January Winners 2026
Fine Art
Best in Show
Vicki Moran - Grandma’s Pots on Yupo
Special
1st- Tracy Anderson - Desert Hills
2nd- Betty Pilley - Desert Dweller
3rd- Kathy Schmitt - Coachella Valley Oasis
4th- Steve Wilkinson - The Desert Comes Alive
Mini
1st- Kathy Schmitt - Busy Bee
2nd- Betty Pilley - Midnight Garden
3rd- Jan Watt - Desert Beauty
4th- Lynn Throckmorton - Heart of Gold
Pastel/Drawing
1st- Kathy Schmitt - Apple Blossom
2nd- Curtis Ward - Louie
3rd- Linda Baranek - The Lakes at Hemet - Orange Bridge
Water Media
1st- Betty Pilley - Cabrillo Light
2nd- Diane Klewenhagen - “007” Bond
3rd- Susan Baker - Color Brings Happiness
4th- Kathy Schmitt - The Dune
Acrylic and Oil
1st- Stephen Packard - Relics
2nd- Kathy Schmitt - Sedona Creek
3rd- Carolyn Curran - Lonely Street
4th- Guy Salts - Storm’s Coming
Mixed Media
1st- Kathy Schmitt - Visitors
2nd- Betty Pilley - A Cold Supper
3rd- Tracy Anderson - Crossroads
4th- Miyoko W. - Hollow Again
Modernism
1st- Kathy Schmitt - Calico
2nd- Tracy Anderson - Down the River
3rd- Lynn Throckmorton - Envy
4th- Cathy Woolery - Galaxy of Hearts.
Sculpture/3D
Photography
Best in Show
Maria Serrano - Gretel’s Reflection
Special
1st- Art Majuras - Desert Bloom
2nd- Lynn Throckmorton - 1924 Wine rack
3rd- Lee Moler - Dog Day Afternoons
4th- Earl McNeese - Cactus Flower
Living
1st- Art Majors - Caught Him
2nd- Maria Serrano - Western Flycatcher
3rd- Pam Flinn-Schanuel - The 4 Sisters
4th- Sheryl Cooley - Christmas Cactus
Any Time/Any Place
1st- Sheryl Cooley - Man (nequin)
2nd- Evan Stone - Maybe Next Time
3rd- Sherri Domenigoni - Desert Oasis & Ribbon Clouds
4th- Beverly Johnson - My Old Kentucky Home
Black and White
1st- Art Majors - Oregon Coast
2nd- Earl McNeese - Winter is Near
3rd- Chris Taylor - Humphrey Bogart High Sierra
4th- Sherri Domenigoni - Smoke Tree in Morning Light
Digitally Altered
1st-Sheryl Cooley - Red Ranuculus
2nd- Earl McNeese - Wacky Flower
3rd- Art Majerus - Night Fall
4th- Maria Serrano - Leopard in Fun Texture
