The Ponca City Arts Membership Show opened on Thursday, April 6 in the John McNeese Gallery in the City Central building at 400 E. Central, Suite 101. The show featured 97 pieces for art from 37 local artists.

Several artists presented media art forms which had not submitted previously. Additionally, several of the artists had not participated in prior shows including Adrill Hayes, Kayla Maxwell, Katherine Talkington, Elaine Hutchins, Seth Hammock, Jeremy Sacket, Pattie Lacefield, Jessica Thaxton-Ross, and Summer Walker.

Artists that have participated for more than five years were Grace Klinger, Dana Depperschmidt, Mindy Littlecook, Carl Petersen, Sharon Rorie, Jannie Ross, Ruth Loucks, Tom Schmid, Elaine Armstrong, and Betty Jean Jones.

The following are some of the winners and the titles of their pieces:

• Carl Petersen - #1368 - BEST OF SHOW - Sculpture Pro;

• Jeremy Sacket - Breakthrough - 1st Place - Acrylics, Advanced;

• Jessica Thaxton-Ross - Falling - 2nd Place - Acrylics, Advanced;

• Seth Hammock - Dawn - 3rd Place - Acrylics, Advanced;

• Jessica Thaxton-Ross - In the Forest - 1st Place - Graphics, Advanced;

• Jessica Thaxton-Ross - Untitled - 2nd Place - Graphics, Advanced;

• Betty Jean Jones - New Mexico Hollyhocks - 1st Place - Oil, Advanced;

• Betty Jean Jones - Bridge Over Waterfall - 2nd Place Oil, Advanced;

• Lorraine O”Neill - Wisteria - 1st Place - Watercolor, Advanced;

• Leslie Stewart - The Overseer - 2nd Place - Watercolor, Advanced;

• Teresa Frost - Old Days - 3rd Place - Watercolor, Advanced;

• Kortney Miller - Meadow Spotlight - 1st Place - Acrylics, Pro;

• Kellie Garcia - It’s a Little Bit Funny - 2nd Place - Acrylics, Pro;

• Jill Rowe - Crazy Cat Lady - 3rd Place - Acrylics, Pro;

• Dale Coons - Tachinid - Honorable Mention - Acrylics, Pro;

• Kayla Maxwell - Swamp Life - Honorable Mention - Acrylics, Pro;

• Clint Rowe - The Way I’m Living - 1st Place - Fine Art Craft, Pro; • Kathrine Talkington - Ponca City Street - 2nd Place - Fine Art Craft, Pro;

• Sharon Rorie - Large Woven Basket - 3rd Place - Fine Art Craft, Pro;

• Clint Rowe - Midnight Run - Honorable Mention - Fine Art Craft, Pro;

• Mindy Littlecook - Murder - Honorable Mention - Fine Art Craft, Pro;

• Michele Wittmer - Jason - 1st Place - Graphics, Pro;

• Mindy Littlecook - Hole - 2nd Place - Graphics, Pro;

• Michele Wittmer - From the Ramp - 3rd Place - Graphics, Pro;

• Adrill Hayes - Triple Beauty - 1st Place - Mixed Media, Pro;

• Alena Jennings - Dance With Me - 2nd Place - Mixed Media, Pro;

• Regina Free - Class Set - 3rd Place - Mixed Media, Pro;

• Tom Schmidt - Church Palms - 1st Place - Oil, Professional; • Martha Harrison - Night Terror - 2nd Place - Oil, Professional; • Jannie Ross - Colorado Ram - 3rd Place - Oil, Professional; • S. Elaine Armstrong - Moonlit - Honorable Mention - Oil, Professional;

• Regina Free - Heron - 1st Place - Sculpture, Pro;

• Carl Petersen - #1396 - 2nd Place - Sculpture, Pro;

• Carl Petersen - #1172 - 3rd Place - Sculpture, Pro;

• Lisa Kelly - Touch the Sky - 1st Place - Watercolor, Pro;

• S. Elaine Armstrong - Pennsylvania Waterfall II - 2nd Place - Watercolor, Pro;

• Grace Klinger - Weasal - 3rd Place - Watercolor, Pro One judge, Jim Clements, expressed feeling impressed at the quality and wide scope of talents. He further stated that choosing to award ribbons was an extreme challenge because of the expertise represented.

Clements had previously hosted a painting workshop for the PC Arts studio group artists. Unlike other teachers, he wouldn’t hesitate to tell artists specifically how to apply paint, gave clear, concise directions along the way.