Update: Midday Light won the Third Place Award and Amber Fields won the Artist Choice Award.
You are invited to join me at the opening Reception and silent auction at Gallery 110 North on Friday, October 11, 2024 from 6 pm to 9 pm to view the paintings created at this year’s Paint the Towns in Fall Color event. Gallery 110 North is located in the Plymouth Arts Center, 520 East Mill Street, Plymouth, Wisconsin.
This free admission reception features live music by Zach Holzer. Complimentary appetizers and desserts will be served. Cash bar.
It is a great opportunity to meet the participating Paint the Towns Artists and to bid on your favorite piece of local art at the silent auction until 9:00 pm. Then the unsold works will remain in Gallery 110 North through November 15 and be for sale at a “Buy it Now” retail price. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm; Saturday – Sunday 12 – 3 pm; closed Monday and holidays.
Awards will be presented at 6:45 pm. Cash awards totaling $3000 along with non-cash merit awards will be presented at the awards ceremony.
This year’s judge is Michelle Richeson. “I had the honor to serve as the Creative Director for Jack Richeson and Company, creating magazine ads and designs for the company’s wide array of art supplies, instructional materials and artist’s furniture. I also assisted in the production of videos for Jack Richeson’s, “Famous Painter Films”. This event is sponsored by Sargento, The Sartori Company, and Van Horn Auto. This event is coordinated by artist Dan Rizzi of Plymouth.
These are the three paintings I submitted for the painting competition. Amber Fields was painted near County Road M and Hillside Road. the colors of the fields drew my attention with the church in the distance. Midday Light was painted near highway 23 and Meadowlark Road. The sparkling sunlight on the water caught my eye and I had to paint the scene. Herrling Sawmill was painted at the Wade House historic site in Greenbush. The mill, alongside the Mullet River, is one of the state’s only working water powered sawmills. The mill features a working vertical muley saw, popular in the middle of the 19th century, which saws with an up and down motion.
