Art in Your Eye winners
Batavia's Art In Your Eye Festival recently announced the art awards selected on Aug. 14, during the first day of the two-day event.
Outdoor Fine Art Show AwardsBest of Show: Rosie and Dave Claus, Naperville, 3-D mixed mediaAwards of Excellence: Edward Cook, Batavia, acrylic; Julie Crabtree-Pfannes, Cushing, Wis., fiber, nonfunctional; Thomas Dumke, Oconomowoc, Wis., furniture; Amanda Murphy, Streamwood, photography; Phil Sapiensa, Park Forest, watercolor; and Ken Swanson, Racine, Wis., printmaking.Mayor's Award: Jerry Siegan, Chicago, acrylic.Miniature Competition Award: Cory McCrory, Sandwich, ceramics.City Hall Exhibit AwardsBest of Show: Janice Rangel, St. Charles, "Road Less Traveled," oil pastel.First Place: William Faleer, St. Charles, untitled, pencil.Second Place: William Worchester, Batavia, "A View West," oil.Honorable Mention: Rosemary Smillie, Montgomery, "Joy," watercolor; George Bruce, Naperville, "Southwest Harvest," oil pastel; and David Bettinghaus, Geneva, "Snowboard," turned wood.