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Results for the 2009 Orange Blossom Art Competition

Firstly thank you to everyone who entered!

There were some great entries and all were of a high standard.  For those of you who have Cooliris installed on your browser the Cooliris 3D Gallery gives superb view of all the entries in a single view!

Secondly,  an apology for taking a couple of weeks longer than hoped to get the results collated.  This was the first time we have used this format and we had to learn some new skills (amongst other things) to process the raw data out of the database.

So here is a list of all the entries and how they stacked up in terms of 

Each of  the measurement criteria has a cut off for a merit award.  For instance entries that achieved a score of 50 or more in the "No of views" criteria are on the merit list for that criteria.

Merit criteria were:

No of views: 50 or more
No of comments: 10 or more
No of votes: 10 or  more
Average rating: 4.0 or more 

As you can see from the results, some people were more familiar than others with how to use their "social network" to attract interest.   In our opinion this is a good thing,  and although not strictly an artistic skill, it is a way that an artist can get images of his or her work out in front of a viewing audience.  We are happy to hear any views on this (either for or against).

So based on the results ... here are the entries that achieved merit list status ...

And here are some entries that do deserve special mention ... most achieved the merit list in all 4 criteria ... 

"Cherries for Sienna Bella" by Joel Campbell "CherryNinja"

"This is an oil painting about new life and new beginnings.The cherry blossoms are symbolic of hope and the circular shapes represent the conectivity of love"

"Nostalgia" by Matthew Cauchi

(60cm x 90cm, acrylic, enamel and mixed media on board)
"My work highlights the intricate simplicity a woman can have; a look into the 1970's style pin up - and how her simplicity and beauty can rise above the chaos and clutter. Our existence is comprised almost entirely of binary opposites; chaos and beauty; my work aims to illustrate how the beauty always seems to strike the eye first."

Eagles Wings by Dave Sewell "Beatlejohn"

Dave's other 2 entries also placed 4th and 5th in the Average Rating Scale

Eagles Wings	Frangipani Sunset	Rainbow Lorikeets
"i love eagles and wanted to show how exciting they can be to watch and the skill and concentration they seem to have."	"Trying to capture the colours of the beach at sunset. and also the feeling that u are entering yr own nice quiet beautiful calm place."	"I have a pet rainbow lorikeet called ralph. he is in the insperation behind this painting ...

Breath-taking Sunset by Tiffany Wu