The Shadow
ASHWOOD – Max Mitchell of Roanoke has been awarded the Best in Show award of the 46th annual Bath County Art Show which opened Sunday at Valley Elementary School with 694 works by 259 artists.
The annual art show is sponsored by the Bath County Art Association and funds raised by the event are used to support arts projects in Bath County.
The show continues daily this week from 1 to 5 p. m. at the school ending Sunday afternoon. There is no admission charge.
This year’s show is dedicated to Hugh Gwin who died earlier this year and served on the art group’s committee for many years as well as several other volunteer organizations in Bath County.
Judge for this year’s show was Johanna Halford-MacLeod, executive director at Franz and Virginia Bader Fund, Washington D. C.
She commented “In the house of art there are many mansions, and the variety of styles is a credit to the artists and organizers of the Bath County Art Show. I would like to commend the attractive hang of the exhibition. It was a pleasure to judge each work on its own merits in comparison with other images in the same genre, and to discover artists who have moved beyond their usual boundaries. Let me end by saying that there were so many things, all quite different, that I wanted to take home.”
In addition to Mitchell’s oil, “Winchester Hunting,” Best in Show, special awards include:
Warm Springs Valley Garden Club Award: Best flower painting, Suzanne LaPrade of Lexington, oil, “Exotics.”
Elinor Hopkins Award: Best flower watercolor, Paula Melton, Hillsville, “Poppies.”
William and Louisa Bowles Memorial Award: Judge’s choice watercolor, Cheng Fen Yeh, Radford, “Early Winter at Hot Springs.
Warm Springs Gallery Award: Judge’s choice best Virginia rivers and streams, Myrtle Hooker, Roanoke, oil, “Whisper of Autumn, Monterey.”
George and Mary Beach Memorial Award: Judge’s choice, best iris, any medium, Matalie Griffin Rivard Deane, Charlottesville, watercolor, “Iris Garden.”
Dancing Lady Design Figurative Art Award: Judge’s choice, best figure as focus of the work, any medium, Shirley Wray, Staunton, oil, “Two Women in Ochre.
Garth Newel Music Center Award: Judge’s choice, any medium, Sharon Simpkins, Lexington, acrylic, “The Pink Road-Nimrod.”
John Thiemeyer Memorial Award: Bath county impressions, any medium, Diane F. Patton, Roanoke, acrylic, “Barn in Bath County.”
William Grover Galleries Award: Best traditional landscape in oil, Nancy Nerem, Crozet, oil, “View from Bear Mountain-Highland.”
Bill and Prudence Field Award: Best animal oil painting, Paula Hurley, Waynesboro, “Seven Nudes.”
Show Awards
Twenty-four artists received awards in six categories in the show.
Water Color: Suzanne David Ross, Rocky Mount, “View From Thistledown Farm,” 1st; Robin Poteet, Salem, “Snow Shower,” 2nd; Z. L. Feng, Radford, “River Tree,” 3rd, and Martha Rhodes, Roanoke, “Glorious Magnolias,” honorable mention.
Oils: Ron Boehmer, Lynchburg, “Still Standing-Burks Farm,” 1st; Mei Shu, Radford, “Winter Creek,” 2nd; David Eakin, Lynchburg, “Figure in the Door,” 3rd, and Audrey Watson, Staunton, “Self Portrait, honorable mention.
Charcoal, Pastels, Graphics: Marietta Lyall, Lewisburg, W. Va., “4-Wheelin 50s Style,” 1st; Barbara Gautcher, Harrisonburg, “Kite Tales,” 2nd; Bill Harris, Lynchburg, “Walking the Dog,” 3rd, and James Underwood, Bedford, “The Magestic Bluff Mountain,” honorable mention.
Sculpture: Lee Sauder, Lexington, “Kouros,” 1st; Dave Wertz, Roanoke, “Flying Low,” 2nd; Susan Harb, Lexington, “December Moon Over the Blue Ridge,” 3rd; Janly Jaggard, Staunton, “Wind Vessel Form,” honorable mention.
Mixed Media: Sally Shaffer, Lynchburg, “Bird’s Eye,” 1st; Gina Louthian-Stanley, Roanoke, “Earth #4, Water,” 2nd; David Compton, Lexington, “Arrival of the Goddess,” 3rd, and Dotti Stone, Bedford, “Wildflowers,” honorable mention.
Photography: Robert Sulkin, Roanoke, “Wheel,” 1st; Susan Bidwell, Roanoke, “Still People Series #2,” 2nd place; Frances Dowdy, Raphine, “Apple Trees,” 3rd; Jaime Letourneau, Warm Springs, “Panajachel Market,” honorable mention.
Judge’s Choice
There are 29 artists who received Judge’s Choice honorable mention for their entries.
They include:
Chuck Almarez, Clifton Forge, photography, “Falling Spring Base of the Falls;” Lee Penny Baker, Roanoke, acrylic, “Beach Access III:” Anna Bangley, Lexington, watercolor, “Digging Out;” Patty Biederman, Pebble Beach, Calif., oil, “Bath County Farm;” Michael Bignell, Earleville, Md., acrylic, “Crazy Love.”
Solly Blank, Lynchburg, watercolor, “One Against the Elements;” Lynda J. Calkins, Roanoke, graphics, “Blind Crow;” Vivian Cornwall Carmel, Calif., oil, “Red Boots;” Kathleen Crump, Staunton, oil, “Roadside Stop;” Liz Delahoussaye, Mustoe, watercolor; “Petunias.”
Robert Fagg, Craigsville, W. Va., watercolor, “Storm’s a coming;” Julie Farrell, Staunton, oil, “Hampton, Va.;” Cindy Ferreira, Charlottesville, oil, “Virginia Snow;” Suse Field, Monterey, watercolor, “Cold Night;” David Goodrich, Rockbridge Baths, photography. “Palouse Panorama.”
Patricia Hobbs, Staunton, graphics, “Hay Bales;” Dennis Johnson, Lynchburg, oil; “Diagonal Rows;” Julia Lynn, Charleston, S. C., photography, “Mum;” Katharine March, Rockbridge Baths, oil, “Mount Vernon;” Amy Baird Middleton, Monterey, watercolor, “Summer in the Blue Grass.”
Diane Mitchell, Clintonville, W. Va., watercolor, “Okay Moo;” Myrna Nein, Lynchburg, watercolor, “White Blossom Bouquet;” Carolyn Ratcliff, Crozet, pastel, “Pastoral Scene;” Debra Sheffer, Mount Sidney, oil, “Road Dance, Monterey;” Peg Sheridan, Staunton, water color, “Beached Boats.”
Mary Ann Triplett, Lexington, watercolor, “Bowls of Pears;” Astrid Heimer Tuttle, Staunton, oil; “Cool Grass Cooler Cattle;” Janet Weaver, Lexington, photography, “Magnolia #3;” Wythe Whiting, Lexington, photography, “Blue Ridge Parkway #1.”
The 259 listed artists represent eight states _ Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and California.
Many areas of Virginia are represented in the show. Artists from the Highlands and adjoining communities include:
Covington: Loretta Benham, oil, pastel and acrylic; Libby Davis, watercolor; Courtney Horner, graphics and oil; Barbara Park, watercolor and acrylic; Carl F. Pattison, pastel; Jane D. Stockwell, oil.
Clifton Forge: Carly Almarez, graphics; Chuck Almarez, photography; Michael Farrar, mixed media, watercolor and oil; Barbara James, watercolor and mixed media; Nancy Newhard, mixed media and acrylic; Ruth Powell, watercolor.
Natural Well: Ryan Shaver, watercolor.
Hot Springs: Madge Dufour, acrylic; Todd Lacks, oil; Tot Langhammer, photography; Gary S. Norton, photography; Guy F. Wilson, photography.
Warm Springs: Charles Garratt, photography; Perlista Henry, watercolor; Jaime Letourneau, photography; Jane Lyle, water and pastel; Sarah Williams, watercolor and acrylic.
Millboro: Heather M. Gladden, photography.
Monterey: Susan Blanchard, watercolor; Barbara Downs, oil; Suse Field, watercolor and acrylic; Barbara J. Hevener, watercolor; Valerie W. Lowry, mixed media; Amy Baird Middleton, watercolor; Annette Naber, photography; Barbara Richards, photography; Judy Skeen, graphics, pastel and mixed media.
McDowell: Clyde Beck, acrylic.
Mustoe: Liz Delahoussaye, watercolor.
Hightown: Margie Boesch, watercolor.
Rockbridge Baths: Sarah H. Brownlee, watercolor; Dorothy Coker, oil and pastel; Carole Figlo, oil; Michele Fletcher, photography; David W. Goodrich, photography; Alice Ireland, oil; Katharine March, oil; Beverly D. Mohler, oil.
Buena Vista: Karen Kester, photography; Debbie Maurer, photography, mixed media.
Lexington: Victor Albright, oil; Evan Atkins, oil; Anna Bangley, watercolor; Beverly Bertone, oil; Margaret Carroll, photography; David Compton, mixed media; Darin Docekal, oil; Carolyn German, watercolor; Paisley Griffin, oil; Susan Harb, sculpture; William Johnston, sculpture; Joan Joyce, oil
and mixed media; Kathy Kvach, watercolor and oil; Suzanne LaPrade, oil; Lynn Leech, photography; Bruce MacDonald, oil; Gail MacLeod, photography; Ellen Martin, photography; Janis O’Conner, oil; Olivia Streater Reed, oil; Elizabeth Sauder, mixed media and oil; Lee Sauder, sculpture; John David Schoultz, oil; Sharon Simpkins, acrylic; Jean Marie Temmel, oil; Thomas J. Tremmel, scullpture and pastel; Mary Ann Triplett, watercolor; Janet Weaver, photography; Anne Weede, oil; Daniel M. Welsh, oil; Wythe Whiting, photography; Art Williams, watercolor.
Caldwell, W. Va.: Patrick L. Clendenen, photography.
Lewisburg, W. Va.: Jeanne Brenneman, watercolor; Phyllis B. Crickenberger, watercolor; Mimi deOlloqui-Turner, oil; Judie Lewis, oil; Marietta Lyall, pastel, mixed media and acrylic;
Ronceverte, W. Va.: Rose Dobbins, pastel and watercolor.
Union, W. Va.: Joanne J. Frazier, acrylic.
Monies raised by the art show fund art projects in Bath County. This year the funds have been used for art education in Bath County schools including studio seminars for kindergarten through 5th grade, art history seminars for 6th and 7th grades, Blackfriars Theater high school field trip and Taubman Art Museum high school field trip; Bluegrass Jamboree at Bath County High School; support for Mountain Valley players; scholarships for Missoula Children’s Theatre; Bath County Arts Association scholarship; supplemental music instructor for BCHS; five band camp scholarships; band instrument for BCHS; Virginia blues and Jazz Festival; Missoula Children’s theatre and the current art show.
Cathy Singleton and Lou Ann Vincent are co-chairmen of the Bath County Art Association and Janice McWilliams is treasurer. Directors include Kay Alexander, Patty Biederman, Ellen Collins, Karen Diamond, Beth Eley, Terry Kershner, Perlista Henry, Todd Lacks, Sarah McWilliams, Jane Mellen, Margo Oxendine and Michael Wildasin.
Serving as hosts and hostesses for the 46th art show are Hella Armstrong, Kay Alexander, Dyan Connelly, Laura Dascher, Becky Deemr, Karen Diamond, Liza Diamond, Beth Eley, Ellen Killoren, Todd and Selena Lacks, Janice McWilliams, Jane Mellen, Julia Sawyers, Kathie and Selby Shcwend, Sally Seubel, Cathy and Chris Singleton, Lou Ann and Dane Vincent and Mike Wildasin.
