Shifflet, Hosea and McKenzie Take Top Honors In FAL Show

Description: Peoples Choice Winner: Corky McKenzie, Close to Truchas. See the complete gallery of winners in the photo gallery at the bottom of this article.

BY SUE KEEFER

PHOTOS BY CANDACE ADLER UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

Winners were honored Sunday during a reception at the Fine Arts League’s Early Settlers Day Art Show, held Sept. 8-10 at the Koshare Museum.

Best of Show winner: Kirk Shifflet, Into the Unknown, with his wife, Rose. Photo by Rose Marie Garcia-Shifflet.

Kirk Shiflett won Best of Show for his oil painting, “Into the Unknown;” Char Hosea won Juror’s Choice for her 3D art, “Charlotte Spider;” and Corky McKenzie won People’s Choice for her pastel, “Close to Truchas.”

Jurors Choice: Charlotte Spider by Char Hosea. Artist not pictured. Photo by Rose Marie Garcia-Shifflet.

Category winners were:

Oils winners, l-r: Mary Brundage, third; Donna Abert, second; Rose Starling, first and honorable mention.

Oils

First, Rose Starling, “Future King of the Rams;” second, Donna Abert, “Summer Time;” third, Mary Brundage, “On the Road Again;” honorable mention, Rose Starling, “Old Ford Grille”.

Acrylic winners, l-r: Sherri Standridge, third; Betty Blanco, second. Not pictured: Mary Louise Bechtle, first; Debbie Phillips, honorable mention.

Acrylic

First, Mary Louise Bechtle, “Next Season;” second, Betty Blanco, “Chili Harvest;” third, Sherri Standridge, “Of a Sunday;” honorable mention, Debbie Phillips, “Lunch”.

Mixed Media

First, Sherri Standridge, “Birch Triptych;” second, Sherri Standridge, “Bumbly B;” third, Daniel Romero, “Ol Bents Fort;” honorable mention, Janet Greene, “Exotic Cat.”

Water color winners, l-r: Rose Starling, second; Bernice Barnes, first and third.

Watercolors

First, Bernice Barnes, “Dove and Sunflowers;” second, Rose Starling, “Old Red Chevy;” third, Bernice Barnes, “Day’s End”.

Pastels

First, Corky McKenzie, “Close to Truchas;” second, Judy Figgins, “Freedom;” third, Laverne Hanes, “On Our Way;” honorable mention, Sherry Manyik, “Rest Stop.”

Unaltered photo winners, l-r: Candace Adler, honorable mention; Sue Keefer, first and second. Not pictured: Joseph Klune, third.

Photography—Unaltered

First, Sue Keefer, “Tarantula Hawk Wasp;” second, Sue Keefer, “Prairie Storm;” third, Joseph Klune, “Into the Abyss;” honorable mention, Candace Adler, “Orb on Orb”.

Photograpy—Altered

First, Lex Nichols, “The Watchers;” second, Brianne McRunnel, “Summer Dream;” third, Lex Nichols, “Holbrook Sunrise”.

Graphics/Graphite/Pencil

First, Judy Figgins, “Double or Nothin’;” second, Judy Figgins, “Pure Joy;” third, Judy Figgins, “Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Moe”.

Sculpture/3D Art

First, Char Hosea, “Charlotte Spider;” second, Randy Hamilton, “Barnacle;” third, Bill Bunting, “Spirit III;” honorable mention, Mary Louise Bechtle, “The Hope Bowl”.

More photos, including all of the artworks, can be seen on the Fine Arts League's Facebook page: Fine Arts League Facebook Group

(Courtesy Photo)

This year’s judge was Teresa Vito, who has a BA in Fine Art from the State University of New York at Geneseo. She has taught and studied art at the Art Students League at Denver and the Loveland Academy of Fine Arts, and has expanded her knowledge by taking numerous workshops with artists Quang Ho, Ramon Kelley, Clyde Aspevig, Mike Lynch, Greg McHuron, Laura Robb and Nancy Guzik, and Greg Kreutz and Robert Johnson. Vito painted with acclaimed Master Artist Richard Shmid for five years.

Vito has conducted workshops and painted in various locations in Colorado and New Mexico as well and France, Mexico, Italy, Thailand, Laos, Spain, Morocco, the Greek Island Hydra and Mexico. She loves to travel and looks forward to expanding her places traveled list.

In addition, she is the artist for the Pueblo Chili Brand, now featured on a Colorado license plate.

The 2003 Fine Arts League Patrons are: First National Bank, Dave and Janet Hill, Phillips Communications, Ed and Clara Lee Stafford, Jim and Nancy Rizzuto, Brundage Land Surveying, Mike and Mary Sue Nicklos, Dr. Richard Shand, and Ann Richards.

Fine Arts League President Kirk Shiflett expressed his thanks to “members, artists, our patrons, and all those people who stepped in and made our annual show a success this weekend, (including) those who provided cookies and drinks. Thanks again for all your help, Jeremy Manyik, curator of the Koshare Museum. It was a lot of fun; there were some awesome local artists. We are looking forward to next year!”

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Water color winners, l-r: Rose Starling, second; Bernice Barnes, first and third.

Sculpture and 3D art: Bill Bunting, third. Not pictured: Char Hosea, first; Randy Hamilton, second.

Graphics, graphite, pencil winner: Judy Figgins, first, second, third.

Altered photo winners: Lex Nichols, first and third. Not pictured: Brianne McRunnel, second.

Unaltered photo winners, l-r: Candace Adler, honorable mention; Sue Keefer, first and second. Not pictured: Joseph Klune, third.

Pastel winners, l-r: Judy Figgins, second; Laverne Hanes, third; Corky McKenzie, first; Not pictured: Sherry Manyik, honorable mention.

Mixed media winners:, l-r: Daniel Romero, third: Sherry Standridge, first and second. Not pictured: Janet Greene, honorable mention.

Acrylic winners, l-r: Sherri Standridge, third; Betty Blanco, second. Not pictured: Mary Louise Bechtle, first; Debbie Phillips, honorable mention.

Oils winners, l-r: Mary Brundage, third; Donna Abert, second; Rose Starling, first and honorable mention.

Jurors Choice: Charlotte Spider by Char Hosea. Artist not pictured. Photo by Rose Marie Garcia-Shifflet.

Peoples Choice Winner: Corky McKenzie, Close to Truchas.

Best of Show winner: Kirk Shifflet, Into the Unknown, with his wife, Rose. Photo by Rose Marie Garcia-Shifflet.

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