AGU Art Show & Sale winners

Here are the winners in the 62nd annual Artists Guild Unlimited Art Show & Sale. The show ran Sept. 2-25, and winners picked up their prizes Saturday at the Everett Street Gallery.
Oils
First, “Lake Martin Morning,” Dawn Koetting; second, “Walk at First Light,” Jewel Ackman; third, “Iris Delight,” Lisa Giandelone. Honorable mentions: “Shrimp Plate” and “Prairie Street Oak,” Anne Faillace; “Fisher’s Camp,” Delores Legendre; “Sweet Bayou,” Andrea Matte.
Acrylics
First, “Sugar Time,” Janet Robinson; second, “Tigress,” Alyssa Muse; third, “Anderson. Paak,” Cherish Lewis. Honorable mentions: “Disco Dillo,” Alyssa Muse; “Poppin Tiger Floral,” Christy LeBlance; “Crew of Athena,” Andrea Matte; “Jelly Fish Nation,” Regina H. Steele.
Watercolors
First, “Eat More Chicken,” Jean B. Ayo; second, “February Haul,” Adrian Naquin; third, “Dreamer,” Betty Porche. Honorable mentions: “Japanese Magnolia Blossom II,” Vera Judycki; “Louisiana Roseate Spoonbill,” Adrian Naquin; “Monkey Business,” Jean B. Ayo.
Pastels
First, “Breaking Through I,” Dawn Koetting; second, “Morning Vibes,” Charlotte Opperman; third, “The Journey,” Regina H. Steele. Honorable mentions: “Forsaken Swamp,” Charlotte Opperman; “The Poet,” Mary Beth Machenbert; “Amelia Cove,” Dawn Koetting.
All Other
First, “King of the Hill,” Mike Batson; second, “Under the Oak Tree,” Delores Legendre; third, “Needle Point Flowers,” Zora “Becky” Bergeron. Honorable mentions: “Sparkle Beatle,” Mike Batson; “With Age Comes Wisdom” and “Lilies of the Valley,” Dianne Duplantis.
Color Photography
First, “Al E. Gator,” Terry Harrison; second, “Roanan’s Garden,” Aaliyah Sok; third, “River of Gold,” Tyler Jones. Honorable mentions: “Clouds III,” Diane Martin; “Mossy Blue Morning,” Danny Verret; “Storms a Coming,” Terri Adams; “Cat in a Tree,” Jim Firmin.
Black and White
Photography
First, “Sunset Fisherman,” Diane Martin; second, “The Visitor,” Stephanie Jones; third, “Branches,” Zora “Becky” Bergeron. Honorable mentions: “Solo Tree in the Desert” and “Surprise Lake,” Nicholas Bergeron; “Stillness on the Waterfront,” Aaliyah Sok.
Bob Greenwood
Memorial Award
(Teens 13-17)
First, “It’s Dinnertime,” Alayna Tran; second, “The Takeoff,” Jud Weido; third, “Shades of Green,” Genevieve Steele. Honorable mentions: “Framed Frets," Austin Weido; “Church in the Village,” Adriana Weido; “Pieces of History,” Lexi Callais; “Jawbreaker,” Jack Shirley.
Lorella
LaRoche-Pitts Award
(Children 2-6)
First, “Dangerous Catch,” Henry Fernandez; “Flower Land,” Sutton Lemoine; third, “Deep Blue,” Henry Fernandez. Honorable mention: “4 Fish,” Henry Fernandez.
Gloria Matte
Memorial Award
(Children 7-12)
First, “Daydream,” Ella Barousse; second, “Black Cat,” Zoey LaCoste; third, “Bayou Bliss,” Andrew Weido. Honorable mentions: “Forgotten Forest,” Asa J. Weido; “Self Portrait,” Olive Rose Veillon; “Sunny Flower,” Thea Ibert; “Butterfly,” Jolie Johnson.
MERIT AWARDS
Community Design
Group:
Color Photography
“Old Red Shed,” Larry Cheramie; “Sunset on the Teche 1,” Mary Etta Taylor; “The Showoff,” Jud Weido; “God’s Great Glory,” Diane Martin.
Sam Fisher
Merit Award
Acrylic: “Shrimpboat Sam,” Barbara Brown. Acrylic: “House on Wisteria Lane,” Gloria Darcey. Child 2: “Love Birds,” Hailee Durand. Acrylic: “Redwing Blackbirds,” Vee Taylor.
Outstanding
Children and Teens
Encouragement
Gift Award
Teen: “It’s Dinnertime,” Alayna Tran. Child 1: “Dangerous Catch,” Henry Fernandez. Child 2: “Daydream,” Ella Barousse.
Helene B. Allen
Merit Award
Teen: “Places of History,” Lexi Callais. Teen: “Toucan Do It,” Alayna Tran. Teen: “Furever Loved,” Adrianna Weido. Child 2: “Dog,” Lauren Lombardo.
Patterson
State Bank
Merit Award
Color Photography: “Historic Snowfall,” Kathy Sicard. Child 2: “Garden of Creativeness,” Adrienne Albo. Acrylic: “Pretty in Pink,” Alyssa Muse. Watercolor: “Singing for Spring,” Jean B. Ayo.
Kevin P. Hebert
Berwick Town
Council
Merit Award
Child 2: “Sunset Slowdown,” McKenzie Arceneaux. Teen: “Toucan Do It,” Alayna Tran. Teen: “Furever Loved,” Adrianna Weido. Child 2: “Meet Me in Paris,” Amber Settoon.
Alice Gibson
Encouragement
Award
Acrylic: “Kdot, pt 1,” Cherish Lewis. Oil: “Prairie Street Oak,” Ann Faillace. All Other: “Oyster on the Half Shell,” Lisa Ggiandelone. Acrylic, “Koi Fish,” Caroline Simoneaux.
Gay Briehn
Merit Award
Watercolor: “Holly Branch,” Caroline Simoneaux. “Blue Crab,” Mike Batson. Water Color: “Dry Dock,” Adrian Naquin. Watercolor: “Soft Arrangement,” Jean Boudreaux.
Creative
Strokes
Acrylic: “Roseates in the Swamp,” Muriel Prejean. Color Photography: “Tranquil Ray of the Morning,” Danny Verret. Oil: “High Mountain Meadow,” Jewel Ackman. Acrylic: “Purple Passion Iris,” Lisa Giandelone.
Best Meets
Design Criteria
Watercolor: “Japanese Magnolia,” Betty Porche. Oil: “Double Quarter Sugar Plantation,” Delores Legendre. Pastel: “Horsin’ Around,” Christi Comeaux. Color Photography: “Sunning Frogs,” Jean Boudreux.
Ray C. Written
Encouragement
Award
All Other: “Fleur-De-Lis Magazine Art,” Caroline Simoneaux. Pastel: “Dancing Waves,” Charlotte Opperman. Color Photography: “Left Eye Pelican,” Nicholas Bergeron. Oil: “Pure Cajun,” Jewel Ackman. Child 2: “Through Christ I Grow,” McKenzie Arceneaux.
Encouragement
Award
Teen: Scholarship recipient: Sophia Haskins. Teen: “Savasanva,” Ava Berry. Child 2: “Nighttime Mountain,” Zoey LaCoste. Child 2: “Grazing Horse,” Thea Ibert. Child 2: “American Alligator,” Liam Lemelle. Child 1: “4 Fish,” Henry Fernandez. Acrylic: “Koi Fish,” Caroline Simoneaux. Color Photography: “Redline,” Taylor Jones.