2023 A Celebration of the Creative Life

Fine Arts Gallery, Livonia Civic Center Library

January 1 - 29, 2023

JUROR: Laurie Tennent

First place: Sophie Linden, Portrait in Amethyst (2022), oil on canvas

Second place: Beth Brown, The Conservatory Fountain (2022), acrylic on canvas

Third place: Pamela Alexander, Moment in Time (2022), acrylic on canvas

Honorable Mentions:

Mary Pachikara, Woman Waiting (2020), watercolor on paper

Pat Vartanian, Tea Party (2020), photo weaving, miniature tea bag tags, tea bags

Lori Zurvalec, A Fairy Tale: In the Forest at the Edge of Change (2018), ink drawing

For images from the reception, scroll to the bottom.

THIRD PLACE: Pamela Alexander, Moment in Time

THIRD PLACE: Pamela Alexander, Moment in Time

Pamela Alexander, In Motion

Pamela Alexander, In Motion

Linda Allen, SMILE

Linda Allen, SMILE

Renee Atkinson, Fox Laying in a Field

Renee Atkinson, Fox Laying in a Field

Judith Bemis, Galapagos Iguana

Judith Bemis, Galapagos Iguana

Deborah Benedic, Buds before the Storm

Deborah Benedic, Buds before the Storm

Deborah Benedic, Shadows Entice Me

Deborah Benedic, Shadows Entice Me

Jeanne Bieri, Patterns

Jeanne Bieri, Patterns

Danna Bowersox, Solitude

Danna Bowersox, Solitude

SECOND PLACE: Beth Brown, The Conservatory Fountain

SECOND PLACE: Beth Brown, The Conservatory Fountain

Nicole Camilleri, Love Blooming

Nicole Camilleri, Love Blooming

Barbara Clay, From the Ridge

Barbara Clay, From the Ridge

Barbara Clay, The Heat of Autumn

Barbara Clay, The Heat of Autumn

Ellen Doyle, Midnight in the Garden

Ellen Doyle, Midnight in the Garden

Pat Duff, Teeth & Hair

Pat Duff, Teeth & Hair

Laura Gabriel, Florida Ocean Sunrise

Laura Gabriel, Florida Ocean Sunrise

Laura Gabriel, A Storm is Coming

Laura Gabriel, A Storm is Coming

Ruth Harvey, Orchids in Lavender

Ruth Harvey, Orchids in Lavender

Shirley Hathaway, Enchantment

Shirley Hathaway, Enchantment

Susan Kwolek, Invasives

Susan Kwolek, Invasives

Carol La Chiusa, Sedona Sunset

Carol La Chiusa, Sedona Sunset

FIRST PLACE: Sophie Linden, Self-Portrait in Amethyst

FIRST PLACE: Sophie Linden, Self-Portrait in Amethyst

Kathleen McNamee, Monroe Power Plant

Kathleen McNamee, Monroe Power Plant

Kathleen McNamee, Mirror, Mirror

Kathleen McNamee, Mirror, Mirror

Theresa Ann Moore, View to San Gimignano

Theresa Ann Moore, View to San Gimignano

Theresa Ann Moore, View of Loch Long

Theresa Ann Moore, View of Loch Long

Barbara Eko Murphy, Purple reign

Barbara Eko Murphy, Purple reign

Jen Muse, Waning

Jen Muse, Waning

Jen Muse, Knotty Walnut

Jen Muse, Knotty Walnut

Lynn Edwards Newman, Is it Spring Yet?

Lynn Edwards Newman, Is it Spring Yet?

Lynn Edwards Newman, Walk with Nature

Lynn Edwards Newman, Walk with Nature

Mary Pachikara, Pensive

Mary Pachikara, Pensive

HONORABLE MENTION: Mary Pachikara, Woman Waiting

HONORABLE MENTION: Mary Pachikara, Woman Waiting

Jackie Rybinski, Weigh Hey and Up She Rises!

Jackie Rybinski, Weigh Hey and Up She Rises!

Kimberly Santini, Artemis

Kimberly Santini, Artemis

Alisa Stratton, Reflections Following a Long Visit

Alisa Stratton, Reflections Following a Long Visit

Alisa Stratton, Primrose

Alisa Stratton, Primrose

Mary Stebbins Taitt, Yellow Ladyslipper in Moonlight

Mary Stebbins Taitt, Yellow Ladyslipper in Moonlight

Jamie Thomson, Seaside Dreams

Jamie Thomson, Seaside Dreams

Pat Vartanian, Regionals

Pat Vartanian, Regionals

HONORABLE MENTION: Pat Vartanian, Tea Party

HONORABLE MENTION: Pat Vartanian, Tea Party

Nobuko Yamasaki, Mountain Stream

Nobuko Yamasaki, Mountain Stream

Lori Zurvalec, Response to Bach Partita for Flute -Sarabande

Lori Zurvalec, Response to Bach Partita for Flute -Sarabande

HONORABLE MENTION: Lori Zurvalec, A Fairy Tale: In the Forest at the Edge of Change

HONORABLE MENTION: Lori Zurvalec, A Fairy Tale: In the Forest at the Edge of Change

President Lori Zurvalec presents the first edition of the sleek new Member Profile Book (replacing the former “resumé book”).

President Lori Zurvalec presents the first edition of the sleek new Member Profile Book (replacing the former “resumé book”).

Juror Laurie Tennent makes opening remarks

Juror Laurie Tennent makes opening remarks

Juror Laurie Tennent with Sophie Linden, winner of first place award

Juror Laurie Tennent with Sophie Linden, winner of first place award

Second place winner Beth Brown

Second place winner Beth Brown

Juror Laurie Tennent discussing features of Nobuko Yamasaki's woodblock print

Juror Laurie Tennent discussing features of Nobuko Yamasaki's woodblock print

Members Carol La Chiusa, Jackie Rybinski, and Kim Santini

Members Carol La Chiusa, Jackie Rybinski, and Kim Santini