BECKLEY, W.Va. -- The Tamarack Foundation presents "The Best of West Virginia: A Juried Exhibition" in the David L. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery at Tamarack through Aug. 8.

Awards were announced at an opening reception June 19, including:

Best of Show, $2,000, Lynn Boggess of Canvas for a winter scene called "April 8, 2009." Its immediate impact and strong, bold lines and textures earned it the highest prize.

Second place, $1,000, Zachary Orcutt of Parkersburg for "Justin Case," a mechanical piece using a multitude of materials and devices.

Third place, $500, Barbara Marsh Wilson of Hurricane for "I Can Fly," a four-panel, layered piece.

Two merit awards, $250 each, David Merrill of Morgantown and Lori Doolittle of Richwood. Merrill's painting "An Old Man from New Orleans" captures a dapper man with a satisfied smile seated on a bench and tapping his cigar. Doolittle's whimsical "Propeller Man" ceramic sculpture captures a playful technique.

Judges were Marilyn Cooper, proprietor, Cooper Gallery; Kate McComas, community outreach manager, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences; and Dr. Harry Faulk, vice president, New River Community and Technical College.

Awards were provided by Linda and David Dickirson, the Tamarack Foundation, and Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia.

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- The Tamarack Foundation presents "The Best of West Virginia: A Juried Exhibition" in the David L. Dickirson Fine Arts Gallery at Tamarack through Aug. 8.

Awards were announced at an opening reception June 19, including:

Best of Show, $2,000, Lynn Boggess of Canvas for a winter scene called "April 8, 2009." Its immediate impact and strong, bold lines and textures earned it the highest prize.

Second place, $1,000, Zachary Orcutt of Parkersburg for "Justin Case," a mechanical piece using a multitude of materials and devices.

Third place, $500, Barbara Marsh Wilson of Hurricane for "I Can Fly," a four-panel, layered piece.

Two merit awards, $250 each, David Merrill of Morgantown and Lori Doolittle of Richwood. Merrill's painting "An Old Man from New Orleans" captures a dapper man with a satisfied smile seated on a bench and tapping his cigar. Doolittle's whimsical "Propeller Man" ceramic sculpture captures a playful technique.

Judges were Marilyn Cooper, proprietor, Cooper Gallery; Kate McComas, community outreach manager, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences; and Dr. Harry Faulk, vice president, New River Community and Technical College.

Awards were provided by Linda and David Dickirson, the Tamarack Foundation, and Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia.

This second annual juried exhibition and sale of fine art and craft features 135 works from 102 West Virginia artists from 38 counties, including these artists:

Kanawha County: Dick Allowatt, Carolyn Cavendish, Rob Cleland, Judith Douglas, Chris Dutch and Robin Hammer, Mayssan Shora Farra, Bruce Haley Jr., Newman Jackson, Brittain McJunkin, Betty McMullen, Herb Miller, Pat Roberts, Emily Roles, Regina Swim.

Putnam County: Ric MacDowell, Tom Schottle, Barbara Marsh Wilson.

Clay County: Keith Lahti.

Cabell County: Earl Gray, Ron Haeberle, Vernon Howell, Leona Mackey, Laura Moul, Christina Rowe, Rachel Walker.

Fayette County: Jerry Birdsong, Debra Davis, Brian Ferguson, Harrison Shull.

Lincoln County: James Probst.

Jackson County: Pat Anderson, Sally Rowe, Debbie Kalt Sisson.

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