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Artists, photographers capture colors, landscapes of Cape Region

Plein air contest ends with show, sale at Children's Beach House
Michelle Marshall of Rehoboth Beach wins top honors with her painting during the first Coastal Sussex Plein Air contest. BY RON MACARTHUR
May 18, 2012
Justin Nixon of Baltimore is surprised as it's announced he is winner of the top photography award as well as winner of the vanishing landscapes category. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cheryl Wisbrock of Bethany Beach wins the vanishing landscapes award with her painting of barns along Kings Highway in Lewes. BY RON MACARTHUR
Two of Delaware's best known photojournalists, Kevin Fleming, left, and Fred Comegys discuss photos in the plein air contest. Comegys was the photo judge and Fleming won an honorable mention. BY RON MACARTHUR
Cliff Diver of Lewes, who judged the art in the Coastal Sussex Plein Air contest, says it was hard to select the winners from more than 200 paintings. BY RON MACARTHUR
Food and art is a great combination. Art lovers turn out to enjoy painting and photography displayed at the Children's Beach House this past weekend. BY RON MACARTHUR
Anita Peghini-Raber of Rehoboth Beach takes third-place honors in the Coastal Sussex Plein Air art contest. BY RON MACARTHUR
Photographer John Greim of Morristown, N.J., takes home second place and honorable mention awards. BY RON MACARTHUR
Nancy Marvin of Lewes looks over artwork in the staircase of the Children's Beach House. Nearly every available space was used to display the more than 275 pieces of art and photography submitted by more than 60 artists. BY RON MACARTHUR
Lewes artist Steve Rogers paints a barn scene during a week of getting into the out-of-doors to capture coastal Sussex scenes. COURTESY KEITH STECK

More than 60 of the region's top artists and photographers showed off their best work after four days of exploring the Cape Region during the first Coastal Sussex Plein Air. The event was sponsored by Children's Beach House, Rehoboth Art League and Food Bank of Delaware. Four days of painting and photography in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, Milton, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Bethany Beach culminated with a May 11 and 12 show at Children's Beach House. Work will also be displayed and for sale at the Rehoboth Art League during June.

The winners were:

Painting: First place, Michelle Marshall of Rehoboth Beach; second place, Michael Trainef of West Chester, Pa.; and third place, Anita Peghini-Raber of Rehoboth Beach. Honorable mentions were presented to Libby Zando of Milton; Rosemary Connelly of Milford; and Nancy Carol Willis of Middletown. Cheryl Wisbrock of Bethany Beach won the vanishing landscape top prize. The Artist's Choice Award went to Monique Lazard of Bryn Mawr, Pa.

Photography: First place, Justin Nixon of Baltimore; second place, John Greim of Morristown, N.J.; third place, Ron MacArthur of Lewes. Honorable mentions were presented to MacArthur, Greim and Kevin Fleming of Lewes. The Artist's Choice Award went to Nixon, who also took top honors in vanishing landscape competition.

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