FMB Art Association hosts last week for Spring Juried Show
Juror Karlyn Holman enjoyed judging the current show of the Fort Myers Beach Art Association on Donora Street at the blinking light off Estero Blvd. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m. She called it a “great show” “expressing a broad range of abilities and creative energies.” It was difficult for her to determine who award the prizes to because “there were so many paintings that deserved recognition.” This show will be hanging until March 25, when Neil Walling will critique the paintings at 1 p.m. before members remove them for the next show. Winners were announced on March 7.
Also at the reception the first Maya Bryant, Special Award for outdoor painters was given to long time Fort Myers Beach resident, active member of the art association and very fine painter, Lee Ackert for her work “Block, Circles & Letters” hung in the outdoor painter exhibit. This award was created in memory of Maya who faithfully and beautifully painted outdoors each week withthe group. The sale of Maya’s paintings funded the award and paintings donated by her are raffled to help fund the Fort Myers Beach Art Association scholarship as well.See the current painting being raffled at the gallery.
Winners of the Spring Juried Show were:
Lucy B. Campbell Award
1. “No Need to Shave”;Janet Mach Dutton
2. “No More Mary Janes”; Cheryl Fausel
3. “Peace with Strings Attached”; Dannica Walker
Florida Watercolor Society Award
1. “Going Bananas”; Joan Stobart
Merit Awards
1. “Lay Back Spinz”; Joan Grathwohl
2. “Mi Casa”; Sue Pink
3. “Home Sweet Home”; Marge Williamson
Honorable Mentions
“Old Bonita”; Susan Armstrong
“Peeking Through”; Karen K. Borden
“Mother Turn Around”; Michele Barron Buelow
For more information on any FMBAA activity see the website www.fortmyersbeachart.com or call the gallery at 463-3909. Visitors are always welcome and new members delight us.