DAVID J. WAGNER, L.L.C.

AMERICA'S PARKS Through The Beauty of Art
produced by David J. Wagner, L.L.C.

AMERICA'S PARKS I Press Release (PDF 537KB) Including List of Top 100 Artists
AMERICA'S PARKS I Juror's Statements (PDF 532KB)
AMERICA'S PARKS I Awards (PDF 3.8MB)
Outdoor Painter Highlights "America's Parks" Tour
The Susan K. Black Foundation Recommends Artists Enter "America's Parks"
National Parks Traveler Recommends Artists Enter "America's Parks"
Outdoor Painter Recommends Artists Enter "America's Parks"
Outdoor Painter Announces "America's Parks I" Awards

AMERICA'S PARKS Through the Beauty of Art is an exhibition competition open to all artists, the purpose of which is to recognize and promote excellence in original artworks depicting any park (national, state, provincial, county, city, or private) in North America (Canada, Mexico and The United States). Selections for AMERICA'S PARKS I were made by a professional jury consisting of: M. Stephen Doherty, Editor, PleinAir™ Magazine; Susan T. Fisher, Past President, American Society of Botanical Artists and former Director, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Art Institute; and Todd Wilkinson, Managing Editor, Wildlife Art Journal. The 2013 inaugural exhibition of AMERICA'S PARKS Through the Beauty of Art is scheduled as the first of three, with others to follow in 2014 and 2015. The 2013 inaugural exhibition will premiere in Bolivar, Missouri from March 17 - April 14, 2013 at The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art. The photographs that follow represent the top 100 artworks selected by the jury. Titles of artworks chosen for the traveling museum exhibition appear in *Italics Bold*. The organizers of AMERICA'S PARKS are grateful to all artists who submitted work for jury consideration. We wish to thank and acknowledge all artists who entered the competition. We appreciate your entries very much and wish all who submitted the very best for future competitions.
TOP 100 (alphabetical by artist's last name) *Tour Artworks in Italics Bold*
Alban, Lee "Saguaro Spring Color" Saguaro National Park, AZ	Barnes, Ronnie "String Lake" Grand Teton National Park, WY
Biers, Nanette "Spotlit Bixby Creek Bridge, Big Sur" Andrew Molera State Park, CA	Brest van Kempen, Carel Pieter *"April Hibernaculum"* Great Basin National Park, NV
Chapman, Julie Taylor *"Badass"* National Bison Range, MT	Crouter, Anni *"Night Watchman"* San Diego Wild Animal Park, CA
Crouter, Anni *"Solitaire"* Toledo Zoo, OH	de Kramer, Karyn "Rocky Mtn. High" Glacier National Park, MT
Diment, Kim "Blues Brothers" Tahquamenon State Park, MI	Diment, Kim "Tahquamenon Lower Falls Otters" Tahquamenon State Park, MI
Feldpausch, Lori "DeTour State Park Clear Morning (Water)" DeTour State Park, MI	Gallup, David *"The Space between Worlds"* Leo Carrillo State Beach, CA Honorable Mention
Garrish, Mary *"Harmony"* Canaveral National Seashore, FL Honorable Mention	Garrish, Mary "Tetons in the Distance" Grand Teton National Park, WY
Garver, Jack *"Ear of the Wind"* Monument Valley- Navajo Tribal Park, AZ	Garver, Jack "On Cedar Ridge" Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Gillespie, Curt "Black Canyon Sunrise" Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, CO	Gorey, Christopher J. "Twin Sisters" Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gould, Shawn *"College Cove"* Trinidad State Beach, CA	Hall, Susan Elwart *"Blue and Yellow"* Don Edwards, Bay Front Park, CA Honorable Mention
Hall, Susan Elwart "Muck Weeds" Don Edwards, Bay Front Park, CA	Hanken, Karen *"A Grand Tapestry"* Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Hanna, Annette Adrian "In the Beginning" Acadia National Park, Maine	Hawthorne, Dotty "Evening Light in Saguaro East" Saguaro National Park, AZ
Haynes, Bryan *"Above the Beyond"* Mark Twain National Park, MO Honorable Mention	Haynes, Bryan *"Gateway Arch"* Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, MO
Haynes, Bryan *"Notes on a Staff"* Hawn State Park, MO	Haynes, Bryan "Spring Creek" Osage Village Historic Site, MO
Hearding, Catherine "Wave Action" Acadia National Park, ME	Hearding, Catherine "Sticks and Stones" Grand Teton National Park, WY
Heaton, Janet N. "Three Gossips" Arches National Park, UT	Heflin, Thomas Patrick *"Great White Egret"* Everglades National Park, FL
Helsaple, Mary *"Storm Brewing in the Sea of Cortez"* Estero Soldato and Tetakawi Peak, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico	Helsaple, Mary *"Lark Sparrow in Limberbush"* Estero Soldato, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico Honorable Mention
Herman, Jean *"Sunset"* Bahia Honda State Park, FL Honorable Mention	Herman, Jean *"Through the Trees"* Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Herman, Jean "Fantasy Island" Golden Gate Park, CA	Hesse-Low, Carolyn "Treats in Central Park" Central Park, NY
Hill, Bailey *"Palette Spring 206.28"* Yellowstone National Park, WY	Hill, Bailey *"Palette Spring 206.29"* Yellowstone National Park, WY
Hofreiter, Brenda *"Courthouse Tower View"* Arches National Park, UT	Hofreiter, Brenda "Bright Angel Trail-Grand Canyon" Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Hopkins, Eden "Morning in the Mountains" Grand Teton National Park, WY	Howard, Arayna *"Delicate Arch Sunset"* Arches National Park, UT Honorable Mention
Howard, Arayna "Ancient Abode" Mesa Verde National Park, CO	Hunter, Jennifer "Union Cavalry at the Ready" Lakewood Forest Preserve, IL
Jammer, Clint "Pride of Yellowstone" Yellowstone National Park, WY	Johnson, Gary "Many Glaciers Morning" Glacier National Park, MT
Karlsberg, Linda Pearlman "Morning Larz Anderson" Larz Anderson Park, MA	Keary, Geri "Misty" Golden Gate Recreation, CA
Kolasinski, Mike Barret "Peak Performance" Glacier National Park, MT	Kuhn, Marianne V. "Grand Teton Evening" Teton National Park, WY
Left, Stephen *"Southern Blue"* James Island County Park, SC	Lindenberger, Amy V. *"Witness Tree at Devil's Den"* Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
Lindley, Barry D. "Rafting the Kisaralik" Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge, AK	Lok, Joan "Night Watchman" Zion National Park, UT
Lok, Joan "Road to the Patriarch" Zion National Park, UT	Maiser, Barbara "Marsh, Early Spring" Rocky Neck State Park, CT
Mathews, Elaine "Yuba River" Yuba River State Park, CA	Mathews, Elaine "Morongo Preserve" Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, CA
McCorristin, Peters Evelyn *"Snow Blue and Green, Weir Farm"* Weir Farm National Historic Site, CT Honorable Mention	Murtha, Sean *"Pelicans at Ruby Beach"* Olympic National Park, WA
Nass, Rhonda *"A Child's Fantasy Forest"* Festge Park/Dane County, WI Susan Kathleen Black Foundation Floral Art Award	Oakley, Jennifer *"Rocky Rapids"* Cherokee National Forest, TN
Peterson, Rayma Kempinsky *"Xerophyllum Tenax"* Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada	Peyton, Anne *"Under a Watchful Eye"* Parago Park, AZ Honorable Mention
Peyton, Anne *"Summer Sentinel / Gambel's Quail"* Lost Dutchman State Park, AZ	Peyton, Anne "Antelope Island Beauty" Antelope Island State Park, UT
Radding, Kelly Leahy "Tag Team" Saguaro National Park, AZ	Rude, Sandra *"Joshua Tree"* Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Sacran, Jason *"Mid-Day Light"* Performance Park, CO	Sandell, Val "Moon on the Water" Oscar Scherer State Park, FL
Sandell, Val "Sand Dunes Beach" Sand Dunes Park, WI	Sands, Shalese *"Teton Splendor"* Grand Teton National Park, WY
Schuerr, Aaron *"Cold Creek Junction"* Yellowstone National Park, WY PleinAir™ Magazine Juror’s Choice Award	Schuerr, Aaron *"Madison River"* Yellowstone National Park, WY
Schuerr, Aaron "Autumn Glitter" Yellowstone National Park, WY	Sigler, Elinor "Greetings from Moab" Arches National Park, UT
Smith, Jeanne Rosier *"Splash"* Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, MA	Smith, Jeanne Rosier *"Water's Edge"* Cape Cod National Seashore, MA
Solberg, Morten E. *"Old Faithful"* Yellowstone National Park, WY Honorable Mention	Solberg, Morten E. "Duck Island" Green Lake's Duck Island, WA
Susinno, Mark *"Lurking"* Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, FL Wildlife Art Journal Juror’s Choice Award	Takacs, Ed *"Tricolored Heron"* Everglades National Park, FL
Thomas, Fred W. *"Colorful Neighbors"* Frenchtown Pond State Park, MT	Thompson, Martha A. "Isla Catalina" Parque Nacional Bahia De Loreto, Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Tremblay, France "Hoodoos on Fire" Bryce Canyon, UT	Trépanier , Cory *"Baffin Boulder"* Auyuittuq National Park, Canada
Trépanier, Cory "At the Glacier" Quttinirpaaq National Park, Canadian High Arctic, Canada	Tucker, Ezra *"Scent of Man"* Glacier National Park, MT
Tucker, Ezra *"Magpie Summer"* Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Society of Animal Artists Wildlife Art Award	Tucker, Ezra "Come Out and Play" Zion National Park, UT
Tyng, Alexandra *"Marsh at Round Pond"* Acadia National Park, ME America’s Parks Curator’s Choice Award	van Raalte, Jeannetta "Sycamore Twig" Marine Park, Brooklyn, NY
Weatherly, Joe "Graceful" Glacier National Park, MO	Wells, Terri M. "Western Movement XI" Grand Staircase Escalante, UT
Wells, Terri M. "Western Movement XV" Capitol Reef National Park, UT	Williford, Ronnie *"Candy on the Ridge"* Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX Arizona-Sonora Desert Juror’s Choice Award
Williford, Ronnie *"Azure Greets the Stars"* Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TX	Wisnowski, James *"Leffingwell Landing Park"* Leffingwell Landing Park/San Simeon Beach State Park, CA
Woolf, Suze "*The Landscape of Fire"* Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada
CURATOR'S TRIBUTE ~ GREG McHURON (1945-2012)
To recognize the life and achievements of painter, Greg McHuron (1945-2012), photos of three of the works he submitted are included here, with the one in *Italics Bold* scheduled to be included in the traveling museum exhibition.
McHuron, Greg *"Movement?"* Grand Teton National Park, WY	McHuron, Greg "Silver Threads" Grand Teton National Park, NY
McHuron, Greg "Wearing the Crown" Grand Teton National Park, WY
WILDLIFE ART JOURNAL SPECIAL RECOGNITION
The following four additional artworks are being recognized at the recommendation of Wildlife Art Journal Editor and Juror, Todd Wilkinson:
Branting, Pat *"Griz Watch"* Yellowstone National Park, WY	Chacon, Terry d. *"Sunrise at Turtlehead Peak"* Redrock Canyon National Conservancy, NV
Jahraus, Michelle Hart *"Sleeping Bear Wave Tag"* Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, MI	McClary, Diane *"Unexpected Snowfall at Joshua Tree"* Joshua Tree National Park, CA
AMERICA'S PARKS I TOUR ITINERARY
AMERICA'S PARKS will premiere at The Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art in Bolivar, MO, and then tour to The Roger Tory Peterson Institute, 15 miles from Chautauqua in western New York, and the Kenosha Public Museum, mid-way between Milwaukee and Chicago. March 17 - April 28, 2013 Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery of Art Bolivar, MO Click here for Installation Photos May 18 - July 28, 2013 Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Jamestown, NY August 17 - October 13, 2013 Kenosha Public Museum Kenosha, WI

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