The judged Desert Skies and Vistas Show is on exhibit at the Nevada Artists Association Gallery through Sept. 18. This show features 169 entries by 76 local artists in 10 categories.

The Artist Reception and Awards Presentation will be held Thursday, August 6 from 5-7 pm and is open to the public.

Please visit the Gallery at 449 W. King Street, Carson City from 12-4 pm and Saturday nights from 6-10 pm during the Brewery Arts Center’s Outdoor Summer Concert Series and be sure to vote for People’s Choice. The winners by category are:

Best of Show – “Capsized”, watercolor by Lou Wolgast

Desert Skies and Vista – “Castle Hot Springs Mesa”, oil by Teri Sweeney

Oil

1^st – “Morning Glow” by Teri Sweeney

2^nd – “Yellow Horse” by Deborah Butler

3^rd – “The Peace Below” by Mindy Bruck

HM – “Teenage Dreams Abandoned Drive-In” by Jeffrey Willis

HM – “Tall Tree Vista” by Mark Harris

HM – “Sun Drifter” by Gary Sanchez

Pastels

1^st – “Pinenut Range” by Sally Marr

2^nd – “Clouds Over Carson Valley” by Deborah Stevenson

3^rd – “Aw, the Desert” by Laurie Agnew

HM – “Sunset View” by Jackie Pias Carlin

HM – “Silent Sovereign” by Michelle Bowler

Photography

1^st – “A Cowboy’s Way of Life” by Kim Hunter Steed

2^nd – “The Shiprock” by John Lagios

3rd – “Where the Sky Runs Wild” by Kim Hunter Steed

HM – “The Last Stand” by Heather Nicole

HM – “Western Vista Milky Way” by Terri Riffle

HM – “Black Rock TV, Black Rock Desert” by Melissa Test

HM – “Beyond” by Rick Pott

Acrylics

1^st – “Along the Drive North” by Alanna McDaniel

2^nd – “…and they Retired to Bali” by Alanna McDaniel

3^rd – “Moon Ascension” by Jon Bunch

HM – “Out to ‘See’” by Linda Baxter

HM – “Desert Moon” by Wanda Chambers

HM – “Dust Devils” by Cyndy Kelso

HM – “I Want to Go Home” by Alanna McDaniel

HM – “Fog is Rising” by Lori Mogab

3D Art

1^st – “Kingsman Sterling Sheep” by Deborah Butler

2^nd – “Life Force” by Mark Ross

3^rd – “High Desert Nocturne” by Lucas Lamont

Watercolor

1^st – “NV Imaginations” by Tracey DeJong

2^nd – “Almost Home” by Mark Harris

3^rd – “Winnemucca Trail Carson Valley” by Laura Lawrence

HM – “Morning Frost” by Reta Hanks

Mixed Media

1^st– “Spring Sage – Kings Canyon” by Geoffrey Haraway

2^nd– “Hikers” by Raindog

3^rd – “Ground Squirrel” by INTRA

HM – “Queen’s Cavern” by Helen Yoder

Wet Media

1^st – “The Gathering” by INTRA

2^nd – “Golden Flora” by Kim VanZyll

3^rd – “Showy Sunflowers” by Irene Taylor

HM – “Red Tailed Hawk” by Aeryn McQueary

Digital Art

1^st – “Salt River Venus” by Sandra Swan

2^nd – “Ascension” by Sandra Swan

3^rd – “Burning Sky” by Gary Sanchez

HM – “Young Saguaros in the Old West” by Barbara Lewicki

Other

1^st – “Tumbled: Desert Colors” by Janet Chase

2^nd – “Last Bit of Winter Over Pinenuts” by Carol Kennedy

3^rd – “Desert Tones in the Round” by Kim VanZyll

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