March 2011 ECAG Newsletter

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March Meeting
Wednesday, March 9th, 11:30 a.m.

Shoney's Restaurant
(Come early to eat.  Meeting begins at 12:00 p.m.)

Guest Speaker:  Doris Bell

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26th Annual Winter Art Show a Success

Congratulations to everyone who entered and especially the winners!
 

Purchase Awards

STEPHEN MCCULLOCH
101 E. Commerce Street, Wetumpka AL 36092
Flowers for Miriam, Acrylic
Doti Nottingham Kendrick


HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, INC.
5755 Carmichael Pkw., Montgomery AL 36106
The Coosa, Scenic Beauty, Watercolor
Judy Lea       

FIRST COMMUNITY BANK OF CENTRAL ALABAMA
715 Wilson St., Wetumpka, AL 36092
Bibb Graves Bridge, Early Light, Enhanced Photography
Alaina Enslen

CENTRAL ALABAMA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
637 Coosa River Pkwy., Wetumpka AL 36092
Shattered History, Mixed Media
Lissa Estes-Ledbetter

BENNETT'S ARCHERY, LLC
106 Kerri Lane, Wetumpka, AL 36092
All Aboard, Oil
Carol Hickman

 

RIVER BANK AND TRUST
10 Cambridge Dr., Wetumpka, AL 36093
Peace, Pastel
Doris Bell

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CATEGORY I: DRAWING, PASTEL, AND INK

Doti Nottingham Kendrick   Bonnie Luckie               Barbara Fitzgerald
1st Place                                  2nd Place                       3rd Place
The Bridge                              Calm After the Storm    That Bridge Again, I

Honorable Mentions
Jennifer Levins                       Nell Willcutt                 Toska Courbron
Garden's Glory                        Pacato                           Connecticut
                                                                                        Memories
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      CATEGORY II: OIL AND ACRYLIC

       Gina Lancaster       Shirley Esco               Mike Handley
       1st Place                  2nd Place                    3rd Place
       Alabama Farm        Among the Bales         Fordable Housing

      Honorable Mentions
      Richard Bowman     Richard Bowman     Judith Ivy Hayden    
      Hadley Road             Woodrow                   Meditation In Green  

      Carol Barksdale      Mary Parker            Butch Gantt     
      Summer's End:          Bridge View              Tennessee Dawn
      Cliffside

      Sybil Dees                Darrell Warr            Adelia Turner
      Red Bird Still           Blue Marsh               Swayback Bridge
      Life  
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      CATEGORY III: WATER MEDIA
      
      Jennifer Levins         Bonnie Luckie       Toska Courbron              
      1st Place                    2nd Place                3rd Place
      Apples                        Ethereal                  Wissembourg, France

      Honorable Mentions
      Peggy Milburn Brown          Bobby Carr
      Coral Honeysuckle                 On the River
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      CATEGORY IV: MIXED MEDIA AND COLLAGE
     
      Lissa Estes-Ledbetter         Nell Willcutt          Doris Bell
      1st Place                               2nd Place               3rd Place
      Shattered History                Overture                  Southern Triplets      

      Honorable Mentions
      Hope Brannon                     Ladonna Idell
      Mapping Time                      Crab
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     CATEGORY V: PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINTMAKING
     

      Suellen Young          Michael Young         Libby Christensen
      1st Place                    2nd Place                  3rd Place
     Art in Reflection       Watchin' You           Pueblo

     Honorable Mentions
     Katherine Shaw        Virgill Houston
     Crumbling Denial     Candy Lily
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     CATEGORY VI:  SCULPTURE (3-D AND BAS RELIEF)
    

     Peggy Raines            Ladonna Idell         Hope Brannon
     1st Place                    2nd Place                3rd Place
     Fish Series: #7          Leaf Platter            The Bird Sanctuary

     Honorable Mentions
     Sarita Gish                Barbara Simpson
     Funky Bowl               Flower Box
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     CATEGORY VII:  ENHANCED PHOTOGRAPHY

     Alaina Enslen              Michael Young          Libby Christensen
     Bibb Graves Bridge     Elkahatchee Dawn    Trapped
     Early Light

     Honorable Mentions
     Jessie Barksdale          Mitford Fontaine
     Heart of Dixie              Fall Foliage #1      

To see more photos of exhibit, click the link below.

26th Annual ECAG Winter Art Show

NOTE FROM CAROL HICKMAN, CHAIRMAN OF 2011 WINTER ART SHOW
 

I would personally like to thank everyone that helped with the 2011 ECAG’s Winter Show. It was truly a group effort and is one of the best shows we have ever put on. There is a lot of background work that has to be done that I didn’t fully appreciate until I chaired the show. We had 118 entries, a record number of fabulous pieces. The judge was very impressed with the quality of art and wrote a lovely critique in the brochure.  The following are people that went the extra mile and I hope each of you will personally thank them for their hard work.

Aimee Harbin                                   
Alice Jo Hendrix                                              
Barbara Bennett
Bobby Carr                                       
Carol Barksdale                                               
Donna Cantrell
Doris Bell                                           
Hope Brannon                                  
Jim Harris
Judy Lea                                              
Karen Thornhill                                               
Kitty Gilbert
Shirley Esco                                       
Sylvia McConnell                            
Rebecca Grice
Toska Courbron

JUROR'S STATEMENT:  "This year's ECAG Winter Show is impressive in its size (with a record number of entries at 118) and in its quality of talent.  The excellence of skill and creativity in each of the seven categories made selection of the awards challenging and competitive.  All of the artists with work in this exhibit are to be praised for their courage to display their vision and expression.  The artists of Elmore County Art Guild have allowed us, the viewer to see our own surroundings in a new light, and they have gifted to us ways to perceive what is not visible to the normal eye---their unique and visionary imagination.  Judging an exhibition as outstanding as this one is a true pleasure."  Dana Bice

Libby Christensen was accepted into the Montgomery Art Guild Show. 
Congratulations, Libby!

Libby's photos are still on display in Prattville at the PAG Art Gallery.