PORT ORCHARD — Weather permitting, the Sidney Art Gallery will host a reception for the winners of the 50th annual Helen Norris Open Art Show on Saturday, June 19, from 1-4 p.m., at 202 Sidney Ave. in Port Orchard.
Last month, Juan Rodriquez served as the judge for the artist competition. The art show will be on display at Sidney Art Gallery through June 30.
Here are the winning entries of the Helen Norris Open Art Show:
Oil/Acrylic
Christine Hella Cott Thompson – 1st place – Snow Day
Shelly Wilkerson – 2nd place and Judge’s Choice Award – Semblance
William Walcott – 3rd place – It’s All Done with Ropes and Pulleys
Shirley Sakatani – Honorable Mention – Faithful
Roy Carr – Honorable Mention – Great Horned Owl
Christine Hella Cott Thompson – Honorable Mention – Arietta
Rose Guastella – Honorable Mention – Echoes
3d Mixed Media
David Lewis – 1st place – The Weight
Victoria Tierney – 2nd place – Summer Blossoms Kimono – fabric, ribbon, scarf, thread
J. Louis King – 3rd place – Boat Rudder Bench – made from the rudder of a boat built by Suldan Boat Works in Port Orchard
Dan Spence – Honorable Mention – Red Crab – fused glass & mechanical parts
Kim Spence – Honorable Mention – Colossal Squid – driftwood acrylic sculpture
Watercolor
Annette Kensmoe – 1st place – Morning Wonder
Rebecca Schmuck – 2nd place – Passages
Rene Foster – 3rd place – Country Road
Rachel Brown – Honorable Mention – Ancient Tree
Jane Krause – Honorable Mention – Potted Hydrangea
Photography
Deborah Shrimplin – 1st place – Enter
Russell Hauenstein – 2nd place – Flip It Like This
E. Aaron Schosso – 3rd place – Glory in Sunrise – Old Faithful erupting as the sun rises and shines through the Lady in Black
Penny Clayton – Honorable Mention – Bridal Day
Kaylee Sleight – Honorable Mention – Springtime Bloom
J. Louis King – Honorable Mention – Foss River Bridge
Drawing
William Walcott – 1st place – Alone – colored pencil
Janette Stiles – 2nd place – Call Her Echo – pastel on Sanded paper
Shelly Wilkerson – 3rd place – Hybrid Protean Talent – ink
Elissa Whittleton – Honorable Mention – Elder Supervision – brown tinted charcoal
Mixed Media
Jane Krause – 1st place – Jellyfish Party – alcohol inks on Yupo paper
Sherry Beck – 2nd place – Poppies – alcohol inks on Yupo paper
Victoria Tierney – 3rd place – Tea with Peonies – photography, fabric, stitching & tea bags
Roy Lowry – Honorable Mention – First Flight – watercolor/white acrylic
Dawnell Vaughn – Honorable Mention – When in Rome – acrylic, 02 tubing, decoupage, embellishment
Elissa Whittleton – Honorable Mention – Arrival of Spring – watercolor/pastel
