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Molly Markley, left, earned 1st Place 3D honors for her orgami peacocks.
She is congratulated by Tony Thorne, Peoples Bank, a sponsoring agency
The 34th Annual Foothills Art Festival was an outstanding artistic success
Southern Hills Arts Council was pleased to welcome 119 artists from throughout the tri-state region. They brought 434 works to display in Oils/Acrylics, Pastel/Drawing, Mixed Media/Prints, Traditional Photography, Enhanced Photography, Watercolor, and Three Dimensional.
The event took place in the Lodge at Canters Cave 4-H Camp, 5 miles northwest of Jackson, off US Route 35. Thanks to these sponsors, there was no charge for parking or admittance:
- PEOPLES BANK
- WESBANCO
- COTNER, COOLEY, CLARK& SHARP
- OSCO INDUSTRIES, EMPLOYEES CHARITY FUND
- WAUGH INSURANCE
- LOCKARD INSURANCE
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STATE FARM INSURANCE, Dan Dailey, Agent
The Peoples Choice Award went to Dave Walke, of Jackson, for his Mixed Media piece entitled Buckeye Furnace. He will be entered in the 2016 Foothills Art Festival at no charge. Other top vote getters included Kit Dailey, Edsel D. Duty, Gerry Enrico, M. Dawn Marks, Evelyn Pierson, and Vivian Ripley.
Our judges were Darren Baker from Waverly, Angela Petrie from Rio Grande and Dayne Thomas from Parkersburg. They relished their work and delighted in so many of your pieces. Not only did they choose our Cash Award Winners but they liberally sprinkled Honorable Mention ribbons in every category. They were pleased by the breadth and depth of this exhibition. Congratulations Gerry Enrico, for capturing Best of Show honors once again.
BEST OF SHOW
APODYOPSIS
Gerry Enrico
Point Pleasant, WV
Keri Dodds, left, of Waverly, took 1st Place in Oils/Acrylics and in Watercolor.
Admiring the work is Tony Thorne, Peoples Bank
OIL/ACRYLIC
1ST PLACE Baby Doll, Keri Dodds, Waverly, OH
2ND PLACE Ross Common, Alan Gough, Chillicothe, OH
3RD PLACE Autumns Best, Evelyn Pierson, Jamestown, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Sara Jean Achor, Columbus, OH: The Disappointment Continues
Judy Anderson, Westerville, OH: From the Porch III
Paul Brown, Jackson, OH: The Hoary Head is a Crown of Glory Prov 16:31 Silver Creek Supply Co., defunct
Duane A. Campbell, Beaver, OH: 5 Hens
Alan Gough, Chillicothe, OH: Fall Line-Up, Grandview
Mary Holobaugh, Centerburg, OH: Winters Dance
Kenneth Howell, South Point, OH: Faded Goldenrod
Richard Moore, Chillicothe, OH: Hickory Street Warehouse
Patrick Sims, Chillicothe, OH: Morning Pond
John K. Victor, Williamsport, OH: Painted Rocks, Plain Color
MIXED MEDIA/PRINTS
1ST PLACE The Gathering Mary Holobaugh, Centerburg, OH
2ND PLACE Tarot, Joy Duffy, Gallipolis, OH
3RD PLACE Angel Fire Mary Braun, Hillsboro, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Ava Carvour, Columbus, OH: Big Boy
Joy Duffy & Thomas Crawford, Gallipolis, OH: Chained Perception
Edsel D. Duty, Chillicothe, OH: Turkey Strut
Sharon Eley, Chillicothe, OH: Watchers by Day and Night
Mary Holobaugh, Centerburg, OH: Whimsicow
Evelyn Pierson, Jamestown, OH: Almost Home
Dave Walke, Jackson, OH: Buckeye Furnace, Indian Salesroom
PASTEL/DRAWING
1ST PLACE - SEE BEST OF SHOW
2ND PLACE Fountain Grasse, France Amanda Koehler, Sinking Spring, OH
3RD PLACE September Beach Virginia Carvour, Columbus, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Edsel D. Duty, Chillicothe, OH: Granda Duty, Kyoshi Yammamoto
Gerry Enrico, Pt. Pleasant, WV: Asia Belle
Amanda Koehler, Sinking Spring, OH: Engraved Ruger Vaquero, Wind Swept Treet
Molly Markley, Jackson, OH: Deadly Submarine
Vivian Ripley, Columbus, OH: Master Guide & Trapper
Brenda Sharp, left, is pictured with 1st Place Photography winner Bryan Long
PHOTOGRAPHY
1ST PLACE Bambi Bryan Long, Bidwell, OH
2ND PLACE Bristlecone Pine Greg Buening, Cincinnati, OH
3RD PLACE Fallen Joy Duffy, Gallipolis, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Sara Jean Achor, Columbus, OH: Im Trying Not to Bother
Hannah Adkins, Jackson, OH: Soda Stop, The Four Seasons, Spring
Tiffany Bush, The Plains, OH: Winters Mirror
Andrew Dodson, Minford, OH: Grayson Among the Leaves
Debra Fannin, Russell, KY: Castries Fishing Village
Bekkie Harper, Wheelersburg, OH: Balance
Bryan Long, Bidwell, OH: 3 Bridges
Michael Aaron Mankin, Chillicothe, OH: Multicolored Rust (For Hillary) Train Decay
Melinda Shedron, Bowling Green, OH: Just Resting
Bekkie Harper, of Wheelersburg, left, earned 1st Place in Enhanced Photography.
She is congratulated by Brenda Sharp, Cotner, Cooley, Clark & Sharp.
ENHANCED PHOTOGRAPHY
1ST PLACE Moonrise at Sunset Bekkie Harper, Wheelersburg, OH
2ND PLACE Butterfly Mystique Greg Buening, Cincinnati, OH
3RD PLACE Shadow Play in Sinai Deborah George Kerwood, Vinton, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Greg Buening, Cincinnati, OH: Pour La Musique
Pam DeCamp, Wheelersburg, OH: Purple Basil
Andrew Dodson, Minford, OH: Tre-Ironmen Locker Room
Bekkie Harper, Wheelersburg, OH: Nightfall
Deborah George Kerwood, Vinton, OH: French Girl at Al-Fayoum
Laura Moul, Milton, WV: Machu Picchu
Marisa Sanders, Bidwell, OH: Remembering When
THREE DIMENSIONAL
1ST PLACE Dance in Seclusion, Molly Markley, Jackson, OH
2ND PLACE Spiculus Shaun Gentry, Jackson, OH
3RD PLACE We are Hard Pressed on Every Side But Not Crushed, Perplexed But Not in Despair: 2 Corth 4:8 Bob Eisnaugle, Jackson, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Barb Abels, Gallipolis, OH: Red Dirt
William Dombroski, Athens, OH: Dragon Tales
Walden Hendrix, Laurelville, OH: Coiled Pine Needle Cornucopia
Dwight H. Jenkins, Oak Hill, OH: Wooden Jar
Courtney Richie, Gallipolis, OH: Tree of Life
WATERCOLOR
1ST PLACE Untitled, Keri Dodds, Waverly, OH
2ND PLACE Awakening Vivian Ripley, Columbus, OH
3RD PLACE Fixation Keri Dodds, Waverly, OH
HONORABLE MENTION
Mike Bick, Hillsboro, OH: Haynes Building, Winters Evening
Judith A. Bohn, Frankfort, OH: Longing, The Song in My Heart
Kit Dailey, Jackson, OH: A Family of Rounds
Katie McMichael, Westerville, OH: On The Hunt
Evelyn Pierson, Jamestown, OH: By the Old Cellar
Vivian Ripley, Columbus, OH: Tumultuous
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