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2007 - Top Seven Awards
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Best of Show Award $2000
& Gold Medallion
Dan Burt “The Church at Bianca”
Watercolor, 22" x 30"

Juror’s Comments: Color Fusions Galore!Good values, good shapes, expressive of visual delight. 

Margaret Pace Willson Award for a Texas Artist - $1000 & Silver Medallion
John McBeth “Gristmill at San Jose Mission”
Watercolor, 12" x 16"

Juror’s Comments: Combination of observations coupled with good design shapes. Well placed on the paper. Limited expressive color.

Martin Scully Award for Excellence in Transparent Watercolor
$1000 & Bronze Medallion
Ratindra Das “El Jardin ’06”
Watercolor, 20" x 30"

Juror’s Comments: Well shaped, well placed values animated with calligraphic accents.

Given by his parents: Thomas & Celia Scully 

Amy Freeman Lee Founders Award  - $750
Thomas J. Owen “Shadows of Industry”
Watercolor, 21" x 29"

Juror’s Comments: Approaching the edge of the color frontierwhile avoiding chaos. Mechanical subject artistically presented.

Given by the Trust of Amy Freeman Lee 

Barbara & Armer Earwood  Award  - $500
Al Zerries “Twenty Two Days to Spring”
Watercolor, 22" x 14"

Juror’s Comments: A few fine shapes add up to much. Expressive of the model. 

Given by BarbaraT. Earwood
 

Ivan Mcdougal Memorial Award - $300
Frank LaLumia “Rio Brazos”
Watercolor, 15" x 22"

Juror’s Comments: Delightfully fresh and wet, expressing one of watercolor’s greatest glories: fusion.

Given by Gloria McDougal, Ann Z. Norton, Finis & Edith Collins, Barbara & Lee Ricks 
 

TWS Memorial Award  - $275
Luis Llarina “Distinct Shadows”
Watercolor, 20" x 30"  

Juror’s Comments: The steel lace of the fire escape creates an attractive focus for the eye.

Given in memory of Edythe L. Brennan and Rob Erdle by Anne Brennan Vela 

Given in memory of Rob Erdle by Jan Witten Sewall

Given in honor of Dona LeCrone Walston by Terry Gay Puckett
 

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