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Meeker Classic Annual
International Art Contest |
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PLEASE
JOIN US!!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH
5-7 P.M.
HISTORIC WILBER BARN - TRIAL SITE
2010 Art Reception
Winners to be Announced at 6:30 p.m.
2010 Art Contest Winner (Poster for 2011)
Runner Up
People’s Choice Best of Northwest Colorado
Silent Art Auction
BIDS OPEN -
Wednesday, September 8th
BIDS CLOSE - Sunday, September 12th,
30 minutes into lunch hour
Cast your Vote for People’s Choice
Award
Thanks to Ladder Canyon Ranch for
Sponsoring the 2010 Art Reception
Here is a list of 2010 Art Entries
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Artist
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Location
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Name of Piece
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Medium
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Minimum Bid
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Don Anderson
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Grand Junction, CO
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Well Done
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Oil
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1,850
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Laurel Bahe
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Colorado Springs, CO
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Bandit
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Acrylic
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300
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Melissa Bartlett
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Los Alamos, NM
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First Encounter
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Acrylic
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300
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Sun Bauer
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Maricopa, AZ
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Now What Should We Do?
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Oil
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795
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Chad Brady
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Appleton, WI
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Eye to Eye
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Hand Colored Block Print
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200
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Cynthia Brewster
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Concord TWP, OH
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Colorado Dreamin'
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Oil pastel
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250
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Pat DeVane Burns
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Forsyth, GA
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Movin' Mutton
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Oil
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300
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Jean Cook
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Paola, KS
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Hey We Drink Out of That!
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Oil
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750
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Donna Cox
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Morrison, CO
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Steady
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Oil
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1,350
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Cindy Denison
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Grand Junction, CO
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Tired Pup
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Graphite Pencil
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150
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Cindy Denison
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Grand Junction, CO
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Meeker Morning
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Oil
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450
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Linda Ellis-Watson
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San Diego, CA
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Eye to Eye
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Oil
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1,250
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Gretchen K. Finch
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Whitefish, MT
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Almost Shearing Time
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Watercolor
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350
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Bev Grosse
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Algonquin, IL
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At the Pen
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Watercolor
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75
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Bev Grosse
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Algonquin, IL
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The Sheep
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Watercolor
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75
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Cheryl A. Harley
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Grand Junction, CO
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Sheep and Shep
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Graphite Pencil
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1,500
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Joi Roberts Hosker
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Macclenny, FL
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Faithful Abe
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Color pencil
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280
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Debbie Hughbanks
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Loon Lake, WA
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Heritage
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Acrylic
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425
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Debbie Hughbanks
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Loon Lake, WA
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Heart of the Classic
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Acrylic
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400
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Kathy Imel
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Westminster, CO
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We Are the Champions
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Pastel
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500
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Sue Kroll
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Virgin, UT
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At the Trials: Now?
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Acrylic
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450
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Sue Kroll
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Virgin, UT
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At the Trials: Smile
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Acrylic
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450
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Sue Kroll
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Virgin, UT
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At the Trials: The Eye
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Acrylic
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450
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Cathy Lester
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Centennial, CO
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Walk Up
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Watercolor
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300
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Karen L. Lewis
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Snowflake, AZ
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Move, Ewe!
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Acrylic
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100
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Gay Marks
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Silver City, NM
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I Love My Job
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Oil
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300
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Gay Marks
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Silver City, NM
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The Wary Sheep
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Oil
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400
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Nancee J McClure
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Grand Junction, CO
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A Fine Day in Meeker
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Acrylic
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850
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Marsha E. Mello
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Eureka, CA
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Come Through!
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Watercolor
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750
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Paul Morgan
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Livermore, CO
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First Lessons
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Oil
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250
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Paul Morgan
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Livermore, CO
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The Set Out
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Oil
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550
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Danielle Niper
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Mt. Bethel, PA
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Staredown
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Watercolor
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250
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Eileen O' Toole
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Grand Junction, CO
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Izzy B in Sheep Dog Kindergarten
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Watercolor
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350
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Rachel Parker
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Irmo, SC
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Ready to Work
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Watercolor
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300
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Marjorie Pesek
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Naples, FL
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Keeping Watch
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Mixed Media
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900
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Molly A. Poole
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New Boston, NH
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Approach
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Watercolor
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275
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Dianne Schneiders
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Westbank BC Canada
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Lets Go to Work
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Watercolor
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350
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Tracey Sirbello
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Somerset, CA
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Walk Up
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Pastel
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300
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Dale Russell Smith
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Cedaredge, CO
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Sheared and Extra Frisky
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Watercolor
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1,200
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Diane Snow
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Limerick, ME
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Secrets
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Watercolor
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250
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Denise Suits
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Parachute, CO
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It's All About the Ewe
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Oil
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295
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William Wallick
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Lakewood, CO
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I got em Penned
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Oil
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550
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William Wallick
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Lakewood, CO
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I'll get em Penned
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Oil
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350
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Kay Webb
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Tridell, UT
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Toil and Trouble
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Oil
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550
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Kay Webb
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Tridell, UT
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Movin' Em Out
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Oil
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275
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Kay Webb
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Tridell, UT
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Sizin' Em Up
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Oil
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275
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Alison Worthen
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Greeley, CO
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Next in Line
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Oil
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625
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Annual International Art
Contest with three Cash Prizes. Sponsored by the Meeker
Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials (September 8-12,
2010). (See
entry form and specifications below for requirements)
First Place winning artwork
will be used on 2011 Collector series posters and promotional
memorabilia. This entry will be sold during 2010 Trials,
but will remain in possession of Meeker Classic Sheepdog
Championship Trials until the 2011 trials.
(See
entry form for requirements)
2010
Art Juror - Andy Goettel
Deadline August
1, 2010
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2009 Art
Contest Winners |
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2nd Place $650 Linda Ellis-Watson
San Diego, CA "Hustle the Stray" Oil |

Best of Northwest Colorado $250 Pat Sheeran
Dagget Meeker, CO "Meeker Trials"
Pastel |

People's Choice $350 Donna Cox Morrison,
CO "Ease 'em In" Oil |
2010
International Art Contest Specifications
First Place $2000, Runner-Up $650, People’s Choice $350,
Best of Northwest Colorado $250 - sponsored by Big Beaver
Ranch *Category
of Northwest Colorado is comprised of artists residing
in Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, Mesa, and Garfield Counties.
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Art Contest Entry Specifications:
2010 Art Contest Specs.doc
2010 Art Contest Specs.pdf
Art Contest Entry Blanks:
2010 Art Entry.doc
2010 Art Entry.pdf
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2008 Art
Contest Winners |

1st Place & People's Choice
Donna Cox, Morrison, CO, "The Drive", oil
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2nd Place Toni P. Haigh, Acton,
CA, "Bringing them in" acrylic |

Best of Northwest Colorado Kathy
Simpson, Craig, CO, "A Dog That's Able" watercolor |

Paul Morgan (2007 Winner)
Donna Cox (2008 Winner) and Laurel Haney (Art Contest
Chairman) |
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2007
Art Contest Winners |

1st Place Paul Morgan Livermore, CO "A
Man and his Dog" (Acrylic) $2000 |

2nd Place Donna Cox Morrison, CO "A Hard
Eye" $650
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People's Choice Cathy Sheeter
Boulder, CO "Lessons Learned" (scratchboard)
$350
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Best of Northwest Colorado Kathy Simpson Craig,
CO "On the Job", (Watercolor) $250
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2006 Art Contest Winners: |
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Winner Melissa Bartlett, Los Alamos NM
"Way To Me, Nell" Acrylic
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2nd Place Marsha Lehman, Bowman,
ND "Don't Even Think About It" Oil
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People's Choice Nancee Jean
McClure, Grand Junction, CO "Working the Release
Pen" Acrylic
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Click here
to see
previous years' Art Contest Winners |
2005 Art Contest
Winners:
First
Place: "Crossing the Chalk Line by Nancee Jean McClure,
Grand Junction, CO
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Second
Place: "One at Work, Two at Rest," by Sun
Bauer, Olathe, KS |
Best
of NW Colorado: "The Sheepdog Sheriff," by
Bernie Boettcher, Silt, CO |
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2004 Art Contest
Winners |
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1st place winner
is Thad Morgan from Broussard, LA Acrylic "Dog
and his flock" This is the 2005 poster.

photo of art
by Tony Weiss
2nd place
winner is Lydia James from Leadville, CO Pastel "Cross
Drive. 3rd or Best in north west CO is Kathy
Simpson from Craig CO "Moment in time" watercolor
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Winners of the 2003 Art
Contest Click on pictures for larger views
photos of art by Tony Weiss
Click on pictures
for larger views
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The Meeker
Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials event is located
on Main Street at the west end of the city limits of
Meeker, Colorado.
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