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2005 Majestic Colorado Show

June 14 - July 16, 2005

 

Fifteen regional artists are displaying their interpretations of many diverse aspects of Colorado in this judged show.

The judge for the show was Cañon City artist and art educator Marti Lawrence.  Marti is a painter and a sculptor. Her exhibition history spans 23 years with national and regional awards. Some of those include the Colorado Council on the Arts Award for "the home place", an Art in Public Places project, excellence in art education awards from the Rhode Island School of Design and U.N.E.S.C.O., Paris, 1st place in the 2003 Artreach Int'l Competition, and 1st place in the 2002 Festival of Trees in Denver.

Marti has 4 pieces of her own in the show, including these 2:

For more information visit her website: www.martilawrence.com     

 

Reception for Majestic Colorado, June 18, 2005

 

Winners of awards:

Judge Marti Lawrence explains what she felt about the paintings that she chose to receive awards

Best of Show -- "Spanish Peaks"  watercolor by Kathy Hill

First Place -- "Swinging on Air"  oil/alkyd  by Ann Gethen

Judges' Choice -- "Winter's Amethystine Light" photograph by Steve Marcantonio

2nd Place -- "West Peak"  oil by Patti Kiehne

Other artists whose work appears in the show include Pat Newell, Fern V. Forgie, Emmie Kleinbach, J. Burke Sheehan, Shelly Morgan Wann, Margie Bradley, and Barbara Kowalik

"Glorious Aspens" watermedia by Pat Newell

3rd Place -- "High Country"  oil by Terry DeRouen

Honorable Mention -- "#51"  Cut-out paper by Kenny Schneider

 

Honorable Mention -- "Berries" watermedia by Julian Perez