Winners at Plein Air art show at De Smet
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DE SMET — With a record attendance of 83 artists at the Plein Air ‘Paint Out’ held in De Smet last weekend, James Pollock of Pierre was honored with the prestigious Harvey Dunn Award.
Artists from six states, including Mississippi, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa along with many communities in South Dakota, painted out on the De Smet prairies and throughout the community.
Receiving the most votes for their favorite artwork from the people in attendance at this year’s Plein Air “Wet Sale” held Sunday at the De Smet Event Center was Lili Payne, from Minneapolis, Minn., winning the People’s Choice Award for her painting, “Ash at Morning.”
Harriet C Lievan from Brookings was honored by the artists participating with the Artists Choice Award for her painting, titled “August.”
A new event added this year as part of the 10th Anniversary De Smet Plein Air celebration were the Fiddlers of South Dakota, entertaining the group Saturday evening on the porch of the Ingalls Homestead playing many of the tunes Pa Ingalls played.
The Children’s Workshop, led by Karen Kinder of Brookings, was very well attended on Saturday afternoon with 18 budding artists painting. Adult artists enjoyed the demonstrations on pastels and watercolors given by Jan Sohl, Rapid City, and Charlene Fleming from Willow Lake.
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James Pollock of Pierre won the Harvey Dunn Award last Sunday at the Plein Air “Paint Out.”
And next, Julie Waldner of Iroquois paints a picture of an old car she discovered tucked in a grove of trees near De Smet.