The Competition & Exhibition
4th Annual
Scenes From the Park
All the paintings for the 4th annual "Scenes from the Park" were created within the Scioto Audubon Metro Park on August 2-3. Forty-two artists participated submitting over fifty-five works. The paintings were judged by professional artist, Mark Gingerich who selected the following awards:
1ST PLACE AND $500 AWARD: Sandy Brandt for Scenic View-Grange Insurance Audubon Center
2nd PLACE AND $300 AWARD: Linda Shepard for Bird Garden
3rd PLACE AND $200 AWARD: Melodie Thompson for Boogie Woogie in the Wildflowers
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD ($150): TBD
Most exhibition pieces are for sale with a portion of proceeds benefiting the Grange Insurance Audubon Center
JUROR STATEMENT
I enjoyed looking at all the plein air pieces. I could tell there was a time of cloudiness, and I picked pieces that had the feeling of the atmosphere of the day. There was a lot of variety in the paintings depicted and I appreciated the hard work put into these. I like the attention to close ups of various foliage and flowers, colors, and shapes.
It was a hard decision to nail down the final three winners, but as a landscape painter myself I look for certain elements that draw you in like a clear center of interest that is well placed, good supporting characters, a variety of edges and color harmony. I also like to see some of these four elements: foreground, midground, background and sky. Good job everyone!
-Mark Gingerich
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Maggie Barnes Susan Krauss
Mary Bauer Jan Kustron
Meira Berger Claire Long
Barbara Blanke Dierdre Long
Michelle Boerio William Masters
Carrie Boerio Jen McCracken
Laura J.Bova Joellyn McSorely
Sandy Brandt Jo Anne Nay
Ann Bussey Stephen Petty
Barb Chuko Charlotte Ritzman
Susanne Dotson Robin Schuricht
Alexander Ferree Linda Shepard
Valerie French Angie Siefring
Kathy Grannan Valerie Taskey
Michele Hamsher Melodie Thompson
Pamela Hartford Laura Wetz
Elizabeth Hensley Andrea Wolfe
Carolyn Hoffman
Julia Jones
Amanda Knapp
Leah Kranstuber
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Join us for a Community Paint Out on Saturday Sept. 14!
WE'RE PAINTING BUGS!!!
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AND visit the OSU Bug Mobile
Saturday, Sept. 14, 11:00am to 1:00pm
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