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AWARDS FOR MEMBERS SHOW - APRIL 2008
Awards were presented to ten desert artists during a reception on April 6 for the annual Members Show at Twentynine Palms Art Gallery. The judged exhibition, which features nearly 80 works by members of the Twentynine Palms Artists’ Guild, is currently on display through April 27.
Awards for oil and acrylic paintings or mixed media works in the Not Under Glass category were given to “Seabear Beached” by Andy Weddington of Yucca Valley, first place; “The Last Stand” by Scott Monteith of Twentynine Palms, second; “Inferno at Goat Creek” by Jim Lane, third; and “Quail Composition” by Esther Shaw, honorable mention.
In the Under Glass category, which includes watercolors, pastels, drawings, etchings, fine-art prints, and mixed media, “Three Muses” by A.M. Trent of Twentynine Palms received first place; followed “Stonehenge Revisited” by Yucca Valley artist Darlene Morris, second; “Sails” by Rhonda Duval, third; and “Church Shadows” by Andy Weddington, honorable mention.
The Photography awards this year went to “Sunny Palms” by Marci Vanderbilt, first place; “Wonder Valley Homestead” by Jennifer Ruggiero, second; and “Morning at Cow Camp” by H. Baczkowski, third.
Judge for the 2008 Members Show was artist and art instructor Ida Foreman of Joshua Tree. The exhibit will be on display through April 27.
Twentynine Palms Art Gallery is located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive, off National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms. Gallery hours are 12 to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For information, call (760)367-7819 or visit www.29palmsartgallery.com.
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