{"id":297663,"date":"2019-04-16T06:06:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=297663"},"modified":"2019-04-16T06:06:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:06:45","slug":"hs-art-teacher-wins-two-awards-in-bridge-capitals-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/hs-art-teacher-wins-two-awards-in-bridge-capitals-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"HS art teacher wins two awards in Bridge Capital\u2019s competition"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Greg Elliott, second right, poses for a photo with Bridge Capital LLC chief executive officer John Baldwin, right, after bagging the Best in Show award and second place award in the painting\/open category of Bridge Capital\u2019s 9th annual art competition. (Erwin Encinares)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Marianas High School art teacher won two awards at the annual Bridge Capital LLC art competition at the 38th Annual Flame Tree Arts Festival over the weekend with a single piece that bagged him the Best in Show award for the whole competition.<\/p>\n

Greg Elliott won two categories at the 9th Annual Bridge Capital art competition with his piece, called \u201cThe Passage,\u201d which combines both abstract and realism techniques that ultimately bagged him second place in the Open Painting category and the Best in Show category of the competition.<\/p>\n

All in all, Elliott walked away with a total of $3,500 in winnings.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have 5-year-old twins and they are expensive to send to school, so I\u2019ll hand over that money to my wife\u2026to take care of the family,\u201d he said, laughing. \u201cI might splurge a little bit and buy a watch, I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elliott noted that this was his third time to enter the art competition. He submitted his first entry back in 2011 and won Best of Show for that year as well. His second entry was submitted in 2014. <\/p>\n

This time, Elliott submitted two paintings that featured combinations of both abstract and realism but only one entry won awards. Both pieces took at least two weeks to finish.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026To win two prizes for the same painting is pretty amazing,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t be [happier].\u201d <\/p>\n

Earlier that day, Bridge Capital contacted him to inform him of his second-place win but not about his Best in Show prize.<\/p>\n

Bridge Capital chief executive officer John Baldwin noted in an interview that this year\u2019s submissions were the highest number they\u2019ve ever had. Over 340 artists participated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe artists of the island seem to be getting more talented and I believe this is because of the emergence of younger people,\u201d he said. \u201cThey are getting more interested [in art].\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to give the artists of the island a chance to show their work, show their talent, and reward them for their ability to produce and present [artworks],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The competition had eight categories in all, depending on the type of art submitted.<\/p>\n

In the 11-and-under category, Alyssa Kim\u2019s \u201cThe Paradise\u201d won the first-place prize of $750, while Alvin Han\u2019s \u201cLegend of Saipan\u201d painting won the second-place prize of $500.<\/p>\n

In the student category, Romel Mendoza\u2019s oil painting called, \u201cKnow Your Roots\u201d won the first place prize of $1,500, while Chengsi Bao\u2019s oil painting called, \u201cDancing Lady\u201d won her the second-place prize of $1,000.<\/p>\n

In the woodwork and mixed-media category, Ireneo David\u2019s acrylic painting on wood called, \u201cDay and Night\u201d won him the first-place prize of $1,500, while Michael Finey\u2019s woodwork entry called \u201cTree of Life-First Breadfruit\u201d won second place earning him $1,000.<\/p>\n

In the photography category, Francisco Deleon Guerrero\u2019s \u201cPortal to the Sky\u201d won the first-place prize of $1,500, while Myla Deet\u2019s photo, the \u201cBwa\u2019angfisch,\u201d won the second-place prize of $1,000.<\/p>\n

Deleon Guerrero said that this was his first time to join the competition. <\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026When my mom found out that I won first place, she blew up. She really hit me hard and said [I told you so],\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026I am just very excited about this win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deleon Guerrero snapped a photo from within a hidden cave at the Forbidden Island looking outward. He then retouched the colors to give it a surreal look, he said.<\/p>\n

Elliott\u2019s \u201cThe Passage\u201d was bested by Veronica Mendez\u2019s oil painting in the painting category, earning her $1,500.<\/p>\n

Jose Roberto \u201cObet\u201d Aguilar\u2019s \u201cGem of the Marianas,\u201d a mixed-media piece, won him $500 as he bagged the Community Choice award, while Ireneo David\u2019s painting called the \u201cBonding Home,\u201d earned him $1,000 as he bagged the Governor\u2019s Choice award.<\/p>\n

Bridge Capital purchased some of the artworks, according to Baldwin. The company automatically keeps the winning artworks by default.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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