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Special Awards and Sales
Artist of the Year 2008
Artists of the Month
Signature Selections 2005 Winners

Special Awards and Sales

Seahorse

Jan Spangler’s amazing painting “Seahorse” won 3rd place in the watercolor section of the University Art 2009 competition.  Entries were submitted to UA of San Francisco, San Jose and Palo Alto; the Juror was George Rivera.  Jan’s painting was on exhibit at University Art, San Jose, from Sept. 12-30.  Congratulations, Jan--great work!

(click the painting for a larger view.)

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Artist of the Year -- 2010

sea fan coral

Congratulations to Jan Spangler, who was awarded the title of Artist of the Year at the annual Holiday Party in December, 2010.

Second Place: Kay Alexander
Third Place (tie): Daniela Friedmann and Lynn Dau

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Artists of the Month

(View Contest Rules)

March 2011 Winners:
Theme "Everything is Green Now"
1st Place:
Nancy Troup, "Misty Waterfall"
2nd Place:
Cathy Zander, "Walk in the Nature Preserve"
3rd Place (3-way tie):
Catherine Gross, "Round the Bend at Lake Bled"
Isao Nojima, "Baytree"
April Maiten, "Green on Green"


February 2011 Winners:
Theme "Man’s Best Friend" (Pets, Animals)
1st Place:
Diana Collins, "Maggie & Sandy"
2nd Place:
Nina Bricker, "Jane Being Fluffy"
3rd Place:
Kathy Sartain, "The Birds"


January 2011 Winners:
Theme "Cool winter Stories"
1st Place:
Jane Saltman, "Spooked"
2nd Place:
Kay Alexander, "January Creek"
3rd Place:
Shirley Prausa , "Cool Blue River"


November 2010 Winners:
Theme "Dinner is Ready" (Food, Drinks)
1st Place:
Daniela Friedmann, "Yellow Still Life"
2nd Place:
Kay Alexander, "A Provencal Kitchen"
3rd Place:
Catherine Gross, "Tea Party"


October 2010 Winners:
Theme "Abstract, Geometric Art, Collage" (in 2D, 3D)
1st Place:
Angela Sanders, "Convergence"
2nd Place:
Carolyn Kwiatek, "Untitled"
3rd Place:
Cathy Zander, "Rippling Waters"


September 2010 Winners:
Theme "The Best of You" (no theme)
1st Place:
Kay Alexander, "Farmers’ Market Bouquets"
2nd Place:
My-Xuan Ho, "Mushrooms"
3rd Place:
Daniela Friedmann, "Turning Pumpkins"


August 2010 Winners:
Theme "Californian Summer" (Places, Flora, Fauna)
1st Place:
Jan Spangler, "Farmers’ Market Bouquets"
2nd Place:
Kay Alexander, "Summer San Gregorio Farm"
3rd Place:
Nancy Troup, "Summer Gamble Garden"


June 2010 Winners:
Theme "The Printed Word" (Letters,Words, Symbols in Art)
1st Place:
April Maiten, "Quotes within a Quote"
2nd Place:
Xuan My Ho, "Swan Mosaic Sign"
3rd Place:
Jan Spangler, "Cheap Wine"


May 2010 Winners:
Theme "A Day in Our Lives"
1st Place:
Harlan Howard , "Arches"
2nd Place:
Kay Alexander , "Old Things "
3rd Place:
Gerda Cristal, "America’s Hero"


April 2010 Winners:
Theme "A Day in Our Lives"
1st Place:
Jan Spangler, "Peruvian Marketplace"
2nd Place:
Jane Saltman, "The New Arrival"
3rd Place: (tie)
Kay Alexander, "Corner Café Dinan"
Lynn Dau, "Morning Ritual"

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"Signature Selections" 2005 Winners

Congratulations to the following winners of the annual LAAC Member Art Exhibit, shown at the Main Street Café in Los Altos during the month of November, 2005.
Best of Show Daniela Friedmann Turning Pumpkins
1st Place, Watercolor Suzie Shao Hibiscus
2nd Place, Watercolor Selma Rubler A Winter Walk
3rd Place, Watercolor Marilyn Foreman Glowing Granite
1st Place, Oil & Acrylic Lois Parr Pier 39
2nd Place, Oil & Acrylic Nancy Humpal Cucurbita
3rd Place, Oil & Acrylic Millie Gallo Flowers in a Vase
1st Place, Mixed Media Wiz Wiggins Bird's Nest
2nd Place, Mixed Media Harlan Howard Joy
3rd Place, Mixed Media Joyce Savre I Wonder
1st Place, Pastel, Drawing, Prints Daniela Friedman, Pastel Turning Pumpkins
2nd Place, Pastel, Drawing, Prints Diana Collins, Etching Peter
3rd Place, Pastel, Drawing, Prints Kathy Sartain, Mosaic Flowers

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