Lenny Harm winner at miniature art show
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Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin HeraldLenny Harm took home the first prize in the miniature art show sponsored by the Desert Artist, on display through Friday at Umpqua Bank.
Cheryl Schweizer/Columbia Basin Herald The miniature art show will be on display through Friday at Umpqua Bank.
Senior Reporter Cheryl Schweizer is a journalist with more than 30 years of experience serving small communities in the Pacific Northwest. She began her post-high-school education at Treasure Valley Community College and enerned her journalism degree at Oregon State University. After working for multiple publications, she has settled down at the Columbia Basin Herald and has been a staple of the newsroom for more than a decade. Schweizer’s dedication to her communities and profession has earned her the nickname “The Baroness of Bylines.” She covers a variety of beats including health, business and various municipalities. | November 15, 2018 2:00 AM
MOSES LAKE — Artist Lenny Harm received the first place award in the annual Miniature Art Show, on display through Friday at the Umpqua Bank branch in Moses Lake. Harm’s painting of an owl also won the People’s Choice award.
The annual art show attracted 50 entries, paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor and wire, paintings on burlap and feathers as well as canvas. Subjects range from landscapes to animals to abstract compositions.
Leanne Hickman, Moses Lake, took the second place award. Susan Walpole, Moses Lake, received the third place award, Judy Kalin, Moses Lake, received fourth place award and Carol Billings, Warden was fifth. Harm took the first honorable mention, and Walpole the second honorable mention.
The first place winner received $100, sponsored by Dr. Craig Harder. The $50 awards were sponsored by Dr. Steven Ausere, Judy Warnick, Credit Services of Central Washington; Brent Leishman of Brent’s Automatic Transmission Shop; Yvonne Smith and Angela, Johnny, Daniel and Jeanette Ferguson. Anzelini’s Frame and Art Gallery sponsored a $75 gift certificate.
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