2018 Spring Show – Award Winners
May 18-20, 2018 in Duluth, MN
Judging the Spring Show was watercolor Artist, Frank Zeller, from White Bear Lake MN
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BEST OF SHOW
Fresh Cuts
Erin Renier,
Duluth
BARTON AWARD (aka “Peoples Choice”)
Grand Marais Morning Light,
Sue Pavlatos,
Duluth
Category 1: Opaque Intermediate – (oil, acrylic, gouache, tempera) AND
Category 5/6: Pastel, Drawing & Graphics Intermediate – (pastel, ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon) were combined this year.
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| First Place: Silly Cat, Margie Helstrom, Duluth |
Second Place: Near Grand Marais Scott Moen, Duluth |
Members Choice: Chickadees, Cynthia Bradley, Duluth |
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| Merit: Crossing the Creek Patricia Hagen, Duluth |
Merit: Trail to Mount Molly, Scott Moen, Duluth |
Merit: Homage to Kandinsky Margie Helstrom, Duluth |
Category 2: Opaque Advanced– (oil, acrylic, gouache, tempera)
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| First Place: Within the Clouds, Margaret Ehling, Red Lake Falls |
Second Place AND Members Choice: Two Bridges, Virginia Alexander, Duluth |
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| Merit: Eve, Janet Osborn, Thief River Falls |
Merit: Unbridled Wild, Mari Bjork, St. Cloud |
Category 3: Transparent Intermediate – (watercolor, acrylic used as watercolor)
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| First Place AND Best in Show: Fresh Cuts, Erin Renier Duluth |
Second Place: Untitled, Edna Stromquist, Duluth |
Members Choice AND Merit: Jennifer, Carole Euerle Richmond |
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| Merit: Cats, Donna LaBeau, Moose Lake |
Category 4: Transparent Advanced– (watercolor, acrylic used as watercolor)
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| First Place AND Members Choice: Lost in Song, Bill Wise, Duluth |
Second Place: Iron and Rust, Kerry Kupferschmidt, St Cloud |
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| Merit: We’ll Wait Out Here, Tom Hoff, Duluth |
Merit: Just Elsie, Rosemary Guttormsson, Duluth |
Merit: Wyatt, Bill Wise, Duluth |
Category 6: Pastel, Drawing & Graphics Intermediate – (pastel, ink, pencil, charcoal, crayon) There we no entries in this category this year.
Category 7: Mixed Media Intermediate (more than one medium, collage)
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| First Place AND Members Choice: Sisterhood, Sue Rauschenfels, Duluth |
Second Place: Sunrise, Sunset, Janice Morris, Cameron |
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| Merit: I Have My Eye On You Mary Azmitia, Lake Nebagamon, WI |
Merit: Keeper of the Crows, Sue Rauschenfels, Duluth |
Category 8: Mixed Media Advanced. There were no entries for category this year.
Category 9: Super Gold (All media judged together)
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| First Place: Light and Shadow, Jim Poff, St. Joseph |
Second Place AND Members Choice: Le Regard, Tracy Anderson, Alexandra |
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| Merit: I Voted, Dale Lucas, Duluth |
Merit: Winter Glow, Barb Schmotter, Stillwater |
Category 10: Professional (All media judged together)
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| First Place: Out of the Deep, Sue Brown Chapin, Carlton |
Second Place: Black Hills Path, Barb Wichterman, Lino Lakes |
Members Choice: Uncle Otto’s Visit Edna Blanchard, Duluth |
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| Merit AND The Barton Award aka Peoples Choice: Grand Marais Morning Light, Sue Pavlatos, Duluth |
Merit: By The Pier, Sue Pavlatos, Duluth |
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| Merit: Life is Good, Barb Wichterman, Lino Lakes |
Category 10: Beginner (All media judged together)
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| First Place AND Members Choice: Winter Hare, Susan Krochalk, Duluth |
Merit: Lefty, Rita Peabody Krochalk, Duluth |
Demo Artists
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| Frank Zeller Show Judge Frank Zeller Studio |
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| Kris Nelson ChairsByKris.com |
Karen Savage-Blue Waters of Superior/Karen-Savage-Blue |
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