Artists Doug Hall, Andy Thomas, and Teresa Rankin were the big winners at Friday evening’s Midwest Gathering of the Artists awards and auction banquet.
Before the ceremonies, hundreds of people lined up to admire the artwork in Memorial Hall submitted by artists from around the country, the farthest being from Pennsylvania. Artists from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and, of course, Missouri were all in attendance.
Hors d’ovears of fresh fruit, little smokies, meatballs, shrimp, vegetables, chips, sauces, and red and white wines, tea and lemonade were served before the opening ceremonies.
Carthage mayor James Woestman began the program with a short commentary, followed by introductions and award presentations from master of ceremonies Steve Tommey, Bob Tommey, and auctioneer Danny Hensley.
Teresa Rankin took home the most awards money with $2500.
“I am completely overwhelmed and extremely thankful,” Rankin said with a wide grin.
Rankin, a former private instructor, said that her painting takes up a lot of her time and she has been concentrating more on her art over the last year.
“April (Davis) was one of my students at one time.”
April Davis’ painting, “July” sold for $950.
Rankin’s painting “After the Hunt” sold for $1200.
Doug Hall walked away from the auction with the highest-selling painting, “Treetop Advantage”, at a Midwest Gathering’s record-breaking $20,000. It was a very large 45x55 oil of an old west Native American holding a rifle leaning on a branch high up in a tree.
Andy Thomas’ painting, “Shot out of Carthage”, an oil on linen, landed him $17,000. Thomas gratefully shook the hand afterwards of the lucky person who bought his painting.
Bidding became a war when Bob Tommey’s “Birds of a Feather” reached the auction block. Two, sometimes three bidders, yelled loudly at the auctioneer so as to be heard over the crowd’s murmur. It finally sold for $1600 and applause filled the air.
Other artist’s paintings fetched nice bids, including Martha Spurlock’s “Forty Winks”, which sold for $1350, Bill Snow’s stone sculpture on a walnut base named “Heron Dance” sold for $2600, Tricia Courtney’s “Red October” sold for $1600, Larry Case’s beautiful depiction of a herd of horses at the base of the Teton Mountains, “Morning in the Tetons”, fetched $1900, and Lowell Davis’ “Missoura Cannaries” sold for $1000. Many other painting sold for more or less, but nonetheless, bidders bought them all.
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Artists Doug Hall, Andy Thomas, and Teresa Rankin were the big winners at Friday evening’s Midwest Gathering of the Artists awards and auction banquet.
Before the ceremonies, hundreds of people lined up to admire the artwork in Memorial Hall submitted by artists from around the country, the farthest being from Pennsylvania. Artists from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and, of course, Missouri were all in attendance.
Hors d’ovears of fresh fruit, little smokies, meatballs, shrimp, vegetables, chips, sauces, and red and white wines, tea and lemonade were served before the opening ceremonies.
Carthage mayor James Woestman began the program with a short commentary, followed by introductions and award presentations from master of ceremonies Steve Tommey, Bob Tommey, and auctioneer Danny Hensley.
Teresa Rankin took home the most awards money with $2500.
“I am completely overwhelmed and extremely thankful,” Rankin said with a wide grin.
Rankin, a former private instructor, said that her painting takes up a lot of her time and she has been concentrating more on her art over the last year.
“April (Davis) was one of my students at one time.”
April Davis’ painting, “July” sold for $950.
Rankin’s painting “After the Hunt” sold for $1200.
Doug Hall walked away from the auction with the highest-selling painting, “Treetop Advantage”, at a Midwest Gathering’s record-breaking $20,000. It was a very large 45x55 oil of an old west Native American holding a rifle leaning on a branch high up in a tree.
Andy Thomas’ painting, “Shot out of Carthage”, an oil on linen, landed him $17,000. Thomas gratefully shook the hand afterwards of the lucky person who bought his painting.
Bidding became a war when Bob Tommey’s “Birds of a Feather” reached the auction block. Two, sometimes three bidders, yelled loudly at the auctioneer so as to be heard over the crowd’s murmur. It finally sold for $1600 and applause filled the air.
Other artist’s paintings fetched nice bids, including Martha Spurlock’s “Forty Winks”, which sold for $1350, Bill Snow’s stone sculpture on a walnut base named “Heron Dance” sold for $2600, Tricia Courtney’s “Red October” sold for $1600, Larry Case’s beautiful depiction of a herd of horses at the base of the Teton Mountains, “Morning in the Tetons”, fetched $1900, and Lowell Davis’ “Missoura Cannaries” sold for $1000. Many other painting sold for more or less, but nonetheless, bidders bought them all.
