Over one hundred art works are currently on display at Mistlin Gallery, having been chosen from a field of over 250 entries by jurors on August 11. The Autumn Art Festival show runs through October 5. The following awards were given in five categories, plus judge’s picks and “people’s choice” from votes at 3rd Thursday Art Walk on August 16.
Best of Show – World on a String, Nicole Slater
Sponsored by Tony Mistlin
Category 1 – Water Media
1st Place – Hope Meadow, Dan Petersen
Sponsored by Artist Open Studio
2nd Place – California Colors, Vince Walsh
Sponsored by Dan and Lila Petersen
3rd Place – By the Light of the Moon, Shirley Green
Sponsored by Dan and Lila Petersen
Category 2 – Oil /Pastel/Encaustic
1st Place – Edge of Day, Rick Ingraham
Sponsored by Rick Allen
2nd Place – Central California Coast, Carolyn Rossmann
Sponsored by Dr. Ralph Moriconi
3rd Place – Espiritu de Mesteno, Chris Obers
Sponsored by Annette Nielson
Category 3 – Graphics/Photography/Drawing
1st Place – Brown Research Station, David Schroeder
Sponsored by Michael and Maria O’Brien
2nd Place – Chaps, Alyn Brereton
Sponsored by Michael and Maria O’Brien
3rd Place – Brockle Face Bawl, Cali Roberson
Sponsored by Virginia White
Category 4 – Mixed Media
1st Place – Focus, Carrie Arnold
Sponsored by Artist Open Studio
2nd Place – Curly Cow, Linda Knoll
Sponsored by Newby and Georgia Herrick
3rd Place – Fall Pumpkin, Karen Kingsbury
Sponsored by Michael and Maria O’Brien
Category 5 – Three-Dimensional
1st Place – Ship of Fools, Eva Hass
Sponsored by Phonsie Bates
2nd Place – Flyway, Randy Crimmel
Sponsored by Alice and Alan Richards
3rd Place – Lidded Shiro Jar, Randy Crimmel
Sponsored by John and Rebecca Wynn
Judges’ Merit Awards
By the Light of the Moon, Shirley Green
Judge: Terri Wilson Sponsored by Linda Knoll
Ship of Fools, Eva Hass
Judge: Jacob Weigel Sponsored by Betty Jean Reynolds
Focus, Carrie Arnold
Judge: Tina Moore Sponsored by John and Mary Jane Kiskinen
People’s Choice awarded August 16
Backward Glance, pencil drawing, Cali Roberson
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