Courtesy of photo juror Mark Behmer (left), Chuck Schroeder presents first prize in the Besser Museum of Northeast Michigan’s 2024 Juried Art Show for his work “End of the Road.” More photos of the winning works and honorable mentions can be found online at TheAlpenaNews.com.
ALPENA – The Besser Museum of Northeast Michigan has announced the winners of its 2024 juried art exhibition.
Chuck Schroeder took first place, followed by Terry Lowell in second and Brian Schorn in third. Honorable mentions went to Marilyn Bachelor, Beverly Wolf, Joe Donna and Kamara Marsh.
Professional artist Mark Behmer was a juror for the exhibition. His comments on each work are included here.
“‘End of the Road’ by artist Chuck Schroeder is a superbly done work of art,” Behmer said in his comments. “The medium is pen and ink with colored pencil. The drawing and drafting of the car and background is superb. The composition, lighting and color, right down to the shadow on the old car, is really well done. The presentation of the framing and matting was well color coordinated and beautifully done.”
“‘Indian Head Dress’ by Terry Lowell is a beautiful three-dimensional wood sculpture,” said Behmer. “I liked how he matched the colors all the way down to the base with the beautifully crafted natural wood. I like the style of this piece with his design approach to the entire piece.”
News photo by Darby Hinkley
“‘Recomposition: Palette 1,’ a mixed wood work by Brian Schorn, is an outstanding two-dimensional wall piece with three-dimensional relief,” noted Behmer. “His work is exemplary of contemporary art. I like the pops of color on each of these wood blocks, coupled with the contemporary presentation in its frame of this well-constructed work.”
“‘Global Warming II’ by Marilyn Bachelor is a mixed media painting,” said Behmer. “What draws me to this piece is the symbolism she depicts in the wooden branches representing burning trees and the color palette she has of earth, fire and water. And the symbolism of water with flooding. She tells a story here that is very powerful and well executed and conveys a sense of urgency of the destruction of nature! Beautiful presentation, well framed.”
“‘Harbor Sunset’ by Beverly Wolf is a wonderful landscape photograph of a sunset over the water,” noted Behmer. “The extraordinary color and the intricacies of the cloud formation and their reflection really draw the viewer in. Very nice presentation in glass as this piece does not need a frame.”
“Joe Donna’s ‘Untitled’ captures a female face in a pixelated blur, blown wide open,” said Behmer. “The various shapes of the face break down into a grayscale pattern of squares. It becomes more fascinating the longer the viewer looks at it.”
“‘Hope Arises’ by Kamara Marsh is a copper mishmash of copper pipes, nails, copper wires and what looks like copper sheets or paper, using a fascinating technique of a combination of glazed blue viridian and burnt sienna paint with texture,” noted Behmer. “A pretty fascinating piece! As if butterflies are rising from the copper mud.”
Courtesy of Terry Lowell’s “Indian Head Dress” won second place in the Besser Museum’s 2024 juried art exhibition.
The Besser Museum is located at 491 Johnson St. in Alpena. For more information, visit bessermuseum.org or call 989-356-2202.
To view more pieces from the 2024 juried art exhibition online, read this story on TheAlpenaNews.com.
Courtesy of Brian Schorn’s “Recomposition: Palette 1” won third place in the Besser Museum’s 2024 juried art exhibition.
News photo by Darby Hinkley. Marilyn Bachelor’s “Global Warming II” received an honorable mention in the Besser Museum’s 2024 juried art exhibition.
News photo by Darby Hinkley. “Harbor Sunset” by Beverly Benson Wolf received an honorable mention in the Besser Museum’s 2024 juried art exhibition.
News photo by Darby Hinkley. “Hope Arises” by Kamara Marsh received an honorable mention in the Besser Museum’s 2024 juried art exhibition.
