Shirley Peppers: 1st Place Award SPLASH 2023 Congratulations!
White Dahlia in a Crystal Vase
Watercolor on Arches 300lb cold press, 22” x 30”.
By Shirley Anne Peppers. All rights reserved.
Brentwood Art Center is pleased to congratulate longtime student, Shirley Peppers, on her 1st Place award in the international juried competition, Splash 2023: The Best of Watercolor, out of more than 900 submissions. The award comes with a substantial cash prize, and Shirley’s work will be featured in Splash’s premiere print publication, which showcases the works of contemporary watercolor artists. The publication will be out this summer. The juror for the competition was Mary Whyte, a figurative artist whose work holds special personal meaning for Shirley.
“I took first place in the Splash Best of Watercolor competition this year, due in no small part to the excellent and honest teaching and feedback I have been fortunate enough to receive from the instructors and staff at Brentwood.”
Shirley’s professional background until 2018 was as an educational fund raiser for such prestigious institutions as Stanford (1974-1978), Harvard (1978-1984, 1991-2018), and UCLA (1984-1991). In her last position, Shirley was Director of West Coast Development and worked in Los Angeles as a physical base, while also spending lots of time in Cambridge, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego.
