Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition
Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition
November 10 – December 4, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 10, 2011, 7:30pm, Awards announced at 8pm.
A show featuring representation work reflecting the small town character of Elora, Fergus and the rural environs within the boundaries of Centre Wellington.
Congratulations to the following Award Winners:
| First Prize |
$1000 |
Don Kilby |
Chasing the Fog |
| Second Prize |
$ 500 |
Monica Burnside |
Journey Through Elora Gorge |
| Third Prize |
$ 300 |
Jen Weber |
Road Trip |
| First Place:
Don Kilby
Chasing the Fog
acrylic $5000 |
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| Second Place:
Monica Burnside
Journey Through Elora Gorge
oil on canvas $3450 |
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| Third Place:
Jen Weber
Road Trip
oil on board $700 |
History of the the Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition |
In April of 2011, the Elora Centre for the Arts sent out a call for submissions for the third bi-annual Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition. Artists were invited to submit representational painting(s) in any paint medium that reflected the small town character of Elora, Fergus and the rural environs within Centre Wellington.
Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk had a lifetime love of art. Perhaps it was genetic – her paternal grandmother was an accomplished portrait painter and her paternal aunt painted exquisite miniatures. Shirley was especially fond of the Group of Seven and specifically A.Y Jackson, A.J. Casson and J.E.H MacDonald. She also enjoyed the French impressionists and Van Gogh.
Upon her passing in 2006 wanted to do something to keep Shirley’s love of art alive. Stan had painted in his youth but gave it up for a career as a business systems analyst. He made an exception where his beloved Shirley was concerned and always agreed to paint landscapes that Shirley admired. After several conversations with the staff and board of the Elora Centre for the Arts, the Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition was created.
“Shirley would have supported this,” says Stan. “This is something to commemorate her love of the arts. The fact that the competition is for representational paintings would make her very happy!”
In early October, jurors met to assess the 110 entries that had been received. After an arduous day, 30 submissions were chosen to be a part of the four week exhibition in the Minarovich Gallery which runs from November 10 to December 4th.
Because of the tremendous response to the call for entry, the Elora Centre for the Arts will be showcasing the remaining paintings in Exhibit B – the Stage Room on the second floor. Organizers wanted to ensure that these wonderful paintings were seen by the public before they returned to the artist’s home communities.
On Thursday, November 10th at 7:30 pm the jurors will return to the Centre for the Arts for the opening reception and to announce the first, second, and third place award winners, who will each receive cash prizes.
Jurors include Ann Roberts, Linda Risacher Copp and Eileen MacArthur.
Everyone is welcome to attend. Many of the paintings are for sale.
The Elora Centre for the Arts is located at 75 Melville Street, Elora, ON N0B1S0
Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 9:30am – 3:30pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00pm to 3:30pm.
There is no charge for admission. Additional information can be obtained by calling 519-846-9698
Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition Juried Show Entries:
Exhibit A – Juried Show Artist Bios
| Monica Burnside |
Journey Through Elora Gorge |
oil on canvas |
$3450 |
| Norman Choo |
In the Distance |
oil on Linen |
$1000 |
| Laura Coutts |
Early Autumn, Elora |
acrylic on canvas |
$350 |
| Brian Darcy |
Autumn Pasture |
oil on canvas |
$3800 |
| Beryl Dawson |
The Majestic Grand |
oil |
$2500 |
| Judy French |
Bissell Park Dam, Elora |
watercolour |
$295 |
| Judy French |
View from the Cataract Trailway Bridge |
acrylic on masonite |
$175 |
| Libby Holland |
Enchanted River |
oil on canvas |
$1200 |
| Thea Jansen |
Serenity Now |
waterbased oil |
$475 |
| Kim Johnston |
Peaceful River |
pastel |
$700 |
| Kim Johnston |
Summer Reflection |
pastel |
$700 |
| Pat Kalyn |
River Riders |
watercolour |
$500 |
| Jamie Kapitain |
June Evening, Wellington County |
oil on canvas |
$900 |
| Don Kilby |
North O’ Fergus |
acrylic |
$4300 |
| Juanita Landon |
Dead Trees Last Stand on the 1st Line |
acrylic |
$350 |
| Juanita Landon |
Pilkington Meadow Under the Overlook |
acrylic |
$250 |
| Ulla Lenzen Butt |
Appreciating Winter |
watercolour |
$395 |
| Dick Marvin |
Old 5th Line Bridge |
oil on canvas |
$1400 |
| Joel Masewich |
Pilkington Flats |
oil on canvas |
$325 |
| Barry McCarthy |
Open Water |
watercolour |
NFS |
| Leslie Miles |
Looking Across the Grand River, Elora |
pastel |
$550 |
| Velma Pero |
The Old Haig House |
oil |
NFS |
| Irene Shelton |
Stairway to Heaven |
watercolour |
$575 |
| Carol Tinga |
Stillness and Being |
acrylic and oil on wood |
$680 |
| Fred Urron |
Grand View |
oil on masonite |
$1330 |
| Jen Weber |
Road Trip |
oil on board |
$700 |
| Lorne Winters |
Spring Thaw |
oil |
$2500 |
| Lorne Winters |
Tranquility |
oil |
$2200 |
| Rick Worthington |
Bissell Park Market |
oil on birch board |
$900 |
| Tanya Zaryski |
Harvest Fields |
acrylic and china marker on masonite |
$800 |
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Exhibit B – In the Stage Room:
| Sharon Barker |
Elora Mill Tooth of Time |
watercolour $450 |
| Doris Billing |
Essence of Silence |
acrylic $375 |
| Doris Billing |
Speed River at Royal City Park, Guelph |
acrylic $375 |
| Jo Swain Bradley |
Harvest Day |
acrylic $80 |
| Jo Swain Bradley |
The Boys |
watercolour $175 |
| Monica Burnside |
View Down the Irvine River |
Oil on birch panel $475 |
| Ginny Carnevale |
Shade Along Garafraxa Road, Elora |
acrylic $400 |
| Beryl Dawson |
Blue Heron in Flight |
oil $1900 |
| Jennifer Depencier |
On the Way to Sing in the Gorge |
acrylic $360 |
| Betty Anne Doughty |
Heaven |
watercolour $175 |
| Jude Dowling |
Bridge Over the River |
oil $250 |
| Helen Duplassie |
Elora Gate |
acrylic $220 |
| Ivan Fernandez |
Red Roof on the Way to Elora |
acrylic on masonite $250 |
| Ivan Fernandez |
Tea Time in Elora |
acrylic on masonite $350 |
| Jane Finoro |
Fall Reflections |
pastel $400 |
| Jane Finoro |
Summer’s Walk into Fall |
acrylic $700 |
| Jessalyn Forsythe |
The Silent Day After |
oil on canvas $200 |
| Jessalyn Forsythe |
Through the Hollows |
oil on canvas $175 |
| Melanie Gausden |
Towards |
oil $1200 |
| Melanie Gausden |
Upwards |
oil $980 |
| Mary Helps |
Home on Church Street |
watercolour |
| Mary Helps |
House on Middlebrook Road |
watercolour |
| Libby Holland |
Sunday Morning |
oil on canvas $1800 |
| Denis Hopkins |
Frozen River |
oil on canvas $2500 |
| Denis Hopkins |
Irvine River |
oil on board $1100 |
| Teri Hranka |
Glimpse From South Shore #2 |
acrylic on board $395 |
| Teri Hranka |
Glimpse From South Shore #3 |
acrylic on board $395 |
| Carol Hughes |
Elora Gorge |
watercolour $500 |
| Michele Jones |
Hubba Bubba Roadtrip 1 |
acrylic $570 |
| Michele Jones |
Hubba Bubba Roadtrip 2 |
acrylic $500 |
| Pat Kalyn |
Memories |
acrylic on canvas $650 |
| Peter Kaudewitz |
Elora “Blues” |
oil on canvas $750 |
| Peter Kaudewitz |
Portage Vanishing |
oil on canvas $1500 |
| Don Kilby |
Chasing the Fog |
acrylic $5000 |
| Margarita Kuznetsova |
Centre Wellington Heritage Buildings |
acrylic $475 |
| Ulla Lenzen Butt |
Buskers Serenade |
watercolour $995 |
| Karen Levenson |
Elora House in the Moonlight with Mennonite
Mother and Child |
oil $525 |
| Elana Levine |
Inverhaugh Valley 2011 |
acrylic $650 |
| Dick Marvin |
Veterans’ Bridge Salem |
oil on canvas $1400 |
| Joel Masewich |
Pilkington Overlook |
acrylic $650 |
| Roxana Matamoros |
Elora Gorge |
acrylic on canvas $350 |
| Pamela McCowan |
First Season |
pastel $300 |
| Pamela McCowan |
Wild Pears |
pastel $350 |
| Jonathon McCready |
Elora Gorge |
acrylic $2400 |
| Leslie Miles |
Pilkington Flats |
pastel $850 |
| Trish Murphy |
Bloodroot, Elora Gorge |
water soluble pastels $1300 |
| Dennis Novosad |
Irvine Reflections |
watercolour $495 |
| Denis Novosad |
Kayaking at the Mill |
watercolour $350 |
| Janet Ollers |
Old Elora |
watercolour $350 |
| Nina Pulver |
Autumn Vista |
watercolour $375 |
| Rosie Quigley |
Fall on the Farm |
acrylic $250 |
| James Robinson |
The Foundry |
acrylic $325 |
| James Robinson |
Winter Scene |
acrylic $275 |
| Lillan Rosendal |
Elora Mill |
watercolour $325 |
| Lillan Rosendal |
Metcalf Street Elora |
watercolour $375 |
| Ron Sainsbury |
Coach House Elora |
watercolour $420 |
| Ron Sainsbury |
Jones Baseline Speed River |
watercolour $450 |
| Sandra Schizoske |
Always Find the Sunshine |
acrylic $250 |
| Sandra Schizoske |
Dusk |
acrylic $250 |
| Irene Shelton |
St. David Street Dridge, Irvine River Elora |
watercolour $425 |
| Gordon Stuart |
First Cast |
Transparent Watercolour $595 |
| Gordon Stuart |
Pink Glow |
Transparent Watercolour $2600 |
| Murray Tucker |
Fergus in Fall |
acrylic on canvas $550 |
| Murray Tucker |
Fergus in Fall (study) |
watercolour pencils on paper $100 |
| Kim Turner |
Birch Inspired |
acrylic $400 |
| Kim Turner |
Fire Hydrant in a Field |
acrylic and mixed media $750 |
| Fred Urron |
Metcalf Street, Elora |
oil on masonite $995 |
| Dawna Van Soelen |
Quarry Ambers |
acrylic on canvas $1200 |
| Alice Vellema |
Pride |
oil and cold wax $280 |
| Tanya Zaryski |
Laundry Line |
acrylic and china marker on wood $3000 |
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Call for Entry for the Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition 2011
Shirley Dilworth Jaychuk Painting Competition
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 10th, 7:30pm
Show Runs in Minarovich Gallery: November 10 – December 4, 2011
Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm, Weekends: 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Elora Centre for the Arts
75 Melville Street, Elora, ON N0B 1S0
519-846-9698
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