The winners of the Pinellas Park Art Society March "Artists' Choice" member show were announced on Monday, March 11, 2013, at the gallery in Park Street Station. Artist John Carroll created a piece that was very popular, a watercolor and acrylic painting with the title, "Generations." It received both the second place prize and the People's Choice awards.
March 2013 Artists's Choice Members Show Winners:
1st Place - Jean Hurst - "Parker" - Watercolor painting
2nd Place - John Carroll - "Generations" - Watercolor/Acrylic painting
3rd Place - Nancy Emmick - "A Peacock Named Blue" - Fluid Acrylic painting
Honorable Mention - Linda Smith - "White Plum" - Watercolor painting
Honorable Mention - Frank Lane - "Jazz" - Mixed Media
Merit Award - Barbara Lewis - "Chicken Scratch" - Scratchboard
Merit Award - Ruth Rothstein - "Flowers on a Japanese Screen" - Oil
People's Choice - John Carroll - "Generations" - Watercolor/Acrylic painting
Carl M Hetherly updated the members and public at large about the art group, and invited new people to come and join the group's activities. He said that Park Station will be closed on Saturday, March 16th, as many PPAS artists will be showing and selling their work at Country in the Park. The regularly scheduled Saturday Open House, Art Show and Sale at Park Station resumes March 23rd.
Country in the Park
England Brothers Park, 5010 81st Ave. N,
Pinellas Park, Florida
The Pinellas Park Art Society will have 10 exhibit tents at this year's Country in the Park.
Also Pinellas Park Art Society members are participating at the
Green Frog Moon Festival
Sacred Lands, 1620 Park Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida
(For parking use 1700 Park St N)
Carl M Hetherly wrote, "The Pinellas Park Art Society is a non-profit organization serving the Pinellas County area since 1964. We support visual fine arts through classes, seminars, workshops, demonstrations, monthly art shows and exhibits, off center exhibits, monthly general meetings, and community outreach."
"The media we teach include but, are not limited to, drawing in pen and ink, pencil, and colored pencil, painting with pastel, watercolor, oil, and acrylic, photography, digital art, and scratchboard. We are open to all forms of visual fine art, and encourage new types of visual art."
The 2013 Elected Officers are:
President - Richard Jansen
Vice President - Steve Daniels
Treasurer - Barbara Sargent
Recording Secretary - Paula Bouseman
Corresponding Secretary - Mary Pincince
PPAS Trustees - Bill Hanus, Jeannine Talley, Barbara Lewis
To contact the Art Society by phone, call Nancy Hodges at (727) 542-1392.
To join, please contact Lyle Polyak, Membership Chair, at lylepolyak@live.com.
The Pinellas Park Art Society is located inside Park Station at 5851 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park Florida.
The mailing address: Pinellas Park Art Society, P.O. Box 3106, Pinellas Park FL 33780-3106
Pinellas Park Art Society facebook group
Pinellas Park Art Society web site
Related Articles:
Pinellas Park Art Society student and faculty show winners, February 2013
Artist's Choice all media show on exhibit by Pinellas Park Art Society
Artist's Choice all media show by Pinellas Park Art Society, Part Two
Mayor’s Choice PPAS show on display at Pinellas Park Station
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