Burgwin-Wright Paint-Out Awards Announced
A four-year veteran of the Burgwin-Wright Paint-Out and a newcomer received the top awards in the annual plein-air painting event.
Ann Lees of Wilmington, who has participated in every Burgwin-Wright Paint-Out since it launched in 2013, received the Poster Image award. Her iconic painting of the orchard, “Sundial Pomegranate Tree,” will represent next year’s Paint-Out on posters and other marketing materials.
Paint-Out first-timer Annie McCoy of Cambridge, Md., received the People’s Choice award, having racked up the most votes by visitors who viewed the show on its opening night, May 20. McCoy happens to be married to a sixth-generation lineal descendant of John Burgwin, who built the Burgwin-Wright House in 1770-1771.
(Star News, 6/10/2016)