Poplar Bluff resident wins Best of Show in Delta Fair Adult Art Contest

A riverboat painting by Mary Taylor of Poplar Bluff, Mo., took the Best of Show award in the Delta Fair Adult Art Contest. Staff photo by George Anderson

Poplar Bluff, Mo., resident Mary Taylor was awarded the Best of Show prize in the 2009 Delta Fair Adult Art Contest.

In Lot I - Oil Still Life, the winners were:

* First Place - Sally Papich of Jonesboro, Ark.;

* Second Place - Mike Alsup of Hayti, Mo.

In Lot II - Oil Landscape/Seascape, the winners were:

* First Place - Mary Taylor of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

* Second Place - Christine Taylor of Steele, Mo.;

* Third Place - Sally Papich of Jonesboro, Ark.;

* Honorable Mention - Jo Daniels of Steele, Mo.;

In Lot III - Oil Floral, the winners were:

* First Place - Bessie Ray of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

* Second Place - Christine Taylor of Steele, Mo.;

* Third Place - Jo Daniels of Steele, Mo.

In Lot IV - Acrylic Still Life, the winners were:

* First Place - Mary Taylor of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

* Second Place - Elle McHatton of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

* Third Place - Mike Alsup of Hayti, Mo.

In Lot V - Acrylic Landscape/Seascape, the winners were:

* First Place - Margaret Woulen of Jonesboro, Ark.;

* Second Place - Jared Vaughn of Piggott, Ark.;

* Third Place - Jo Daniels of Steele, Mo.

Lots VI and VII had no entries.

In Lot VIII - Pastel Landscape/Seascape, the winners were:

* First Place - Susan Baker of Kennett.

Lot IX had no entries.

In Lot X - Watercolor Still Life, the winners were:

* First Place - Mary Taylor of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

* Second Place - Bernice Crow of Kennett.

In Lot XI - Watercolor Landscape/Seascape, the winners were:

* First Place - Susan Baker of Kennett;

* Second Place - Clara Tatum of Paragould, Ark.;

* Third Place - Darrell Roberts of Kennett;

* Honorable Mention - Bernice Crow of Kennett.

In Lot XII - Watercolor Floral, the winners were:

* First Place - Pat Tippen of Kennett.

In Lot XIII - Any Media Figure Study Portrait, the winners were:

* First Place - Jared Vaughn of Piggott, Ark.;

* Second Place - Elizabeth Baker of Piggott, Ark.

In Lot XIV - Any Media Animal of Wildlife Study, the winners were:

* First Place - Mike Alsup of Hayti, Mo.;

* Second Place - Christine Taylor of Steele, Mo.;

* Third Place - Ella Mae McHatton of Poplar Bluff, Mo.;

* Honorable Mention - Clara Tatum of Paragould, Ark.;

* Honorable Mention - Elizabeth Baker of Paragould, Ark.

In Lot XV - Any Media Abstract, the winners were:

* First Place - Jared Vaughn of Piggott, Ark.;

* Second Place - Jerri Tate of Piggott, Ark.;

* Third Place - Bernice Crow of Kennett.

In Lot XVI - Any Media Mixed, the winners were:

* First Place - Brian Jackson of Kennett;

* Second Place - Susan Baker of Kennett;

* Third Place - Mark Ricks of Campbell, Mo.;

* Honorable Mention - Jessy Lyn G True of Holcomb, Mo.;

* Honorable Mention - Jerri Tate of Piggott, Ark.

In Lot XVII a - Graphic Arts Commercial, the winners were:

* First Place - Steve Sokoloff of Kennett.

In Lot XVII b - Graphic Arts Black and White, the winners were:

* First Place - Billie Marler of Kennett;

* Second Place - Billie Marler of Kennett;

* Third Place - Billie Marler of Kennett;

* Honorable Mention - Brenda Shelton of Rector, Ark.;

* Honorable Mention - Jason Avants of Kennett;

* Honorable Mention - Marry Hobbs of Campbell, Mo.;

* Honorable Mention - Mike Easley of Kennett.

In Lot XVII c - Graphic Arts Color, the winners were:

* First Place - David Mason of Senath, Mo.;

* Second Place - Chery Robertson of Hornersville, Mo.;

* Third Place - Mike Easley of Kennett, Mo.;

* Honorable Mention - Emily Harris of Kennett.