Awards for the 2013 Penfield Art Association Spring Show were presented at the opening reception on June 10. The show is on view at the Penfield Community Center, 1985 Baird Road, until June 16.
Winners were:
Best of Show: “January in Rochester” by Rose Welch.
Best Portrait: “Captivated” by Erika Hutch.
Best, Small Works Category: “Trip to Taiwan” by Alice W. Chen.
Juror Awards: “Fisherman’s Port/ Woods Hole, Cape Cod” by Richard Kalkman; “Forest,” Corky Geck; “Granite,” Karl Corder, “Smiles,” Bea Wolford; “After the Storm,” Frances Carducci; “Springtime Jewel,” Erika Hutch; “Drawing, Symbol of Blessing,” Alice W. Chen; “Nights at Rodanthe,” Kathy Houston; “Morning in Maine,” Kathy Wagner; “Water Foul,” Dennis Wentworth; “Self-Portrait of Desire,” Richard Thomas; “Sun and Shade,” Lynn Hamilton; “Dano’s on the Lake,” Teresa Barlis; “Nor’easter,” David Munro; “Portrait of a Young Girl,” Erika Hutch.
Merit Awards: “Eastman House Arbor,” Teresa Barlis; “Three Pillars,” Gail Rivera; “Working Hard,” Thin Nguyen; “Hidden Peony,” Gail Rivera; “In The Cotsworlds,” Denise Rizzo; “Water Garden,” Marty Sweeney; “In Search of a Baseball,” Bill McCullough; “Garden Energy,” Marty Sweeney; “Still Life #4,” Bea Wolford; “African Queen,” Kathy Lindsley; “Fresh Peaches,” Marilyn Nosky; “Taking a Bow,” Anne Sakmyster; “Ocean Shore,” Tom Sweeney; “Temple Garden in Kyoto,” Debra Donnelly; “Kitty,” Liza Barzac.
The PAA Spring Show features 179 paintings by 63 members, making it one of the organization’s largest exhibitions.
The judge was Rochester artist Tom Lightfoot, associate professor of fine arts at Rochester Institute of Technology. Chairman for the show is Dennis Wentworth of Fairport.