The Leamington Arts Centre was filled with anticipation on Friday, July 18 as winners were announced for this year’s WFCU Credit Union En Plein Air Painting Competition.
Twenty-two artists, including Andrea Kubis and Liane Bults of Kingsville, Nancy Plastsko, Vera Graham, Ryleigh Gaudreau, Dennis Edmondson and Sharon Suitor of Leamington, and Elaine Guitar and Layne Van Loo of Cottam, submitted 41 works of art that were all completed outdoors and captured some of the beauty in the vicinity and its surrounds.
Juried by multidisciplinary visual artist Guinaz Turdalieva, $1,000 was distributed to the winning entries through the generous support of WFCU Credit Union.
Capturing first place and $500 was Leamington’s Sharon Suitor with her piece titled Paradise on Fox Run Road.
Second place and $300 went to Astra Nams with her piece Tomatoes, while Anne Young grabbed third place and $200 with her painting Morning Light.
Honourable mention awards were handed out to Steve King for his piece titled Pelee Reflections and to Michaela Lucio for her painting titled The Artist Date 06.07.25.
The exhibit is on display until August 13 at the Leamington Arts Centre and is joined by two other exhibitions, Where Do We Go From Here?: Julie Luth and Garvin Chinnia running until September 11, and Mixed, a mixed media exhibition running until August 14.
Leamington’s Dennis Edmondson entered two pieces in the competition, both being his interpretation of the Delaurier Homestead found at Point Pelee National Park. Dennis is pictured with his acrylic piece that took eight hours to complete under windy conditions.
SUN photo by Paul Forman
