May Show

2026

Jul 22

About

This show takes place every May and is open only to members of the Findlay Art League. All mediums are accepted, and there is no specific theme. It’s a nice perk for our members. This is not a juried show, so all entries are accepted and displayed.

Juror’s Show Statement

I want to congratulate everyone for having the courage to submit works. It was my honor to jury the show, and I wish to thank Judy Scrimshaw for asking me. What a vibrant community you have!

In this process there were many pieces that were very good, demonstrating merit and skill that did not receive an award. There were many difficult decisions to say the least. Demonstration of technical skill was abundant, but this is not the only thing that counts. In my view, it is not necessarily even a requirement but usually helps a great deal. All the creative forms are channels through which we give sensory expression to idea or experience; to make the intangible tangible.

What makes artistic merit? I am looking for some combination of the following:

Creativity in its most pure forms, free from derivation, a sense of inventive-ness and original thinking
Artistic ambition
Developed sensitivity in material handling - not necessarily the same thing as technical ability

– Kevin Cullen, Nancy Frankenfield, Linda Lehman, Greg Neat, and Scott Sherman

Award Winners

Best of Show

“LANDSCAPE WITH BUTTERFLY”

SCOTT SHERMAN

“I really enjoyed viewing this work because it demonstrated a sophisticated use of color as well as overall design. Lovely use of detail that does not look random but rather very precise.”

First Place

“GILMORE, GREENS & STEMS”

CRYSTAL BOWMAN

“This painting struck me as very fresh and controlled at the same time. Green is a very difficult color to use and the variation here is just great. So many values and yet the viewer can still get a sense of the volume resting on a surface.”

Second Place

“I WOULD LIKE THE TEA THAT TASTES MOST LIKE COFFEE”

T R STEINER

“I hope this teapot can be used because the object invites the touch! Minimal coloring adds to the focus on the many-faceted form of the vessel.”

Third Place

“SPRINGMILL MARSH”

CHONG HUI LEE BLANTON

“Charming traditional landscape with excellent attention to the variable light that filters into the forest at certain times of day. Quite difficult to make this work with color so that the background recedes.”