2007 TOP OF THE LAKE ART AWARDS
 

Juried Booth Artist Awards

Adult Gallery Awards

Student Gallery Awards

Best of Show "Michelle"  -  Oil on Canvas Diane Richmond Hall Okeechobee, Florida Judges Choice 2-D "Mayaka Flats" - crylic on Canvas Barbara Alderman Mulberry, Florida Judges Choice 3-D Jewelry #10 Pam McClean Indialantic, Florida 1st Place 2-D "Ranch Landscape" - Oil on Canvas Brad Phares Okeechobee, Florida 1st Place Photography "Mayaka River" Steven Karafyllakis West Palm Beach, Florida 2nd Place 2-D Colored Pencial Prisma/Pastel Wendy Gray Okeechobee, Florida 2nd Place Photography "Swamp Landscape" David Coston Jupiter, Florida  Awards of Honor Lawanna Early -  Painting Okeechobee, Florida Susan Withrow - Photography Okeechobee, Florida Dan Dobson - Photography Hawthorne, Florida Nicki Nichols - Painting Lake Wales, Florida Rafael Pacheco -Photography Okeechobee, Florida	Best of Show "Net Fishing" - Oil on Canvas DeMitre Efremov Okeechobee, Florida First Place Awards Nicolle Wood - Watercolor Fawn McNeil Barr - Acrylic David Witten Fox - Oil Rene Hernandez - Pencil Bobbi Poole - Photography Sandy Kakritz - 3-D Second Place Awards Sharon Buck - Watercolor Earnie Wayman - Acrylic Ann Quinn - Oil Ismael Tijerina - Pencil R. Ann Murphy - Photography Sandy Kakritz - 3-D Awards of Excellance Carol Billings - Watercolor Andrew Collarin - Oil Olfer Gera - Photography Kathleen Giddens - Oil Ellen M. Johnson - Watercolor Mary Kruger - Oil Betty Ann Price - Watercolor Harold Upthegrove - Pastel Beatrice Wayman - Acrylic Rita Zeller - Watercolor Awards of Merit Fran Applin - Oil Eric Edward Christensen - Acrylic Linda Falor - Watercolor Joan B Judd - Watercolor Helga Lohse - Oil Barbara Meyer - Oil Linda Pappy - 3-D Colleen Schultz - Watercolor Doris Siebener - Watercolor Marian Trudell - Watercolor Denise White - Oil	Best of Show "Mesmerized" - Pencil/Pen Megan Kirby First Place Awards High School Division Gladys Casteneda - Pencil/Pen Ashleigh Hiller - Pastel Megan Kirby - Collage Nick Stepanovick - Tempra Kayla Frankum - Watercolor First Place Awards High School Division Heather Thomas - Pencil/Pen Miriam Hernandez - Pastel Elbert Ochoa - Watercolor Brandi Axi - Acrylic First Place Winners Elementary School Division Rocky Huddleston - Pen/Pencil Clarissa Aguilera - Crayon Jennifer Heil - Photography Donny  Sheldon - Watercolor
		The art of Donald Sheldon, 11 was selected for the 2007 Top of the Lake Art Fest official poster.  Bridgette Waldau, Top of the Lake Art Fest chair, is shown above with Donald and his original painting, titled "Portrait of a Clown."

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Donald Sheldon signs the 2007 Top of the Lake Art Fest Poster at the Okeechobee Main Street welcome area. (Above L-R.) Maureen Burroughs, OKMS  President; Toni Doyle, OKMS Promotions Director; Donald Sheldon featured artist and Bridgette Waldau, Committee Chair.

2007 Top of the Lake Art Fest was presented by Okeechobee Main Street's Arts and Culture Program.
2007 Top of the Lake Art Fest was sponsored by the Florida Dept. of State Cultural Affairs
with the support of the National Endowment of the Arts
Okeechobee County Tourism Development, and The Palm Beach Post

Meet the Judges
 

Official Judge for Booth & Adult Artists Joseph Steiert West Palm Beach, Florida	Official Judge for Booth & Adult Artists Tom Freeman Lake Wales, Florida	Official Judge for Student Artists Rafael Pacheco Okeechobee, Florida

2007 Top of the Lake Sponsors

Gallery Tent and Entertainment Sponsors: ACCURATE TAX SERVICES KIWANIS OF OKEECHOBEE YOUR HOMETOWN DIRECTORY RAULERSON ABSOLUTELY ART SPECKLED PERCH STEAKHOUSE

Art Fest Sponsors STATE FARM INSURANCE  OKEECHOBEE, THE MAGAZINE RIVERSIDE BANK  OKEE-TANTIE TITLE COMPANY LAW OFFICES OF PHIPIP DeBERARD

Mural Table Top Sponsors SEACOAST NATIONAL BANK TAYLOR RENTAL WHITE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION

2007 Top of the Lake Art Fest Committee Members and Volunteers!
 

2007 Committee Members: Bridgette Waldau, Chair Karen Hanawalt Rafael Pacheco Maureen Burroughs Maureen Budjinski Cindy Burnett  -  Fay Huffman Jan Fehrman  -   Diana Heil Linda Papy  - Denise White -  Jo Jones

Thanks to our many volunteers: Terry Burroughs   -   Toni Doyle  -  Rick Amiek Rick and Corey White  -  Jerry Jones - Nikki Akins Bennett Yeilding   -   Bob and Kathleen McDonough Micky Akins   -   Kathleen Shatto  -  Russ Papy  Craig Quinn  -  Jay Huffman  -  Anne Hurst Joan Wilcox  -  Michael White  -  James Waldau OHS High School Students: Samantha Sultzer - Teal Sheffield - Heather Smith Taneisha Mitchell - Patricia Sulzer - Anastasia Letcher

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