Westport Resident Places Second At Rowayton Arts Center

WESTPORT, CT — Winners from the exhibition,“Beyond Brushwork," were announced at the Rowayton Arts Center on Sunday. Amy Schott (Wilton) won Best in Show, as well as the Gale Parsons Memorial Award. Her piece, “Twisted in Color, was created from tiny pieces of paper from packaging materials.

“Without a doubt, Amy Schott’s masterful use of thin colorful strips creates a composition that decisively communicates what it means to be beyond brushwork," Principal of LGE Fine Art Consultingand judge Laura G. Einstein said in a release. “I was struck by the diversity of technique, imagery and displays of talent.”

Categories in the show are digital art, drawings, mixed media, paper cuts, pastels and prints. Westport resident Dan Long won second place in the Drawing category for his piece "Trying to Hold it Together."

The Exhibition Chair is Diane Weeks, and the Co-Chair is Britt Bair.

Other award winners include:

Drawings: First Place: Lynn Stephens Massey (Norwalk), “Narcissus,” Second Place, Dan Long (Westport), “Trying to Hold it Together,” Third Place, Ilana Appleby (Rowayton), “Folks Around Town,” Honorable Mention, Megan Garbe (Norwalk), "Bees"

Digital Art: First Place, Monique Michaels (Armonk), "Dawn of a New Day," Second Place, Ben Larrabee (Darien), “The Green Line,” Third Place, Sawyer G. Hanlon (Greenwich), “Things Past,” Honorable Mention, David Lindsay (Norwalk), “Ozzy vs. Griffin”

Mixed Media: First Place, Meg Tweedy (Darien), “Dear Uncle Bill, Second Place, Lynne Arovas (Greenwich), “Library,” Third Place, Pierre Lahaussois (Rowayton), “Abby’s Bubbles,” Honorable Mention, Judith Orseck Katz (Westport), “Beyond Bowls A & B”

Pastels: First Place, Jessica Huse (Norwalk), “Saltmarsh at Low Tide,” Second Place, Anne Tetelman (South Salem, NY), “Mobile Market,” Third Place, N.Robert Cestone (Rowayton), “Blue Bandana”

Prints: First Place, Dana Goodfellow (Darien), “Square Cubed,” Second Place, Hanneke Goedkoop (Rowayton), “The Bigger Red Button,” Third Place, Katharine Draper (Norwalk), “Energy,” Honorable Mention, Ann Marie Tetelman (South Salem, NY), “Cast Away”

Award-winning artist Pierre Lahaussois has a solo show in the Portside Gallery. Both exhibitions will be on view until Saturday, Feb. 24.

The Spring Juried Show, opening March 4, is an open call to all artists. Check www.rowaytonarts.org for details.