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.