Thursday, July 2, 2009

Announcing street painting winners


TEMECULA - Winners of the ninth annual Temecula Street Painting festival and the second annual Ralph Love Plein Air Art Festival, held in Old Town last weekend, has been announced.

In the street painting competition, Best of Show honors went to Jesus Gutierrez of Murrieta for his "Aztec" painting. Gutierrez wins same honor in 2006. He has received a $500 prize and will be invited back to the 2010 festival as the featured artist.

The 2009 People's Choice Award went to Lee Rupp of Wildomar for his "Fly Girl," a painting of a pin-up girl.

Taking the Best of Show/Purchase Award in the plain air festival was Temecula artist Shawn McKelvey for his work "Old & New." Artists in this contest painted scenes of Old Town Temecula.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Amazing Examples of 3D Sidewalk Art .