
"The
Train
Ride
Home,"
a
painting
by
Beryl
Jazvic,
art
teacher
at
Mary
Williams
Elementary
School,
was
selected
for
the
"Best
in
Show"
award
at
the
Statewide
"Virginia
is
for
Artists"
exhibition,
held
at
the
Virginia
Beach
Art
Center
earlier
this
year.
A
second
oil
on
canvas
piece
that
Jazvic
submitted,
"Fishing
Day,"
was
one
of
three
images
featured
on
the
cover
of
the
exhibit
event's
invitation.
In
her
comments
about
the
winning
pieces,
exhibit
judge,
Dr.
Anne
Wolcott,
wrote
that
the
painting
is
not
a
typical
portrait.
Rather,
you
are
"drawn
in
by
colors,
lines,
expressions
that
show
control
and
technique...it
actually
connects
with
your
eyes."
"I
want
the
viewers
to
feel
that
moment
of
pleasant
calm
and
peacefulness
I
felt
when
I
created
this
painting,"
said
Jazvic,
in
her
interview.
"This
happens
to
be
my
husband
and
my
son.
I
felt
a
sense
of
loyalty,
pride,
belonging,
and
happiness
between
father
and
son."
As
an
educator,
Jazvic
said
that
teaching
art
is
her
passion
and
that
art
is
an
expression
of
oneself,
so
she
encourages
her
students
to
use
their
artwork
as
often
as
they
can
to
express
themselves.
Visit
the
Virginia
is
for
Artists
Awards
Presentation
Facebook
page
for
additional
information.