2010 Summer Show Awards
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The Thompson Valley Art League is displaying the Summer Show July 7 to July 30.
We received some wonderful and diverse entries – join us July 9 during the 2nd Friday Night
on the Town event from 6pm-9pm with the awards presentation at 6:30pm.
Robert Spooner, was our jurist.
Previously an illustrator, now an accomplished painter, Robert has won numerous awards throughout
the United States and has been published in several well known magazines.
The following art received awards at the show:
| JUROR'S CHOICE |

'Sedona Cactus', Watercolor, by Julius Lisi |
OIL PAINTINGS:

1st Place
'Along Lily Lake'
by Rebecca McClive |

2nd Place
'Gladiolas'
by Sandi Link |

3rd Place
'Moraine Park'
by Susan Schuchter |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'Nude Perspective' by Mark Ruszczycky
- 'Nebraska Hay Rolls' by Jim Fuller
- 'Eve’s Treats' by Chris Becker
PASTEL:

1st Place
'Scott'
by Cherie Nobilette |

2nd Place
'Evening Wares' by Mary Benke |

3rd Place
'Summer Glow'
by Tracy Murphy |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'Close to Dreamland' by Billie J Colson
- 'March Thaw on the Big Thompson' by Diane Edwards
WATERCOLOR:

1st Place
'Sedona Cactus'
by Julius Lisi |

2nd Place
'Sophia, My Southern Friend'
by Linda C. Palmer |

3rd Place
'A Race in the Rain'
by Maripat Borrows |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'Dreamsicle' by Deborah Jansen
- 'Lovely to Look At' by Jean Batchelder
- 'A Snowy Perch' by Mary Benke
- 'Reverie' by Victoria Lisi
PHOTOGRAPHY:

1st Place
'Milliken School'
by Jim Digby |

2nd Place
'Rose at Dawn'
by Bruce Gilbert |

3rd Place
'Grazing Under the Storm'
by Kathryn Dokter |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'Juxtapositions' by Gary Wade
- 'Little Bighorn Battlefield Nat’l Monument' by Bob Reece
- 'Fighting' by Michelle Motherway
MIXED MEDIA:

1st Place
'Emerald Gaze'
by Brittany Walker |

2nd Place
'Spraying Dust'
by Hanlie Wessels |

3rd Place
'Old Mill - Little Pigeon River'
by Judy Sprague |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'Natures Sculpture – Sleepy Dragon' by Rayna Hanna
ACRYLIC:

1st Place
'Coyote Couple'
by Karen Brackstone-Fryer |

2nd Place
'Roosevelt National Forest'
by Elaine Smith Widmer |

3rd Place
'Lakeside Farm, Longmont'
by Audrie Mergleman |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'A. I. and the Firefly' by Kerri Ertman
- 'Kachina Kolors' by Steve Rodriguez
3-DIMENSIONAL:

1st Place
'Slab Vase', Clay
by Susie Morey |

2nd Place
'Fall Leaf Bowl', Clay
by Carolyn Pearce |

3rd Place
'The Buck Stops Here', Clay
by Tosh Uchima |
~~~~~ Honorable Mention ~~~~~
- 'Leaf Platter', Clay by Susie Morey