2017 winners announced

The following area artists won awards in the Wolf River Art League’s 47th Annual Mid-Winter Art Show held at the New London High School on Saturday, Feb. 11, and Sunday, Feb. 12.

Professional 2-D
First place — Michael O’Connell, “The Andean Condor.” Second place —Sherri Thomas, “Protector of the Realm.” Third place — Sherri Thomas, “Willow Springs.” Honorable mention — Gregory Frederic, “Noteworthy;” Kimberly VanDenBerg, “Tamworth.”

Professional Photography
First place — Judy Johnson, “A Midwinter Night.” Second place — Judy Johnson, “Love is in the Air.” Third place — Roxie Rowe, “Tree Frog Smile.” Honorable mention — Diane Urban, “Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse;” Linda Alfuth, “Pick a Number.”

Professional 3-D
First place — Ruth Rex, “Gothic Nature Entwined.” Second place — Diane Urban, “Japanese Temari.” Third place — Don Nelson, “Hollow Geometric Solids.”

Non-Professional 2-D
First place — Vicki Walsh, “Garden Gate.” Second place — Liudmita Varulenko, “Peony.” Third place — Janet Champion, “Under the Dock.” Honorable mention — Owen Nielson, “Serenity.”

Non-Professional Photography
First place — Mark Dawes, “My dog ‘Zoey.’” Second place — John Schmitz, “Winter’s Window.” Third place — Denise Maas, “Happy Husky.” Honorable mention — Linda Ward, “Do Not Be Wise in Your Own Eyes. Proverbs 3:7.”

Non-Professional 3-D
First place — Merlin J. Mayer, “Norwegian Wedding Bowl.” Second place — Danielle Nicole Arthur, “Vanity; Graveyard of the Rich and Famous.” Third place — Danielle Nicole Arthur, “Red Quilt on Canvas.” Honorable mention — Kayla Zehner, “Fox Hat.”

Student 2-D
First place — Kendall Lotte, “Touched by Serenity.” Second place — Lindsey Standerfer, “Clear View.” Third place — Emily Anderson, “David.” Honorable mention — Lindsey Standerfer, “Les Fleurs;” Kendall Lotto, “The Bulk of Silence;” Andraia Bieth, “Allegra.”

Student Photography
First place — Karleigh Hooyman, “Cat Nap.” Second place — Karleigh Hooyman, “Peek-a-boo.” Third place — Karleigh Hooyman, “Alaina.” Honorable mention — Karleigh Hooyman, “Adventure;” Abby Maas, “Packard Up.”

Student 3-D
First place — Andraia Bieth, “Resource.” Second place — Makennah West, “Shards from the Ocean.”

People’s Choice Award
Lindsey Standerfer, “Clear View.”