Kenai watercolor winners announced

She's Come Undone: By Georg-Anne Phillips, judged "Best of Show” in the 2009 Kenai Peninsula Watercolor Juried Exhibition.(This press release came to the Daily News from Gaye LaRane, a member of the Peninsula Art Guild board of directors and this year’s Coordinator of the Juried Watercolor Exhibit sponsored by the Kenai Fine Arts Center Watercolor Group, as well as one of the artists juried into the show.)

Georg-Anne Phillips received the Best of Show award for “She’s Come Undone” in the 2009 Kenai Peninsula Watercolor Juried Exhibition which opened Thursday, November 5th. The presentation of awards came during the First Thursday artists’ reception at the Kenai Fine Arts Center in Old Town Kenai. Artists from all over the Kenai Peninsula working in water media entered the annual exhibition.

Other Awards:
First Place: Melinda Hershberger, “Trilogy”
Second Place: Melinda Hershberger “Pink Pirouette”
Third Place: Michael E. Murray “AK456”
Honorable Mention: Donna Martin “Moroccan Woman”
Honorable Mention: Donna Schwanke “Vintage”

Juried Exhibitors:
Shana Butler “Untitled”
Laura Faeo “Butterfly Dreams”
Melinda Hershberger “Sherrie’s Bouquet”
Juanita Hillhouse “Three Lemons”
Juanita Hillhouse “Poppies”
Juanita Hillhouse “Love Basil”
Kathryn Joyce “A Creative Crop”
Marlyn Kramer “Pretty in Pink”
Marlyn Kramer “Red Tulips”
Marlyn Kramer “Bath Time”
Gaye LaRane “Night Flame”
Gaye LaRane “Evening at Dock Mall”
Gaye LaRane “Closing Performance”
Donna Martin “Alaska Night 4”
Pam Mersch “Blue Bicycle”
Pam Mersch “My Feet”
Pam Mersch “Untitled”
Michael E. Murray “Chicken Penny Tentiary”
Michael E. Murray “Woman in Straw Hat”
June Peck “Jeannie Johnston”
June Peck “Green Apples”
June Peck “Return to Duty”
Georg-Anne Phillips “Her Gift”
Georg-Anne Phillips “Phone Home”
Donna Schwanke “Birch Trees”
Donna Schwanke “Cancun”
Holly Tuttle “Fall Fireweed”

This year’s juried exhibition was juried by two local artists. Chelline Larsen is a life long Soldotna resident and artist who has worked in many mediums over the years including drawing, watercolors, acrylics and currently silk painting. She owns and operates the Dragonfly Gallery in Soldotna.

Brian Erwin has a strong background in art materials and methods, drawing and perspective drawing, two-dimensional design and art history. He has been manager of Frames and Things for over nine years.

The exhibition runs through the end of November at the Kenai Fine Arts Center, 816 Cook Street in Kenai. For more information call 283-7010 Monday through Saturday from Noon to 6 pm.