Web site awards

The purpose of award applications is largely to obtain independent validation of the design and functionality of a web site. After gaining recognition by numerous award programs (for earlier versions of this site), I feel it is time to call it a day, and I will therefore not be applying to any further schemes.

 

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Poetic Soul 25) Congratulations, your web site has won the Poetic Soul Silver Award for a nice design, excellent content, and easy navigation. (June 2008 - Rated 4.0)
Timelines 24) I enjoyed surfing through your pages. Congratulations, your site Portraits by John Burton wins Timelines Bronze Award of Excellence. (June 2007 - Rated 4.0)
JerryD 23) Your site - Portraits by John Burton - has been accepted as a winner of JerryD's Bronze Award. We were impressed with your site as a great contribution to the internet. Your site has nice graphics and wonderful navigation. Our awards are not easy to win so keep up the great work. (June 2007 - Rated 4.5)
CSB 22) The laudation for this CSB award came in the form of a comprehensive technical report, which is unsuitable for reproduction here. (May 2007 - Rated 3.5)
Pegasus 21) Your site scored 92 out of 100 for the Pegasus Gold Art Web Design award due to its straightforward design, easy navigation and your amazing portrait work. You have a true gift in expressing the light within the subject's being. (October 2006 - Rated 4.5)
Paradise 20) I have now completed the review of your site submission. We are extremely proud to present your site with the Award of Paradise gold award. Thank-you for giving us the opportunity to review your work, the visit was most inspiring. Your effort and dedication shine throughout your pages. You are truly deserving of our highest accolades, and for making the World Wide Web a much better and nicer place for us all to visit. Thank-you for your interest in our Awards Program and Congratulations on such a fine web site. (September 2006 - Rated 4.0)
Pemaweb

19) The visit at your site was very interesting and full of information. You hereby earn the Silver Pemawebaward for the great work and dedication to the World Wide Web. (September 2006 - Rated 3.0)
Cunningham 18) Congratulations! You have won the Cunningham Award of Excellence. Your artwork is exceptional. Your web site is fabulous. It is easy to navigate, well laid out, and pleasing to the eye. I am just amazed at your work. When I first saw the portrait of Princess Diana and William, I thought it was a photograph. it is hard to believe you have no formal training as an artist. Your work is so beautiful. Please accept our award, and keep up the good work. You have an excellent web site! (June 2006 - Rated 3.0)
Reach for the Stars 17) Your site has been reviewed and we are pleased to congratulate you on winning our Reach for the Stars Award. I enjoyed reading through your site. (May 2006 - Rated 3.0)
Scheme Closed 16) Katstorm and Co., (scheme closed) is proud to present you with our web design award. Your web site was thoughtfully reviewed and found to meet all of the necessary requirements to merit receiving our award. (April 2006 - Rated 2.5)
Pamela 15) First off congratulations on winning  my award of excellence. It gives me great pleasure to award my bronze award. It is not a easy task to win my award. I found your site has met all the criteria of my bronze award. I found your site easy to navigate, art work was displayed very nice and over all look seem to flow. (February 2006 - Rated 3.0)
VDSA 14) Nice clean, well-balanced site! Very nice artwork and impeccable spelling and grammar. Congratulations on an excellent web presentation, your creation is very deserving of our VSDA Bronze Badge and it is with great pleasure that on behalf of the VSDA team we issue you this VSDA web award. (February 2006 - Rated 4.0)
Game Puppet

13) Excellent work as it was a rare pleasure to review your site. Your clean layout was a refreshing break from the all too common "puppy mill" sites on the web. I enjoyed my visit very much and I am sending you my award as it is well deserved and shows a lot of hard work. (February 2006 - Rated 3.0)
WM8C 12) First let me say thank you for allowing me the privilege to evaluate your site for this award, it's not easy to win and many do not but ...drum roll... Congratulations! Your site has qualified for the WM8C's Ham Links Stamp of Excellence Award. Your site is extremely well done, very easy to navigate and a great addition to the world wide web. I can see you have spent a lot of time perfecting your site. I really enjoyed my visit and I also loved the clean layout and versatility in your design! Thanks for sharing some interesting information on your artwork and so much more with all of us through your web site. Well done! Once again, Congratulations! (January 2006 - Rated 4.0)
Top Spot 11) Thank you for your submission to the book-look "Awards of Excellence". I am delighted to tell you that we have now assessed your Web site and, based on the ease of navigation, content, graphic quality, page layout and design, we have awarded you the book-look "Top Spot" award for Web site excellence. (December 2005 - Rated 3.0)
Weis 10) Your site is well laid out with a fast load time, easy navigation and packed with well thought out information. We would be honored if you would accept our Weis Awards Bronze award. (October 2005 - Rated 3.5)
Wet Dreams Poetry 9) Thank you for your award application. I have evaluated your web site and I am pleased to present you with the Wet Dreams Poetry Dolphin's Choice Silver Award. You have definitely put a great deal of time and effort into building your site and it shows! Congratulations on a job well done! (September 2005 - Rated 3.5)
Barrettsnet 8) Your site has been checked and Barrettsnet have awarded it our Bronze Award. Your portraits are of a very high standard and we commend you on your work. (August 2005 - Rated 3.0)

7) I have finished evaluating your site and I am happy to say that you have been award the 'Firestarter bronze Award'. Your site is well constructed with a clear and simple design. Navigation is easy and the content is excellent. Your art is of a very high standard and is to be congratulated! I wish you every success in your career as an artist! (August 2005 - Rated 3.0)
6) I am also delighted in being able to inform you that you have also been honored with my (Firestarter) art site award for an excellent contribution to art on the world wide web. Your art is of a high standard and is unique in style. Congratulations on a job well done! (August 2005 - Rated 3.0)
Tamurilart 5) Tamurilart awards is proud to present you with our Bronze award! This award is given to sites that show promise in content and design. These are very good sites that show obvious effort and care and deserve recognition. Our evaluators had the following to say about your web site: This is a very nice site! With ease-of-navigation and solid design, this webmaster does a good job of showcasing his excellent and high quality artwork. My personal favourite was the watercolour section, for it's beautiful colour and lighting. Thank-you for sharing such a great site! (July 2005 - Rated 3.5)
Invision Graphics 4) After careful consideration and evaluation of your site, we are honored to present you with the Web Design Award! The site was very pleasant on the eyes and very well structured out and categorized into specific sections. This was a job well done and worthy of our award! (May 2005 - Rated 3.0)
Animation Playhouse 3) Thank you for applying for the Animation Playhouse Award. I really enjoyed my visit to your site. You have such a wonderful site. Very well designed, great content and very easy to navigate. I really liked your portraits. Congratulations on winning our award. (May 2005 - Rated 3.0)
Web Design Classics 2) Laudation and web address lost.
Advanced Web Design

1) Congratulations, your site has won the Advanced Web Design Award! We have found that your site is well thought out, very pleasant to look at, and serves a definite purpose. It is compelling to its viewers, has informative content, originality, excellent design, and leaves in its visitor's mind the image of a quality site. (May 2005 - Rated 3.0)