We were pleased to welcome the Reading Garden Club again this year for an "Art in Bloom" presentation on the stage. Members of the Garden Club matched floral arrangements with selected paintings.
We have some photos of the event in case you could not make it there in person.
Before we get to the photographs, here are the award winners:
| Artist | Title | Medium |
| Susan McFarlane | Along the Way | Watercolor |
| Artist | Title | Medium |
| Christiine Fentross Loomis | A Morning in Maine | Watercolor |
| Artist | Title | Medium |
| Jeanette Corbett | Sunflower Fields of Tuscany | Oil |
| Award | Artist | Title |
| Oil 1st Prize | Susan M. O'Briant | A Day to Dream |
| Oil 2nd Prize | Florence Como | Meditation |
| Oil 3rd Prize | Ginger Greenblatt | The Author |
| Award | Artist | Title |
| Watercolor 1st Prize | Dan Sheldon | Winter in VT |
| Watercolor 2nd Prize | Mary Remillong | Leaves of Grass |
| Watercolor 3rd Prize | Mary Richard | Signs of Spring |
| Award | Artist | Title |
| Acrylic 1st Prize | Michael Reardon | Newbury Marsh |
| Acrylic 2nd Prize | Robert Crooker | Storm at Mediera |
| Acrylic 3rd Prize | Brian Kimerer | The Survivor |
| Award | Artist | Title |
| Photography 1st Prize | Robert Pyle | Clamency Reflections |
| Photography 2nd Prize | Maryellen Stone | Hummingbird |
| Photography 3rd Prize | Rosemary Palmer | Sunlight Through the Trees |
| Award | Artist | Title |
| Mixed Media 1st Prize | Rick Corbett | Pluto's Dad |
| Mixed Media 2nd Prize | Peter Cain | Reflections on calm Water |
| Mixed Media 3rd Prize | Fran Nola | Group Portrait |
| Award | Artist | Title |
| Award of Excellence | Patricia Canney | Italy (Watercolor) |
| Award of Excellence | Maureen Maher | 3 Birds & a Wheel (Acrylic) |
| Award of Excellence | Fred Peters | Grand Canal, Italy (Watercolor) |
The winner of the painting by Florence Como that was raffled was Ms. Ahearn
Artist: Ruth Kelloway
Arranger: Michele Occhiuti
Artist: Evelyn Knox
Arranger: Betty Walsh
Artist: Susan McFarlane
Arranger: Christine Exner
Artist: Judy Lukasik
Arranger: Mary Ann Higgins
Artist: Keith Curtis
Arrangers:
Louise Morrison
Barbara Bradley
Kathleen Moynihan
We had a good turnout of art lovers.
Some people admiring the Best of Show painting.
Lively discussions.
The Mini Art Sale was there again.
Some of the perpetrators.
During the evening Joe presented the awards to the winners.
Here are the bios of the judges
Nella Lush is a juried artist member of: Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists; National Associations of Women Artists in NYC; President of the National Association of Women Artists, MA Chapter; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA-Board of Trustee; Founder and chair of the Experimental Group of Rockport Art Association; North Shore Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists; National Associations of Women Artists in NYC; President of the National Association of Women Artists, MA Chapter; Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA-Board of Trustee; Founder and chair of the Experimental Group of Rockport Art Association; North Shore Art Association, Gloucester, Ma.
Steve Lush is a self-taught artist and master model shipwright. He works mostly with watercolor, oil, gouache and sometimes pastels (or all three combined). Many of his maritime-themed pieces are a result of research on specific ship construction plans and port scenes. Besides his plein air sketches or pencil studies, Steve has a large collection of reference books, ship construction plans and the model ships he has built to compose his paintings. His painting style is "painterly" adding detail in the process. He is a Signature Member of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) and of the New England Watercolor Society and artist member of the Rockport Art Association, Rockport, MA, and the North Shore Arts Association, Gloucester, MA.