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Westport's
Deborah Lee Valeri (pictured left) took first place
with her warm and sunny seashore oil entitled
"The Sailing Lesson," and in an emotional presentation, Gordon
Price's "River Road Marsh" received the Special Award selected by Partners
Village Store's Lisa Cusick. 62 entries representing
water-influenced riverscapes and sweeping landscapes
gave the show's judge James H. Kay cause for pause before making the
difficult choices. "Water is necessary for life,
hydrating our bodies, cleansing us," WAG preshow literature said. "It
gives aquatic species a home and provides us with a pleasure land for
multitudes of leisurely activities." Indeed it does, WAG, indeed it does. Show winners received cash prizes: First
Prize $100, Second Prize $75, and Third Prize $50. A special prize was
presented for the best interpretation of the theme by Nancy Crosby, owner of
Partner’s Village Store, Westport, MA. Nancy was represented by store manager
Lisa Cusick. Winners: 1st Place - "The Sailing
Lesson" oil by Debra Valeri 2nd Place - "Westport
Harbor/View of the Boathouse" watercolor by Paul Vien 3rd Place - "Late Day
Clearing" pastel by Janet Gendreau Honorable Mentions: "Tidal" - encaustic by
Michele Bailey "Silent Moment" - watercolor
by Yvonne M. Nolan "Christmas Cove, Maine" - pastel
by Sarah Brown Special Award "River Road Marsh" - oil by
Gordon Price
James H. Kay graduated from RISD with
a degree in Illustration. He also attended Harvard and Yale Universities, and
has had a tremendously diverse career as an illustrator, art director,
writer, theatrical designer, and more. He was the Director of the Arts
Programs for the Khlmer Family Resource Center in
Fall River and he currently teaches papier mache, (a medium he has been working on for many years),
at the Westport Middle School. Jim has also served in the Korean War. He
resides in Fall River, MA.
Above: Gordon Price's oil on board "River Road Marsh" received the
Special Award selected by Partners Village Store's Lisa Cusick. "The waterview, the river drew me right in. I just wanted to
go there," Cusick said. "It's so representative of the area we live
in." - - - - - End - - - - - © 2012 Community Events
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