I need to design a postcard announcement for the show I’ll be having the month of March in the newly rennovated Art Deco Cerrito Theatre‘s cafe called the It Club and their meeting room on the other side of the lobby. I couldn’t decide which of these images to put on the postcard and decided to ask for your help. If you have an opinion please use Comments (above) to vote for the image you think would look good on the postcard.
The opening will be on Friday, March 2 from 6:30 – 9:30 in case you’re in the area and want to come. I’ll post an invitation a couple weeks before but since people have asked I thought I’d include it now. Here’s the images:
Grandma’s Orange Juice Squeezer
Pink Rose
Bearded Iris
Birthday Tulips
Tomato in Green Bowl
Watermelon (not for sale, limited edition print available)
Rose in a Bottle (Just sold, but limited edition print available)
Thanks for your help!
Jana Bouc, Artist 
54 replies on “Opinion please?”
I vote for the tomatoes or the oranges.
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Birthday tulips (my vote) Watermelon (husband’s vote).
But really Jana — they’re all so lovely!
xo, BL
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I can almost sense a certain style developing while looking at your artwork. Very nice!
I am particularly fond of the iris painting, since my grandmother use to hybridize them and it brings about some fond memories of her.
Again, … beautiful work!
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Oranges by a country mile.
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All lovely but definitely the oranges
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Jana, the oranges just take my breath away they are so gorgeous! The watermelon too but I think that orange being such an upbeat and attractive colour will really grab the attention. All of these are absolutely beautiful!
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I can’t not comment on the tomatoes and that glass, it’s stunning!
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It’s a seven way tie for me, but maybe the Juice Squeezer for a postcard announcement if the format gets a larger representation of the painting; otherwise I’m torn between Bearded Iris and Rose in a Bottle. How wonderful it would be to get any of these in the mail and then see the real things. It’s a pleasure to discover your site and watercolors.
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Jana,
All of them are drop-dead gorgeous – but the oranges are my vote. Your “reflections” are spectacular so my second place vote is for the rose in the glass bottle.
Shirley
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Gosh I love them all! I am going to go for the “Grandma’s Orange Juice Squeezer” though followed by a close second with “Watermelon”. In the end it will depend on a balance between the image and the text if type is used.
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Jana like most of the comments here I say the oranges because they show your abilities to the max.
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WOW –what a dilemma — I LOVE THEM ALL — for me — while I agree the oranges just ZING with your multi-talents — that pink rose just GLOWS — in February– at least here in the east — it’s so grey – that the pink bright flower would draw me in — but I’m not familiar with February in CA … but truly jana, you can’t go wrong with any of them!
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because the color is a favorite, because of the glass and those exquisite shadows, because I can’t believe that knife, the oranges hands down for me
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The oranges scream to get my attention – especially this winter time of year. All entries are just glorious but Orange juicer is my vote.
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Orange juicer or the pink rose are my choices. Any of your paintings would certainly work though.
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All are just beautiful. It’s gotta be the juicer for my vote. Lovely.
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These are all absolutely gorgeous, but I’d vote for the oranges.
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These are all stunning. I think the tomato will be great to catch the eye. Though i love the oranges — they would stop anyone in their tracks. If i got that image in the mail coming home from work one night, i would sit down and stare at the picture without thinking of taking off my coat or putting down my purse.
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Definitely the oranges, followed by the tomatoes in green bowl and watermelon.
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They are all beautiful, but I really like the oranges. It’s just stunning … even on line, it grabs your attention. Beautiful colors, amazing detail and the textures … metal, wood, glass and the orange peel … just delicious. I definitely vote for the oranges.
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love them all. I would use several of them (3) and have 3 different cards. I love the second flower,; it’s gorgeous, but them I like the orange juice (so realistic ) and the watermelons, etc…
My advice: Go for several images on same card…
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I hate to be a follower of the crowd but ORANGES!
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me too, it has to be the oranges!
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Gosh, I can’t even vote-each image is more beautiful than the next. Well, stunning would be a better word. I so wish I would be in the area!!
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That’s hard. They’re all so good.
I’d have to go w/ the oranges, too.
Congrats again.
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Jana, they are all stunning! Congratulations! If I had to choose, the Bearded Iris would get my vote but then I’m so fond of irises. There’s something mysterious and gentle about them.
On a postcard the oranges (which are my second choice) would probably work better. They are so juicy, so promising, fresh and attractive that they’d surely draw people to the gallery.
I can smell the sweet fragrance of the roses and feel the summer heat just by looking at your watermelons and tomato. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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Oranges oranges oranges!
Of course, if you are going to have text on the front of the card along with the design, then…
Watermelon watermelon watermelon!
😀 They are ALL spectacular!
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These are all so wonderful…congratulations. I would choose for the oranges. Definitly.
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wow they are all so brilliant!!!!
I love them all – the oranges stand out for me
as does the last rose in a bottle – stunning!
All the best with the show – how exciting!!!
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I can almost taste those oranges.
Nice paintings!
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Jana,
I think that your fruits are the strongest compositions. The color, the form, and the use of color, as well as the integrity of the medium that you are using makes the fruits both appealing artistically, but also fascinating to fellow artists. Use one of the fruits (my favorite is the orange).
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The oranges are the best – whether they work best in graphic terms for the show is maybe another question. Are you going to have a clean image or overprint the image?
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Oranges for sure!
Lovely work!
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Jana, There all so wonderful it really a hard pick maybe a collage of all of them in small format.? I love so but the oranges are really wonderful. What ever your heart leads you.
Linda
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hey sis, why can’t you use all or a few of them in a organized layout. i would use the ones that aren’t sold already. you are “awesome”. xo, m
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What gorgeous, gorgeous colors and technique. I vote for the oranges, partly for the symbolism of making something delicious from beautiful objects–like your art!
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Orange Juicer. My eyes want to linger on it longer.
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oranges here too but darn they are all beautiful..the only one i could really eliminate was the iris…but even its gorgeous…BEAUTIFUL work…and the cat is a hoot….we have one who sits in funny places…cats can be soooo silly…
bytw congrats on the show:>
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I love everything you do, but I’d choose the oranges. Lovely, lovely, lovely!
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I am so honored and encouraged by everyone’s amazing comments! The oranges it will be. I’m so glad I asked because not only have you all helped me decide but you’ve given some much needed confidence too. Thank you so much!
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love them all! they’re gorgeous. for the postcard for me it would be the watermelons, tomatoes and the oranges in that order as i was thinking that white space would bring out your watercolors more and the first two have that.
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WHat an impossible choice!!! They are all beautiful. But if pressed, I’d choose the orange or the rose.
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I have to agree that the oranges are fantastic!
I thought it might be a Janet Fish painting at first!
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Jana, you already have 42 comments on how great the oranges are! Congrats! Please let me know if/when you will make cards out of this image. I’ll buy some!
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The tomato in green bowl! Any of them would be fantastic, though!
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OH MY!!! OH MY!!! I am just too blown away to make a decision! Jana you are amazing. Now let’s see – the watermelon one has always got me. I mean – how do you do that? I love the bottom rose BUT I think, I’m with most of the others; the oranges. The oranges it has to be!
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Wow! You don’t make it easy. I love them all but really love the watermelons and of course the oranges. Man these are kick butt!
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To answer Katherine’s question: You asked whether I’d be putting words about the show or just the image on the invitation postcard for the opening. I didn’t know the answer for sure until I followed the link on your blog to the Art Advice website, read the information about preparing for a show and voila! I have the answer…yes, there will be text. But I think I’ll put the text in the top and bottom margins rather across the image. That website is great!
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Well, I know you have decided, but I have to say oranges, Jana.
Definitely NOT imaginated!
Good luck in the show;lots of red spots to you.
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Wow, Jana, these watercolors are all wonderful! Hard to pick, but my choice would be the oranges–totally awesome!
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All of these images are incredibly beautiful, but if I had to pick one … hmmm I can’t seem to. I’d say oranges, watermelon or tomatoes in that order, they are gorgeous! Definitely delicious.
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Wow, Jana, just saw this. What a nearly-impossible choice! No wonder you asked for opinions!! Personally, I like the oranges best–you’ve made magic of the mundane. But then you often do…
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The oranges, hands down.
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May I perhaps dissent from the majority – I know nothing about doing gallery shows but I think I might not put my best image on the invitation but leave it for the WOW surprise when people arrive – of course maybe you have even more stunning images up your sleeve?
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