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Becky Way, Jude Tolar, Donna Branson, Mitsuno Reedy, Phyllis Baker, and Anita Tackett were all demo artists at the Festival of the Arts this year. Becky created quite a buzz on Channel 9 when they broadcast her teaching Jed Castle how to do a pastel still life. See the broadcast segment here.
Jude Tolar received honorable mention in the Blossom II online exhibition sponsored by the Susan K Black Foundation. Her entry, Poinsettia II, was chosen from 2300 entries from 1350 artists representing 35 countries. Congratulations, Jude for this great honor.
Congratulations to the pastelists who were accepted into the 2011 OAG National juried show-Jude Tolar, Linda Hiller, Marie Weltzheimer, Larry Layton, and Joni McKim. The show opens March 18 with a reception from 6-9 PM at IAO Gallery 706 W Sheridan and runs through Saturday, April 9.
In addition to Jude Tolar’s award winning entries in the Stillwater Art Guild’s spring show-Dodie Guffey won First place in intermediate pastels for “3 Birch Trees” and Terry Hunt won Fourth Place in Intermediate pastels for “Asleep at the Wheel.”
Annual Fall Show 2010 -The Great Frame UP
Best of Show-Jude Tolar-"Morning Aspens"
Still Life- 1st : Sweet Persimmons-Sheila Minnich
2nd: Sunshine in a Vase-Jude Tolar
3rd : A trio of Pears-Jude Tolar
Portrait/figurative -1st: Heading Home-Donna Branson
2nd: Runs With Deer-Evelyn Shrader
3rd: 9:45 Sunday Morning-Sheila Minnich
Animal/Non-Representational-1st: Prairie Cows- Ronda Zenker
2nd :The Sunbather- Sheila Minnich
3rd: Winter Willet- Charlotte Rodgers
Landscape-1st: California Dreaming-Jan Hutchinson
2nd: Sunset Glow-Pam Brewer
3rd: Lily Pad at Butchart Gardens-Donna Branson
Congratulations to all the winners and special thanks to Anita Tackett for acting as show chairman, Lindel Hutson for providing publicity, Pam Brewer for ribbons and of course, Jim and Kathy Benson for graciously allowing us to invade their space again.
OAG Fall Show 2010
The annual OAG fall members show was held in Guthrie at Simply Oklahoma Gallery. Congratulations to the following OPS members who were awarded for their work: Mitsuno Reedy received Best of Show as well as 1st place in Figurative. Becky Way’s still life won 1st place. Donna Branson received 1st place in landscape. Sheila Minnich was awarded 1st in animals/wildlife and 3rd in still life. Ted Majka won 2nd place in portraiture, Jan Hutchinson was awarded 2nd in seascape and 3rd in cityscapes/architecture and Carole Broughton received honorable mention.
