BEST IN SHOW
Grand Rapids Bridge–Edward Marks
This piece is outstanding in every way. Strong composition and handling of color, light and shadow unite in this classic oil painting. It is perfect.
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2025 Scenes From The Metroparks Show
June 1, 2025–July 30, 2025
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FIRST PLACE
Side Cut Canal Lock–William Horvath
The exceptional luminosity of Side cut Canal Lock is what makes this photograph a standout. The combined textures of the stone blocks of the lock, flowing water and foliage unite for a strong perspective, and the balance of light and shadow create this luminous composition.
SECOND PLACE
Meandering Creek–Nancy Honaker
Strong diagonals lead the eye down this Meandering Creek with its variety of textures. The water represented is agitated motion, and the color is well balanced with the cool blues of the water against the warm reds and oranges of the leaves. This drawing emits so much movement in the flowing water and autumn leaves blown into the fallen logs.
THIRD PLACE
Bunnie–Michael Hill
A variety of unique brush strokes create fur, leaves, sticks, and rocks in Bunnie. The composition creates an interesting frame around the animal with the arching branch over the head and the striated leaves encircling the lower body. It moves the viewer's eye around the rabbit while holding attention within the image.
Juror Comments and Bio
Biography
Katie Delay is a visual artist, author, educator who lives, works and plays in Northwest Ohio. A native of Massachusetts, her work is reflective of a Cape Cod childhood which strongly influences her commitment to landscape, the environment and conservation.
She has a Bachelors Degree in Studio Art from Emmanuel College, Boston, and a Masters Degree in Art Education from the University of Toledo. She has also studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Bowling Green State University, Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia, and Tipoteca Italiana in Cornuda, Italy.
Katie works in drawing, painting, and book arts. She teaches drawing and artists book classes in the United States and Mexico and has been honored with a Regional Award as Outstanding Art Teacher by the Ohio Art Education Association.
Her work can be found in the collections of Yale University, UCLA, University of Toronto, University of Puget Sound, Omagh Museum in County Tyrone, Ireland, and numerous corporate and private collections.
Juror Comments
The 19 Lucas County Metroparks are an extraordinary resource for our community. More than 12,700 acres and 200 miles of trails provide endless outdoor activities in a clean, safe and natural environment. From woodland to prairie to lake, the public has free year-round access to the best of the natural world. SCENES FROM THE METROPARKS celebrates this exceptional treasure with strong entries from the members of the Toledo Artists Club.
The range and depth of subject matter is impressive. The artists have drawn from the extensive variety of scenic inspiration within the parks. It is also noteworthy that the Club's physical space is in the grounds of the Toledo Botanical Garden - part of the Metropark system.
It has been a pleasure to jury this show and appreciate the talented work of the membership.
Katie Delay
June 1, 2025
