2017 Calendar Art Competition: “Secret Places”
Our annual Fine Art Calendar reception was an exceptional start to the season! The artists’ reception on May 7 – Kentucky Derby Day – hosted folks dressed for the event from all over! Great company, good food, good drink, and great artwork were enjoyed by the throng.
Thirteen brilliant artworks were chosen on March 5 by the artists who entered the show and were present to vote. Reception attendees voted for 3 Peoples’ Choice artworks, each garnering a $50 cash award.
There were 54 entries and 28 participating artists. 17 artists voted. Congratulations to the calendar image winners (in order of number of votes received):
- Anne Owens, “Blanca Peak”, Oil
- Curt Gillespie, “Sangres Sunrise”, Oil
- Gary Benson, “Home”, Photograph
- Gerri Duke, “The Bench”, Photograph
- Liz VanSomeren, “Exploring All By Myself”, Fabric
- Jim Havey, “Secret Canyon”, Photograph
- Lorie Merfeld-Batson, “The Gypsy”, Oil
- Sandra Dalton, “Bonzai Train”, Photograph
- Greg Smith, “Fall Sunrise, Beckwith Ranch”, Photograph
- Autumn Ginnetti, “Forgotten”, Photograph on wood
- Eve Nagode, “Secret Portal”, Photograph
- Sharon Conner, “Wabi Sabi V”, Acrylic
- Jean Krueger, “Lower Comanche Lake”, Watercolor
January
Autumn Ginnetti
Forgotten, Photograph on WoodFebruary
Liz VanSomeron
Exploring All By Myself, fabric artMarch
Sandra Dalton
Bonzai Train, photographApril
Eve Nagode
Secret Portal, photographMay
Jean Krueger
Lower Comanche Lake, watercolorJune
Sharon Conner
Wabi Sabi V, AcrylicJuly
Jim Havey
Secret Canyon, photographAugust
Gary Benson
Home, photographSeptember
Greg Smith
Fall Sunrise, Beckwith Ranch, photographOctober
Lorie Merfeld-Batson
The Gypsy, oilNovember
Gerri Duke
The Bench, photographDecember
Anne Owens
Blanca Peak, oil
Congratulations also to the Peoples’ Choice Award winners (in order of number of votes received):
- 1st Place – Lorie Merfeld-Batson, “Winter Solitude”, Oil
- 2nd Place – Liz VanSomeren, “Exploring All By Myself”, Fabric
- 3rd Place – Anne Owens, “Blanca Peak”, Oil
- Honorable Mention – Curt Gillespie, “Sangre Sunrise”, Oil
- Honorable Mention – Sharon Conner, “Mindscape 16”, Watercolor
- Honorable Mention – Sharon Conner, “Tree-VI” Watercolor