Winners of the 2009 Members-Only Competition
Members Showcase
Congratulations to this year's winners of the newly expanded Members Showcase Competition! Each year we offer a new
theme to challenge members, but this year we opened the playing field, instead offering divisions based on media:
Oil, Watercolor, Sculpture, Drawing and Pastel. We are pleased to recognize the following artists for their exceptional work:

First Place
Harry Ahn,
Portrait of Chang
32 x 24", charcoal |

Second Place
David McLeod, Blair
12 x 15", charcoal |

Third Place
Wei Tai, Cowboy
20 x 30", Drawing |

Fourth Place
Tom Wise
Boy with the Feather
28 x 24", charcoal |

Fifth Place
Paul Newton, Pope
Benedict XVI at Sydney
World Youth Day 08
29.5 x 21.5", charcoal |
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HONORABLE MENTION
Linda Harris Reynolds, Guitarist, 38 x 36", charcoal
Leslie Adams, The Hoffman Children, 60 x 40", charcoal on paper
Jeanne Balukas, Efterpe, 18 x 20", graphite
Karen Kaapcke, Eric/Trance, 22 x 24", graphite on paper
Cesar Santos, Daydreamer, 15 x 10", conte on toned-p
Rich Nelson, Lawton, 20 x 16", charcoal & white conte
Sandra Wakeen, Jasmine, 17 x 13", graphite |

First Place
Rich Nelson, Kim #3
40 x 30", oil |

Second Place
Paul Newton, President
Lloyd Benjamin III
50 x 36", oil |

Third Place
Ellen Cooper, Erin
35 x 25", oil on linen |

Fourth Place
Richard Broderick
Heathers Attitude
36 x 48", oil |

Fifth Place
Tom Wise
Girl in the Mirror
32 x 24", oil |
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HONORABLE MENTION
William T. Chambers, Dr. Dwyane Litkin, 34 x 40", oil
Ying-He Liu, In the Snow (Portrait of husband John), 44 x 29", oil
Joel Spector, Portrait of Barry, 24 x 24", oil
Katherine Stone, Olivia, 12" diameter, oil
Kyle Paliotto, After Church, 12 x 16", oil
Evert Ploeg, The Commander, 54 x 80", oil on linen
Chris Kling, Molly, 24 x 18", oil
Hodges Soileau, Natasha, 16 x 12", oil
Eli Cedrone, Rouge et Noir, 12 x 10", oil on linen
Gayle Stratford, Pubescence, 18 x 24", oil
Linda Kollacks, Morgan, 20 x 16", oil |

First Place
Brenda Hash, Thomas
19 x 22", soft pastel
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Second Place
Aapo Pukk, Kelly
25.6 x 19.7", pastel |

Third Place
Patricia McMahon Rice
The Ritter Family
21 x 27", pastel
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Fourth Place
John Seibels Walker
Lyles Parsell in Charleston
22 x 16", pastel
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Fifth Place
Keith Mueller, Fred Roy
20 x 16", pastel
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HONORABLE MENTION
William A. Schneider, Marci, 17 x 15", pastel
DK Richardson, Rand Shepard - The Boy in the Trees, 24 x 18", pastel
Joel Spector, Reverie, 17 x 21.5", pastel
Suzy Hart, Kendall, 23 x 32", pastel
Nancy Mauck, Robert, 20 x 26", pastel |

First Place
Matthew James Collins
Richard Serrin
life size, terra cotta |

Second Place
Amy Kann, Constantine
13 x 8", forton |

Third Place
Cantey T. Kelleher
Jenna, 14", terra cotta |

Fourth Place
James Nance, Crista
12.5" tall, terra cotta |

Fifth Place
Christian Haase, Grace
1/2 life (40 x 7 x 7") bronze |
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HONORABLE MENTION
Bill Bane, James, 15 x 9 x 7", clay (for bronze)
Roger Reutimann, XLIV, 25 x 13 x 10", bronze
Marian J. Flahavin, Dress Rehearsal, 22 x 7 x 7", bronze
Michela Mansuino, Miss Ellen Sedgewick, 24 x 18 x 10", terra cotta |

First Place
Sam Knecht, The Woodcutter
24 x 30", egg tempera |

Second Place
WeiQing Yuan
My Friend William
33 x 22", watercolor |

Third Place
G. G. Paratore
Down East Lobsterman
22 x 30", watercolor |

Fourth Place
Kathleen Durdin, Shadows
22 x 15", watercolor |

Fifth Place
Mike Wimmer
A Father's Love
16 x 20", acrylic |
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HONORABLE MENTION
Aapo Pukk, Aaron, 20 x 14, watercolor |
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