Top 25 Juror's Statement
'I was honored to be asked to judge the seventh annual "A Show of heART" for the Artists of Texas. Clearly Texas' reputation as "big" extends to the talents of its artists and selecting only 25 of nearly 150 entrants wasn't an easy feat. Still, there is limited room and I feel confident the work selected for the show represent a particularly high quality in the diversity of styles submitted. It was truly a joy to see the great work of everyone who entered, and congratulations to the finalists for a job well done!' -Julie Petro
SELECTED TOP 25 FINALISTS (alphabetical by last name)
Bruce Bingham "Tough Love" 16x20 oil
Tina Bohlman "Radio Flyer" 6x8 watercolor
Robin Cheers "Congress Ave Traffic" 16x20 oil
Sarah Cloutier "Night Reef" 11x14 scratchboard
Judy Wilder Dalton "Falls" 8x8 oil on primed wooden panel
Linda Dellandre "On The Road" 12x24 pastel on archival paper
Brianna Deterling "Untitled" 13x13x4 stoneware
Travis Erxleben "Wall Platter" 21 in. stoneware
Alisa Fulghum "Laelia Tenebrosa" 12x24 acrylic
Anthony A. Gonzalez "Does it Show" 12x9 oil on linen
Becky Hicks "Got Cubes?" 16x20 oil
Nancy Hines "Gatherings" 15x15 oil on canvas
Michael Horvath "TMS Lake Jackson" 12x22x8 found objects assemblage
Barbara A. Jones "Blue Willow and Lemons" 11x14 oil
Sheri Jones "View from Comanche Peak" 8x10 oil
Susan Jump "Rough Cut" 24x24 oil
Kristine Kainer "Inner Beauty - Oyster" 20x20 oil
Maureen Killaby "Love Bites" 18x24 colored pencil on paper
Ken MacFarlane "Cold Blue" 11x14 oil
Russ Mackensen "Orange Slices" 9x12 oil pastel
Melinda Patrick "Night Tacos" 20x24 acrylic
Pat Meyer "One and Only" 9x12 oil
Kay Smith "Sunflower Bucket" 18x12 watercolor
Kay Wyne "Color of Summer" 10x20 oil on Raymar panel
Rebecca Zook "Hikers Treasures" 9x12 acrylic
ALTERNATES (Selected by judge Julie Petro to replace four framed paintings that were larger than size limitations)
Carolina Dalmas, "Vermillion Geraniums" 12x14 acrylic
Sharon Hodges, "Cemetery at Crested Butte" 12x24 oil
Sheri Jones, "Autumn's Allure" 8x10 oil
Irma Ward "Dragoon" 12x16 acrylic
"Cold Blue" by Ken MacFarlane . Best of Show
