Colonie Art League 2010 Holiday Show
On December 7, 2010 the reception for the annual Colonie Art League Holiday Art Show
was held at the William K. Sanford Town library. The show, which will
be on exhibit through December 29, 2010, celebrates the outstanding
talents of CAL members. Paintings were submitted in the following
categories: oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel and other media.
The show includes 96 original works of art and was judged by Staats Fasholdt.
Mr. Fasholdt received his MFA from SUNY, New Paltz, and is represented
by galleries in New York City, New Paltz and Hudson. He is a Vice
President of the Woodstock School of Art where he has taught for over 25
years.
The following artists were recognized with ribbons and/or prizes:
First Prize
Ned Lacy USS Slater and Co. (Oil)
Charles De Marco Platte Clove Falls (Watercolor)
Sandra Dovburg Last of the Harvest (Acrylic)
Kristin Woodward Sunset (Pastel)
Carole Warburton Johnson Barn #1 (Other Media)
Second Prize
Jeri Degener Golden Harvest Farms (Oil)
Elaine Pospisil Still Life II (Watercolor)
Rosette Rubins Red Woman (Acrylic)
Constance Alexander Timber Haul (Pastel)
Kathe Kokolias The Three Magi (Other Media)
Third Prize
Lei Lu Greg (Oil)
Margot Bernhardt Purple Ladies (Watercolor)
Pat Hoffmeister Dreamscape (Acrylic)
Lisa Barron Orchard Evening (Pastel)
Marion Greenburg Scene from the Studio (Other Media)
Emerging Artist
Kimberly Marks Flowers on Willet St. (Pastel)
Best in Show
Dennis Mahony Seascape II (Oil)
Honorable Mention
Mary Mannelini Zepf (Oil)
Susan Nadler Regal (Oil)
Enid Watsky End of Day (Pastel)
Congratulations to all the artists!
With
sincere appreciation to Greg Rucinski and the Colonie Town Library for
hosting the exhibition and reception, for their assistance with the
receiving and hanging of the art, and for producing the list of artists
and their works.
Thank you to Lois Lansing for her support in the midst of chaos and for decorating the Holiday Card Tree.
Thanks to the following members who made the show a great success multi-tasking in a variety of roles:
Intake and More: Micki Ahl, Betty
Bumgarner, Lucy and Jim Comly, Kim Lee, Larry McArthur, Sarah
Petrucci, Jacqueline Smith, Madeline Sicko, Sally Spring, and Chris
Spencer.
Hanging of Paintings: Thank you to the skillful
direction of Kristin Woodward and to her committee for hanging a
stunning show: Joan Van Alphen, Laurel-Le Lipske, Carol Meisel,
Sharon Pape, Pat and Charlie Hoffmeister, Ed Davis, Sally Spring,
Sue Miller, and Debbie Park-Boussu.
Refreshment Table, Decorations: Joan and Joe VanAlphen and Beverly Braun (who also created the lovely floral arrangement).
Presentation of Prizes: Sharon and Joe Thorpe, Charles DeMarco, Carole and Don Warburton.
Special
thanks to the tireless efforts of Debbie Park-Boussu for acquiring the
generous prizes and helping to make the show a great success.
With appreciation to:
Arlene’s Art Store,
AC Moore,
Broadway Art Center Gallery,
Cheap Joe’s,
The Cicotti Center,
Judy Haller-D’Angelo,
Susan Weber and GigaGrafix,
Golden Paints,
Local Color Gallery,
McGreevy’s Prolab,
Robin at Pigments Arts Supply in Troy, and for their generous support and great prizes.
The lovely floral arrangement was courtesy of Henry Class Florists.
