29th International Art Show
March 9 to 12, 2000
Winning entries on exhibit until April 9, 2000
Judge:
     Alex Duval, renowned international artist, resides in Mexico City where he has his studio.

Portrait by Alex Duval
Special Portrait Offer for limited time by Alex Duval
11"x14" three tone sketch for $100
16"x20" Oil Pastel Sketch for $300
Call Brownsville Art League to schedule sitting
956-542-0941

Awards March 8, 2000
Colors and focus of paintings may not be true due to use of flash camera

                                  Purchase Prize:
 

                                             Best of Show:  $500

                                    "Springtime, New Mexico  Oil
                                     by Gerda Settle, Brownsville, TX
 

                                     Clara Ely Award: $150

                                                "Tea and Cookies"  Oil
                               by Vada Jean Hammen, Brownsville, TX

                                         Octavia Arneson Award:  $150

                                            "Cactus" Watercolor
                                             by Donna H. Cole, Emmet, Nebraska

                                             Grumbacher Award:

                                        "Hunter"   Pastel
                                      by Madelyn Eaton, McAllen, TX

                                             Peoples Choice:





             Brownsville Mayor Award: Commemorative plaque

                "Arroyo Seco"  Marino Rincon Ferrer, Saltillo,Coahuila, MX

                                            First Place:  Mixed Media

"Raised Flowers" Collage
by Marguerite Kopp, Hudson, MI

2nd Place Mixed Media

Rolando Garcia Luna, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
"Intropeccion"

First Place, Water Media under Glass

"En La Canasta, Watercolor
by Adriana Plancarte, Monterrey, Mexico
 

First Place Oils, Acrylics

"Old Hartley Saw Mill"  Oil
by Theresa Breault, New Bedfore, MA

2nd Place Oils/Acrylics

John Raymond, Brownsville, TX
"A Scene on the Resaca", Oil

First Place Drawings and Pastels

"Summer Morning"
by Terry Smith, Raymondville, TX

2nd Place, Drawings and Pastels

Edie Manion, Sierra Vista, Arizona
"Mexican Pots", pastel
 

First Place  Printmaking

"Quisiera"  Monograph
by Mayra Milano, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

2nd Place Printmaking
Brian Paulsen, Grand Forks, North Dakota
"Daytripping", Engraving

First Place, Sculpture

"Antilope Negro"  Bronze
Daniel Juarez, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
2nd Place Sculpture
Ana Cecilia Rosales Guterrez, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
"Esperandote"

Complete List of Art Show Winning Entries
Category I  Water Media under glass

    First Place:  Adriana Plancarte, Monterrey, Mexico for "En
        La Canasta", Watercolor
    Second Place:  Janie Petty, Laguna Vista, "Tree Duck" Watercolor
    Third Place Ribbons: Marne Law, South Padre Island, "White Sound",
        Watercolor, Jose Luis Abril, Monterrey, Mexico "Ven A Mi"
          Watermedia,  Janie Petty, Laguna Vista, "Oyster Catchers"
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:  Herb Kirky, Harlingen, "Pretty Boy",
        Watermedia, Arlene Goins, Brownsville, Tx. "Landscape"
        Watercolor,  Nellie Tyer, College Ward, Utah, "After The Storm"
        Watercolor,  Marilyn Brown, Brownsville, TX, "Sea Embryos"
        Acrylic Ink.

Category 2 Oils and Acrylics

    First Place:  Theresa Breault, New Bedford, MA "Old Hartley Saw Mill"
        Oil
    Second Place:  John Raymond, Brownsville, TX . "A Scene on the
        "Resaca", Oil
   Third Place Ribbons: Vada Jean Hammen, "Daisies in Brown", Oil;
        Marino Rincon Rerrer, Izotal, Oil; Jesus L. Carranza, San Benito,
        TX. "The Beach Peregrino"; Oil, Judee Koester Soendker,
        Raymondville, TX. "The Guardian" and "Contemplation" Oils,
        Tony Munoz, Brownsville, TX. "Lion and Moon", Oil; Peggy
        Carnes, St. Louis, MO. "Yellowstone Stream", Oil; Berry Fritz,
        McAllen, TX. "Almost in Mexico", Oil; Lorena Fuson, Paris, MI
        "Fall in the Woods", Oil
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:  Vada Jean Hammen, Brownsville, TX
        "Zinnias" Oil;  Ana Maria Lee Rubio, Brownsville, TX. "The
        Beautiful Old Tree", Oil;  Marcela Padilla, Monterrey, N.L.,
        Mexico, "Esperando" Oil;  Peggy Carnes, St. Louis, Mo. "White
        Pelican" and "Yellowstone" Oils.
 Drawings and Pastels
    First Place:  Terry Smith, Raymondville, TX. "Summer Morning"
        pastel
    Second Place:  Edie Manion, Sierra Vista, Arizona, "Mexican Pots"
        pastel
    Third Place Ribbons:  Aide Escalante, Brownsville, TX "Migrana 1:30
        A.M. Oil Pastel,; Terry Smith, Raymondville, TX. "Pueble Christmas"
        pastel;  Gerda Settle, Brownsville, TX. "Crotons" pastel;  Vivian
        Martin, Edinburg, TX. "Mia", pastel;  Lilia Kuhlman, Brownsville,
        TX. "Mexican Corner" pastel;  Mary Carey, Brownsville, TX.
        "Cactus Blooms", pastel; Terry Smith, Raymondville, TX. "The
        Golden Rooster" pastel
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:   Madelyn Eaton, McAllen, "Grandma's
        Graduation", pastel;
Mixed Media
    First Place:  Marguerite Kopp, Hudson, MI. "Raised Flowers" Collage
    Second Place:  Rolando Garcia Luna, Salitillo, Coahuila, Mexico,
        "Introspeccion", Mixed Media
    Third Place Ribbons:  Jean Gamboe, Jackson, MI. "Fortune Cookie"
        Collage;  Luz del Carmen Sepulueda, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
        "Nativas" mixed media;  Marguerite Kopp, Hudson, MI.
        "Creatures" Mixed Media;  Marilyn Brown, Brownsville, TX
        "Paper Flowers"  Mixed Media
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:  Audrey Spiess, Garrison, MN.
        "Summer Bouquet" mixed media;  Marguerite Kopp, Hudson, MI
        "My Familiar"  mixed media
Printmaking
    First Place:  Mayra Milano, Saltillo,Coahuila, Mexico, "Quisiera"
        monograph
    Second Place:  Brian Paulsen, Grand Forks, North Dakota,
        "Daytripping", Engraving
    Third Place Ribbons:  Marilyn Brown, Brownsville, TX, "Monotype II"
        print;  Neil Caffin, Victoria, Austrailia, "I Climbed Mountains: Mt.
        Erica", etching;  Kumnam Baik, Seoul, Korea, "Recollection XXII"
        printmaking
 
Sculpture
    First Place:  Daniel Juarez, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, "Antilope
        Negro" bronze
    Second Place:  Ana Cecilia Rosales Gutierrez, Saltillo, Coahuila,
        Mexico, "Esperandote"  sculpture
    Third Place Ribbons:  Louise Goforth, Brownsville, TX. "Follow
        Me" soapstone;  Jorge Destenave, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
        "La Tormenta" bronze;  Daniel Juarez, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
        "Coyote" bronze;abriela Navarro, Monterrey, Mexico," Riesgos"
        steel.
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:  Karen J. Lauseng, Manhattan, KS.
        "untitled" silver necklace;  Dr. Oscar Zertuche, Matamoros,
        Mexico, "Cuarteto de Cuerdas" and " Navegando En El Tiempo"
        wood; Mayra Milano, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, "La Danza"
        bronze
        Photography
    First Place:  Douglas Collins, Brownsville, TX. "Handle Bar Harry"
    Second Place:  Maree Baldis, Zapata, TX. "Brush Flower"
    Third Place Ribbons:  Joseph Holman, Brownsville, TX. "Untitled"
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:  Maree Baldis. Zapata, "Yellow
        Trumpet", Joan E. Parker, Harlingen, TX. "Repetitious Reflection"
        Douglas Collin, Brownsville, "Marie"
China Painting
    First Place:  Luz Alicia Martinez, Brownsville, TX. "The Bird"
    Second Place:  Alicia Ibarra, Brownsville, TX. "Prunes"
    Third Place Ribbons:  Donna H. Cole, Emmet, NE. "Elusive
        Roses";  Luz Alicia Martinez, Brownsville, TX. "The Leaves"
        and "Forget Me Not".
    Honorable Mention Ribbons:  Donna H. Cole, Emmet, NE
        "Fresh Cut Roses"; Alicia Ibarra, Brownsville, TX "Pansies"
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