20th May 2001

Hello Derek & John, You are not going to believe this but,..... Once again, I am writing to inform you that your website has won one of my awards, the WWWriters' Style Award. Your site, The John Groves Studio has a clean aesthetic feel to it. Navigation, download time, use of space, are well done. Your art is well presented and valuable viewing for the cyber community! Your site earned a score of: 10 out of 10 on the award criteria. - June Kaminski

22nd May 2001

I have viewed your site and it is with great pleasure that I present to you my "Excellence Award"! Your hard work and love shows on every page and you are certainly deserving of this award. - Vicki

31st May 2001

II was very much impressed with the quality of your site and I could see that a great deal of time, creativity, and effort went into it. Your site received the points required to receive a GOLD OZZ. you can be very proud of your "OZZ" achievement. - Paul Gallagher

2nd June 2001

Thank you for applying for an Optical Resolution award. We have reviewed your application, and are pleased to inform you that your site has won the Optical Resolution Graphics Excellence award. - Lynne Scott

Derek, I would like to thank you once again on your site's entry into the LTW Site Sensation Awards. Your site was an interesting read. Now I would like to congratulate you, because your site was good enough to be bestowed the LTW Site Sensation Bronze Award. Your site scored 15.8 out of 20. Congratulations once again on your great achievement. Display your award with pride. Cheers! - Luke Wright

6th June 2001

The John Groves Studio's site is now recognized by AWARD SITES! in its . . . Hall of Quality. This proud achievement indicates that your site has earned many of the best awards rated and listed by AWARD SITES! A great accomplishment that only a few sites will achieve. - David Bancroft

7th June 2001

Winning this award distinguishes your site as one of the very best on the Internet. We will post your site description at Surfers Choice Internet Awards in our Special Top Sites Database. - Wally Gross

8th June 2001

Derek... Your site was reviewed by three of our judges and evaluated based on the standardized scoring highlighted in our program. After averaging the three totals, The John Groves Studio scored 85 points - within the criteria established for the Red Stag Award in Bronze. Congratulations! What an extraordinary collection of truly wonderful marine art! Your site provides a solid home for this virtual gallery. We found ourselves fully immersed by the images, made easy by your layout and effortless navigation. We enjoyed our visit and are certain that we will return again and again...thank you for inviting us! - Jim Docherty & The Red Stag Awards Team

14th June 2001

Congratulations, it is our pleasure to award your website with our Oneiros 3 moonstar award. You have a well designed site that meets the criteria for the award level given. We appreciate your interest in our program and look forward to visiting your site in the future! It is with great pleasure, pomp and circumstance that we award your site with our 'Highest' honors. ....... Your website exemplifies that which we seek when reviewing web pages. It is clean and consistent, with navigation that flows. Your use of negative space is wonderful- the colors and theme of your page aesthetically appealing with a lively atmosphere. Your WebPages @ 'John Groves Studio' make one linger and explore comfortably. We thank you again for allowing us the opportunity to evaluate your site- your design is lovely and the artwork is masterful- extraordinary. Please accept our honors and we look forward to revisiting your site often. - Orakel & Michelle

24th June 2001

It is my pleasure to present you with The Silver Daggett Award. The purpose of this award is to distinguish sites that take pride in their work and make The Net a better place, full of information, entertainment, and community. - Steve Daggett

24th June 2001

Hi Derek, Thank you for visiting my site and applying for an award. I visited your site today and think you have done a great job. Therefore, it gives me great pleasure in presenting you with the Award of Excellence Silver. - Krista

26th June 2001

Congratulations! Your web-site has been reviewed and chosen to bear the DLB Online Merit Award. - DLB Online Awards Coordinator