Awards
59th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition
This year's juror/judge, Leslie McCarron, presented the exhibition's awards including the Best of Show, three Honorable Mention, three Awards of Merit, and three Awards of Excellence. Placerville Arts Association members are eligible to receive a First, Second and Third Place award. The Mother Lode Show awards also include two endowed awards: Anita Wolff Memorial Award sponsored her former student, Joyce Martin, and Matt Sugarman Memorial Award sponsored by his wife and daughter.
"Let's Pretend"
by Beth Failor
Oil on wood panel
$3,000
"A Guitar"
by Guy Cohen
Wood, Steel, LED Lights
$1,700
"Self Destruction"
by Zoe DiNardo
Oil on canvas
$1,200
"Alexander"
by Jan Welda
Oil on gallery wrapped canvas
NFS
"The Little Prince"
by David Mason
Color pencil, ink, copper leaf, and graphite on paper
$7,500
"The Mighty Oak"
by James Morrison
Photography
$224
"Wires"
by Michelle Peltier
Acrylic
$450
"Shout it from the Mountain"
by Ronda Eden
Mixed Media
$650
"Snow Melt"
by Donald Macko
Oil on stretched canvas
$550
"Along the Path, Sea Ranch, CA"
by David Ruderman
Archival Pigment Print
$595
"Heart of a Cabbage"
by Annie O'Connell
Oil
$1,000
"Morning Walk in Coloma"
by Michael Fritschi
Oil
$325
"Quiet Forest"
by Bev Barnett
Handmade Paper, Cotton String, Rust-dyed Fabric
$1,800
"Ruby"
by Gloria Vernon
Soft Pastel
NFS
"Under the Rainbow"
by (Jack) John McTiernan
Watercolor, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite, Oil on canvas
$1,200
