Please join me in congratulating the 13 winners of the Sangres Art Guild’s 2016 Calendar Competition (in order of votes earned):

• Sarah Woods “Sangre Sonnet” oil
• Michael Arterburn “In the Shade of Cedars” pastel
• Liz VanSomeren “Flutter and Flora” fabric art
• Eve Nagode “Where’d South Go?” photograph
• Tony Pachak “Last Light” oil
• Curt Gillespie “Early Summer Afternoon” watercolor
• Lorie Batson “Snowbound” oil
• Joan Rauch “Coming in from the Storm” watercolor
• Gerri Duke “Twin Fawns” photograph
• Sharon Conner “Rugged Sunrise” acrylic/mixed media
• Greg Smith “Big Horn Sheep, Canyon” photograph
• Brent Bruser “Immanuel” photograph
• Gary Benson “Moss” photograph

Nearly all entries received votes from the artists who were present to vote (22). There were 34 total artists entered, with a total of 68 submitted artworks. This distribution of original art to photography perfectly represents the distribution of original artists to photographers who entered the show.