Something Red 2023 Gallery of Exhibited Art, Event Video and Awards
2023’s Something Red exhibition is shaping up to be a wonderful success. Thank you to Elsinore Gallery, our patrons, organizers and all participating artists who are making it so. We finished the art call with 120 red-centric works of art submitted by 52 local artists. Enjoy browsing the gallery of exhibited art now and then watch the event video, when it comes out after the awards presentation, which will include an awards presentation by the event judge, John Van Dreal, and see who the award recipients are. You can also come to the opening reception at the Elsinore Framing and Fine Art Gallery in downtown Salem, Oregon on Friday December 1st starting at 5:00 PM with awards being presented at 5:15 PM.
Something Red 2023 Judges Video
Something Red 2023 Gallery of Art
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15 Stems in a Canning Jar – Carol Chapel – Corvallis, Oregon
Abstract Landscape – Melody Fahey – Salem, Oregon
Alebrije – Autumn Breitwieser – Salem, Oregon
Art Puzzle Blocks – Leland Gilsen – Salem, Oregon
Attraction and Entanglement – Jean Lea – Salem, Oregon
Autumn Medley with Persimmon – Ann Moore – Salem, Oregon
Aztec Dancer Focus – Jim Richards – Salem, Oregon
Baby Suzie – Curtis Culp – Salem, Oregon
Beijing Princess – Judith Baer – Salem, Oregon
Beneath Falling Leaves – Patricia Young – Salem, Oregon
Berry Berry Red – Lori Lazar – Portland, Oregon
Black Swan – Jim Richards – Salem, Oregon
Blood and Bleeding Side by Side – Carol Chapel – Corvallis, Oregon
Captain Apostolic – Leland Gilsen – Salem, Oregon
Best of Show – Century Farm – Joel Zak – Salem, Oregon
Cheeky Bird – Jean Lea – Salem, Oregon
Classic – Anna Davis – Salem, Oregon
Climate Change – Ann Altman – Silverton, Oregon
Colliding Earth and Sky – Vicki D’Annunzio – Salem, Oregon
Coquille River Lighthouse at sunset – Olga Walmisley-Santiago – Independence, Oregon
Covid “Oasis” – Mary Lou Polvi – Amity, Oregon
Create Opportunities – Debbie Robinson – Salem, Oregon
Crimson Aspen – Michelle Myers – Keizer, Oregon
Dahlia Destroyer – Carolyn Johnson-Bell – Salem, Oregon
Dancing in the Dark – Pauli Bailey – Silverton, Oregon
People’s Choice – Diptych in Red – Andrea Webster – Salem, Oregon
Dragonfly – Carol Sims – Salem, Oregon
Embrace and Endure – Glenda “GG” Goodrich – Salem, Oregon
Embracing Her Life – Caryl Uhler – Corvallis, Oregon
Extravagance – Sherree Rodriguez – Salem, Oregon
Fallen Leaves 5 – CC Willow – Salem, Oregon
Fertile Tears – Caryl Uhler – Corvallis, Oregon
Festive Fading Fall – James Schaff – Silverton, Oregon
Field of Dreams, 2017 Total Eclipse – Allyson Flagg-Miller – Salem, Oregon
Fire Dancers 2 – Melody Fahey – Salem, Oregon
Flower Field – Melody Fahey – Salem, Oregon
Flowerscape – Lori Lazar – Portland, Oregon
Fractal Dreams Reminiscent of Star Charts and Scribbles – Anna Davis – Salem, Oregon
Friendship – Deanna White – Salem, Oregon
Frilly Tulips – Tricia Heiser Wente – Lafayette, Oregon
Fruits – Abel Poton – Salem, Oregon
Garden Girl 2 – Deanna White – Salem, Oregon
Garden Shed Pinups – Shirley Giesbrecht – Salem, Oregon
Girl in a red bikini – Olga Walmisley-Santiago – Independence, Oregon
Lost In The Roses – Austhried Walle – Eugene, Oregon
Best Original Concept – Transience of Life and Love – Autumn Breitwieser – Salem, Oregon
Grandma’s Cherry Pie – Judith Baer – Salem, Oregon
Grandness of Nature – Vicki D’Annunzio – Salem, Oregon
Green Apples – Karen Stangeby – Salem, Oregon
Holiday Splendor – Michelle Myers – Keizer, Oregon
Homestead – Outbound 3 – Susan Appleby – Salem, Oregon
Hugs – John Mohney – Stayton, Oregon
I Just Don’t Know What These Are. – Joel Zak – Salem, Oregon
In the Shire – Jim Richards – Salem, Oregon
Ivy Meditation – Joel Zak – Salem, Oregon
Joy and Pain – Autumn Breitwieser – Salem, Oregon
Joy and Pain – Autumn Breitwieser – Salem, Oregon
Kayaks – Tricia Heiser Wente – Lafayette, Oregon
Ladder and a Broken Pot – Vicki Brink – Dallas, Oregon
Ladera Guanajuato – Colleen Kitchen – Corvallis, Oregon
Lone Maple – Cathy Sparks – Salem, Oregon
Looking For A Place To Rest – Ruth Orschel – Salem, Oregon
Manzanita Magic – James Schaff – Silverton, Oregon
Mt. Hood From Trillium Lake – Abel Poton – Salem, Oregon
October – Cathy Sparks – Salem, Oregon
Octopus Mosaic – Colleen Kitchen – Corvallis, Oregon
Peace – Cameron Covey – Salem, Oregon
Pears in Square Dish with Apples – Patricia Young – Salem, Oregon
Pomegranates – Ann Moore – Salem, Oregon
Poppies of Silverton – Lorraine Dye – Salem, Oregon
Poppy Gate Photo – Colleen Kitchen – Corvallis, Oregon
Best use of Color Red – Poppy – Britt Block – McMinnville, Oregon
R.I.P. Bob Knight – Tricia Heiser Wente – Lafayette, Oregon
Raspberry Refuge – Dee Hendrix – Salem, Oregon
Red Barn on Hwy 18 – Karen Stangeby – Salem, Oregon
Best Use of Unconventional Material – Red Patch Shawl – Cameron Covey – Salem, Oregon
Red Poppies – Deborah Sisco – Keizer, Oregon
Red Roof – Susan Appleby – Salem, Oregon
Red Sentinel – Jean Lea – Salem, Oregon
Red Winged Black Bird by the Woods16 – Becki Hesedahl – Salem, Oregon
Redbrom – Carol Sims – Salem, Oregon
Redbrom – Carol Sims – Salem, Oregon
Reddy to Fly – Charles Bailey – Silverton, Oregon
Remembrance – Carolyn Johnson-Bell – Salem, Oregon
Best Botanical – Return to Life – Debbie Robinson – Salem, Oregon
Rolling Hills – Chemeketa Cellars – Patricia Young – Salem, Oregon
Rosa-Fourth of July No. 1 – Diane Trevett – Salem, Oregon
Rosa-Fourth of July No. 2 – Diane Trevett – Salem, Oregon
Rudolph red nosed man – Curtis Culp – Salem, Oregon
Shimanek Bridge – John Mohney – Stayton, Oregon
Silent Observer – Ruth Orschel – Salem, Oregon
Sisters – Curtis Culp – Salem, Oregon
So Many Raggies – Karen Stangeby – Salem, Oregon
Solstice – John Eells – Salem, Oregon
Stand Off at Palm Canyon – Shirley Giesbrecht – Salem, Oregon
Standing Her Ground – Caryl Uhler – Corvallis, Oregon
Stop and Smell the Flowers – Lorraine Dye – Salem, Oregon
Study of Lady In Red Hat Vermeer/Flagg-Miller – Allyson Flagg-Miller – Salem, Oregon
Sunset Shawl – Cameron Covey – Salem, Oregon
The Fates – Marsha-Gail Henderson – Salem, Oregon
The Red Boat (Provincetown) – Ann Altman – Silverton, Oregon
The Red Rooster – Deborah Sisco – Keizer, Oregon
The Time Between (Summer Solstice 23) – Carol Chapel – Corvallis, Oregon
The Trains of St. Louis – Anna Davis – Salem, Oregon
The Trees on the Corner – Barbara Barrick – Salem, Oregon
The Tropical Holiday – Michelle Myers – Keizer, Oregon
This and That – John Eells – Salem, Oregon
Threes – Cathy Sparks – Salem, Oregon
Tiananmen Scarves – Lori Lazar – Portland, Oregon
Transience of Life and Love – Autumn Breitwieser – Salem, Oregon
Tulip Truck – Sherree Rodriguez – Salem, Oregon
Two Canoes 2 – Vicki Brink – Dallas, Oregon
Untitled – Andrea Webster – Salem, Oregon
Untitled – Andrea Webster – Salem, Oregon
Vegetables – Abel Poton – Salem, Oregon
Welcome to My Castle – John Mohney – Stayton, Oregon
Wild Fire – Vicki Brink – Dallas, Oregon
Wild Red Sky – Vicki D’Annunzio – Salem, Oregon
Winter Arrives at the Red House – Susan Appleby – Salem, Oregon
Honorable Mention – Winter Solstice – Samuel Hoskins – Salem, Oregon
Zinnias at Minto Island Growers – Ann Moore – Salem, Oregon
Something Red 2023 Judge
We were pleased to have artist John Van Dreal as our judge for the 2023 show. He will thoughtfully critique the art at the gallery and will make his award selections. He will speak to his decisions in the event video and during the opening reception on December 1st, 2023.
More About John Van Dreal, Judge
Congratulations Award Recipients | |
| Something Red Best of Show | Joel Zak – Century Farm |
| Best Use of Color Red | Britt Block – Poppy |
| Best Original Concept | Autumn Breitwiser – Transience of Life and Love |
| Best Use of Unconventional Materials | Cameron Covey – Red Patch Shawl |
| Best Botanical Composition | Debbie Robinson – Return to Life |
| Honorable Mention | Samuel Hoskins – Winter Solstice |
| Therese Misner Award | Becki Hesedahl – Red Wing Black Bird by the Woods 16 |
| Elsinore Gallery Award | Mary Lou Polvi – Covid Oasis |
| People’s Choice Award | Andrea Webster – Diptych in Red |
Something Red 2023 Judge – John Van Dreal
Best of Show – Century Farm – Joel Zak – Salem, Oregon
Best use of Color Red – Poppy – Britt Block – McMinnville, Oregon
Best Original Concept – Transience of Life and Love – Autumn Breitwieser – Salem, Oregon
Best Use of Unconventional Material – Red Patch Shawl – Cameron Covey – Salem, Oregon
Best Botanical – Return to Life – Debbie Robinson – Salem, Oregon
Honorable Mention – Winter Solstice – Samuel Hoskins – Salem, Oregon
People’s Choice – Diptych in Red – Andrea Webster – Salem, Oregon
Special Thanks
Thank you, Therese Misner, for your contributions to the Something Red awards fund! We appreciate your sponsorship and ongoing support of our org and local artists.
Opening Reception Photos
