The public is invited to the Opening Reception
sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Milton Eichmann
1 – 3 p.m. Sunday, November 2
to honor the artists and their families.

Winners of the 55th Annual Poplar Bluff Artists’ Guild Regional Art Exhibit have been selected for display at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum by juror, Jeanie Eddleman..

Best of Show Award will be presented to Barbara Ross, Sikeston, MO for her stilllife watercolor painting “Reflections III.”

The following artists have been selected as winners in each category:

OIL: 1st Place “Hen in a Coal Bucket” Mike Alsup, Hayti, MO
2nd Place “Summer-Time at Mt. Olymus” Mary Taylor, Poplar Bluff, MO
3rd Place “Stages of Cotton” Mike Alsup, Hayti, MO
HM “Howell CO I” Barbara Jo Feher, Mt View, MO

ACRYLIC:

1st Place “Whose Move” Michael Landeros, Benton, MO
2nd Place “Backwoods Corner Store” Lindell James, Malden, MO
3rd Place “Father and Son” Steven Poole, Poplar Bluff, MO
HM “Mindstorm 3” Steven Poole, Poplar Bluff, MO

WATERCOLOR:

1st Place “Reflections III” Barbara Ross, Sikeston, MO
2nd Place “Roman Courtyard” Barbara Ross, Sikeston, MO
3rd Place “Woodland Fantasy” Mary Taylor, Poplar Bluff, MO
HM “Vista I” Nancy Buttry, Poplar Bluff, MO

3 DIMENSIONAL

1st Place “Unified Field Theory – Study #2” Robyn Chapman, Van Buren, MO
2nd Place “Spirit Dance” Robyn Chapman, Van Buren, MO
3rd Place “Raku Tall Vase” Ruth Garner, Poplar Bluff
HM “Tree” Dale Cannon, Poplar Bluff, MO

MIXED MEDIA:

1st Place “Amphibious Raptor with Wheels” Mack Warren, Poplar Bluff, MO
2nd Place “Tibet…100 Years” Teresa Dirks, Bernie, MO
3rd Place “Flowing Lines of Shannon Co- Barbara Feher, Mt. View, MO
Wild Horses
HM “Reba-WK Paint & Quarter Horses” Kristi Baker, Poplar Bluff, MO

GRAPHIC ARTS:

1st Place “LA Joe” Debora Dunnegan, Silva, MO
2nd Place “Isabella” Anita Bottrell, West Plains, MO
3rd Place “Bubble Baby” Anita Botrell, West Plains, MO
HM “Eye of the Tiger” Marty Riley, Cape Girardeau, MO

FIBER:

1st Place “Ozark Springs 2” Rosemary Claus-Gray, Doniphan, MO
2nd Place “Blue Springs 1” Rosemary Claus-Gray, Doniphan, MO 3rd Place “The Eyes Have It” Debora Dunnegan, Silva, MO

WOOD SCULPTURE

1st Place “Der Load Meister” James W. Huck, Poplar Bluff, MO
2nd Place “Concept Forming” Mack Warren, Poplar Bluff, MO
3rd Place “Chip Carved Cane” James Pinkerton, Poplar Bluff, MO
HM “Whimsical House” James Pinkerton, Poplar Bluff, MO

These and other excellent artworks co-sponsored by Commerce Bank and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, will be on display Saturday November1 – 30 at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum, 421 N. Main Street, Poplar Bluff.

The museum is open noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Group tours can be arranged by calling 686-8002. Admission is free. Visit the museum online at www.mham.org