Monthly Meeting

Members can enter our monthly show at the general meetings. Our guest demonstrator for the evening judges the entries prior to his/her demonstration.

Single Ribbons are awarded for Best of Show, Master - Oil/Acrylic, Master - Watercolor, plus First, Second, Third Place, and Honorable Mention in each of 7 categories.

First Place Winners of the Monthly Competition, February 2010

February 2010 Winners

Front Row: Ivonne Campbell, Jacki Long, Gloria Walter

Back Row: Cheryl Del Toro, Gabi Dendinger, Gloria Weber, Anne Handberry

Best of Show
Best of Show winner Eileen McCullough (photo by Jackie Dvorman)
Eileen McCullough
“Bolsa Chica Wetlands”; watercolor
Eileen painted this scene in preparation for her August one-woman show in the Corner Gallery of the Central Library. She is featuring scenes of Huntington Beach in this exhibit. Eileen is a professional illustrator with a degree in General Art from Cal State Long Beach. She is also a freelancer for a Christmas decoration company, Dekra Lite, and she creates many displays for them including an entire Santa Village.
Masters First Place
Masters category 1st place - Francesca Brayton (photo by Jackie Dvorman)
Francesca Brayton
“Newport Coast Guard Station on a Foggy Day”
Francesca, a frequent winner of top awards at our monthly meetings and annual shows, does it again with another strong, well-composed, and colorful work. Congratulations, Francesca.

For more on the February meeting, including lots more photos, see the newest Mixed Media, in high-resolution.