach, FL
• 2024 - Winner of Honorable Mention. "Spring Members Show" Saint Augustine Art Association Juried Exhibit, Saint Augustine, FL
• 2023 - Winner of Recognition Award. "The Way I See It" Art League of Daytona Beach Juried Exhibit, Daytona Beach, FL
• 2021 - Gallery500 Exhibit "Dimensions: Exploring 3D" Daytona Beach, FL
• 2020 - Jane's Art Center "Bloom" New Smyrna, FL
• 2019 - Winner 'Second Place' Beaux Arts 58 Juried Exhibit "Members Show" Daytona Beach, FL

01/29/20

Here is a short 1 min video that shows the 3D kinetic aspects of this painting.