The Morehead Art Guild’s 24th annual Art Show and
Sale
was held on November 9th and 10th, 2007 at the
Carl
Perkins
Center
in Morehead. Over 100 artists with
390 pieces of Fine Art, Photography, Folk Art and Sculpture, contributed to this
year’s show being one of the largest art shows in the region during 2007.
Demonstrations were presented by artists: Sandra Gullett
from Rowan Co., Ray Beam from
Mt. Sterling
,
Ky
and Joyce Steele from
Cattlettsburg
,
Ky
Judges for the 2006 Art Show were:
Jason Ratcliff of
Elliottville
,
Ky.
for Sculpture; Jason
is the owner of Clay Cabin Pottery. Joe
Sartor of Morehead, KY, a
retired associate professor of Art at Morehead State University for Fine
Arts; Mr. Paul Williams of
Beattyville, Ky., for Photography.
He has worked the newspaper industry for the past 30 years as a Photographer and
is currently working part time for the Lexington Herald Leader.
Mr. Grant Alden of
Morehead
,
Ky.
, Folk Art Collector, for Folk
Art.
Presenting the awards were Karen Glancy, President of the Morehead Art
Guild, as well as Chris Barker, Chairman of the Board for MAGI.
This year’s show had over $2,100.00 awarded to the attending artists in
purchase awards contributed by local area businesses and individuals.
Trophies and cash awards of $1,100.00 were presented in Professional and
Non-Professional Fine Art divisions, Professional and Non-Professional Analog
Photography divisions, Digital Photography divisions, Folk Art divisions, and
Sculpture divisions.
PURCHASE AWARDS
The Citizens Bank $250 Di Smallwood Professional Fine Art
“Sunbather”
$150 Di Smallwood Professional Fine Art “Arrangement 1”
$100 Ronald Hamilton Non Professional Digital Photography
“Mountain
Sunrise
”
Mike and Helen Chadwell $100 Sandy Wilson Non Professional Folk Art
“Hurry”
$100 Barbara Ritchey Non Professional Fine Art “Wanna Play?”
St.
Claire Medical Center $150 to Laura Maul Professional Digital Photography
“Morning Path”
Commercial Bank of Grayson at Olive Hill $100 to Christine Murphy
Professional Fine Arts “
Old
Town
Covered Bridge
”
Lane Stucky Gray Funeral Home $100 to Diana Clark Non Professional
Digital Photography “The End of the Rainbow”
Northcutt and Son Funeral Home $100 to Cristianne Murphy
Professional Fine Art “Petunias”
Whitaker Bank $100 to Gary Bertram Professional Fine Arts
“Creation”
Robin Mirus $100 to Chris Barker Professional Floral
"Yellow Rose"
Grant Alden $100 to LB Collinsworth, Folk Art,
"Brave New World"
Virginia Rollins $200 to Chris Barker Professional
Still Life, "Chrysanthemums"
Virginia Rollins $450 to Chris Barker Professional Landscape,
"Irish Castle"
MAGI also expresses its gratitude to the
overwhelming contributions for door prizes donated by local area businesses and
individuals: Thelma Johnson – A Stitch in Time, Kay Schafer, St. Claire
Medical Gift Shop, Karen and Meg Glancy, Mildred Stanley, Helen Chadwell, Sandy
Gullett, Creative Touch Flowers and Gifts, Atkinson Florist, Linda’s Country
Garden, Harold White Lumber Co. Slone’s Signature Market, Kroger, Holbrook’s
Embroidery, The Fuzzy Duck, Anita’s Art, MSU Bookstore,
Major Brands, The Salon and Day Spa, Expressions Salon, The Wishing Well,
Domino’s Pizza, Ahead of Time, Pine Grove Gallery, Ky Folk Arts and Crafts,
Ole Seasons Shoppe, and Every Ladies’ Health and Fitness gym.
AWARDS WITH TROPHY
and/or CASH 2007
BEST OF ENTIRE
SHOW:
(all 4 judges)
Gary Eldridge, Morehead, Ky. Non-Professional Digital Photography
Other “The Gardener’s Apron”
People’s Choice Award Trophy & $100 (your
ballot)
James Tardy,
Huntington
W VA. Professional Still Life “Long Term
Parking”
President’s Award-Trophy
T. J. Johnson,
West Liberty, KY Professional Digital Photography Animals
“Spirits in the Wind”
Rich Heritage of Kentucky-Trophy
Cristianne Murphy,
Ironton
,
OH
Professional Fine Arts Landscape
“After the Harvest Moon”
Mayor’s Award-Trophy & $100
Sharon Asher,
Heidelberg
,
KY
Professional Fine Arts Portrait “Back Porch
Jamin’ ”
Morehead Woman’s Club Award-Trophy
Ken Macht,
Flemingsburg
,
Ky
Sculpture Ceramics “Raku Vessel”
Betty Gregory Award, Trophy & $100
John Hatfield,
Irvine
,
KY
Professional Fine Art Watercolor Flower
“Iris Garden”
C. Roger Lewis
Award, $50.00
Jeff Callwell, Morehead, Ky Sculpture Metal “Fountain of Gold”
Best of Professional Division-Fine Art-Trophy &
$100
James Tardy,
Huntington
W VA. Still Life, “Long Term Parking”
Best of Non Professional Division-Fine Art-Trophy
& $75
Barbara Ritchie,
Olympia
Ky
Animal, “Sassy Girl”
Best of Folk Art Division-Trophy & $100
L. Collingsworth, Hazel Green. KY Miscellaneous, “Brave
New World
”
Best of Sculpture Division -Trophy & $100
Ken Macht, Flemingsburg
,
Ky Metal “Handcrafted Pendant Earrings”
Best of Photography Division-Professional-Trophy &
$100
Laura Moul, Milton, WV Landscape “The Loner”
Best of Photography Division-Non Professional-Trophy
& $75
Gary Eldridge, Morehead, Ky Other “The Gardener’s Apron”
Best of Entire Show, Trophy & $100
Gary Eldridge, Morehead, Ky Other “The Gardener’s Apron”
FOLK ART- BEST OF DIVISION:
Trophy & $100
L. Collingsworth, Hazel Green. KY. Landscape “Brave New World”
PORTRAIT, Folk Art-First Place to Jim Spenser
“Fiddler and Family”; Second Place to B.L.C. “Spirit of The Folk Art”;
Third Place to Jim Spencer “Essence of Women”
LANDSCAPE Folk Art-First Place to John
Hatfield “Recess of Yesteryear”; Second Place to Betty J. Edwards Gabbard
“Country Living”; Third Place to Wilson “Paint”; Hon-Mention to Betty J.
Edwards Gabbard “Birds on A Limb” and “Family Homestead”
ANIMALS Folk Art-First Place to Betty J.
Edwards Gabbard “Just Humming Along”; Second to Clayton Seagraves “Hen and
Rooster”; Third to Betty J. Gabbard “Gracie Looking at Nature’s Beauty”
OTHER Folk Art-First Place to
B.L.Collingsworth “Brave New World”; Second place to Jim Spenser “The
Neighborhood”; Third place to Nancy Sartor “Fertility”; Hon-Mention to
Nancy Gabbard “The Journey”
SCULPTURE Folk Art-First Place
to B.L. Collingsworth “Adam Eve”’ Second to Sandra Gunder; Third to
Sandra Gunder; Honorable Mentions to Michael Wagner “The Crucifix”
SCULPTURE-BEST OF DIVISION:
Trophy & $100
Ken Macht, Flemingsburg
,
Ky.
Metal Sculpture
Handcrafted Pendent and Earrings
Sculpture-Wood First Place to Sandra Gunder “Pit-Viper” ;
Second Place to Tim Ashmore “Airborne” Third Place to Sharon Asher
“Madonna”; Hon-Mention to Tim Ashmore “Wind Tree’; Hon-Mention to Guy
Purcell “On the Lookout”; Hon-Mention to Tim Ashmore “Cetacean
Migration”; Hon-Mention to Tim Ashmore “Leaf”
Sculpture-Metals First Place to Ken Macht Pendant
and Earrings;
Second Place
to Stephen Creech “Our Country: The Great Melting”
Sculpture-Ceramics First Place to Ken Macht “Raku
Vessel”; Second Place to Harriet Murphy “Sobie” Third Place to Toby Fried
“Ruku Lidded Pot” Hon-Mention to Harriet Murphy “Taking it Easy” ;
Hon-mention to Toby Fried “Raku Vase”; Hon-mention to Pamela Wiseman
“Naked Raku”; Hon-mention to Ken Macht “Stoneware Vessel”; Hon-mention
to Rhonda Bailey “ Sir Anics”; Hon-mention to Toby Fried “Raku Lidded
Bowl”
Sculpture-Other First
Place to John Hatfield “Loco Magic” ; Second Place to Jeff Caldwell
“Foundation of Gold” ; Third Place to Pamela Wiseman “Amber Glass”
Hon-mention to Jeff Caldwell “ The Warf” ; Hon-mention to Jeff Caldwell
“The Bloom”; Hon- mention to Marjorie Sauer “Comrade on Arms”;
Hon-mention to Jeff Caldwell for “Turtle Time” Hon-mention to Stephen Creech
“Trick or Treat”
PHOTOGRAPHY-BEST OF
DIVISION-PROFESSIONAL:
Trophy & $100
Laura Moul, Milton
WV. Landscape
“The Loner”
PHOTOGRAPHY-BEST OF DIVISION-NON PROFESSIONAL:
Trophy & $75
Gary Eldridge, Morehead, Ky. Other “The Gardener’s Apron”
ANALOG
Landscape-Professional-Analog:
First Place to Laura Moul, “Moon Over McKinley”; Second Place to T.J.
Johnson, “Always Home””; Third Place to Laura Moul, Stairway to Heaven”;
Honorable Mention to Krista Finch, “Lily#3”
Portrait-Professional-Analog:
First Place
to Mike Rayburn, “Selva”; Second to Krista Finch, “Lily#1”; Third to
Mike Rayburn, “
Sombrero
Grande”; Honorable Mention to Krista Finch, “Papaw”.
Animal-Professional-Analog:
First Place to Patricia Franklin, “Peek-a-Boo”; Second place to Andi
Davenport, “Rain”; Third Place to Patricia Franklin, “Reflections”
Flowers-Professional-Analog:
First Place
to Ann Olson, “Cliffside Chickweed”
Other-Professional-Analog:
First Place
to Ann Olson, “Sticks Storage”; Second to Mike Rayburn, “Butcher Shop”;
Third Place
to Laura Moul, “Pieces of
America
”
Landscape-Non Professional-Analog:
First Place to Jim Burchett, “Misty Morning”; Second to
Daniel Jackson “Untitled”; Third to Daniel Jackson “Untitled”;
Hon-mention to Daniel Jackson, “The Knobbs”; Hon-Mention to Tammy Staten,
“Untitled”
Portrait-Non
Professional-Analog: First
Place to Jim Burchett, “Sasha”UP from the Roots”; Second to Jim Burchett,
“Surrounded by Love”; Third to Tammy taten, Meranda”; Honorable Mention to
Kelsey McMichael, “Ari Pie”
Animal-Non Professional-Analog:
First Place
to Carolyn Miller, “Tranquility”; Second to Jeff Caldwell, “My Deer”
Flowers-Non
Professional-Analog:
First Place
to Kelsey McMichael, “Simplicity”; Second to Kay Fox, “Water Lily”;
Third to Steve Hayes, “Cyclamen”
Other-Non-Professional-Analog:
First Place
to Sue Christian, “Nostalgia”; Second to Amy Allen, “Sunday Night
Lights”; Third to Jim Burchett, “Alisha “On the Road”; Honorable Mention
to Amy Allen, “My Old Kentucky Home”
D
IGITAL
Landscape-Professional-Digital:
First Place to Laura Moul ” Loner”; Second to Laura Moul
“Morning Path”; Third to T.J. Johnson “Upper Mud Lick Falls”; Honorable
Mention to T.J. Johnson “John Jump Falls”; Hon-mention to Sherri Hamilton
“Jenny’s Creek Falls”
Portrait-Professional-Digital:
First Place
to Judy Carpenter “Butterfly Bride”
Animal-Professional-Digital:
First Place
to T.J. Johnson “Spirits in the Wind”; Second to Laura Moul “Home on the
Range”; Third to T.J. Johnson “Vanishing with the Ice”; Honorable Mention
to Judy Carpenter “The Grass is Greener”
Flowers-Professional-Digital:
First Place to Angela Stepp “Crocus”; Second place to Angela
Stepp “Butterfly”
Other-Professional-Digital:
First Place to Angela Stepp “ Artsy Creek”; Second Place to
Laura Moul “ Rock Candy”; Third Place to Angela Stepp “RR @ Cressy”
Landscape-Non
Professional-Digital:
First Place to Dan Morgan “Glade Creek Autumn”; Second to
Allen Williams “Early Morning Sunrise”; Third to Priscilla Gotsick “Last
Tide of the Day”; Honorable Mention to Dan Morgan “Autumn Aspens”;
Honorable Mention to Diana Clark “Family Farm”; Hon-mention to James
Dahlberg “A Tuscany Field at Dusk”
Still Life-Non
Professional-Digital: First
Place to Carolyn Miller “Japanese Still Life”; Second to Shirley Gish
“Utensils”; Third to Laura Moul “By Ways of America”; Honorable Mention
to Michael Adams “Here’s Metals”
Portrait-Non Professional-Digital:
First Place to Kay Lewis “Harry Potter Suspense”; Second to
James Dahlberg “Money Mississippi Cottonfield”; Third to James Dahlberg
“Mr. Stamper”; Honorable Mention to James Dahlberg “Portrait of Our
Son”; Hon-mention to Dan Morgan “Maggie Blue Eyes”
Animal-Non Professional-Digital:
First Place to Dan Morgan “Butt Out”; Second to Gary Eldridge
“An Intimate Glimpse”; Third to Diane Clark “Puppy Love””; Honorable
Mention to Kay Lewis “Out to Pasture”
Flowers-Non
Professional-Digital: First
Place to Gary Eldridge “Daisy Gathering”; Second to Gary Eldridge “Sunrise
Bullet”; Third to Dan Morgan “Autumn Medley”; Honorable Mention to Kay
Lewis “Sunflowers”
Other-Non Professional-Digital:
First Place to Gary Eldridge “The Gardener’s Apron”; Second to
Mitzi Adams “Thru the Eye of Nature”; Third to Carolyn Miller “Beauty in
Destruction”; Honorable Mention to Allen Williams “Clouds Over Mt.
Sterling”
FINE ART PROFESSIONAL-BEST OF
DIVISION Trophy & $100
James Tardy: Huntington, WV. Still Life “Long Term Parking”
FINE ART NON PROFESSIONAL-BEST
OF DIVISION Trophy & $75
Barbara Ritchey:
Olympia, Ky Animal
“Sassy Girl”
Landscape-Professional Fine Art:
First Place to Marjorie Sauer “Calming day; Second to Joyce
Steele “Taste of Country”; Third to Michael Wagner “Wash Day”; Honorable
Mentions to Majundar Kumkum “Happy”, Chris Barker “Blarney Castle”,
Kathleen Hollett “Old Man’s Cave
Still Life-Professional
Fine Art: First Place to
James Tardy “Long Term Parking”; Second to James Tardy “Pioneer
Possessions”; Third to Sharon Asher “Madelyn’s Dress”; Honorable Mention
to Brenda Salyers “Blue Vase”
Portrait-Professional
Fine Art: First Place to
Chris Barker “Will the Circle be Unbroken”; Second to S.J. Ratcliff
“Ken”; Third to James Tardy “Daniel”, Honorable Mentions to Billy
Tackett “Boris Karloff as Franstein.”, Anita Rummage “Kelsey”; Di
Smallwood “Preacher’s Wife”
Animals-Professional-Fine Art:
First Place to John Ward “Thundering Hooves”; Second to
Cristianne Murphy “Bundle of Joy”; Third to Di Smallwood “Sunbather”;
Honorable Mentions to Kumkum Majundan “Humming Bird”, Kathy Wood ” Horse
Eye”, Linda Brewer “Fish Ensemble”, Kathy Wood “Design Horse”
Flowers-Professional-Fine Art:
First Place to Linda Brewer “Spring Flower”; Second to
Cristianne Murphy ’Iris in Full Bloom”; Third to John Hatfield “Iris
Garden”; Honorable Mentions to Chris Barker “Yellow Roses”, Cristianne
Murphy “Poke”
Other-Professional-Fine
Art: First
Place to Sandra Gullett “Sticks”; Second
to Linda Brewer “Cut of the Blue Zebra”; Third to Chris Barker “Days of
Anger”; Honorable Mentions to Rita Skaggs “The Little Dreamer” ;Billy
Tackett “Zombie Sam”; Micheal Wagner “The Morning After”
Non-Objective-Professional-Fine Art:
First Place to Gary Bertram “Creation”; Second to Gary
Bertram “Flame Series”; Third to Gary Bertram “Wave Series”
Landscape-Non Professional-Fine Art:
First Place to Russell Hunt “Ky. Hillside”; Second to Amanda
Beasley “Cincinnati Skyline”; Third to Dana Sorrell “Sea Spray”;
Honorable Mentions to Jackie Goodpaster “Beacon of Light”, Michael Secot
“Triplett Creek Bridge”, Amanda Beasley “Freedom”
Still Life-Non
Professional-Fine Art: Second
to Louise Morton “Flowers and Vase”; Third to Stormy Baker “Wine”
Portrait-Non
Professional-Fine Art: First
Place to David Brown “Life Study”; Second to Amanda Beasley “Mattie”;
Third to David Brown “Three Theologians”; Honorable Mentions to Amanda
Beasley “Camerons Car Ride”, Shirley Gish “Quiet”, Angela Patrick
“Caitlin”
Animals-Non-Professional Fine
Art: First Place to Barbara
Ritchey “Sassy Girl”; Second to Amanda Beasley “Winter Grazing”; Third
to David Brown “Chloe”; Honorable Mentions to Amanda Beasley “Little
Guardian”, Diana Arnold “ Three Little Fish”
Flowers-Non-Professional Fine Art:
First Place to Tricia Johnson “Granny’s Vase” Second place
to Mildred Stanley “Iris”; Third place to Diana Sorrell “Snaps”;
Hon-mentions to Mildred Stanley “ Rose of Sharon”, Tricia Johnson “Color
Explosion”
Other-Non-Professional
Fine Art: First Place to
Nancy Gabbard “Sleeping Beauty”; Second to Jeff Caldwell “Classical
Music”; Third to Erica Seagraves “Cover Your Eyes Girl”; Hon-mentions to
Pricilla Gotsick “Expressionistic Rendition of Balboa Park Walkway”, Kay
Schafer “Maxie’s Garden”
Non-Objective Non-Professional Fine
Art: First
Place to Rhonda Bailey “Bottles in Space”; Second place to Nancy Gabbard
“Color Blocks on White”; Third place to Shirley Gish “Seasonal”;
Hon-mentions to Shirley Gish “Matins”, Shirley Gish “Adriatic Queen”,
Jeff Caldwell “My Space”, Jeff Caldwell “Rainbow Worm”, Jeff Caldwell
“Infinity”
COMPUTER ART
First Place to Kay
Schafer “Street Scene”; Second to Kay Schafer “Jenny Wiley Boats”; Third
to Kay Schafer “Ice Cream Parlor”; Honorable Mention to Rhonda Bailey
“Conscentric Irridesence”