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Embracing Art XVIII

Embracing Art, A Coming Together of Amateur and Professional Artists.

This annual show commemorates the Carnegie Visual Arts Center as a place of art for all people, and celebrates the creative spirit of our community. Presented for the 18th time, the exhibit features works in multiple mediums highlighting the talent of area artists.

 

1st Place Overall:
Olivia Gonzalez – New Visions  – oil/canvas

Honorable Mentions:

For pricing on each piece scroll down, click the image and the price will appear in the top left corner. If you are interested in purchasing a piece please email mary@carnegiearts.org.

All images copyright of the artist.

Drawing & Graphic Design

Digital | 5x7 | $400
Submerged | Desirae Brown
Charcoal | 19x25 | Not For Sale
Proud Eagle | Cynthia Jones
Graphite/White Pencil | 18x24 | $275
Paint Thinner | Val Michael
Charcoal on Paper | 9x12 | Not For Sale
Buckaroos | Hollen Seay
Alcohol Ink | 18x13 | $575
Louisiana Moonlight | Katherine L. Vaughn

Mixed Media

Mixed Media | 14x18 | $325
Musical Liberation | Shannon Fulenwider
Mixed Media | 34x17x5 | $750
Seven Cups (Revelation 16), circa 1880 clockcase | Richard Grugel
Crackled Paste/Acrylic/Wood Panel | 48x36 | $1400
Liberty | Daria' Hammond | Honorable Mention
Mixed Media | 24x24 | $400
Red Chair Conversation | Rickie Higgins
Paper | 62x75 | Not For Sale
Run; Run; Run; | Amanda Banks
Mixed Media | 24x28 | $500
Spring is Coming | Amita Bhakta
Oil on Canvas/Gold Leaf | 11x14 | $90
Lady in Waiting | Kathleen Bost
Reclaimed Poplar/Hypertufa/Glue/Sawdust | 32x13x15 | Not For Sale
Something in the Freud Caught My Eye | Kimberley Brown | Honorable Mention
Clay/24K Gold | 6.5x3.5 | $125
Lightning on a Bottle | Joy Oettel
Mixed Media | 33x72 | $1500
Home Base | Moses Pressnell | 2nd Overall
Acrylic/Airbrush/Canvas | 36x48 | $2100
Prairie Family 2 | John Pumphrey
Mixed Media | 14x11 | Not For Sale
Foxhole | Adrian Shrider
Mixed Media | 24x24 | $300
Moody Blues | Amber Stuart
Mixed Media | 36x36 | $1600
Narrow Passage | Carolyn Wear

Painting

Oil on Linen | 16x20 | Not For Sale
Nance in her Wedding Dress | Gary Anderson | Honorable Mention
Acrylic on Canvas | 20x20 | $300
Zinnia and Aster | Emily Barkley
Watercolor | 18x24 | $550
Red Fenders | Sherman Barnes | Honorable Mention
Watercolor | 14x11 | $300
Happy Daisies | Heidi Barnett
Watercolor | 14x11 | $300
Pink Hibiscus | Heidi Barnett
Oil on Canvas | 8x10 | $125
White Hydrangeas 1 | Geralee Bayless
Oil on Canvas | 12x12 | Not For Sale
Enamel Pan with Water and Light | Janice Barrett
Oil on Canvas | 9x11 | $200
Crashing Through Spring | Gail Bergeron
Acrylic on Canvas | 22x28 | $140
Gin Fizz | Ana Berry | Honorable Mention
Oil on Canvas | 8x10 | $225
Toledo, Spain | Jennie Blagburn
Acrylic on Canvas | 36x24 | $575
Incoming | Ruth Bochte
Oil on Canvas | 10x16 | Not For Sale
Dalton Highway | C. Leigh Boulineau
Acrylic on Canvas | 9x12 | $450
Floral Salutations | Maria Camp
Tempera | 16x20 | Not For Sale
Shell, Naples Shore | Julia Carter
Acrylic on Wood | 24x10 | $150
Pisces | Jennie Cole
Watercolor | 18x12 | $500
Letting Go | Heike Covell
Oil on Canvas | 9x12 | $400
Quiet Moment | Monica Dahl
Oil on Board | 16x20 | $720
Abandoned Dreams | Margaret Dukeman | Honorable Mention
Watercolor | 11x17 | $200
Katrina | Jessica Emrick
Oil on Canvas | 16x12 | $300
Purified by Fire | Marsha Ercegovic
Watercolor | 22x29 | Not For Sale
Forest Magic | Sallie Estes
Acrylic on Canvas | 16x20 | $300
St. George Strings | Susan Estes
Oil on Canvas | 30x35 | $950
Frida Kahlo | Paula Ethridge
Oil on Canvas | 22x28 | $1750
New Visions | Olivia Gonzalez | 1st Overall
Oil on Linen | 9x12 | $175
Overwatch | Lynette Hancock
Oil on Canvas | 5x7 | Not For Sale
Peach Trio | Rachel Heeschen
Oil on Canvas | 11x14 | $240
Kentucky Derby Lady | Rick Henry
Acrylic on Canvas | 26x20 | Not For Sale
Taking Flight | Pam Hodge
Acrylic on Canvas | 36x48 | Not For Sale
Painted Music | Hunt Hudson
Oil on Canvas | 16x20 | $3725
Scenic Route | Terry Jones
Oil on Canvas | 14x11 | Not For Sale
Cayte | Sue Kirkpatrick
Watercolor | 22x29 | $650
A Dancing Family | Johanna Littleton
Oil on Canvas | 20x16 | $300
Ru-Klaus | Linda Livingston
Watercolor | 18x24 | $175
Tropical Garden | Janice Lowther
Oil on Canvas | 16x20 | Not For Sale
For the Love of Rhett | Kerri Maddox
Oil on Canvas | 30x40 | Not For Sale
Tiger Dance | Sandra Massengill
Oil on Canvas | 24x20 | $750
Morning View at Lourmarin, Provence | Suzanne Matthews
Oil on Canvas | 9x12 | Not For Sale
Man of Thought | Malanya Monette
Oil on Canvas | 9x12 | Not For Sale
Southern Magnolia | Thomas Monette
Oil on Canvas | 16x20 | $250
Huntsville Alley | Michie' Mooney
Oil on Canvas | 18x24 | $600
At the OMCA | Corinna Nicole
Oil on Canvas | 24x36 | $200
Embrace | Kim Pourcho
Acrylic on Canvas | 48x24 | $2500
Welcome Home | Danny Rodgers
Oil En Plein Air | 14x11 | $1200
Outside of Time | Elizabeth Lewis Scott
Oil on Canvas | 8x10 | $250
In the Shadows | Jackie Segars
Acrylic on Canvas | 11x14 | Not For Sale
Confidence | Julia Shelton
Acrylic on Canvas | 11x14 | $130
Morning Surf | Marianthe Snyder
Oil on Canvas | 22x26 | $450
Gatehouse | Mavis Stephens
Oil on Canvas | 30x40 | Not For Sale
Argentine Couple & Tiffany Lamp | Joe E. Thompson
Acrylic on Canvas | 11x14 | $500
Reflection | Linda Thompson
Acrylic on Canvas | 20x20 | $400
The Orange | Arcenia Turrentine
Oil on Canvas | 30x24 | $495
Wolf Bay: In Orange Beach | Gary Walker
Gouache | 8x12 | $300
Peonies | Maureen Wallace
Acrylic on Paper | 18x30 | Not For Sale
Maura | Beth Walldorf
Acrylic on Paper | 18x30 | Not For Sale
Alyssa | Beth Walldorf
Oil on Canvas | 11x14 | Not For Sale
Culinary Competition | Lynn Weatherford
Oil on Canvas | 14x11 | $600
Friendship Flowers | Katrina Weber
Acrylic on Wood | 18x24 | $285
Osprey with Fish #148 | Charles Whaley
Oil on Canvas | 20x24 | $3300
Garden House | Mike Williams
Acrylic on Canvas | 16x16 | Not For Sale
Old Bank | Tonya G. Witt

Photography

Photography | 8x8 (15x15 framed) | $180
Am I Blue... | Kimberley Brown
Photography | 8x8 (15x15 framed) | $180
ShoopShoopShoop | Kimberley Brown
Photography | 16x20 | Not For Sale
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made | Hannah Busing | Director's Choice
Silver Gelatin Print | 16x20 | $260
Grand Staircase, St. Pancras, London | Arne Croell | 3rd Overall
Silver Gelatin Print | 28x36 | $950
Upper Yosemite Fall, Yosemite National Park, California | Arne Croell
Photography | 24x20.5 | $250
Untitled | Randall Lewter
Photography | 22x25 | $225
Roots | Joanne Lowery
Photograph on Canvas | 11x14 | $60
Grasshopper Lily | Raven Mobley
Photography | 12x15 | $75
Sipsey Reflections #3 | Cynthia Volin | Honorable Mention

Sculpture

Ceramic | 20x9 | $400
Double Lipped Blue & White Vase | David Edwards
Bronze | 42" | $5690
Crane | Pamela Keller
Clay | 23x21x16 | $700
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing | Daniel Lee | Honorable Mention
Stained Glass | 9x17 | Not For Sale
Blue Boy | Denise Maurer
Stained Glass | 10x18 | Not For Sale
Dreamcatcher Mobile | Denise Maurer
Stoneware Clay | 4.5x3.25 | Not For Sale
Two Beetles | Joy Oettel
Walnut | 16" | $300
Hawk in Walnut | Thomas Young

Fiber

Fiber | 20x40 | $720
Calm | Kami Watson