By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

Winners in the Youth Excellence division of the second annual Geneseo Fine Arts Exhibit sponsored by RutabagA Studio and Gallery in downtown Geneseo are, from left, Pauline Pustejovsky, third place with her watercolor “Song in Bloom;” Madison Reade, first place with her acrylic of “Le Plat Naturel;” and Christine Pustejovsky with her Chinese Ink “A Smug Kitten.”

Sharon Michaelsen, at right, was awarded Best of Show with her pastel titled “Kyle;” Marcia Fox won second place with her carved and painted wood titled “Red Fox in Fall Colors:” and Gloria Burlingame, center, won third place with her oil pastel, “The Farmer’s Wife.” The exhibit will be on display during regular RutabagA gallery hours, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, and during open hours at The Cellar, 5 to 9 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday, through Sunday, July 7. Unless a piece is market NFS (Not For Sale), all are for sale and all sales go directly to the artist. RutabagA retains no commission.

The Pustejovsky family took three awards at RutabagA’s Second Fine Arts Exhibit judging which was held Sunday, June 9, at The Cellar, and the Pustejovsky family includes, from left, Pauline Pustejovsky, Joseph Pustejovsky won Honorable Mention for his photo of “Water in the Desert;” and Christine Pustejovsky. The exhibit was open to all area artists, high school age and older. The judge for the event is Annette Lezotte, who teaches art at Black Hawk College, Moline.

Lexi Gordon is photographed with her winning 3-D entry, “Atomic Sculpture.”

Pat Halverson, left, received Honorable Mention 2 in the Fine Arts Exhibit for her oil painting, “A Quiet Pond;” and Kathy Williams is shown with her winning photography entry “Daddy/Daughter Dance,” Maharah Jones received Honorable Mention 3 for her acrylic entry, “Red Tulips,” but was not present for the photo.