Nathan Huff, George Rose, and Stacey Otte-Demangate, jurors of the Wildling Museum’s Celebrating the National Lands of California, distributed awards at the exhibit’s opening reception on Saturday, July 20. The first place prize of $2,500 was awarded to artist Alan Sonneman (pictured) for his oil painting, Foxtail Pine, Western Slope of Cirque Peak, Sequoia National Park. Artist Lynn Hanson was awarded the second place prize for her charcoal work, Fieldnotes, Channel Islands National Park. The third place prize of $500 was awarded to artist Nancy Yaki for her acrylic painting, Santa Monica Mountains.
Honorable mentions were awarded to artists Sue Britt, Robert Cooke, Ivan Hernandez, Mariah Reading, and Blake Whitaker for their works. The exhibition—which features 63 artworks depicting California’s national parks, preserves, and monuments—will be on display at the museum through Jan. 20, 2020. The museum is located at 1511-B Mission Drive, Solvang. Call (805) 688-1082 or visit wildlingmuseum.org for more info.
This article appears in Aug 1-8, 2019.