2008 Monthly Competition Winners 2009 Monthly Competition Winners ______________________________________ JAN theme - "Blue Mood" - Judge: Marsha Perry SLIDES: JAN: 1st - Steve Grunfeld - "Not Now Dear, I Have A Headache" JAN: 2nd - Kevin Boyd - "Blue Abstract" JAN: 3rd - Jeanne Connell - "Lilies in the Fog" COLOR PRINTS: JAN: 1st - George Ritchey - "Blue Door on Toulouse Street" JAN: 2nd - Graham Bostick - "Vermillion Lake in Banff" JAN: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Frenel Lense @ Daytona Beach" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: JAN: 1st - Carol Kautzman - "Charleston Sorrow" JAN: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Sax Player in Galactic Band" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: No Competition _____________________________________ February Theme: "Open" - Judge: SLIDES: FEB: 1st - Terry Yarbrough - "Morning Stroll" FEB: 2nd - Steve Grunfeld - "Splendor of the Seas" FEB: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Star Cactus Flower" COLOR PRINTS: FEB: 1st - Al Frazier - "Tungsten Sunset Downtown" FEB: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Evening at Monument Valley" FEB: 3rd - Clarence Ward - "St. John's Reflection" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: FEB: 1st - Al Frazier - "Avondale Park" FEB: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Death Valley Derelict" FEB: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Graveyard at Taos" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: FEB: 1st - Ron Bowen - "I/R Wishing Well at Jasmine Hill" _____________________________________ March Theme: "Visual Stories" - Judge: Lisa Marie Bearden SLIDES: MAR: 1st - Kevin Boyd - "A day at Grand Central Station" MAR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Honesty is the Best Policy" MAR: 3rd - Herbert Wohlmuth - "Old Shack in the Alps" COLOR PRINTS: MAR: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Teaching Your Date How NOT to Drive MAR: 2nd - DJ Boyd - "Fall Family Fun" MAR: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - "Lonesome Bicycle" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: MAR: 1st - Kevin Boyd - "Pieces of the Puzzle" MAR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Mules, Dogs and Jesus" MAR: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Grand Isle Cemetery" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: MAR: 1st - Ken Gables - "You Got Mail" MAR: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Jesus or Hell" MAR: 3rd - Terry Yarbrough - "Circus Fairy" _____________________________________ April Theme: "Open" - Judge: Jennifer Hunt SLIDES: APR: 1st - Ken Boyd - "The Quick Plane" APR: 2nd - Steve Grunfeld - "The One That Got Away APR: 3rd - Paul Aucoin - "Mountain Lake" COLOR PRINTS: APR: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Smokey Mountain Still Life" APR: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Stowaway" APR: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - "Light and Dark" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: APR: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Jasmine Hill's New Statue" APR: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Tulips in Infrared" APR: 3rd - Kevin Boyd - "Atlanta Skyline" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: APR: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Air Stream Nostalgia" APR: 2nd - Larry Hollis - "Tannehill Furnace" _____________________________________ May Theme: "Reflections" - Judge: Louis Kennedy SLIDES: MAY: 1st - Gary Ricketts - "The Buildings Have Eyes" MAY: 2nd - Jim Elrod - "Science Museum" MAY: 3rd - Steve Grunfeld - "Venetian Reflection" COLOR PRINTS: MAY: 1st - Pat Barr - "East Coast of Sicily" MAY: 2nd - John Elrod - "Reflections on Morris" MAY: 3rd - Graham Bostick - "Maroon Bells" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: MAY: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Moroccan Reflection" MAY: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Contemplation" MAY: 3rd - Ken Boyd - "Winged Victory" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: MAY: 1st - DJ Boyd - "Lotus Pond" MAY: 2nd - Kevin Boyd - "Jefferson Memorial" _________________________________________ June Theme: "Open" - Judge: Leanne Hall SLIDES: JUN: 1st - Ken Gables - "High Falls Park" JUN: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Peaceful Storm" JUN: 3rd - Jeanne Connell - "Dogwood Blossom" COLOR PRINTS: JUN: 1st - Al Frazer - "6 Trees in a field, Cades Cove" JUN: 2nd - George Ritchey - "Arctic Sailboat" JUN: 3rd - Kathy Sheridan - "Cosmo Brush" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: JUN: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Sparks Lane" JUN: 2nd - Jeanne Connell - "Desert Marbles" JUN: 3rd - Al Frazer - "Shoreline at Tybee Island" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: JUN: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Ballerinas in Flight" JUN: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Ostrich in the Market" JUN: 3rd - Kathy Sheridan - "Me, Hitting the Ball" _____________________________________ July Theme: "Americana" - Judge: Steve Higginbotham SLIDES: JUL: 1st - Steve Grunfeld - "Thousands of Calories" JUL: 2nd - Cathy Sheridan - "Patriotic Smoke" JUL: 3rd - Mark Parker - "4th of July Wedding" COLOR PRINTS: JUL: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Cola-Cola" JUL: 2nd - Gary Rickets - "Garden of the Gods" JUL: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Depot at Night" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: JUL: 1st - George Ritchey - "Blount County Rocker" JUL: 2nd - Ken Boyd - "Coke Machines" JUL: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Sweetheart of the Rodeo" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: JUL: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Twisters on Route 66" JUL: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Colonial Bread" _______________________________________ August Theme: "Open" - Judge: Eric Myers SLIDES: AUG: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Botanical Gardens" [Lotus w/dragonfly] AUG: 2nd - Anne Strickland - "Tulle" AUG: 3rd - Paul Aucoin - "Tri-Color Heron Karate" COLOR PRINTS: AUG: 1st - Anne Strickland - "Pay Inside" AUG: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Mater" [tomato] AUG: 3rd - Gary Ricketts - Table Settings" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: AUG: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Unmade Bed" AUG: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Monterey Missions" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: AUG: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Old Cow Poke" AUG: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Selma Cemetery Statue" _______________________________________ September Theme: "Feathered" - Judge: Michelle Williams SLIDES: SEP: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Sand Hill Cranes" SEP: 2nd - Gary Ricketts - "Wild Eyed" SEP: 3rd - Steve Grunfeld - "Feathered & Flustered" COLOR PRINTS: SEP: 1st - Doug Stocks - "Dinner Time" SEP: 2nd - Doug Stocks - "Feathered Fruition" SEP: 3rd - George Ritchey - "Galapagos Heron" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: SEP: 1st - George Ritchey - "A Way to Write" SEP: 2nd - Al Frazier - "Reflection" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: No Competition _______________________________________ October Theme: "Open" - Judge: Kathryn Mayo SLIDES: OCT: 1st - George Ritchey - "Mom and 4" OCT: 2nd - Buddy Birdwell - "IR Helena Concrete Plant" OCT: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Southern Girl" COLOR PRINTS: OCT: 1st - Ken Boyd - "Twillinggate at Dawn" OCT: 2nd - Gary Ricketts - "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" OCT: 3rd - Anne Strickland - "Kaleidoscope Sky" BLACK & WHITE PRINTS: OCT: 1st - George Ritchey - "Young Mountain Man" OCT: 2nd - Ron Bowen - "Maine Bridge" OCT: 3rd - Al Frazer - "Mike the Fisherman" ALTERNATIVE PRINTS: OCT: 1st - Ron Bowen - "Polaroid Transfer of Butterfly" OCT: 2nd -Jeanne Connell - "Morning Flight" OCT: 3rd -George Ritchey - "Chief Big Fish"