Artists in the Spotlight

Rockwall, TX (October 25, 2024) – Rockwall Art League’s 24^th Annual Juried Fine Art Show and Sale drew over 120 exhibiting artists from Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana exhibiting 160 pieces of art at Cavender Nissan in Rockwall Sept. 27-29.

By all accounts the event was a resounding success, offering an opportunity for fellow artists to connect and art lovers to experience and purchase unique works of art in oil, acrylic, watercolor, drawing, digital photography, sculpture, mixed media – and new this year, mosaic.

BEST IN SHOW Joseph LaBarre / Setting Out

OILS

1st Place Benjamin Lester / Handshake

2nd Place Joan Frost Pine / Fishing

3rd Place Susie Varner / First Swim

Honorable Mention Debora Lytle / My Inspiration

PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place Colin Bachman / Elevator Sunset

2nd Place David Blow / Snowy Egret

3rd Place Heather Lawley / Primrose Reflections

Honorable Mention Sharon Sturgis / Helping Hand

MIXED MEDIA

1st Place Michelle Braden / Spring Colors

2nd Place Claudia McCabe / Floating Grace

3rd Place Laurie Huff / Morning Stretch

Honorable Mention Maureen Cole / Watching Time I Sat Still 

DRAWING

1st Place Anna Horbatiuk / Untitled

2nd Place Nathaniel Morris / The Kiss

3rd Place Kade Winterton / A Place to Rest

Honorable Mention Ashley Herrera / Jovi

SCULPTURE

1st Place Curtis Frederick / Tree of Life

2nd Place Stephen Hawkins / Afterburner

3rd Place Mario Munguía / Gato and Ratoncitos

Honorable Mention HP Bloomer IV / Urn with Eden Apples

WATERCOLOR

1st Place Trish Poupard / Lush

2nd Place Donna Myers / Garlic II

3rd Place Sudeep Kumar / Under Construction

Honorable Mention Mark Gates / Texas Sod Buster

ACRYLIC

1st Place Kara English / Dangerous Bayou

2nd Place John Koch / Stranger Among Strangers

3rd Place Brenda Robidoux / It’s A True Story

Honorable Mention Marci Penland / Irises and Grapes

MOSAIC

1st Place Michelle Swanson / Portrait of Roberta

2nd Place Sarah Wandrey / Emerald Green

3rd Place Kathi Marchetti / Flamenco de Galapagos

HONORABLE MENTION Brittany Cooper / White Rose

CAVENDER AWARD

Ashley Herrera / Trinity

MAYORS AWARD

Conrad Spann / More Avian Than Avian

PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD

Ashley Herrera / Trinity

RAL membership is open to artists in a variety of creative disciplines and media. Monthly meetings include a demonstration from a noted artist. Membership applications are available at meetings and at rockwallartleague.org. Meetings are held at Harry Myers Park Community Center, 815 E. Washington St. on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.

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