On Friday, September 19, 2014 I attended the Art Battle 169, which took place at the Groop Gallery on 3rd Avenue Prince George. I was truly amazed on how fast these artist worked to produce such lovely pieces of art. In this Art Battle, artist only had 20 minutes to complete these wonderful masterpieces. I support the arts because art fascinates me, and it inspires me to become more innovative, creative, and unique. These were the top three paintings of the evening based on audience votes.
This painting was done by a local artist named Amy Stoltz. I found her painting of The Chief very detailed with vibrant colours, which brought a unique quality to her painting. Stoltz's selection of colours seems suiting because many first nation dancers wear such colours during tribal ceremonies. The design of the First Nation person's core appears to be in the shape of an eagle feather, which adds symbolic significance and creativity.
This painting was created by a local artist named Cliff Mann. I really like how Mann adds such fine detail to his City Street Scene, such as the reflections at the bottom of the painting, all the individual windows on the buildings, the birds in the sky. I was completely astonished by the fact that he completed this painting with a couple minutes to spare in the Arts Battle competition.
Cliff Mann was the ultimate champion of the evening with this wonderful water colour painting called The Mountain Rush. This event showed Mann's remarkable talent and also proved that Mann is a watercolour specialist with this event winning painting. I admire how Mann incorporates a couple different colours with the trees, such as violet, green, blue, and yellow. Like the previous painting, Mann also added a reflection of the trees at the bottom of the painting to add extra flare to his work. 
The two Cliff Mann paintings have very different subjects but they would be great to use to get students to talk about skills and strategies. First, how does someone learn how to paint a picture in 20 minutes? Practice, practice, practice, and use of colours, tools, and techniques that he has used before. But you have pointed out the similarities in the skills and strategies used in the two paintings. Both the trees and the people on the street have streaks below them that make the viewer think of shadows or reflections. And both the trees and the people have some unexpected colours in them. I think kids would notice these details if given the opportunity. And how useful it is to learn to be observant!
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