City Of Mentor Announces Art Contest Winners

The city of Mentor's Wildwood Cultural Center and Community Arts Commission recently announced the winning pieces of art in the annual The Dorothy McNamara Maloney Memorial Art Contest of Lake County.

Sixty-Five artists submitted their work and they will be on display at the Mentor Senior Center on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Oct. 3, 2012.

The works can also be viewed on The Mentor Channel 12 in the program Around Town through Oct. 7.

The winners are:

Best of Show Award: Donald Christofer –The Red House at Rockport, MA (3D)

Watercolor

1^st Place                                    Jim Hawkey                              Willys

2^nd Place                                   Patricia Greene                          Shelter Dog

3^rd Place                                   Mary Mathews                           The Morning Begins with Fog

Honorable Mention                     Tina Gartland                             Morning Splendor

Honorable Mention                     Elaine Posavad                          Watercolor

Oils & Acrylics

1^st Place                                    Robert N. Loomis                       Super Marine Spitfire

2^nd Place                                   Leonard (Aloysius) Thomas         Rider’s Inn

3^rd Place                                   Richard Chappini                        Summer’s Heat

Honorable Mention                     Larry M. Ross                            Veteran’s Pond

Honorable Mention                     James L. Polewchak                  ’52 Chevy Pickup

Photography

1^st Place                                    Roger Ashmore                          Curious Fox

2^nd Place                                   Lisa Vaiksnoras-Lauer                Magnolia

3^rd Place                                   Dianne Sims                              Juvenile Hummingbird

Honorable Mention                     Donald E. Samber                      Brandywine Faley

Honorable Mention                     Henry C. Spence                       Home Sweet Home

3D Artwork

1^st Place                                    Charles Topfer                           Reverse Carving Nature Scene

2^nd Place                                   Ken Kothera                             Humming Bird

3^rd Place                                   Carol L. Snively                          Ocean Scene

Honorable Mention                     Marijan Jeras                             American Allocet

Honorable Mention                     Dan Meyer                                Stylized Wood Block Pelican

Mixed Media & Graphics

1^st Place                                    Sandra Pulver-D’Amico               Summer Garland

2^nd Place                                   Richard Bliss                            My Son My Son

3^rd Place                                   Pat Comer                                 Little Leo

Honorable Mention                     Lisa Urankar                              Shaya’s Ball

Honorable Mention                     Lynne Luan Sechrist                  Waterfall