From staff reports
Deac Mong of Franklin was the people’s choice winner of the sixth annual Nature Art Showcase and Sale, which was held over the weekend in conjunction with Franklin on Ice.
Mong’s painting of a black bear, which he titled “Rufus,” earned him 23 votes in the contest. He was presented with a hand-made stoneware bowl that invokes a sense of the Northern Lights.
The bowl was made by Cheri Lee Anderton-Yarnell of Franklin.
Earning the runner-up spot was another Franklin artist, Mary Rose Ragon, whose “Girl in the Garden” pressed plant piece garnered 20 votes.
The Council on Greenways and Trails and Penn Soil Resource Conservation & Development Council conducted the event.
Sponsors included ARTS Oil City, Barrow-Civic Theatre, Be Here — Venango Area Chamber of Commerce, Clarion Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Council on Greenways and Trails, Ernst Conservation Seeds, Franklin Fine Arts Council, Franklin On Ice, French Creek Framing and Fine Art, Oil City Arts Council, Oil Region Alliance, Penn Soil Resource Conservation & Development Council, Titusville Council on the Arts, Titusville Renaissance and Victorian City Art & Frame.
