I interrupt the story of the creation of Toast of Taos to tell you about a great event last weekend. We had a reception at the historic Taos Inn for the artists who entered our Toast of Taos poster competition. This was our first poster competition, and we were delighted with the results.
The poster competition accepted art of any media; the only limitations were that it had to feature the Southwest and wine. Over a dozen fantastic pieces were submitted: wonderful oil and watercolor paintings, pen and ink drawings, decorated bottles, photos, all kinds of great works. The artists who submitted entries included Lee Heartwell, Leigh Gusterson, Ed Sandoval, Rich Nichols, Stephen Kilborn, Valerie Graves, Mark Kemper, Patty Sheehan, Mike Gravel, Adam Schallau, Shirley Belz, Martin Goldman, Ouray Meyers, Michael Regnier, Lloyd Rivera, and David Sullins.
Our judges had a very difficut time selecting a winner, so instead they picked three. In first place was the oil painting Two for Taos Time by Leigh Gusterson. Second place went to Stephen Kilborn for his vivid cubistic piece. Mark Kemper took third place for his pen and ink drawing En Vino Veritas, a hilarious Dia de los Muertos piece. The artists at the reception met their public, signed their work, and helped drink several bottles of wonderful southwestern wine.
If you like the winning images, visit www.toastoftaos.com. The images are posted there, and you can purchase the evocative winning poster featuring Leigh's painting, a tote bag with Stephen's wonderful image, and a print of Mark's terrific pen and ink.
Next.... back to the adventure of creating Toast of Taos.
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