"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.